MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
When a population is maintained at its carrying capacity, it is said to be
A)
A limiting factor
B)
Growing exponentially
C)
In equilibrium
D)
Inactive
A population is in equilibrium with its environment when it is maintained at its carrying capacity, meaning birth rates and death rates are roughly equal, and resource availability is balanced with population size.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Who was the Mizo Chieftainess who fought for freedom against the British rule?
A)
Ropuiliani
B)
Laltheri
C)
Rothangpuii
D)
Saikuti
Rani Ropuiliani was the courageous Mizo chieftainess of Denlung who refused to pay taxes or submit to British colonial rule and was imprisoned in Chittagong jail.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The main settlement of Zoroastrian Parsis in India is
A)
Surat
B)
Mumbai
C)
Panaji
D)
Vadodara
The Parsis, followers of Zoroastrianism, settled in large numbers in India mainly in Mumbai (formerly Bombay). It is the principal center of the Parsi community in India. Surat was an early settlement point, but Mumbai became the main and largest settlement. Therefore, the correct answer is Mumbai.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Myanmar’s Parliament, on 15th March, 2016 elected Htin Kyaw as the first civilian president after long years of military rule; the Army took power in the year
A)
1960
B)
1962
C)
1964
D)
1966
The military seized power in Myanmar (Burma) in a coup d'état led by General Ne Win in 1962, inaugurating decades of military-dominated rule.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
In 2015 Chinese Government opened Nathu La Pass, the second route for Indian pilgrims on Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra in Tibet, the other route which is considered as the first route is
A)
Lipulekh Pass
B)
Shipki La
C)
Dongkha La
D)
Cho La
The traditional and first route for the Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra passes through Lipulekh Pass in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. Nathu La in Sikkim was opened in 2015 as the second motorable route.
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 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
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
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
During the British rule, the only British King to visit India and hold his magnificent Durbar was
A)
Edward VII
B)
George V
C)
James II
D)
Edward VI
King George V was the only British monarch to visit India during British rule and he held the famous Delhi Durbar in 1911. Edward VII never visited India as king, and James II and Edward VI were not relevant to British imperial visits to India.
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 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.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Monpa tribes are found in
A)
Nagaland
B)
Andaman & Nicobar
C)
Andhra Pradesh
D)
Arunachal Pradesh
The Monpa tribe is an indigenous ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Tawang and West Kameng districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
World Environment Day falls on
A)
5th June
B)
5th July
C)
15th June
D)
15th July
World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5th.
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-II
Give an account of urine formation in mammalian kidney.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-II
Explain the structure of the cell membrane. Discuss in detail about passive and active transport of molecules across the membrane.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-II
Give an account of chromosomal sex determination.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
‘Sphenodon is the most primitive and crocodilians are most advanced of all living Reptiles’. Discuss the statement.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Explain the modification of animals for adaptation to a desert environment.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Describe with illustrations various types of respiratory systems in vertebrates. Draw labelled diagram wherever required.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Describe, giving suitable examples, the different types of metamorphosis found in insects.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-II
Discuss the primordial and perennial issues of integration and autonomy of tribal communities in India.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-II
Do you consider Marxist approach relevant for the Study of Indian Society? Explain.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-II
Are caste and class in India polar opposites? Substantiate your answer.
