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(Free Test Series) Comprehensive Test-2 for General Studies (Paper–I)
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(IGP) IAS Pre Paper - 2: GS - Decision Making and Problem Solving (Part 2)

Posted: 09 May 2012 02:23 AM PDT

Decision Making and
Problem Solving (Part 2)

Step 4 Implementing the Solution

The fourth step involves five subparts.

Develop an action plan Implementation requires a series of steps to :

Articulate who has to do what, with what resources, by what time, and toward what goa
Identify who must know about the decision.

Identify needed resources Resources include people, information (data), and things. Ask yourself:

Are there any special requirements?
What resources do I need?
How long will it take?
Where will I get them?
What can others offer?

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(Free Test Series) Comprehensive Test-2 for General Studies (Paper–I)

Posted: 09 May 2012 01:47 AM PDT

Comprehensive Test-2 for
General Studies Paper–I

1. On the advice of which of the following leadres did Mahatma Gandhi decide to spend a year travelling around British India after his return from South Africa?
a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Bipan Chandra Pal
d) Motilal Nehru

2. Which of the following statements about the Khilafat Movement is not correct?
a) It demanded from the British that Turkish Sultan must retain control over the Muslim sacred places.
b) The moderate section of the Khilafat Movement was led by the Ali brothers.
c) Mahatma Gandhi extended full support to the Khilafat Movement.
d) The Khilafat Movement declined after the overthrow of the Ottoman Caliphate by Kemal Ata Turk.

3. Consider the following statements.
1) TRIPS agreement introduces Product patent requirement in some sectors.
2) Indian Patent Law has been amended in accordancewith TRIPS agreement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

4. What is the time period of a simple pendulum in a satellite?
a) Same as on earth
b) Unity (1)
c) Infinite
d) Zero (0)

5. Consider the following statements.
1) SABLA is a centrally sponsored scheme that aims at empowering adolescent girls of 11-18 years by bringing and health status and upgrading skills.
2) The National Skill Development Council is chaired by the Prime Minister.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

6. Bhotia, Buksa, Jaunsari, Raji and Tharu are important tribes of which of the following States?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Odisha
c) Jharkhand
d) Himachal Pradesh

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Island)	List-II (Location)
A. Aliabet	1. Mouth of lake Chilka
B. Sri Harikota	2. Narmada-Tapti Mouth
C. Parikud	3. Mahanadi-Brahmani Mouth
D. Wheeler	4. Mouth of Pulicat Lake

Codes
A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 2 4 3 1

8. Which of the following statements regarding the independence of the office of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) are correct?
1) Though appointed by the President CAG does not hold office during the pleasure of President.
2) His salary and conditions of service shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.
3) Hie is ineligible to hold any office of profit under the State after he ceases to hold his office.
4) He shall be removed from office only after an enquiry is conducted by Supreme Court on a reference made by the President.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below
a) 1, 2 & 3 only
b) 2, 3 & 4 only
c) 1, 2 & 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 & 4

9. Consider the following statements.
1) Tendulkar Committee has recommended an increase in calorie requirement in the Indian poverty line.
2) Tendulkar Committee has recommended estimating poverty line on Uniform Recall Period (URP) basis only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

10. Consider the follolwing statement.
1) India is setting up a Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership in Odisha.
2) Kerala has one of the largest deposits of monazite an important ore of thorium.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

11. Consider the following statements.
1) Bhoj Wetland is located in Kathiawar Peninsula.
2) Wular Lake is an ox-bow lake of the river Jhelum.
3) The Chilka Lake lies south of Bhubaneshwar in Odisha.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 1 & 3 only
c) 2 & 3 only
d) 1, 2 & 3 only

12. Match the following..
Persons Related Fields
1) Madhav - Environmentalist Gadgil
B. Santosh - Painter Sivan
C. M.P. Virendra - Cinematogrphy Kumar
D. Joseph - Sports Abraham

Which of the statements given above are correct.
a) 1 & 4 only
b) 2 & 4 only
c) 2 & 3 only
d) 1 & 3 only

13. Which of the following is NOT a Maharatna Public Sector Enterprise?
a) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited.
b) Steel Authority of India Limited.
c) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.
d) Indian Oil Corporation Limited.

