GENERAL STUDIES- INDIA NOTES- PAGE 2
1. Which of the following is/are correct about sigma bond?
1) Formed by axial overlapping
2) Weaker
3) Independent existence
4) Free rotation possible
1, 3 and 4
2. The temperature at which a conductor becomes a super conductor is called:
Transition Temperature
3. The principal amount which yields a Compound Interest of Rs. 208 in second year at 4% is:
Rs. 5000
4. A person sold a box of pen at a gain of 15%. Had he bought it for 25% less and sold it for Rs. 60 less he would have made profit of 32%. The cost price of the box of pen was:
Rs. 375
5. There are 40 students in a hostel. If the number of students increases by 5 and the expenses of the mess increased by Rs. 45 per day while the average expenditure per head decreases by Rs. 1 then find the total original expenditure of the mess:
Rs. 720
6. A and B can complete a work in 5 days. They start working but after 3 days B left the work. if the work is completed after 3 more days B alone can do the work in:
15 days
7. Production of tea requires
moderately hot and humid climate with frequent rains
8. A man is facing north-west. He turns 90o in the clockwise direction, then 180o in the anticlockwise direction and then another 90o in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now?
South East
9. Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A ?
Rs. 13, Rs. 17
10. A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes?
120 rolls
11. Acid rains occur when atmosphere is heavily polluted with:
SO2 and NO2
12. Coppice shoot is defined as:
A shoot arising from an adventitious bud at the base of a woody plant that has been cut near the ground
13. Which of the following has excellent pollarding ability: Hardwickia binata
14. Hydrometeorology is the science which deals with water in the atmosphere
15. Ardeotis nigriceps is the zoological name of : Great Indian Bustard
16. Lysimeter is an instrument used to measure evapotranspiration
17. If the area of a rhombus is 168 m2 and the length of one diagonal is 48 m, the length of other diagonal is:
7 m
18. A sphere of 5 cm radius is melted and small spheres of radii 1 cm are made from it. The number of spheres that can be made from it 125
19. If two sides of an isosceles triangle are 7 cm and 13 cm, then which of followings may be perimeter of the triangle 27
20. The ratio of the area of a square and area of a square made on diagonal of the square will be:
1:2
21. “Branch Bending in Guava” plants favours : Better fruiting
22. Rhinos in India have been translocated from Kaziranga to : Manas National Park
23. In selection system of Silviculture:
The mature crop is removed as single trees or in small groups over the whole of felling series.
24. A soil must have following for supporting plant growth: Mineral matter, organic matter, soil water and soil air
25. International day for Biological Diversity is observed on : May 22
26. DNA fingerprinting is used for which of the following: All of the given options
27. A seed may not germinate, even if all favourable conditions are provided to germinate, it may be due to: Dormancy
28. Development of fisheries is known as Blue revolution
29. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is in : Coimbatore
30. Which one is the most prominent silvicultural tool for manipulation of tree growth in agroforestry system: Thinning and Prunning
31. Canopy Density of forests is defined as:
The relative completeness of canopy usually expressed as a decimal coefficient, taking closed canopy as unity.
32. Regeneration felling is:
A felling of trees to invite or assist regeneration under a shelterwood system.
33. A Biome is: A large naturally occurring community of flora & fauna, occupying a major region.
34. Continental drift
The hypothesis, proposed by Alfred Wegener, that today's continents broke off from a single supercontinent
35. A planting graft technique in which scion is inserted in a narrow slit, made in the root stock of the same species is Notch grafting
36. Volume table is A table showing the estimated average tree or stand volume based on given tree measurements, usually diameter and height
37. In Ecological succession, Sere means: The sequence of communities that replace one another in a given area.
38. The progressive dying, usually backwards from the tip, of any portion of a plant; The death of the shoot, the root remaining alive is termed as
Die back.
39. Slender Loris is found in : Southern India
40. The point, where CAI (Current Annual Increment) and MAI (Mean Annual Increment) meet is the Rotation of maximum volume production
41. Littoral Forest means A forest growing at or near the sea-shore.
42. An organism which has its body heat regulated by the temperature of its surroundings is termed as: Poikilotherm
43. Artificial seed is Encapsulated somatic embryos.
44. A knee-shaped or spike-like projection of the roots of swamp trees enabling the submerged roots to obtain oxygen. Pneumatophore
45. Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between
Fungi and roots of higher plants
46. The time that elapses between successive main fellings on the same area is known in silvicultural terms: Felling cycle
47. Rotation is The planned number of years between the formation or regeneration of crop and its final felling.
48. The salinity in water reduces the evaporation
49. Magma Chamber is The subterranean cavity containing the gas-rich liquid magma which feeds a volcano.
50. Most suitable tree species used in afforestation of coastal areas:
Casuarina equisetifolia
51. Icebox is a fruit type of Watermelon
52. A method of improving soil texture by the use of lime or other soil conditioners, thereby increasing the air content, especially in heavy clay soils. Floculation
53. Amphistomatic leaves means Leaves having stomata on both surfaces.
54. Vegetables are canned in : Brine
55. What are the state animal, state tree and state flower of Andhra Pradesh Black buck, Neem and Jasmine
56. What is the ideal direction for a greenhouse to orient, in India? North-South
57. The most important breeding areas for Olive Ridley turtle along the Bay of Bengal in Indian Ocean is the coast of Orrissa
58. A forest which has been reproduced through sprouting from stumps of felled trees is called Coppice forest
59. All lands with tree cover of canopy density between 10% and 40% is called _____
Open forest
60. _________ indicates the productive capacity of a specific area of forest land for a particular tree species.
