APSC 2016 Solved Question Paper
1. The WTO was founded in 1995 as the successor organization to the
a) UNCTAD
b) IBRD
c) World Bank
d) GATT
Ans: d) GATT
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2. The WTO, basically promotes
a) financial support
b) Global peace
c) Unilateral trade
d) Multilateral trade
Ans: d) Multilateral trade
3. Which among the following countries is the largest troop contributor to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission?
a) India
b) China
c) America
d) Pakistan
Ans: a) India
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bsp; 4. Which of the following is not an official languageof the United Nations?
a) Arabic
b) Chinese
c) Portuguese
d) Spanish
Ans: c) Portuguese
5. The permanent Headquarters of SAARC Secretariat is located at
a) Kathmandu
b) Dhaka
c) New Delhi
d) Islamabad
Ans: a) Kathmandu
6. Where was the first Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit held?
a) Belgrade
b) Cairo
c) New Delhi
d) Havana
Ans: a) Belgrade
7. Which of the following is a warm current?
a) South Pacific Current
b) Kuroshio Current
c) Labrador Current
d) Rip Current
Ans: Kuroshio Current
8. Which of the following commercially important groups of trees belongs to the cool temperate hardwood species?
a) Maple, poplar and Oak
b) Maple, Mahogany and Ebony
c) Ebony, poplar and Oak
d) Maple, Mahogany and Oak
Ans: a) Maple, poplar and Oak
9. Which one of the following covers the higher percentage of forest area in the world?
a) Temperate coniferous forest
b) Temperate Deciduous Tree
c) Tropical Monsoon Forest
d) Tropical RainForest
Ans: a) Temperate coniferous forest
10. Which of the following basins experiences the conventional rainfall?
a) Huang Ho
b) Mississippi
c) Amazon
d) Gangas
Ans: c) Amazon
11. How many kilometers represent 1 degree latitude?
a) 200 km
b) 211 km
c) 100 km
d) 111 km
Ans: d) 111 km
12. Which of the following devices are used to record humidity?
a) Hygrometer
b) Psychrometer
c) Thermo-hygrograph
d) All of the above
Ans: d) All of the above
13. The seasonal reversal or winds the typical characteristic of
a) Mediterranean climate
b) Equatorial climate
c) Monsoon climate
d) All of the above
Ans: c) Monsoon climate
14. During whose reign at Rangpur city, an amphitheatre known as Rang Ghar for animal fight was built?
a) Rudra Singha
b) Rajeshwar Singha
c) Siba Singha
d) Pramatta Singha
Ans: d) Pramatta Singha
15. Who is considered the founder of the Gupta Empire?
a) Chandragupta ll
b) Samudragupta
c) Chandragupta
d) Sri Gupta
Ans: d) Sri Gupta
16. There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in ancient India. One of these is the paintings of Ajanta Caves. Where is the other surviving example of Gupta paintings?
a) Ellora Caves
b) Lomas Rishi Caves
c) Bagh Caves
d) Nasik Caves
Ans: c) Bagh Caves
17. Which one of the following Gupta Kings had to face the first Huna invasion?
a) Skandagupta
b) Buddhagupta
c) Puruguptá
d) Kumaragupta I
Ans: d) Kumaragupta I
18. Who among the following anticipated Newton by declaring that all things gravitate to the earth?
a) Aryabhatta
b) Varahamihira
c) Buddhagupta
d) Brahmagupta
Ans: d) Brahmagupta
19. The paintings on the walls and ceilings in the Ajanta Caves depict mainly
a) incidents relating to the Ramayana and Mahabharata
b) legends relating to Vikramaditya
c) the incidents relating to the life of Gautama Buddha
d) incidents relating to the life of Mahavira
Ans: c) the incidents relating to the life of Gautama Buddha
20. Eight-fold Path of the Buddha is known as the Middle Path because it
a) Does not attach too much importance to knowledge and conduct
b) avoids self-indulgence as well as self-immolation
c) is open to the clergy and the laity
d) attaches equal importance to knowledge and conduct
Ans: b) avoids self-indulgence as well as self-immolation
21. Which of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breadth?
a) Agra Fort
b) Red Fort
c) Buland Darwaza
d) Taj Mahal
Ans: d) Taj Mahal
22. ‘Every Pearl in the Royal Crown is a crystallized drop of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor peasants.‘, who made this statement?
