MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
If a Minister of a State decides to resign from membership of the State Legislative Assembly, he should submit his resignation to the
A)
Speaker
B)
Chief Minister
C)
Chief Election Commission of India
D)
Governor
A member of the State Legislative Assembly submits their resignation to the Speaker of the Assembly.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The thermal plant of Bokaro is located in
A)
Bihar
B)
Chhattisgarh
C)
Jharkhand
D)
Odisha
Bokaro Thermal Power Plant is located at Bokaro in present-day Jharkhand. Bokaro was earlier part of Bihar, but after the creation of Jharkhand in 2000, it falls in Jharkhand. Hence, option (c) is correct. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha are incorrect.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The Panchayati Raj system was introduced in the year
A)
1993
B)
1952
C)
1959
D)
None of these
The Panchayati Raj system was first inaugurated in India on 2 October 1959 at Nagaur, Rajasthan by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Lianchhiari Lunglen tlang is situated at
A)
Dungtlang
B)
Denlung
C)
Vangchhia
D)
Tan tlang
Lianchhiari Lunglen Tlang (a prominent rocky cliff rich in Mizo folklore associated with the legendary tragic love story of Lianchhiari and Chawngfianga) is situated at Dungtlang village in Champhai district, Mizoram.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
One kind of tax imposed upon Non-Muslims was
A)
Jaziya Tax
B)
Khums
C)
Zakat
D)
None of these
Jizya (Jaziya) was a per capita tax levied in Islamic states upon non-Muslim adult subjects (dhimmis) for the protection of life and property and exemption from military service.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Who defined bureaucracy as ‘a system of administration, characterized by expertness, impartially and absence of humanity’?
A)
Gladden
B)
Finer
C)
Max Weber
D)
J.W.Garner
J.W. Garner defined bureaucracy as a system of administration characterized by expertness, impartiality, and absence of humanity. Max Weber is associated with the classic theory of bureaucracy, but this specific wording is credited to Garner. Hence, option (d) is correct.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Wind movement is controlled by
A)
The pressure gradient
B)
The Coriolis force
C)
Friction
D)
All of these
Wind movement is primarily determined by the pressure gradient force, and then modified by the Coriolis force and surface friction.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Which Bank has entered into collaboration with German government for a special programme on ‘Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for food Security’?
A)
RBI
B)
NABARD
C)
ICICI
D)
Kotak Mahindra
The collaboration on the special programme titled ‘Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for food Security’ was entered into by NABARD with the German government. NABARD is the apex development bank for agriculture and rural development, so such an agriculture-linked programme fits its mandate. The other options—RBI, ICICI, and Kotak Mahindra—are not the institutions associated with this specific government collaboration.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The village headmen under Sher Shah’s rule were called
A)
Muqaddams
B)
Sarkars
C)
Pargana
D)
Shiq
Under Sher Shah Suri’s administration, the village headmen were called Muqaddams. He reorganized the revenue system and kept village-level administration under local headmen. The other options are administrative divisions: Sarkar and Pargana were territorial units, while Shiq was also an administrative division, not a village headman.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
An information technology which stores, analyses, and displays both spatial and non-spatial data
A)
GPS
B)
GIS
C)
Remote sensing
D)
Mapping
GIS stands for Geographic Information System. It is an information technology used to store, analyze, and display both spatial data (location-based data) and non-spatial data (attribute data). GPS only provides positioning coordinates, remote sensing collects data from a distance, and mapping is the representation of geographic information, not the full storage-analysis-display system.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Who observed that “The adoption of the Constitution of India was the greatest political venture since the Philadelphia convention”?
A)
Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
B)
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C)
Granville Austin
D)
Jawaharlal Nehru
Granville Austin, the eminent American historian of the Indian Constitution, described its adoption as the greatest political venture since the Philadelphia convention.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Who presides over the Joint Session of the Parliament of India?
A)
Vice President of India
B)
Speaker of Lok Sabha
C)
President of India
D)
Chief Justice of India
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha presides over the joint session of the Indian Parliament.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
What is the popular name of the Indian Statutory Commission?
