Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
The only place Asiatic Lion is found in the wild is
A)
Manar sanctuary
B)
Kaziranga
C)
Gir forest
D)
Corbett National Park
Asiatic lions survive only wild in Gir National Park and surroundings in Gujarat.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
Food is generally digested in the
A)
Liver
B)
Stomach
C)
Small intestine
D)
Large intestine
Main enzymatic digestion and absorption of food occurs in small intestine, though some begins in stomach.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
which of the following fibres is least prone to fire?
A)
nylon
B)
cotton
C)
rayon
D)
terry cott.
Nylon is thermoplastic polyamide that melts and self-extinguishes, least prone to catch fire versus cotton/rayon.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
In which of the following crop Azolla-Anabaena bio-fertilizer is used?
A)
Wheat
B)
Rice
C)
Mustard
D)
Cotton
Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis fixes nitrogen and is used as biofertilizer in flooded rice fields.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
In computers HTML stands for
A)
Historical Text Material
B)
Hyper Text Mark-up Language
C)
High Tech Machine Language
D)
None of these
HTML = HyperText Markup Language for web pages.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
Ginger and sweet potato are
A)
homologous
B)
stem and root respectively
C)
analogous
D)
both (b) and (c )
Ginger is stem (rhizome) and sweet potato is root; they are analogous (storage function) but different organs - both b and c.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
What is the product found in large quantities in Churu-Bikaner-Sri Ganganagar belt, which is (i) a source of environmental pollution, (ii) used for raising soil fertility, and (iii) after value addition, is used in health and building sector ?
A)
Limestone
B)
Lignite
C)
Fullers Earth
D)
Gypsum
Rajasthan's Churu-Bikaner-Ganganagar belt has large gypsum deposits; used to reclaim sodic soils, causes dust pollution, and after calcination used as plaster of Paris in health/building.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
A person having which one of the following blood groups can receive blood of any group?
A)
A
B)
A B
C)
C
D)
O
AB blood group has no anti-A/B antibodies, so universal recipient (ABO system).
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
The final phase of clearance of the weeds in the Mizo jhuming cultivation is called
A)
Hnuhpui lak
B)
Hnuhhram lak
C)
Pawhchhiat
D)
None of the above
Pawhchhiat is final weeding/clearance in jhuming.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
A butterfly-shaped gland in the front part of the neck which regulated body chemistry and helps control growth is
A)
tongue
B)
pituitary gland
C)
adrenal gland
D)
thyroid gland
Butterfly-shaped thyroid gland in neck regulates metabolism via T3/T4 and controls growth.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
Heavy alcohol consuming people generally die of
A)
blood cancer
B)
cirrhosis
C)
liver or stomach cancer
D)
weakening of heart muscles leading to cardiac arrest.
Chronic heavy alcohol causes alcoholic cirrhosis and liver failure, common cause of death.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
A balanced diet contains
A)
animal protein
B)
macro and micro nutrients
C)
food nutrients for growth and maintenance
D)
butter and ghee
Balanced diet must provide carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water – macro and micro nutrients.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • Paper-III
A bat is
A)
a mammal
B)
a reptile
C)
an amphibian
D)
an avian
Bat is the only flying mammal, order Chiroptera; classified as mammal.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers through
A)
questions and supplementary questions
B)
criticism of its policies
C)
adjournment motion
D)
all of the above
State legislature controls council of ministers via questions, debates, adjournment and no-confidence motions.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Who was the author of ‘The Discovery of India’?
A)
Mahatma Gandhi
B)
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C)
B.R. Ambedkar
D)
Dadabhai Naoroji
The Discovery of India written by Jawaharlal Nehru during imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort 1942-46.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The objective of the Morley-Minto Reforms was
A)
extension of provincial assemblies
B)
to give more powers to local government
C)
to abolish the post of secretary of the state for India
D)
to establish diarchy in provinces
Morley-Minto Reforms 1909 enlarged legislative councils and introduced separate electorate for Muslims.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
A)
M.N. Roy
B)
Raja Rammohan Roy
C)
Dadabhai Naoroji
D)
Sri Aurobindo Gosh
Brahmo Samaj founded 1828 by Raja Rammohan Roy as monotheistic reform movement.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Who can be the member of the Rajya Sabha but can speak both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
A)
The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
B)
Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
C)
Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
D)
Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha
Under Article 88, Ministers who are members of Rajya Sabha can speak and take part in proceedings of both Houses, voting only in their own House.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
How many months shall not lapse between two successive sessions of the Parliament?
A)
Four months
B)
Six months
C)
Eight months
D)
Nine months
Article 85 mandates gap between two Parliament sessions shall not exceed six months.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The parliament can legislate on a subject in the state list
A)
if the Rajya Sahba passes a resolution by two-third majority declaring the subject in state list of national importance
B)
if the legislatures of two or more states recommend to the Parliament to legislate on such a subject with regard to those states
C)
for the implementation of treaties and agreement with foreign powers
D)
all of the above
Article 249, 252 and 253 allow Parliament to legislate on State list in respective special circumstances.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
“When an individual had more than his proportionate portion, he became trustee of that portion for God’s people”, whose statement is this?
A)
Tilak
B)
Gokhale
C)
Gandhi
D)
Nehru
Gandhi's trusteeship doctrine says surplus wealth is held in trust for society.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the
A)
Advice of the prime minister
B)
Advice of the chief justice of India
C)
Recommendation of Lok Sabha
D)
Recommendation of the Rajya Sabha
President dissolves Lok Sabha on advice of Council of Ministers headed by PM per Article 85.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The important characteristics of a mixed economy are
A)
Co-existence of public and private sectors
B)
Use of economic planning
C)
Use of private mechanism in the private sectors
D)
All of the above
Mixed economy features co-existence of public/private sectors, use of economic planning and market mechanism in private sector.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The preamble to our constitution includes all the following except
A)
Adult franchise
B)
Equality of status
C)
Fraternity
D)
Justice
Preamble mentions Justice, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity but not adult franchise which is in Article 326.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its
A)
advisory jurisdiction
B)
appellate jurisdiction
C)
original jurisdiction
D)
constitutional jurisdiction
Article 131 original jurisdiction covers disputes between Centre and States.