a) Batuta
b) Amir Khusru
c) Badauni
d) Al-Beruni
Ans: b) Amir Khusru
23. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
a) Fort William
b) Fort St. David
c) Fort St. George
d) Fort St. Angelo
Ans: c) Fort St. George
24. Which one of the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independent India as traders?
a) Dutch
b) English
c) French
d) Portuguese
Ans: c) French
25. Which one of the following was the first English newspaper in India in the year 1780?
a) The Bengal Gazette
b) The Bombay Herald
c) The Calcutta Gazette
d) The Bengal Journal
Ans: a) The Bengal Gazette
26. Who succeeded Robert Clive to lead East India Company?
a) Lord Bentinck
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Lord Hastings
d) Lord Wellesley
Ans: c) Lord Hastings
27. Job Charnock founded Calcutta at the site of
a) Sutanuti
b) Kalikata
c) Govindapur
d) All of the above
Ans: d) All of the
above
28. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asat All was a major woman b. supported the revolt of 1857 organizer of underground activities in
a) Civil Disobedience Movement
b) Swadeshi Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) Non-cooperation Movement
Ans: c) Quit India Movement
29. After which incident, Mahatma Gandhi had called the cooperation Movement as his Himalayan blunder?
a) Kheda Satyagraha
b) Nagpur Satyagraha
c) Chauri-Chaura
d) Rajkot Satyagraha
Ans: c) Chauri-Chaura
30. Who among the following organized a march on the Tanjore Coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?
a) K. Kamraj
b) C. Rajagopalachari
c) V. O. Chidambara
d) K. Kamraj
Ans: b) C. Rajagopalachari
31. Who was called the ‘Mother of the Indian Revolution‘?
a) Kasturba Gandhi
b) Kamala Nehru
c) Bhikaiji Cama
d) Sarojini Naidu
Ans: c) Bhikaiji Cama
32. In the IndividualSatyagraha’. Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. who was the second?
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
c) C. Rajagopalachari
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: b) Pan
dit Jawaharlal Nehru
33. The first Census was conducted at the time of
a) Lord. Dufferin
b) Lord Lytton
c) Lord Mayo
d) Lord Auckland
Ans: c) Lord Mayo
34. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to
a) solve the problem of minorities in India
b) give effect to the Independence Bill
c) delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
d) enquire into the riots in East Bengal
Ans: c) delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
35. Against whom of the following was the Lahore Conspiracy Case registered during the Indian freedom struggle?
a) Lala Har Dayal
b) Vinayak Damodar Savarka
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
Ans: d) Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
36. The Viceroy, upon whom a bomb was thrown but he did not change his attitude towards the Indians was
a) Lord Hardinge
b) Lord Cuzon
c) Warren Hastings
d) Lord Chelmsford
Ans: a) Lord Hardinge
37. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement from
a) Sevagram
b) Sabarmati
c) Wardha
d) Dandi
Ans: b) Sabarmati
38. Who among the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
a) J. B. Kripalani
b) N. M. Josh
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: d) Mahatma Gandhi
39. Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indianed ton that lead to” the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?
a) The Public Safety Act
b) The Rowlatt Act
c) The Arms Act
d) The Vernacular Press Act
Ans: b) The Rowlatt Act
40.Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?