A)
Irwin Pact
B)
Simon Commission
C)
Cripps Mission
D)
Montague-Chelmsford Reform
The Indian Statutory Commission appointed by the British Government under the Government of India Act 1919 was chaired by Sir John Simon, hence popularly known as the Simon Commission.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The state in India having the highest child sex ratio in Census 2011 is
A)
Haryana
B)
Arunachal Pradesh
C)
Punjab
D)
Meghalaya
In Census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh had the highest child sex ratio (number of girls per 1000 boys in the 0–6 age group) among Indian states. Haryana and Punjab were known for low child sex ratios, not high ones. Meghalaya also had a relatively high ratio, but it was below Arunachal Pradesh.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Provision for Concurrent List in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the Constitution of
A)
Ireland
B)
United States
C)
Former USSR
D)
Australia
The provision for the Concurrent List in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the Australian Constitution.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The process of conversion of light energy into chemical energy is
A)
Respiration
B)
Fermentation
C)
Photosynthesis
D)
Photorespiration
Photosynthesis is the biological process by which green plants, algae, and certain bacteria convert solar light energy into stable chemical energy stored in glucose.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Honey that has a high concentration of sugar, does not decay because
1. It contains natural antioxidant that prevent bacterial attack
2. Bacteria cannot survive due to low water content in honey
3. Bacteria cannot survive due to lack of oxygen in honey
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)
1 only
B)
2 only
C)
1 and 2
D)
1 and 3
Honey's extremely high sugar concentration creates very high osmotic pressure and very low moisture content/water activity. This draws water out of bacterial cells through osmosis (plasmolysis), making it impossible for bacteria to survive and multiply. Hence, statement 2 alone is correct.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Shillong Plateau is also known as ‘Meghalaya’ meaning ‘abode of clouds’. It was coined by
A)
Oskar Hermann Khristian Spate
B)
Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia
C)
Suniti Chatterjee
D)
R.L.Singh
The name 'Meghalaya' (abode of clouds) was coined by Indian geographer S.P. (Shiba Prasad) Chatterjee to designate the Shillong Plateau region.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
It was customary on the part of the bride to bring along with her
A)
Chemte
B)
Fian
C)
Thul
D)
Hmui
In traditional Mizo custom, the bride was expected to bring along a "Fian" as part of her bridal belongings. The other options refer to different Mizo items/implements and are not associated with this marriage custom.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Which of the following festivals is associated with the life and story of a Mizo couple, Ngama and Tlingi?
A)
Mim Kut
B)
Pawl Kut
C)
Chapchar Kut
D)
Thalfavang Kut
Mim Kut (the maize harvest/festival of the dead) is rooted in the Mizo legend of Ngama and Tlingi, wherein Ngama visited Mitthi Khua (land of the dead) and established annual food offerings to honor his deceased wife.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
India Rupee is
A)
Fully convertible
B)
Partially convertible
C)
Non-convertible
D)
None of these
The Indian Rupee is fully convertible on the Current Account (for trade and invisibles since 1994) but only partially convertible on the Capital Account due to regulatory limits on foreign asset flows and debt.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The country which form a part of ‘Golden Triangle’ is
A)
Myanmar
B)
Malaysia
C)
Afghanistan
D)
Jordan
The 'Golden Triangle' is the primary opium-producing region of Southeast Asia spanning the borders of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The Union List contains of
A)
96 items
B)
47 items
C)
97 items
D)
59 items
Originally, the Union List (List I) in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India contained 97 numbered subjects/items.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Under whose rule was the first step in the introduction of local-self government taken?
A)
Lord Ripon
B)
Lord Dufferin
C)
Lord Wellesley
D)
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self-government in India for his 1882 resolution.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The first Indian state to impose a ban on the use of polythene in the entire state is
A)
Uttarakhand
B)
Rajasthan
C)
Gujarat
D)
Madhya Pradesh
Uttarakhand was the first Indian state to impose a statewide ban on the use of polythene. The ban was enforced across the entire state, making option (a) correct. The other options—Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh—are not known as the first state to implement such a complete statewide ban.
