U.P. Combined Lower Subordinate Service Special Selection (Pre.) Exam solved paper

U.P. Combined Lower Subordinate Service Special Selection (Pre.) Exam., 2008(Held on 26-12-2010)
General Studies : Solved Paper

1. The legend of Udayana and Vasavdatta is related to—
(A) Ujjain
(B) Mathura
(C) Mahishmati
(D) Kaushambi
Ans : (D)

2. Which of the following laid the foundation of image worship in the country ?
(A) Jainism
(B) Buddhism
(C) Ajivikas
(D) Vedic religion
Ans : (D)

3. Which one of the following is not associated with the Court of Kanishka ?
(A) Ashvaghosha
(B) Charaka
(C) Nagarjuna
(D) Patanjali
Ans : (D)

4. A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has been recovered from—
(A) Banawali
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Lothal
(D) Surkotda
Ans : (C)

5. Kalsi is famous for—
(A) Buddhist Chaityas
(B) Persian Coins
(C) Rock-edicts of Ashoka
(D) Temples of Gupta period
Ans : (C)


6. Which dynasty of rulers is associated with the construction of famous Kailasha Temple of Ellora ?
(A) Chalukyas
(B) Cholas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Rashtrakutas
Ans : (D)

7. Who of the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad ?
(A) Samaharta
(B) Vyabharika
(C) Annapala
(D) Pradeshta
Ans : (A)

8. Which river was the heartland of Pandya’s Kingdom ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Tungbhadra
(D) Vengi
Ans : (D)

9. Who wrote Dashkumaracharita ?
(A) Bharavi
(B) Bilhana
(C) Dandin
(D) Somadeva
Ans : (C)

10. The Sultans of which dynasty ruled the country for the longest period ?
(A) Khalji dynasty
(B) Lodi dynasty
(C) Slave dynasty
(D) Tughlaq dynasty
Ans : (D)

11. Who of the following among the Nine Gems of Chandragupta was associated with Astrology ?
(A) Vararuchi
(B) Sanku
(C) Khapanaka
(D) Amarsingh
Ans : (B)

12. Which of the following places was the capital of Satvahanas ?
(A) Pratisthan
(B) Nagarjuna Konda
(C) Shakal or Syalkot
(D) Patliputra
Ans : (A)

13. Which of the following factories of Bengal was established by the Dutch ?
(A) Bandel
(B) Chinsura
(C) Hooghly
(D) Srirampur
Ans : (B)

14. A bomb was thrown on the occasion of his State entry into Delhi at—
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Mayo
(C) Lord Minto
(D) Lord Hardinge
Ans : (D)

15. Aurobindo Ghosh wrote—
(A) Extremist movement
(B) Moderate movement
(C) Kesari
(D) The Divine Life
Ans : (D)

16. Sarnath Stambh was built by—
(A) Harshvardhan
(B) Ashok
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Kanishka
Ans : (B)

17. Navda-toli was excavated by—
(A) K. D. Bajpai
(B) V. S. Wakankar
(C) H. D. Sankalia
(D) Mortimer Wheeler
Ans : (C)

18. The division of Mauryan Society into seven classes is particularly mentioned in—
(A) Kautilya’s Arthasashtra
(B) Ashokan edicts
(C) The Puranas
(D) Megasthenes’ Indica
Ans : (D)

19. Which Urdu newspaper was started by Lajpat Rai from Lahore in 1920 ?
(A) Bande Mataram
(B) People
(C) Tribune
(D) Vir Arjun
Ans : (A)

20. Who called the Indian National Congress as a ‘Begging Institute’ ?
(A) B. C. Pal
(B) Tilak
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) None of them
Ans : (C)

21. Power of Magadha was extended over the Malwa region during the reign period of—
(A) Bimbisar
(B) Ajatshatru
(C) Udayabhadra
(D) Sisunaga
Ans : (D)

22. Who had established ‘India Independence League’ ?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Ras Behari Ghosh
(C) Surendranath Bannerjee
(D) Ras Behari Bose
Ans : (D)

23. Nana Saheb’s Commander-in-Chief was—
(A) Azimullah
(B) Birjis Qadir
(C) Tantia Tope
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