a) Indian Freedom Party
b) Forward Bloc
c) Azad Hind Fauz
d) Revolutionary Party
Ans: b) Forward Bloc
41. In which division of the British Indian Army, Mangal Pandey was inducted as a soldier?
a) 34th Bengal Native Infantry
b) Madras Light Cavalry
c) 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles
d) None of the above
Ans: a) 34th Bengal Native Infantry
42. The doctrines of ‘non-violence’ and ‘civil disobedience’ associated with Mahatma Gandhi were influenced by
a) Churchill, Irwin, Tolstoy
b) Thoreau, Truman, Bernard Shaw
c) Ruskin, Tolstoy, Thoreau
d) None of the above
Ans: c) Ruskin, Tolstoy, Thoreau
43. Who was the President of the ‘Swaraj Party’ in Assam during the freedom movement?
a) Bishnuram Medhi
b) Maniram Dewan
c) Tarun Ram Phookan
d) Gopinath Bordoloi
Ans: c) Tarun Ram Phookan
44. Who among the following was the leader of the 1857 Revolt in Assam?
a) Piyali Barua
b) Purandar Singh
c) Kushal Konwar
d) Maniram Dewan
Ans: d) Maniram Dewan
45. In which sector, maximum plan allocation and priorities were given in 12th Five-Year Plan in Assam?
a) Rural development
b) Agriculture
c) Irrigation and flood control
d) Social service
Ans: a) Rural development
46. The contribution of agriculture in India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is
a) 14{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}
b) 24{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}
c) 34{37632549f10ffff720969b4ab77e00ced6668940cd3eefd99db86ec5b5daf659}
d) None of the above
Ans: d) None of the above
47. Which among the following industries is known as ‘Sunrise Industry‘?
a) Iron and Steel
b) Information Technology
c) Cotton and Textile
d) Tea and Coffee
Ans: b) Information Technology
48. The sum of the total of incomes received for the services of labour, land or capital in a country is called
a) gross domestic product
b) gross domestic income
c) national income
d) gross national income
Ans: c) national income
49. For which one of the following items, Tirupur is well-known as a huge exporter to many parts of the world?
a) Gems and jewellery
b) Leather goods
c) Knitted garments
d) Handicrafts
Ans: c) Knitted garments
50. The quorum of the Parliament is fixed at
a) One-tenth of the membership of the house
b) Two-third of the membership of the house
c) One-third of the membership of the house
d) One-eighth of the membership of the house
Ans: a) One-tenth of the membership of the house
51. The Supreme Court was set up under the
a) Regulating Act, 1773
b) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
d) Indian Councils Act, 1892
Ans: a) Regulating Act, 1773
52. Under which of the following articles, additional and acting judges can be appointed in the high courts?
a) Article 220
b) Article 229
c) Article 224
d) Article 231
Ans: c) Article 224
53. The first Lok Adalat was held in the year
a) 1985
b) 1982
c) 1987
d) 1988
Ans: b) 1982
54. Who among the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India
a) the President of India
b) the Prime Minister of India
c) the Lok Sabha secretariat
d) the Supreme Court of India
Ans: d) the Supreme Court of India
55. Which one of the following jurisdictions of the Indian judiciary covers Public Interest Litigation?
a) Appellate jurisdiction
b) Advisory jurisdiction
c) Original jurisdiction
d) Epistolary jurisdiction
Ans: d) Epistolary jurisdiction
56. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and State falls under its
a) writ jurisdiction
b) original jurisdiction
c) advisory jurisdiction
d) appellate jurisdiction
Ans: d) appellate jurisdiction
57. The maximum permissible period between two sessions of a State Legislative Assembly is
a) one-year
b) six months
c) three months
d) indefinite
Ans: b) six months
58. The Governor of which State has been vested with special powers regarding the Scheduled Tribal Areas?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Maharashtra
d) West Bengal
Ans: b) Assam
59. The state of Jammu and Kashmir was accorded special status under
a) Article 356 of the Constitution
b) Article 370 of the Constitution
c) Articles 356 and 370 of the Constitution
d) None of the above
Ans: b) Article 370 of the Constitution
60. Under which Article, the Supreme Court has the power to review its judgement or order?
a) Article 254
b) Article 256
c) Article 137
d) Article 142
Ans: c) Article 137
61. When was the ‘National Anthem’ adopted by the Government?
a) 15 August, 1947
b) 26th January, 1947
c) 24th January, 1950
d) 14th August, 1947
Ans: c) 24th January, 1950
62. The Speaker can ask a Member of the House to stop speaking and let another member speak. This is known as
a) crossing the floor
b) yielding the floor
c) decorum
d) interpretation
Ans: b) yielding the floor
63. If any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, whose decision shall be the final?
a) The President of India
b) The Supreme Court of India
c) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
d) The Joint Parliamentary Committee
Ans: c) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
64. Which state which has the largest number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha is
a) Bihar
b) Gujarat
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: d) Madhya Pradesh
65. Chief Ministers of all the states are the ex officio members of the
a) Finance Commission
b) Planning Commission
c) National Development Council
d) Inter-state Council
Ans: d) Inter-state Council
66. Area wise, which one of the following is the largest Lok Sabha constituency?
a) Kutch
b) Kangra
c) Ladakh
d) Patna Sahib
Ans: Ladakh
76. Which one of the following committees of the Parliament of India has no Member of the Rajya Sabha?
a) The Public Accounts Committee
b) The estimates committee
c) The Public undertakings committee
d) Departmentally Related Standing committee on finance
Ans: b) The estimates committee
77. Goods and Services Tax (GST) would replace which of the following taxes levied at present?
a) Income tax
b) Corporate tax
c) Value-added tax (VAT)
d) Capital gains tax
Ans: c) Value-added tax (VAT)
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