APSC 2014 Solved Questions Paper
1. Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary, which is being proposed as a new home to the Asiatic Lions from Gir National Park is located at
a) Maharashtra
b) Odisha
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Ans: c) Madhya Pradesh
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2. RUSA has been recently formulated to look after
a) funding for higher education.
b) regulating standards in higher education.
c) funding for State universities and affiliated colleges
d) None of the above
Ans: a) funding for higher education
3. In India, National Science day is observed on
a) 5th June
b) 28th February
c) 7th Dec
d) 28th March
Ans: b) 28th February
4. Lake Tsongo, Rumtek Monastery and Nathula are located in
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Sikkim
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: c) Sikkim
5. India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in the year
a) 1947
b) 1948
c) 1957
d) 1958
Ans: c) 1957
6. Which document is conventionally placed before the Indian Parliament on the last working day of the month of February?
a) The Union Budget
b) The Railway Budget
c) The Economic Survey
d) The Five-Year Plan Document
Ans: a) The Union Budget
7. Which among the following is the oldest public Sector Bank of India?
a) Punjab National Bank
b) Allahabad Bank
c) Industrial Development Bank of India
d) Central Bank of India
Ans: b) Allahabad Bank
8. Which of the following is not subsidized in India?
a) LPG
b) Kerosene
c) Diesel
d) Petrol
Ans: d) Petrol
9. Which of the following Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes issued by the RBI has a drawing of the Parliament House depicted on it?
a) INR 50
b) INR 100
c) INR 200
d) INR 500
Ans: a) INR 50
10. The largest source of power supply in India is
a) Hydro
b) Thermal
c) Renewable
d) Nuclear
Ans: b) Thermal
11. The Monetary Policy of India is formulated by
a) the Reserve Bank of India
b) the National Development Council
c) The Ministry of Finance
d) The planning Commission of India
Ans: a) the Reserve Bank of India
12. The cooperative credit Societies have a
a) four-tier structure
b) Three-tier structure
c) Two-tier structure
d) One-tier structure
Ans: b) Three-tier structure
13. The Government of India earns maximum revenue from
a) Income Tax
b) Corporate tax
c) Sales tax
d) Goods and Services tax
Ans: b) Corporate tax
14. Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis’s name is associated with the
a) Second Five-Year Plan
b) First Five-Year plan
c) Third Five-Year Plan
d) Fourth Five-Year Plan
Ans: a) Second Five-Year Plan
15. Recommendations of which of the following committees are followed for estimating the poverty line in India?
a) Lakdawla Committee
b) Chelliah Committee
c) Chakravarty Committee
d) Chaturvedi Committee
Ans: a) Lakdawla Committee
16. National Horticulture Mission has been implemented in
a) 9th Plan
b) 10th Plan
c) 11th Plan
d) 12th Plan
Ans: b) 10th Plan
17. The air temperature rises with height in
a) stratosphere
b) troposphere
c) mesosphere
d) tropopause
Ans: a) stratosphere
18. The largest fish-exporting region of the world is
a) North-East Pacific Region
b) North-West Pacific Region
c) North-East Atlantic Region
d) South-East Asian Region
Ans: c) North-East Atlantic Region
19. Sofia is the capital of
a) Bulgaria
b) Austria
c) Hungary
d) Albania
Ans: a) Bulgaria
20. The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet at
a) Nilgiri Hills
b) Annamalai Hill
c) Cardamom Hills
d) Palani Hills
Ans: a) Nilgiri Hills
21. Zojila pass is in
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Jammu And Kashmir
d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: c) Jammu And Kashmir
22. Tungabhadraand Bhima are the Tributaries of
a) Krishna
b) Mahanadi
c) Narmada
d) Godavari
Ans: a) Krishna
23. North Cachar Hill is populary known for
a) Graphite
b) Rock salt
c) Limestone
d) Coal
Ans: c) Limestone
24. In Assam, ‘red soil‘ is the main feature of
a) Bodoland Area
b) Barak Valley Region
c) North Cachar Hill Area
d) Brahmaputra Valley Region
Ans: c) North Cachar Hill Area
25. Which one of the following combinations is mainly concentrated in
single State of North-East India?
a) Naga-Mizo
b) Khasi-Mizo
c) Khasi-Garo
d) Khasi-Naga
Ans: c) Khasi-Garo
26. India’s permanent research station, ‘Dakshin Gangotri’ is located in
a) Indian Ocean
b) The Himalayas
c) Arabian Sea
d) Antarctica
Ans: d) Antarctica
27. PSLV-C14in its space mission had carried Oceansat-2with how many foreign nano-satellites?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Ans: b) 6
28. National Sugar Institute (NSI) is located at
a) Varanasi
b) Kanpur
c) Lucknow
d) Allahabad
Ans: b) Kanpur
29. The first telegraph line in India was laid between
a) Calcutta and Delhi
b) Calcutta and Agra
c) Calcutta and Bombay
d) Delhi and Bombay
Ans: b) Calcutta and Agra
30. India’s first supercomputer is named as
a) SAGA
b) EKA
c) PARAM-200
d) PARAM-8000
Ans: d) PARAM-8000
31. India’s first remote sensing satellite (IRS-1A) was launched from
a) Sriharikota
b) Baikonur
c) Cape Kennedy
d) French Guiana
Ans: b) Baikonur
32.Which was the first Indian satellite that was launched from Soviet Cosmodrone in 1975?
