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
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
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
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
The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river
A)
Ravi
B)
Indus
C)
Beas
D)
Saraswati
The ancient Indus Valley Civilization site of Harappa is located on the bank of the Ravi river in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Sarkaria Commission was set up for reviewing the relations between
A)
The Prime Minister and the President
B)
Legislature and the Executive
C)
Executive and the Judiciary
D)
Centre and the States
The Sarkaria Commission was appointed in 1983 to examine and recommend reforms in Centre-State relations in India.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Plantation Agriculture in the tropical areas of the world is normally associated with the growing of
A)
Commercial crops
B)
Food crops
C)
Fiber crops
D)
Beverage crops
Plantation agriculture in tropical regions is focused on the large-scale commercial cultivation of single cash crops (such as tea, coffee, rubber, and sugarcane) for sale in national and international markets.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The first Lokpal Bill was introduced in the Parliament in
A)
1971
B)
1967
C)
1968
D)
1972
The first Lokpal Bill was introduced in the 4th Lok Sabha in May 1968 by Law Minister Shanti Bhushan.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The body monitoring international trade is known as
A)
WTO
B)
UNESCO
C)
GATT
D)
COMECON
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the international body that regulates and monitors rules of trade between nations.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Which Indian leader was dismissed from the Indian Civil Service by the British Government?
A)
Surendranath Banerjee
B)
Jagadish Chandra Bose
C)
Ashutosh Mukherjee
D)
Devendranath Tagore
Surendranath Banerjee was dismissed from the Indian Civil Service by the British authorities.
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
Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R.Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution?
A)
Right to freedom of religion
B)
Right to property
C)
Right to equality
D)
Right to Constitutional remedies
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar characterized Article 32 (Right to Constitutional Remedies) as the heart and soul of the Constitution because it empowers citizens to approach the Supreme Court directly for the enforcement of fundamental rights.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
I. “The non-violent non-cooperation movement led by Gandhiji was a crucial departure from the policy of petition and prayer of the early Congress.”
II. It marked the end of the British rule in India.
A)
I is correct but II is incorrect
B)
I is incorrect but II is correct
C)
I and II are correct
D)
I and II are incorrect
Statement I is correct because Gandhiji’s Non-Cooperation Movement was a major shift from the early Congress methods of petitioning, praying, and constitutional agitation to mass, non-violent resistance. Statement II is incorrect because the movement did not end British rule in India; it was an important step in the freedom struggle, but British rule ended only in 1947.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The new Secretary General of NATO is :
A)
Jens Stoltenberg
B)
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
C)
Tony Blair
D)
None of these
Jens Stoltenberg was appointed as NATO Secretary General in 2014 and took office on 1 October 2014, succeeding Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Therefore, the correct option is (a). Anders Fogh Rasmussen was the outgoing Secretary General, and Tony Blair was never NATO Secretary General.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
What makes a lemon sour?
A)
Tartaric acid
B)
Oxalic acid
C)
Citric acid
D)
Hydrochloric acid
Lemons taste sour mainly because they contain citric acid, a natural organic acid present in citrus fruits. Tartaric acid is common in tamarind and grapes, oxalic acid is found in spinach and some other plants, and hydrochloric acid is a strong mineral acid not responsible for the sour taste of lemon.
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.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
On 22nd April 2014, India signed an agreement for the development of hydropower project with one of its neighbouring countries. The country is
A)
Bangladesh
B)
Bhutan
C)
Nepal
D)
Myanmar
On 22nd April 2014, India and Bhutan signed a Framework Inter-Governmental Agreement in Thimphu for the joint development of four hydropower projects totaling 2,120 MW.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Who played an important role in bringing the Congress and the Muslim League together (Lucknow Pact, 1916)?
A)
Dadabhai Naoroji
B)
Lokmanya Tilak
C)
M.A.Jinha
D)
Annie Besant
Bal Gangadhar (Lokmanya) Tilak and Muhammad Ali Jinnah played the pivotal leadership roles in negotiating and establishing the historic Lucknow Pact of 1916 between the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League.
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
The country which possesses huge reserves of mineral oil and yet imports it is
A)
India
B)
U.K.
C)
U.S.A.
D)
Indonesia
The United States possesses vast proven crude oil reserves and high production, yet historically imports substantial volumes of crude oil to satisfy domestic refinery configurations and immense consumption.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The sum total of all living and non-living things that affect any living organism
A)
Environmental sustainability
B)
Ecology
C)
Environmental science
D)
Environment
The environment is defined as the totality of all biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) elements and conditions that surround and influence an organism.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
Which of the following was mainly responsible for the transformation of ancient society into a single community?
A)
Varna system
B)
Asrama system
C)
Domestic rituals
D)
Dharmasutras
The Dharmasutras laid down normative codes of conduct, legal duties, and social relations across groups, facilitating the structural integration of ancient Indian society into a unified community framework.
MCSCCE • 2014 • Paper-I
The largest producer of common salt in India is the State of
A)
Maharashtra
B)
U.P.
C)
Gujarat
D)
Rajasthan
Gujarat is the largest producer of common salt in India, contributing over three-fourths (75%) of the nation's total salt production.
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.
