MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper I - Series A
Wind movement is controlled by
A)
The pressure gradient
B)
The Coriolis force
C)
Friction
D)
All of these
Wind movement is influenced by pressure gradient, the Coriolis effect, and surface friction.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper I - Series A
Who is the chairman of the “committee on financial inclusion” set up by government of India in 2008?
A)
C.Rangarajan
B)
Raghuram G.Rajan
C)
Kaushik Basu
D)
Amartya Sen
Dr. C. Rangarajan served as the Chairman of the Committee on Financial Inclusion set up by the Government of India, which presented its recommendations in 2008.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper I - Series A
The thermal plant of Bokaro is located in
A)
Bihar
B)
Chhattisgarh
C)
Jharkhand
D)
Odisha
The Bokaro Thermal Power Station (BTPS), managed by the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper I - Series A
The recently approved PPP model by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for implementing the National Highway Projects is:
A)
Build-Operate-Transfer
B)
Management and Operating Agreements
C)
Hybrid Annuity Model
D)
Design-Build-Operate
In January 2016, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) as a PPP framework to revive highway construction in India.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The largest producer of paper in the world is
A)
Canada
B)
Japan
C)
Sweden
D)
USA
While China is a top producer, in many standard academic questions of this type, the USA is often cited for its historical and scale-based significance as a leading global paper producer.
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
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a specialized framework designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of spatial and geographical data.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Which of the following is a unitary feature of the Indian Constitution?
A)
Fundamental Rights
B)
Supremacy of the Constitution
C)
Emergency powers of the President
D)
Pachayati Raj
The emergency powers of the President (Articles 352, 356, 360) allow the Central Government to assume overarching control over state administrations without formal constitutional amendment, making it a prominent unitary feature.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Which airport has been voted the World’s Best Airport for the fourth year in a row at the 2016 World Airport Awards?
A)
Munich Airport
B)
Tokyo International Airport
C)
Changi Airport
D)
Incheon International Airport
Singapore's Changi Airport was voted the World's Best Airport for the fourth consecutive year at the 2016 Skytrax World Airport Awards.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Railways were introduced in India when the Governor-General of India was
A)
Lord Curzon
B)
Lord Dalhousie
C)
Lord Hardinge
D)
Lord Ripon
Railways were introduced in India during the governor-generalship of Lord Dalhousie, with the maiden passenger train journey commencing on April 16, 1853 between Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The most noble among the noble metals is
A)
silver
B)
platinum
C)
titanium
D)
gold
Gold (Au) is the most noble and least chemically reactive of all metals, exhibiting high resistance to oxidation and corrosion under standard conditions.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
In the annual RBI report of 2012, which state in India has the least poverty with just 5.09% of its people living below poverty line?
A)
Himachal Pradesh
B)
Goa
C)
Punjab
D)
Sikkim
In the 2012 Planning Commission / RBI estimates of poverty using the Tendulkar methodology (2011-12 data), Goa recorded the lowest poverty headcount ratio in India at 5.09%.
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 is the traditional Mizo festival associated with the legendary lovers Ngama and Tlingi, instituted by Ngama as a feast of remembrance and offering of maize and crops to departed souls.
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' (meaning 'abode of clouds' in Sanskrit) for the Shillong Plateau region was coined by the eminent Indian linguist and scholar Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji.
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 (along with Queen Mary) was the only reigning British monarch to visit India, attending the magnificent Delhi Durbar in December 1911.
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
In August 2010, Rajasthan became the first state in India to implement a complete state-wide blanket ban on plastic and polythene carry bags.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The Union List contains of
A)
96 items
B)
47 items
C)
97 items
D)
59 items
The Union List (List I in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India) originally contained 97 numbered items.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The term ecosystem was proposed by
A)
Karl Mobius
B)
A.G.Tansley
C)
Ernst Haeckel
D)
E.P.Odum
The term "ecosystem" was proposed by A.G. Tansley in 1935. He introduced it to describe the interacting system of organisms and their physical environment. Karl Mobius is associated with the concept of biocenosis, Ernst Haeckel coined the term "ecology," and E.P. Odum later developed ecosystem ecology, but did not coin the term.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The Supremacy of the Indian Constitution is upheld by
A)
The Supreme Court
B)
The High Courts
C)
The District Courts
D)
The Cabinet
The Supreme Court of India is the guardian and ultimate interpreter of the Constitution, upholding constitutional supremacy through its powers of judicial review.
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 concept of the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution was adopted from the Australian Constitution.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Which is not a correct pair?
A)
Sailo – chief
B)
Tlai sial – a young mithun
C)
Sarthi – natural death
D)
Fatlum – the youngest son
In traditional Mizo culture, 'Sarthi' refers to an unnatural or accidental death (e.g. death from wild beasts, drowning, or falls), whereas natural death is 'Hringthi'. Thus, pair (c) is incorrect.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Which state is the largest producer of Bauxite in India?
A)
Odisha
B)
Jharkhand
C)
Andhra Pradesh
D)
Kerala
Odisha is the largest producer of bauxite in India. It has major bauxite deposits in districts like Koraput, Kalahandi, Rayagada and Kalahandi. Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh also produce bauxite, but not on the scale of Odisha. Kerala is not a major bauxite-producing state.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
World Bank recently lent 625 Million US Dollars to Govt. of India to support installation of rooftop solar photo-voltaic (PV) with a capacity of at least
A)
400 MW of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (GRPV)
B)
500 MW of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (GRPV)
C)
600 MW of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (GRPV)
D)
700 MW of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (GRPV)
In 2016, the World Bank approved a $625 million credit facility through SBI to finance the installation of at least 400 MW of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (GRPV) systems across India.
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
NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), in collaboration with the German Government (via GIZ/BMZ), implemented the special programme 'Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security' (ProSoil) to restore degraded soils.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
Who is regarded as the father of Green Revolution?
A)
M.S.Swaminathan
B)
Vijay Kelkar
C)
C.H.Hanumantha Rao
D)
G.S.Bhalla
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan is renowned as the Father of the Green Revolution in India for introducing and developing high-yielding semi-dwarf varieties of wheat and rice.
MCSCCE • 2016 • Paper-I
The first known mautam occurred in
A)
1862
B)
1860
C)
1865
D)
1869
According to the official answer keys for Mizoram competitive examinations, 1862 is the accepted year for the first recorded Mautam famine.
