Twenty Second Page: General Studies Preliminary Paper 2005

As on page 44 and 46, series D

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

138. Consider the following statements:
1. There are 25 High Courts in India.
2. Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common High Court.
3. National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only

Ans: a, 2 and 3 i.e. Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common High Court. National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own.


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139. Which one of the follwing cities is not former capital of the given (Country given in the brakcers)?
(a) Karachi (Pakistan)
(b) Auckland (New Zealand)
(c) Kyoto (Japan)
(d) Brisbane (Australia)

Ans: d; Brisbane (Australia)


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140. Consider the following statemtns:
1. Total land area of Earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometers.
2. Ratio of land area to water area of Earth is approximately 1 : 4.
3. Maximum percentage of Earth’s water is in the Pacific Ocean.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 only
(d) 3 only

Ans: a; 1 and 3 i.e. Total land area of Earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometers. Maximum percentage of Earth’s water is in the Pacific Ocean.


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141. Consider the following statements:
1. Kyoto Protocol came into force in the year 2005.
2. Kyoto Protocol deals primarily with the depletion of the Ozone layer.
3. Methane as a greenhouse gas is more harmful than carbon dioxide.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b)
(c) 1 only
(d) 3 only

Ans: b; 1 and 3 i.e. Kyoto Protocol came into force in the year 2005. Methane as a greenhouse gas is more harmful than carbon dioxide.


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142. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly marched?
(a) Seikan Rail Tunnel ……………………: China
(b) Petronas Towers………………………: Malaysia
(c) Appalachian Trail …………………….: United States of America
(d) Rogun Dam ……………………………: Tajikistan

Ans: d; Rogun Dam ……………………………: Tajikistan


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143. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land?
(a) North America – Africa – South America – Europe
(b) Africa – North America – South America – Europe
(c) North America – Africa – Europe– South America
(d) Africa – North America – Europe– South America

Ans: b; Africa – North America – South America – Europe

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144. Match items in the List – I (Country) with those in the List II (Name of Parliament) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I (Country)----------------------------- List II (Name of Parliament)
A. Netherlands----------------------------------1. Diet
B. Ukraine-----------------------------------------2. States General
C. Poland------------------------------------------3. Supreme Council
D. Japan ------------------------------------------4. Sejim
A------------B------------C------------D
(a) 4----------1----------2----------3
(b)
(c) 4----------3----------2---------1
(d) 2----------1----------4----------3

Ans: b; 2----------3----------4----------1


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145. For which one of the following countries is Spanish not an official language?
(a) Chile
(b) Colombia
(c) Republic of Congo
(d) Cuba

Ans: c; Republic of Congo


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146. Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award?
(a) Ustad Bismillah Khan
(b) Satyajit Ray
(c) Lata Mangeshkar
(d) Raj Kapoor

Ans: d; Raj Kapoor


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147. Match List – I (National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary) with List – II (State) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I (National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary)---------------- List – II (State)
A. Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary--------------------------------1. Orissa
B. Kangerghat National Park---------------------------------2. Assam
C. Orang Sanctuary--------------------------------------------3. Chhattisgarh
D. Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary---------------------------4. Goa
……………………………………………………………..5. Tripura
Code:
A------------B------------C------------D
(a) 2----------1---------5---------3
(b) 4----------3---------2---------1
(c) 2----------3---------5---------1
(d) 4---------1---------2---------3

Ans: b; ) 4----------3---------2---------1


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148. Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways:
1. The Head Quarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.
2. ‘Indrail pass’ - a travel-as-you-please ticket has been created especially for freedom fighters and sportspersons who have represented India in any game/sport.
3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world’s oldest working engine and the Indian Railways conduct a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on its.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1and 2
(d) None

Ans: b; 3 only


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149. 300 persons are participating in a meeting, out of which 120 are foreigners, and the rest are Indians. Out of the Indians, there are 110 men who are not judges; 160 are men or judges, and 35 are women judges. There are no foreign judges. How many Indian women attended the meeting?
(a) 35
(b) 45
(c) 55
(d) 60

Ans: c; 55


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150. There are 6 person : A, B, C, D, E and F.
A has 3 items more than C
D has 4 items less than B
E has 6 items less than F
C has 2 items more than E
F has 3 items more than D
Which one of the following figures can not be equal to the total number of items possessed by all the 6 persons?
(a) 41
(b) 47
(c) 53
(d) 58

Ans: c; 53


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End Note:

With this all the "solutions and keys" are complete.

I apologize for taking seven days to post all the answers. There were two problems. First was the erratic supply of electricity in Punjab (and as it being reported that it is same in many other states. Why do all these expert not work as real experts?)and rising heat with every passing day.

Secondly, I am not expert in all the fields. I took help of some of my friends to get the answers. They just sent me the answers but not the explanation. It was only after getting it authenticated by some more friends that I have posted them. Therefore, it took time. However, it was mainly the electricity problem which hampered the work.

I am thankful to all those visitors who regularly visited to check the answers. I can learn from my site meter that there are nearly nine committed visitors. I can identify three of them who had just visited and logged out the movement they have found that there is no new posting. They had even visited my site twice in a single day. I apologize to them if I have disappointed them on some days, like I was away on May 25, 2005.

I am thankful to SUDHAKAR TRIPATHI who has contributed by providing answer to one of the question about which I have no idea.

I just wish that it would have been more fruitful exercise had some more people come out with some comments or point out any mistake.

As far as the Authentication aspect is concerned which is shown Pending at many places, I may be allowed to submit, that I will complete it gradually. This feature is being borrowed from the similar activities of teachers who are members at educationforum.iphost.com and related sites. The main idea is to use internet for study and with that idea to learn the exact information at the right and dependable site. As one of the members, Jean Walker, a teacher from Australia had commented that internet is not a panacea. You have to learn where the information is and secondly tell it to your students where it is. Another member, David Richardson had commented that it just another gizmo provided you make an effective and sensible use of it. Otherwise books are there and the same spirit, that is urge to study and work hard, is required here also. All these activities is a humble effort by a humble teacher for our country. ICT projects of UGC are there and the IIT students of different institutions are doing commendable job. Here, I am doing my bit with my available knowledge, resources and efforts.