Union Public Service Commission Examination-2011
CSAT Preliminary Examination Paper-I Questions
Q.1.The 2004 Tsunami made people realize that mangroves can serve as a reliable safetyCSAT Preliminary Examination Paper-I Questions
hedge against coastal calamities. How do mangroves function as a safety hedge?
- The mangrove swamps separate the human settlements from the sea by a wide zone in which people neither live not venture out
- The mangroves provide both food and medicines which people are in need of after any natural disaster.
- The mangrove trees are tall with dense canopies and serve as an excellent shelter during a cyclone or tsunami
- The mangrove trees do not get uprooted by storms & tides because of their extensive roots
- Universal Law
- Universal Truth
- Universal Faith
- Universal Soul
- It greatly increases the crop production
- It makes some soils impermeable
- It raises the water table
- It fills the air spaces in the soil with water
1. Endemic plant and animal species present in the biodiversity hotspots.
2. Threatened plant and animal species.
3. Protected sites for conservation of nature & natural resources in various countries.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- 1 and 3
- 2 only
- 2 and 3
- 3 only
1. The teaser loans are considered to be an aspect of sub-prime lending and banks may be exposed to the risk of defaulters in future.
2. In India,the teaser loans are mostly given to inexperienced entrepreneurs to setup manufacturing or export units.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- Does not exist at such distance
- Is neutralized by the attraction of the moon
- Provides the necessary speed for its steady motion
- Provides the necessary acceleration for its motion
1. The growth rate of GDP has steadily increased in the last five years.
2. The growth rate in per capita income has steadily increased in the last five years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- Commercial Banks
- Cooperative Banks
- Regional Rural Banks
- Micro-finance Institutions
1. Promoting Self-Help Groups
2. Promoting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
3. Implementing the Right to Education Act
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
1. The Government intends to use the revenue earned from the disinvestment mainly to pay back the external debt.
2. The Government no longer intends to retain the management control of the CPSEs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.
2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury.
3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
- Deflation
- Inflation
- Stagflation
- Hyperinflation
- More liquidity in the market
- Less liquidity in the market
- No change in the liquidity in the market
- Mobilization of more deposits by commercial banks
1. Southern hemisphere has less landmass as compared to northern hemisphere.
2. Coriolis force is higher in southern hemisphere as compared to northern hemisphere
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
1. Right to education.
2. Right to equal access to public service.
3. Right to food.
Which of the above is/are Human Right/Human Rights under “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”?
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
1. Discharge of nutrients from the estuaries.
2. Run-off from the land during the monsoon.
3. Upwelling in the seas.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
1. Photosynthesis
2. Respiration
3. Decay of organic matter
4. Volcanic action
Which of the above add carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on Earth?
- 1 and 4 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 2, 3 and 4 only
- 1, 2, 3 and 4
1. The Australia Group is an informal arrangement which aim to allow exporting countries to minimize the risk of assisting chemical and biological weapons proliferation, whereas the Wassenaar Arrangement is a formal group under the OECD holding identical objectives.
2. The Australia Group comprises predominantly of Asian.African & North American countries, whereas the member countries of Wassenaar Arrangement are predominantly from the European Union and American continents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 Only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- Ice is a bad conductor of heat
- The density of water is maximum at 4ºC
- Both above
- None of these is correct.
- Indian wild buffalo
- Indian wild ass
- Indian wild boar
- Indian gazelle
1. La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- Making Zamindar’s position stronger vis-a-vis the ryot
- Making East India Company an overlord of Zamindars.
- Making judicial system more efficient
- None of the (a), (b) and (c) above
- It was a non-violent movement
- It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
- It was a spontaneous movement
- It did not attract the labour class in general
- Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products
- Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas
- Rise of a large number of money lenders,traders & revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas
- The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities
- As compared to other countries, India had a better ship-building technology in ancient and medieval times
- The rulers of southern India always patronized traders, Brahmin priests and Buddhist monks in this context
- Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages
- Both (a) and (b) are convincing explanations in this context
- Bluetooth uses 2.4 GHz radio frequency band, whereas Wi-Fi can use 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency band
- Bluetooth is used for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) only, whereas Wi-Fi is used for Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWAN) only
- When information is transmitted between two devices using Bluetooth technology, the devices have to be in the line of sight of each other,but when Wi-Fi technology is used the devices need not be in the line of sight of each other.
- The First Two statements are correct in this context
1. Fertilizer/nutrient loss can be reduced.
2. It is the only means of irrigation in dry land farming.
3. In some areas of farming, receding of ground water table can be checked.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- 1 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
1. Funds used to support the India Office in London.
2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India.
3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought
2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- They activate the enzymes necessary for vitamin synthesis in the body and help prevent vitamin deficiency
- They prevent excessive oxidation of carbohydrates, fats and proteins in the body and help avoid unnecessary wastage of energy
- They neutralize the free radicals produced in the body during metabolism
- They activate certain genes in the cells of the body and help delay the ageing process
1. It was predominantly a secular civilization and the religious element,though present, did not dominate the scene.
2. During this period, cotton was used for manufacturing textiles in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- Paddy and cotton
- Wheat and Jute
- Paddy and Jute
- Wheat and cotton
Q.34.What could be the main reason/reasons of formation of African & Eurasian desert belt?