24. Which of the following pairs do not match ? Find your answer with the help of given code—
1. British India Society— London
2. East India Association— Kolkata
3. National India Association— London
4. Indian Association— Mumbai
Codes :(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 2 and 4
Ans : (D)

25. Which of the following Indian leaders did not support the Khilafat movement ?
(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) Madan Mohan Malviya
(C) Mohammad Ali
(D) Swami Shraddhanand
Ans : (B)

26. Match List-I with List-II—
List-I
(a) India League
(b) Indian Association
(c) Bhartiya Rashtriya Udar Sangh
(d) United India Patriotic Association
List-II
1. Shishirkumar Ghosh
2. Anand Mohan Bose
3. Saiyyed Ahmad Khan
4. Surendra Nath Bannerjee
Find your answer with the help of given codes—
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans : (D)

27. One Governor-General took part in one of the Congress Sessions. Identify the Governor General and place where the Session was held.
(A) Lord Irwin → Karachi – 1931
(B) Lord Wellington → Bombay – 1915
(C) Lord Dufferin → Bombay – 1885
(D) Lord Hardinge → Lucknow – 1916
Ans : (C)

28. Who amongst the following were responsible for the formation of the Independence for India League in 1928 ?
1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Acharya Narendra Dev
4. Jaya Prakash Narayan
Choose your answer from given codes—
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1 and 2
(D) 3 and 4
Ans : (C)

29. Who was the Convenor of All India Congress Socialist Party at Patna in 1934 ?
(A) Acharya Narendra Dev
(B) Achyuta Patvardhan
(C) Jaya Prakash Narayan
(D) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia
Ans : (C)

30. Saddler Commission was associated with—
(A) Judiciary
(B) Revenue Administration
(C) Education
(D) Police Administration
Ans : (C)

31. Damodar is a tributary of river—
(A) Hooghly
(B) Ganga
(C) Padma
(D) Swaranrekha
Ans : (A)

32. Which of the following would you generally associate with Tornadoes ?
(A) Gulf of Mexico
(B) China Sea
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) U. S. A.
Ans : (D)

33. The benefits of which one of the following river valley projects are shared by more than one State ?
(A) Chambal Valley Project
(B) Hirakud Project
(C) Mayurakshi Project
(D) Sharavati Project
Ans : (D)

34. Which of the following Latitudes (North or South) would you associate with ‘Horse Latitudes’ ?
(A) 30°
(B) 45°
(C) 60°
(D) 23½°
Ans : (A)

35. Which of the following is an example of Residual Mountains ?
(A) Himalayas
(B) Kilimanjaro
(C) Etna
(D) Aravalli
Ans : (D)

36. Which one of the following would you associate with metamorphic rocks ?
(A) Copper
(B) Garnet
(C) Manganese
(D) Pyrite
Ans : (B)

37. Which one of the following currents is not a cold current ?
(A) California current
(B) Japanese current
(C) Labrador current
(D) Falkland current
Ans : (B)

38. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists—
List-I
(a) Brajraj Nagar
(b) Kaimoor
(c) Haldia
(d) Phoolpur
List-II
1. Cement
2. Fertilizer
3. Petrochemical
4. Paper
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (C)

39. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
List-I
(a) Mineral Oil
(b) Gypsum
(c) Gold
(d) Bauxite
List-II1. Orissa
2. Karnataka
3. Gujarat
4. Rajasthan
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 4 2 1
Ans : (D)

40. The correct sequence in descending order of leading producers of petroleum, in the Middle East is—
(A) Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
(B) Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait
(C) Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran
(D) Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq
Ans : (D)

41. Which amongst the following States/UTs in India has the largest percentage of its geographical area under forest cover ?
(A) Tripura
(B) Andaman and Nicobar
(C) Nagaland
(D) Mizoram
Ans : (D)

42. Given below are four States; find out which amongst them had least sex ratio as per 2001 Census—
(A) Gujarat
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Manipur
Ans : (A)

