MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores are all
A)
Decomposers
B)
Producers
C)
Predators
D)
Consumers
Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are all heterotrophic organisms that derive nutrition by consuming other organisms, categorizing them as consumers in an ecosystem.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
In India, Gold is found in
A)
Surat
B)
Kolar
C)
Alwar
D)
Zawar
Kolar in Karnataka is historically one of the most prominent gold mining regions in India (the famous Kolar Gold Fields or KGF).
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Lowest literate State in India is
A)
Himachal Pradesh
B)
Arunachal Pradesh
C)
Chhatishgarh
D)
Bihar
According to Census 2011, Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India at 61.80% (male literacy 71.20%, female literacy 51.50%).
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The status of the Planning Commission is
A)
An extra-constitutional body
B)
An advisory body to the Government of India
C)
An autonomous body entitled to form its own views on important issues and place them before the government
D)
All of these
The Planning Commission was an extra-constitutional, non-statutory body created by an executive resolution in 1950. It operated as an autonomous advisory body formulating development plans for the government. Therefore, 'All of these' is correct.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The process of selling government equities in public sector enterprises is called
A)
Liberalization
B)
Privatization
C)
Disinvestment
D)
Downsizing
Disinvestment is the process by which the government sells or liquidates its assets, such as shares or equities, in Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs).
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The stars twinkle at night because
A)
they emit energy
B)
of diffraction
C)
of refraction
D)
of relection
Stars twinkle because their light passes through layers of the Earth's atmosphere with varying density. This causes continuous bending of light rays, i.e., refraction, which makes the star's apparent brightness and position fluctuate. Diffraction is not the cause here, and reflection is irrelevant. Stars do emit energy, but that does not explain twinkling.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The effects of ozone depletion on humans includes all of the following, except
A)
more cataracts
B)
suppression of immune system
C)
more brain cancers
D)
worse sunburn
Increased UV-B radiation due to ozone layer depletion causes cataracts, sunburns, skin cancers, and immune system suppression, but does not penetrate internal organs to cause brain cancer.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Who was the first Englishman to visit Jahangir’s Court?
A)
Sir Thomas Roe
B)
William Edwards
C)
William Hawkins
D)
George Barlow
Captain William Hawkins was the first representative of the English East India Company to visit the court of Mughal Emperor Jahangir at Agra in 1609.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Who introduced the land settlement in the Lushai Hills?
A)
J.Shakespeare
B)
G.H.Loch
C)
Mac Donald
D)
A.H.Scott
J. Shakespear, the first Superintendent of the Lushai Hills District, formulated and introduced the land settlement policy in the Lushai Hills.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Weightlessness experienced while orbiting the earth in a spaceship is a result of
A)
acceleration
B)
centre of gravity
C)
inertia
D)
zero gravity
An orbiting spacecraft is in continuous free fall towards Earth where the effective gravitational reaction force is zero, resulting in the experience of weightlessness (zero-g environment).
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) was introduced in the year
A)
1978-79
B)
1979-80
C)
2011-12
D)
1981-82
The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, in 2011.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
If the population size was 8 at time 0, 16 at 5 minutes, 32 at 10 minutes and 64 at 15 minutes, how long will it take the population to increase to over 1000?
A)
Cannot be determined from these data
B)
Total time of 35 minutes
C)
5 more minutes
D)
About 1.5 hours
The population doubles every 5 minutes (8, 16, 32, 64). Following this exponential growth: at 20 min it is 128, at 25 min it is 256, at 30 min it is 512, and at 35 min it is 1024, which is over 1000.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people becomes free of human suffering?
A)
Mahatma Gandhi
B)
Indira Gandhi
C)
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)
Subhash Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people becomes free of human suffering.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Geomorphology is the study of
A)
Nature and history of landforms and the process which create them
B)
Geological structure
C)
Oil and natural gas analysis
D)
Earth surface and structure
Geomorphology is the scientific study of the nature, origin, and evolutionary history of topographic and bathymetric landforms created by physical, chemical, or biological processes.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Who founded the Fort William College in 1800?
A)
David Hare
B)
Richard Wellesley
C)
William Bentinck
D)
Lord Curzon
Fort William College was founded by Lord Richard Wellesley in 1800 in Calcutta.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
An alternating current instead of direct current is used in long-distance electric transmission because
A)
it is easy to generate
B)
rectification is possible
C)
energy losses are minimum
D)
it causes fewer accidents
Alternating current (AC) can be stepped up to extremely high voltages using transformers, significantly reducing the transmission current (I). Because Joule heat losses depend on I²R, high-voltage AC transmission minimizes power losses over long distances.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Working age group in India includes those persons who fall in the age group of
A)
6-14 years
B)
0-15 years
C)
+60 years
D)
15-59 years
According to the Census of India and official demographic definitions, the working age population comprises individuals in the age group of 15 to 59 years.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Greenland, the world’s largest island, is under the domination of
A)
The U.S.A.
B)
Canada
C)
Denmark
D)
Netherlands
Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Who captured and executed Siraj-ud-daula after the Battle of Plassey?
A)
Miran, son of Mir Jafar
B)
Robert Clive
C)
Mir Jafar
D)
Mir Kasim
Following the Battle of Plassey (1757), Siraj-ud-daula was captured and executed on 2 July 1757 under the orders of Miran, the son of Mir Jafar.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The weight of a body at the centre of the earth is
A)
zero
B)
infinite
C)
same as at other places
D)
none of these
At the centre of the Earth, the acceleration due to gravity is zero (g = 0), so the weight of the body (W = mg) is zero.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Which of the following are correctly matched?
A)
Ajanta cave paintings – Gupta period
B)
Udaigiri Varaha Cave – Maurya period
C)
Sarnath Buddha – Chola Period
D)
Ashokan Pillars – Mughal period
Option (a) is correctly matched. The Ajanta cave paintings are generally dated to the Gupta period (especially the later phase of painting). The other matches are incorrect: Udaigiri Varaha Cave belongs to the Gupta period, not Maurya; the Sarnath Buddha is a Gupta-period sculpture, not Chola; and Ashokan pillars belong to the Maurya period, not Mughal.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
According to the provisions of the Constitution, which one of the following can be abolished?
A)
Legislative Assembly
B)
Legislative Council
C)
Rajya Sabha
D)
Lok Sabha
Under Article 169 of the Indian Constitution, Parliament has the power to create or abolish a State Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) by a simple majority if the State Legislative Assembly passes a resolution with a special majority.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Which of the following writs is issued to courts, corporation or a person directing them to perform their public duty?
A)
Habeas Corpus
B)
Qua Warranto
C)
Mandamus
D)
Prohibition
Mandamus (meaning 'We Command') is a prerogative writ issued by a higher court to a lower court, public official, or corporation commanding the performance of a mandatory public or statutory duty.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The cause of ‘deflation’ is
A)
Lack of goods and services as compared to money supply
B)
Lack of imports as compared to exports
C)
Lack of money supply as compared to supply of goods and services
D)
None of these
Deflation is a sustained decrease in the general price level caused primarily by a contraction or insufficiency in the money supply relative to the total output of goods and services.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The basis of determining dearness allowance of government employees in India is
A)
National Income
B)
Consumer Price Index
C)
Standard of Living
D)
Per Capita Income
Dearness Allowance (DA) in India is calculated based on the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) to adjust for the effects of inflation.