14. Who among the following was the British Viceroy of India at the time of Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March?
a) Lord Hardinge
b) Lord Reading
c) Lord Irwin
d) Lord Wellington

15. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in India is calculated by
a) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
b) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
c) Central Statistical Organisation.
d) Indian Statistical Institute.

16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I(Book)	List-II (Author)
A. Beatnce and Virgil	1. Kaushik Basu
B. Chanakya's Chant	2. Rebecca D Costa
C. The Watchman's Rattle	3. Yann Martel
D. The Invisible Invisible Hand	4. Ashwin Sanchi

Codes
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 3 1 2

17. Which of the following makes the correct group of 5 major oilseeds in India?
a) Sunflower Groundnut Sesamum, Soyabean, Castor Seed.
b) Sunflower, Groundnut Soyabean, Sesamum Repeseed and Mustard.
c) Groundnut, Sesamum Repeseed and Mustard Linseed and Castor Seed.
d) Groundnut, Soyabean Rapeseed and Mustard Linseed and Castor Seed.

18. Who among the following highlighted the need for a North West Indian Muslim State" as an autonomous unit within a single loose Indian Federation in 1930?
a) Rahmat Ali
b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c) Muhammad Iqbal
d) Maulana Muhammad Ali

19. Net National Product refers to
a) Gross National Product - Net Indirect Taxes.
b) Gross Domestic Product + Net Indirect Taxes.
c) Gross National Product + Net factor Incoem from Abroad.
d) Gross National Product - Depreciation.

20. Consider the following events that took place in the years 1946-47.
1) The Muslim League decides on "Direct Action Day".
2) The British Cabinet sends a three-member Cabinet Mission to Delhi.
3) Elections are held in the provinces.
4) Mahatma Gandhi tours Naokhali in East Bengal to restore communal harmony.

Which of the following sequence represents that correct chronological order of the events?
a) 3-2-1-4
b) 2-3-1-4
c) 1-2-3-4
d) 1-4-2-3

21. Consider the following statements.
1) Adolescent Fertility Rate (AFR) is defined as number of births per 1000 women in the age-group 15-19 years.
2) Indian AFR is the highest in South Asia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

22. "Nomadic Elephant" refers to
a) The Defence Exercise between India and Mongolia
b) A virus which affected the web sites of corporate leades world over.
c) A folk drama being staged all over India by the students of National School of Drama to propagate the message of elephant conservation.
d) An elephant conservation programme of the North East, for rehabilitating wounded nomadic elephants.

23. Consider the following statements.
1) NIFTY reflects the performance of the stocks of 30 companies listed at National Stock Exchange.
2) Sensex reflects the performance of the stocks of 50 companies listed at Bombay Stock Exchange.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

24. Consider the following statements about the partition of India.
1) Initially the Muslim leaders did not seriously raise the demand for Pakistan as a sovereign state.
2) In the beginning Jinnah may have seen the idea of Pakistan as a barganing counter.
3) In March 1947, the Congress high command resolved that the Punjab should remain a single united province and opposed the idea of dividing it into two havles.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 & only
b) 1 & 2 only
c) 2 & 3 only
d) 3 only

25. Which of the following districts has been named by the United Nations Environment Program as the Gove Capital of the World?
a) Dibang Valley
b) Kurnool
c) North Goa
d) Kodagu

26. During which of the following five-year plans was the Technology Mission Approach introduced in the Indian Agricultural Sector?
a) Sixth
b) Seventh
c) Eight
d) Ninth

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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Paper-1 - Environment : Biodiversity (Part 2)

Posted: 09 May 2012 01:00 AM PDT

BIODIVERSITY
(Part 2)

IV. Livestock genetic diversity

India, endowed with varied forms of animal genetic resources, is traditionally considered as an important rearing centre for domesticated animals. India has vast resources of livestock (485 million) and poultry (489 million), which play a vital role in rural livelihood security. In terms of population, India ranks first in buffaloes, second in cattle and goats, third in sheep, fourth in ducks, fifth in chicken and sixth in camels in the world. The genetic resources of farm animals in India are represented by broad spectrum of native breeds of cattle buffaloes, goats, sheep, swine, equines, camel and poultry. There are around 140 listed breeds of livestock and poultry in India, with 30 breeds of cattle, 10 of buffalo, 42 of sheep, 20 of goat, 3 of pig, 6 of horse an pony, 8 of camel and 18 of poultry. Besides, there are breeds of yak, mithun, ducks, quails and several nondescript populations.

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