1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells.
2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.
2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells.
2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.
2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Q.37.The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to
1. Its northern part is arid and semi-arid.
2. Its central part produces cotton.
3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.
Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?
- Uplift of folded Himalayan series
- Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
- Geo-Tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
- Both (a) and (b) above
1. Its northern part is arid and semi-arid.
2. Its central part produces cotton.
3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.
Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Gujarat
- Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu
- It is a private compute network of an organization where he remote users can transmit encrypted information through the server of the organization.
- It is a computer network across a public internet that provides users access to their organization’s network while maintaining the security of the information transmitted.
- It is a computer network in which users can access a shared pool of computing resources through a service provider
- None of the statements given above is a correct description of Virtual Private Network.
Q.40.The “dharma” and “rita” depict a central idea of ancient Vedic civilization of India. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. Dharma was a conception of obligations and of the discharge of one’s duties to oneself and to others.
2. Rita was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Unlike traditional asphalt, bio-asphalt is not based on fossil fuels.
2. Bioasphalt can be made from non-renewable resources.
3. Bioasphalt can be made from organic waste materials.
4. It is eco-friendly to use biosphalt for surfacing of the roads.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. Carbon dioxide 2. Oxides of Nitrogen 3. Oxides of Sulphur
1. Dharma was a conception of obligations and of the discharge of one’s duties to oneself and to others.
2. Rita was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
1. Unlike traditional asphalt, bio-asphalt is not based on fossil fuels.
2. Bioasphalt can be made from non-renewable resources.
3. Bioasphalt can be made from organic waste materials.
4. It is eco-friendly to use biosphalt for surfacing of the roads.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1, 2 and 3 only
- 1, 3 and 4 only
- 2 and 4 only
- 1, 2, 3 and 4
1. Carbon dioxide 2. Oxides of Nitrogen 3. Oxides of Sulphur
Which of the above is/are the emission/emissions from coal combustion at thermal power plants?
- 1 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Q.43.Satellites used for telecommunication relay are kept in a geostationary orbit.A satellite is said to be in such an orbit when:
1. The orbit is geosynchronous.
2. The orbit is circular.
3. The orbit lies in the plane of the Earth’s equator.
4. The orbit is at an altitude of 22,236 km.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
1. Due to a gradual switch over to the cultivation of commercial crops, the area under the cultivation of food grains has steadily decreased in the last five years by about 30%.
2. As a consequence of increasing incomes, the consumption patterns of the people have undergone a significant change.
3. The food supply chain has structural constraints.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. It is possible to know the pedigree of livestock.
2. It is possible to understand the causes of all human diseases.
3. It is possible to develop disease-resistant animal breeds.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. The orbit is geosynchronous.
2. The orbit is circular.
3. The orbit lies in the plane of the Earth’s equator.
4. The orbit is at an altitude of 22,236 km.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- 1, 2 and 3 only
- 1, 3 and 4 only
- 2 and 4 only
- 1, 2, 3 and 4
1. Due to a gradual switch over to the cultivation of commercial crops, the area under the cultivation of food grains has steadily decreased in the last five years by about 30%.
2. As a consequence of increasing incomes, the consumption patterns of the people have undergone a significant change.
3. The food supply chain has structural constraints.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
1. It is possible to know the pedigree of livestock.
2. It is possible to understand the causes of all human diseases.
3. It is possible to develop disease-resistant animal breeds.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Q.46.In terms of economy, the visit by foreign nationals to witness the XIX common Wealth Games in India amounted to
1. They use living organisms as catalysts to generate electricity from certain substrates.
2. They use a variety of inorganic materials as substrates.
3. They can be installed in waste water treatment plants to cleanse water produce electricity.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Export
- Import
- Production
- Consumption
1. They use living organisms as catalysts to generate electricity from certain substrates.
2. They use a variety of inorganic materials as substrates.
3. They can be installed in waste water treatment plants to cleanse water produce electricity.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
- It is a massive investment by the Government in manufacturing sector to ensure the supply of goods to meet the demand surge caused by rapid economic growth
- It is an intense affirmative action of the Government to boost economic activity in the country
- It is Government’s intensive action on financial institutions to ensure disbursement of loans to agriculture and allied sectors to promote greater food production and contain food inflation
- It is an extreme affirmative action by the Government to pursue its policy of financial inclusion
Q.49.The formation of ozone hole in the Antarctic region has been a cause of concern. What could be the reason for the formation of this hole?
- Presence of prominent tropospheric turbulence; and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons
- Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons.
- Absence of polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of methane and chlorofluorocarbons.
- Increased temperature at polar region due to global warming
1. Devaluing the domestic currency.
2. Reduction in the export subsidy.
3. Adopting suitable policies which attract greater FDI and more funds from FIIs.
Which of the above action/actions can help in reducing the current account deficit?
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 3 only
- 1 and 3
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