Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which geographical factor influences the location of an industry?
A)
Capital
B)
Banking Facilities
C)
Raw material
D)
Insurance
Correct option C: Raw material. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Who is the author of ‘Savitri’?
A)
Aurobindo
B)
M N Roy
C)
Rabindranath Tagore
D)
Mahatma Gandhi
Correct option A: Aurobindo.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The 8th schedule of constitution of India, originally had how many languages?
A)
12
B)
14
C)
16
D)
22
The correct choice is B (14), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The provisions regarding emergency in the constitution are adopted from”
A)
Germany
B)
Japan
C)
U.K Constitution
D)
U.S.S.R Constitution
The correct choice is A (Germany), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which among the following was the purpose of setting up the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee in 1956?
A)
Suggesting measures for democratic decentralization
B)
Suggesting measures for better efficiency in implementation of the Community Development Projects
C)
Reporting the working of the village Panchayats
D)
Investigating the feasibility of setting up new Panchayat machinery
Correct option A: Suggesting measures for democratic decentralization. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Consider the following: 1. High Courts, 2. Supreme Court. Which of these have appellate jurisdiction?
A)
Only 1
B)
Only 2
C)
Both 1 & 2
D)
Neither 1 nor 2
The correct choice is C (Both 1 & 2), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which river passes through the mineral heartland of India?
A)
Ganga
B)
Godavari
C)
Damodar
D)
Cauvery
The correct choice is C (Damodar), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Who among the following appoint the judge of the High Court of Indian State?
A)
President with advice of Chief Justice of India
B)
President with Advice of the Prime Minister
C)
Law Ministry
D)
President with advice of a collegium of judges.
The correct choice is A (President with advice of Chief Justice of India), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which Indian state has the highest number of schedule castes?
A)
Andhra Pradesh
B)
Karnataka
C)
West Bengal
D)
Bihar
Correct option C: West Bengal. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth is a fundamental right classifiable under
A)
Right to freedom of religion
B)
Right to equality
C)
Right against exploitation
D)
None of these
The correct choice is B (Right to equality), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following is the major Himalayan river system?
A)
Ganga
B)
Godavari
C)
Cauvery
D)
Tlawng
Correct option A: Ganga. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which one of the following is not the objective of New Industrial Policy, 1991?
A)
To unshackle industrial economy from the cobwebs of Bureaurocratic Control.
B)
To introduce Liberalisation with a view to integrate Indian economy with the world economy.
C)
To remove restriction on Direct Foreign Investment.
D)
To upgrade Public Enterprises.
Correct option D: To upgrade Public Enterprises.. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
During the first half of 2016-17, agriculture and allied sector register a growth of :
A)
3.5 per cent
B)
2.5 per cent
C)
2.0 per cent
D)
4.00 per cent
Correct option A: 3.5 per cent.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
“Once God is let in, there is an end to the sovereignty of man.” Who said this?
A)
Jawaharlal Nehru
B)
M N Roy
C)
B R Ambedkar
D)
Vivekananda
Correct option B: M N Roy.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The main objective of the industrial policy is
A)
Slow and steady industrial development
B)
Rapid Industrial development
C)
Slow industrial development
D)
None of these
Correct option B: Rapid Industrial development. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which one of the following is not the prescribed area of large-scale sector given by Industrial Policy, 1977?
A)
Basic Industries
B)
Capital-intensive Industries
C)
Capital Goods Industries
D)
High Technology Industrie
Correct option D: High Technology Industrie.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The major overhaul of Trade Policy on Huly, 1991 entails :
A)
Suspension of Cash Compensatory Support
B)
Abolition of unlisted OGL
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
None of these
Correct option C: Both (a) & (b).
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following parts/provisions of the Indian Constitution cannot be amended:
A)
Preamble to the constitution
B)
Directives Principles of State Policy
C)
Fundamental Rights
D)
Judicial Review
The correct choice is D (Judicial Review), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
A system of “ Dyarchy “ was introduced in India for the first time by the Government of India Act 1919, which implied that the spheres of the various subjects were divided into_____?
A)
Central subjects and Provincial subjects
B)
Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects
C)
Vested subjects and Residual subjects
D)
General subjects and Concurrent subjects
The correct choice is B (Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The connecting link between the Himalayas and the high ranges of Central Asia is
A)
Himadri
B)
Himayan
C)
Pamir
D)
Himachal
Correct option C: Pamir. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Green Revolution was associated with:
A)
High Yielding Variety of Seeds (HYVS)
B)
Chemical Fertilizers
C)
New Technolog
D)
All of these
The correct choice is D (All of these), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
What are ‘National parties’?
A)
Parties which have units in various states.
B)
Parties which have no units.
C)
Parties which have unit in two states
D)
Parties which have unit in all states.
The correct choice is A (Parties which have units in various states.), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following is true regarding Gandhian concept of ‘ Sarvodaya’?
A)
Welfare of the majority of people
B)
Government by the majority of the party
C)
Protection of the minorities
D)
Welfare of all sections of the society
Correct option D: Welfare of all sections of the society. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The speaker of the Lok Sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as:
A)
Crossing the floor
B)
Yielding the floor
C)
Point of Order
D)
Calling Attention Motion
Correct option B: Yielding the floor.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Basic criteria to fix the prices of agricultural commodities are:
A)
Cost of production criterion
B)
Ruling Prices criterion
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
None of these
Correct option C: Both (a) & (b). This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