a) Aryabhatta
b) Bhaskara-I
c) Bhaskara-ll
d) INSAT-1A
Ans: a) Aryabhatta
33. Where was India’s first computer installed?
a) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
b) Indian Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Burnpur
c) Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
d) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Ans: c) Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
34. Which of the following satellites help to telecast TV programmes all over the country?
a) Aryabhatta
b) APPLE
c) Insat-1B
d) Rohini
Ans: c) Insat-1B
35. Rajatarangini, written by Kalhana is a story of the king of
a) Nepal
b) Kamrup
c) Orissa
d) Kashmir
Ans: d) Kashmir
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36. The Tataras Tribe inhabitates in which part of the world
a) Siberia
b) Kenya
c) Europe
d) None of the above
Ans: a) Siberia
37. ‘Salsa’, a popular form of social dance, originated from
a) Brazil
b) America
c) France
d) India
Ans: b) America
38. ‘Ikebana’ is a Japanese art of
a) papercraft
b) dress designing
c) miniature tree farming
d) flower arrangement
Ans: d) flower arrangement
39. Which tribe of the North East celebrates ‘Agalmaka’ festival?
a) Dimasa
b) Garo
c) Mishing
d) Sonowal Kachari
Ans: b) Garo
40. The author of Prahlada Charitra is
a) Harivara Vipra
b) Hem Saraswatil
c) Durabar Kayastha
d) Ananta Kandali
Ans: b) Hem Saraswatil
41. Raja Harishchandra, an early Indian film was produced by
a) Dada Saheb Phalke
b) Ashok Kumar
c) Satyajit Ray
d) Guru Dutt
Ans: a) Dada Saheb Phalke
42. ‘Ugadi’ is a popular festival of
a) Karnataka
b) Bihar
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Nepal
Ans: a) Karnataka
43. Name the author of the famous book, Cha Garam, the tea story.
a) Maniram Dewan
b) Hemendra Prasad Barooh
c) Arup Kumar Dutta
d) None of them
Ans: c) Arup Kumar Dutta
44. Name the three capitals of the Ahom Kingdom in different areas.
a) Tipam, Namrup, Gargaon
b) Moran, Bhogdoi, Charing
c) Charaideo, Gargaon, Jorhat
d) None of the above
Ans: c) Charaideo, Gargaon, Jorhat
45. One of the first-ever Barbaruas of Ahom Kingdom also achieved a memorable reputation. Name both father and son due.
a) Satram Barbarua (Father), Kaliabhomora Borphukan (Son)
b) Momai Tamuli (Father), Lachit Barbarua Borphukan (Son)
c) Bholanath Barbarua (Father), Haranath Borphukan (Son)
d) None of them
Ans: b) Momai Tamuli (Father), Lachit Barbarua Borphukan (Son)
46. Who built the Charminar of Hyderabad and on what occasion?
a) Nawab of Hyderabad built it to celebrate freedom from British rule (1947)
b) Nawab Safdar Jang built it to celebrate relief from a major famine (1739)
c) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah constructed it to commemorate the eradication of plague (1591)
d) None of the above
Ans: c) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah constructed it to commemorate the eradication of plague (1591)
47. Dimapur, the capital of the Kachari Kingdom, was occupied by the Ahom King
a) Rudra Singha
b) Gadadhar Singha
c) Suhummong
d) Rajeshwar Singha
Ans: c) Suhummong
48. The posts of Barbarua and Barphukan were created by
a) Suteopha
b) Pratap Singha
c) Supatpha
d) Rudra Singha
Ans: b) Pratap Singha
49. The Ashokan pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of
a) Chandragupta Maurya
b)
c) Samudragupta
d) Chandragupta-II
Ans: c) Samudragupta
50. The Ain-i-Akbari was written by
a) Farishta
b) Ibn Batuta
c) Abul Fazi
d) Birbal
Ans: c) Abul Fazi
51. The Kamakhya Temple was rebuilt by the Koch king
a) Biswa Singha
b) Raghu Dev
c) Naranarayan
d) Prananarayan
Ans: c) Naranarayan
52. Permanent Settlement in India was introduced by
a) Lord Warren Hastings
b) Lord Bentick
c) Lord Cornwallis
d) Lord Ripon
Ans: c) Lord Cornwallis
53. When did the British Government take over the reign of India from the East India Company and who was the first Viceroy?
