Ninth Page: General Studies Preliminary Paper 2005

As on page 18, series D

General Studies Preliminary Paper May 15, 2005
Time Allowed: Two Hours
Maximum Marks: 150
Total Questions: 150

52. Match List – I (Atomic Power Plants/Heavy Water Plants with List – II (State) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I ----------List – II
(Atomic ----------(State)
Power
Plants/
Heavy
Water
Plants)
A. Thal ---------- 1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Manuguru ----------2. Gujarat
C. Kakrapar ----------3. Maharashtra
D. Kaiga ----------4. Rajasthan
………….----------5. Karnataka
Code:
A---B---C---D
(a) 2---1---4---5
(b) 3---5---2---1
(c) 2---5---4---1
(d) 3---1---2---5

Ans: d; 3---1---2---5 i.e. Thal > Maharashtra; Manuguru > Andhra Pradesh; Kakrapar > Gujarat; Kaiga > Karnataka


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53. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given substances in the decreasing order of their densities?
(a) Steel > Mercury > Gold
(b) Gold > Mercury > Steel
(c) Steel > Gold > Mercury
(d) Gold > Steel > Mercury

Ans: b; Gold > Mercury > Steel


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54. Of which one of the following games is Shanmugham Venkatesh an outstanding player?
(a) Table Tennis
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Basketball

Ans: c; Football

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55. 2 men and 1 women board a bus in which 5 seats are vacant. One of these five seats is reserved for ladies. A woman may or may not sit on the seat reserved for ladies but a man can not sit on the seat reserved for ladies. In how many different ways can the five seats be occupied by these three passengers?
(a) 15
(b) 36
(c) 48
(d) 60

Ans: b; 36


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56. Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of India has 20 parts.
2. There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in all.
3. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by Constitution (Amendment) Acts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: c; 3 only i.e. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by Constitution (Amendment) Acts.


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57. Who among the following was the Chairman of Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) B. R. Ambedkar
(b) J. B. Kripalani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Alladi Krisnaswami Ayyar

Ans: a; B. R. Ambedkar


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58. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly marched?
(a) Southern Air Command ----- Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Eastern Naval Command ----- Viskhapatnam
(c) Armoured Corps Centre and School ----- Jabalpur
(d) Army Medical Corps Centre and School ----- Lucknow

Ans: c; Armoured Corps Centre and School ----- Jabalpur


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