43. Which one of the following is not a correct statement ?
(A) Cocoa cultivation is popular in Ghana
(B) Coffee is an important plantation crop of Brazil
(C) Sri Lanka is famous for the production of tea
(D) Sugarcane is the major plantation crop of Malaysia
Ans : (D)

44. More than half of the country’s production of rice comes from the four States of—
(A) West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Orissa
(B) West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Assam
(D) Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa
Ans : (B)

45. Cardamom hills lie along the border of the States of—
(A) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka and Kerala
(C) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (C)

46. Sangam Yojna is associated with—
(A) Provision of clean drinking water
(B) Provision for cleaning of rivers
(C) Promoting communal harmony
(D) Helping the invalids
Ans : (D)

47. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan covers—
(A) All children in age group 3–10
(B) All children in age group 4–8
(C) All children in age group 5–15
(D) All children in age group 6–14
Ans : (D)

48. Identify the country with which India has decided to strengthen security ties (July 2010) and with which joint army exercises were held in June 2010, joint naval exercises held thereafter and joint airforce exercises were held in October 2010—
(A) USA
(B) Indonesia
(C) UK
(D) Australia
Ans : (C)

49. India’s largest shipbreaking yard is located in Gujarat at—
(A) Alang
(B) Kandla
(C) Okha
(D) Porbandar
Ans : (A)

50. Bramha Kamal is naturally found in—
(A) Kaziranga forests
(B) Nilgiri forests
(C) Silent valley
(D) Valley of flowers
Ans : (D)

51. With which of the following would you associate village Tembhli which was in the news in September 2010 ?
(A) Mass suicides of farmers
(B) Project JUGNU
(C) Project Aadhaar
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

52. ‘The Nuclear Power Corporation of India is now in a position to sell “Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors” (PHWRs) to other countries.’ The reactors in question would be of capacity—
(A) 200 MWe or 500 MWe
(B) 240 MWe or 540 MWe
(C) 220 MWe or 500 MWe
(D) 440 MWe or 700 MWe
Ans : (B)

53. Plachimada which has been in news for immense damage to its environment, lies in—
(A) Karnataka
(B) Konkan
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (C)

54. By the development of Krishnapatnam Port, which of the following States would be most benefitted ?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (A)

55. As per new subsidised Central Loan Scheme finalised by HRD Ministry what limit has been fixed for parental annual income to be entitled to full interest subsidy during the period of moratorium ?
(A) Less than Rs. 5 lacs
(B) Less than Rs. 4 lacs
(C) Less than Rs. 4•5 lacs
(D) Less than Rs. 5•5 lacs
Ans : (C)

56. Recently according to a news item, mineral reserves worth $ 1 trillion have been found in Afghanistan. Identify the most important mineral which has been compared to oil-find in Iran.
(A) Gold
(B) Lithium
(C) Cobalt
(D) Iron
Ans : (B)

57. Tejaswini Sawant won gold medal of world championships with world record equaling score at Munich. Which sport did she take part ?
(A) Boxing
(B) Chess
(C) Shooting
(D) Weight lifting
Ans : (C)

58. How many members are there in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, a defence bloc of former Soviet States ?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
Ans : (D)

59. As per Family Welfare Statistics for 2009 released recently by the Union Health Ministry, life expectancy at birth in India for 2006-2010 is—
(A) Males 75•2 and Females 78•6
(B) Males 72•4 and Females 76•3
(C) Males 69•8 and Females 72•3
(D) Males 65•8 and Females 68•1
Ans : (D)

60. A 999 km oil pipeline has been completed recently (Aug-Sept. 2010) between Russia and China. It will start from Angarsk in Russia and will go to which place in China ?
(A) Beijing
(B) Shanghai
(C) Chengchow
(D) Daqing
Ans : (D)

61. A Canadian student has developed a human-powered aircraft that can fly continuously by flopping its wings. It has been named as—
(A) Eagle
(B) Snowbird
(C) Air bird
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

62. Aircraft maker Boeing of USA have manufactured a special spy plane which is solar powered and will be able to fly non-stop for more than 5 years. It has been named—
(A) Solar Aircraft
(B) Solar Bird
(C) Solar Kite
(D) Solar Eagle
Ans : (D)