a) 1857, Lord Linlithgow
b) 1858, Lord Canning
c) 1861, Lord Curzon
d) 1858, Lord Curzon
Ans: b) 1858, Lord Canning
54. Who was the Ahom King in Assam during the Mutiny of 1857?
a) Gaurinath Singha
b) Kandarpeswar Singha
c) Lakshminath Singha
d) None of them
Ans: d) None of them
55. Who was the first Assamese to join the Indian National Congress during his second session held in 1886?
a) Gopinath Bordoloi
b) Tarunram Phukan
c) Devicharan Baruah
d) Nobin Chandra Bordoloi
Ans: c) Devicharan Baruah
56. Which freedom fighter of Assam refused to accept the Tamra Patra and said, ‘With all my profound sense of gratitude to the well-wishers of the Government, I would like to say humbly that I did not take part in India’s freedom movement with an intention to get something in return’?
a) Rohini Choudhury
b) Pushpalata Das
c) Nilamani Phukan
d) Kamala Miri
Ans: b) Pushpalata Das
57. Who was the first president of the Muslim League?
a) Liaquat Ali Khan
b) Muhammad Ali
Jinnah
c) Aga Khan
d) None of them
Ans: c) Aga Khan
58. Mahatma Gandhi was called the ‘Father of the Nation’ first by
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: c) Subhash Chandra Bose
59. The first Round Table Conference was held in London in
a) November 1930
b) March 1919
c) August 1942
d) October 1939
Ans: a) November 1930
60. The first woman president of the Indian National Congress was
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Annie Besant
c) Aruna Asaf Ali
d) Suhasini Mulay
Ans: b) Annie Besant
61. In how many phases, the election to the Lok Sabha in the year 2014 was conducted?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
Ans: d) 9
62. Which Lok Sabha election resulted in a Hung President?
a) 9th Lok Sabha election (1989)
b) 10th Lok Sabha election (1991)
c) 11th Lok Sabha election (1996)
d) 13th Lok Sabha election (1999)
Ans: c) 11th Lok Sabha election (1996)
63. The Governor of a state is an integral part of the
a) State Cabinet
b) Parliament
c) State Legislature
d) State Public Service Commission
Ans: c) State Legislature
64. Which of the following is a condition for a political party to be approved as a National Party according to the Election Commission of India’s regulations?
a) It must have a minimum of 11 seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three states
b) It must have an office in every state capital
c) It must have a minimum of 6 seats in the Lok Sabha from at least two states
d) It must be at least 10 years old
Ans: a) It must have a minimum of 11 seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three states
65. Who is known as the ‘Father of Local Self-Government’ in India?
a) Lord Amherst
b) Lord
Ripon
c) Lord Lytton
d) Lord Bentinck
Ans: b) Lord Ripon
66. When was the first National Emergency declared in India?
a) 1962
b) 1965
c) 1971
d) 1975
Ans: a) 1962
67. The Mandal Commission to recommend the reservation for Other Backward Class of people was set up in the year
a) 1977
b) 1979
c) 1980
d) 1983
Ans: b) 1979
68. By whom the Vice President of India is elected?
a) The President of India
b) Member of the Parliament
c) Members of the Rajya Sabha
d) Members of the Parliament and members of the Legislative Assemblies of States
Ans: b) Member of the Parliament
69. What is the maximum gap of time between two sessions of the Parliament and also the State Legislative Assembly houses?
a) No such rule exists
b) Six months
c) One year
d) None of the above
Ans: b) Six months
70. Who administers the Oath of Office for the President of India and the Governor of a State respectively?
a) The speaker of the Lok Sabha and the speaker of the State Legislative Assembly
b) The Solicitor General of India and the Advocate General of the state
c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India and the Chief Justice of High Court of the state
d) None of them
Ans: c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India and the Chief Justice of High Court of the state
71. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission and National Integration Council of India?
a) The president of India
b) The Prime Minister of India
c) The Vice President of India
d) The speaker of the Lok Sabha
Ans: b) The Prime Minister of India
72. China acknowledged Sikkim as an integral part of India during the Prime Ministership of
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Rajiv Gandhi
c) P.V. Narsimha Rao
d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ans: d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
73. India’s ,Look East policy’ was started by the Prime Minister
a) Rajiv Gandhi
b) &n
bsp; P.V. Narasimha Rao
c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
d) Manmohan Singh
Ans: b) P.V. Narasimha Rao
74. Who presided over the joint session of both the Houses of the Parliament in India?
a) The President of India
b) The Prime Minister of India
c) The speaker of the Lok Sabha
d) The Vice President of India
Ans: c) The speaker of the Lok Sabha
75. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India was
a) Morarji Desai
b) Chaudhary Charan Singh
c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
d) V.P. Singh
Ans: a) Morarji Desai
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