63. With Jaipur’s ‘Jantar Mantar’ being granted World Heritage site status by UNESCO, how many sites in India till August 2010 have been granted this status ?
(A) 29
(B) 28
(C) 27
(D) 26
Ans : (B)

64. What is the name of the US solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle which remained airborne continuously for two weeks in July 2010, breaking several aviation records ?
(A) Zircon
(B) Sapphire
(C) Emery
(D) Zephyr
Ans : (D)

65. Rohan Bopanna of India defeated Ricardo Mello in the final singles in Davis Cup in September 2010. Ricardo Mello belongs to which country ?
(A) Spain
(B) France
(C) Brazil
(D) Argentina
Ans : (C)

66. Sushil Kumar became the first Indian to win a Gold Medal in a World Wrestling Championship in September 2010. His opponent belonged to which country in the finals ?
(A) China
(B) Poland
(C) Mexico
(D) Russia
Ans : (D)

67. According to a report released in July 2010, in which country world’s biggest solar power station has been opened ?
(A) France
(B) USA
(C) Germany
(D) Spain
Ans : (D)

68. The first fully literate district, outside the State of Kerala, is—
(A) Chingelpattu, Tamil Nadu
(B) Merkata, Karnataka
(C) Nasik, Maharashtra
(D) Vardhaman, West Bengal
Ans : (D)

69. Mary Kom of India won her fifth successive world title at 2010 Women’s World Boxing Championship by defeating Steluta Duta who belonged to which country ?
(A) Italy
(B) Poland
(C) Romania
(D) Russia
Ans : (C)

70. In the context of space technology what is ‘BHUVAN’ recently in the news ?
(A) The name of the space vehicle proposed to be sent to the moon to probe possible human habitation there
(B) A satellite launched by ISRO promoting distant education India
(C) A space telescope developed by India
(D) A geo-portal of ISRO with 3D imaging capabilities
Ans : (D)

71. Muscle fatigue in humans occurs due to the accumulation of—
(A) Lactic acid
(B) Pyruvic acid
(C) Oxalic acid
(D) Uric acid
Ans : (A)

72. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists— List-I
(a) Cusec
(b) Byte
(c) Richter
(d) Bar
List-II
1. Pressure
2. Intensity of Earthquake
3. Rate of Flow
4. Computer
Codes :(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans : (B)

73. Which one of the following is used as the coolant in the ‘Fast Breeder Test Reactor’ at Kalpakkam ?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Heavy water
(C) Sea water
(D) Molten sodium
Ans : (D)

74. Artificial light can—
(A) Destroy chlorophyll
(B) Synthesise chlorophyll
(C) Bring about photosynthesis
(D) Not bring about photosynthesis
Ans : (C)

75. An iron ball is heated. The percentage increase will be largest in its—
(A) Diameter
(B) Surface area
(C) Volume
(D) Density
Ans : (C)

76. If a magnet is cut into two pieces of equal length—
(A) Both pieces will lose their magnetism
(B) One piece will act as a North pole and the other as a South pole
(C) One of the pieces will lose its magnetism
(D) Both the pieces will behave as complete magnets
Ans : (D)

77. Which of the following alloys has maximum percentage of copper ?
(A) Brass
(B) Bronze
(C) German Silver
(D) Gun metal
Ans : (D)

78. Sound travels fastest in—
(A) Air
(B) Liquid
(C) Metal
(D) Vacuum
Ans : (C)

79. The bones are held together by elastic tissues are called—
(A) Ligaments
(B) Fibrous tissues
(C) Fibrin
(D) Muscular tissues
Ans : (A)

80. Of the two bulbs in a house, one glows brighter than the other. In this context which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) The bright bulb has larger resistance
(B) The dim bulb has larger resistance
(C) Both the bulbs have same resistance
(D) The brightness does not depend on the resistance
Ans : (B)

81. As per World Development Report 2008 of the World Bank, arrange the following countries according to the size of their economy in descending order and state which one of the following is the correct order ?
(A) China > USA > UK > India
(B) UK > China > USA > India
(C) China > UK > USA > India
(D) USA > China > UK > India
Ans : (A)

82. Consider the following statements about Sugar Industry—
1. In world, India’s share in sugar production is over 15 per cent.
2. Sugar industry is the second largest agro-based industry in India.
3. India is the largest consumer of sugar.
4. India is the largest producer of sugar.
Of these statements—
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 3 and 4 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) 1 and 4 are correct
Ans : (C)

83. Poverty in India has been defined in terms of—
(A) Standard of living of the people
(B) Income of the family
(C) Calorie intake
(D) Number of members in a family
Ans : (C)

84. All of the following diseases are caused by virus except—
(A) Jaundice
(B) Influenza
(C) Mumps
(D) Typhoid
Ans : (D)

85. Aam Admi Bima Yojna provides social security to—
(A) All labourers in rural areas
(B) All landless labourers living below the poverty line in rural areas
(C) All labourers in urban areas
(D) All labourers in both rural and urban areas
Ans : (B)

86. According to a policy decision taken by Central Government, the Centre will bear what percentage of expenditure effectively under the “Right of children to Free Education” ?
(A) 64%
(B) 65%
(C) 67%
(D) 68%
Ans : (B)

87. ‘National Social Assistant programme’ is aimed at—
(A) Insurance for poor
(B) Old age pension to very poor
(C) Financial support to Scheduled Castes and Tribes
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

88. According to International Energy Agency, which country has emergend as the world’s largest energy consumer in 2009?
(A) Brazil
(B) USA
(C) China with Hong Kong
(D) Russia
Ans : (C)

89. Which one of the following is not correct about the ‘National Rural Health Mission’ ?
(A) The programme was launched during the Eleventh Plan
(B) Focus of the programme is a functional health system at all levels from village to district
(C) Drinking water and sanitation are main components of the programme
(D) Departments of Health and Family Welfare in the States have been merged with the programme
Ans : (A)

90. The objectives of ‘Jawahar Rojgar Yojna’ is to—
(A) Provide employment to youth in rural areas
(B) Create employment opportunities for unemployed persons
(C) Strengthen the rural economic and social structure
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

91. If a new State of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution must be amended ?
(A) Fifth Schedule
(B) Third Schedule
(C) Second Schedule
(D) First Schedule
Ans : (D)

92. What was the exact Constitutional Status of the Indian Republic on 26.1.1950 when the Constitution came in force ?
(A) A Democratic Republic
(B) A Sovereign Democratic Republic
(C) A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
(D) A Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
Ans : (B)

93. Vote on account in the Parliament is necessary—
(A) When Government expenditure is more than Government revenue
(B) For financing big projects in which huge amount of money is required
(C) When regular budget is not expected to be passed in time
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

94. In any State of India, Legislative Council can be created or can be abolished by—
(A) The President on the recommendation of the Governor of the State
(B) The Parliament
(C) The Parliament as per Resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State
(D) The Governor on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers
Ans : (C)

95. Centre-State financial relations in India are governed on the recommendation of the—
(A) Constitution of India
(B) Planning Commission
(C) Finance Commission
(D) National Development Council
Ans : (C)

96. ‘Marriage’, ‘Divorce’ and ‘Adoption’ are an entry in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution under the following—
(A) List I – Union List
(B) List II – State List
(C) List III – Concurrent List
(D) None of these three lists
Ans : (C)

97. Who was the founder of ‘Bahujan Samaj’ ?
(A) Shri Narayana Guru
(B) Mukundrao Patil
(C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(D) V. R. Shinde
Ans : (D)

98. Which one of the following constitutes the Quorum of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha ?
(A) 1/10 of the total members
(B) 1/8 of the total members
(C) 1/6 of the total members
(D) 1/5 of the total members
Ans : (A)

99. Which one of the following is not a Directive Principle of State policy ?
The State shall seek to secure—
(A) Equal pay for equal work for men and women
(B) Equal right to an adequate means of livelihood
(C) Abolition of untouchability
(D) Just and human conditions of work
Ans : (C)

100. Protection of which one of the following is a Fundamental Duty of an Indian citizen ?
(A) Village Panchayat
(B) National Flag
(C) Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes
(D) Wild Life
Ans : (B)