Site quality
1) Formed by axial overlapping
2) Weaker
3) Independent existence
4) Free rotation possible
1, 3 and 4
2. The temperature at which a conductor becomes a super conductor is called:
Transition Temperature
3. The principal amount which yields a Compound Interest of Rs. 208 in second year at 4% is:
Rs. 5000
4. A person sold a box of pen at a gain of 15%. Had he bought it for 25% less and sold it for Rs. 60 less he would have made profit of 32%. The cost price of the box of pen was:
Rs. 375
5. There are 40 students in a hostel. If the number of students increases by 5 and the expenses of the mess increased by Rs. 45 per day while the average expenditure per head decreases by Rs. 1 then find the total original expenditure of the mess:
Rs. 720
6. A and B can complete a work in 5 days. They start working but after 3 days B left the work. if the work is completed after 3 more days B alone can do the work in:
15 days
7. Production of tea requires
moderately hot and humid climate with frequent rains
8. A man is facing north-west. He turns 90o in the clockwise direction, then 180o in the anticlockwise direction and then another 90o in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now?
South East
9. Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A ?
Rs. 13, Rs. 17
10. A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes?
120 rolls
11. Acid rains occur when atmosphere is heavily polluted with:
SO2 and NO2
12. Coppice shoot is defined as:
A shoot arising from an adventitious bud at the base of a woody plant that has been cut near the ground
13. Which of the following has excellent pollarding ability: Hardwickia binata
14. Hydrometeorology is the science which deals with water in the atmosphere
15. Ardeotis nigriceps is the zoological name of : Great Indian Bustard
16. Lysimeter is an instrument used to measure evapotranspiration
17. If the area of a rhombus is 168 m2 and the length of one diagonal is 48 m, the length of other diagonal is:
7 m
18. A sphere of 5 cm radius is melted and small spheres of radii 1 cm are made from it. The number of spheres that can be made from it 125
19. If two sides of an isosceles triangle are 7 cm and 13 cm, then which of followings may be perimeter of the triangle 27
20. The ratio of the area of a square and area of a square made on diagonal of the square will be:
1:2
21. “Branch Bending in Guava” plants favours : Better fruiting
22. Rhinos in India have been translocated from Kaziranga to : Manas National Park
23. In selection system of Silviculture:
The mature crop is removed as single trees or in small groups over the whole of felling series.
24. A soil must have following for supporting plant growth: Mineral matter, organic matter, soil water and soil air
25. International day for Biological Diversity is observed on : May 22
26. DNA fingerprinting is used for which of the following: All of the given options
27. A seed may not germinate, even if all favourable conditions are provided to germinate, it may be due to: Dormancy
28. Development of fisheries is known as Blue revolution
29. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is in : Coimbatore
30. Which one is the most prominent silvicultural tool for manipulation of tree growth in agroforestry system: Thinning and Prunning
31. Canopy Density of forests is defined as:
The relative completeness of canopy usually expressed as a decimal coefficient, taking closed canopy as unity.
32. Regeneration felling is:
A felling of trees to invite or assist regeneration under a shelterwood system.
33. A Biome is: A large naturally occurring community of flora & fauna, occupying a major region.
34. Continental drift
The hypothesis, proposed by Alfred Wegener, that today's continents broke off from a single supercontinent
35. A planting graft technique in which scion is inserted in a narrow slit, made in the root stock of the same species is Notch grafting
36. Volume table is A table showing the estimated average tree or stand volume based on given tree measurements, usually diameter and height
37. In Ecological succession, Sere means: The sequence of communities that replace one another in a given area.
38. The progressive dying, usually backwards from the tip, of any portion of a plant; The death of the shoot, the root remaining alive is termed as
Die back.
39. Slender Loris is found in : Southern India
40. The point, where CAI (Current Annual Increment) and MAI (Mean Annual Increment) meet is the Rotation of maximum volume production
41. Littoral Forest means A forest growing at or near the sea-shore.
42. An organism which has its body heat regulated by the temperature of its surroundings is termed as: Poikilotherm
43. Artificial seed is Encapsulated somatic embryos.
44. A knee-shaped or spike-like projection of the roots of swamp trees enabling the submerged roots to obtain oxygen. Pneumatophore
45. Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between
Fungi and roots of higher plants
46. The time that elapses between successive main fellings on the same area is known in silvicultural terms: Felling cycle
47. Rotation is The planned number of years between the formation or regeneration of crop and its final felling.
48. The salinity in water reduces the evaporation
49. Magma Chamber is The subterranean cavity containing the gas-rich liquid magma which feeds a volcano.
50. Most suitable tree species used in afforestation of coastal areas:
Casuarina equisetifolia
51. Icebox is a fruit type of Watermelon
52. A method of improving soil texture by the use of lime or other soil conditioners, thereby increasing the air content, especially in heavy clay soils. Floculation
53. Amphistomatic leaves means Leaves having stomata on both surfaces.
54. Vegetables are canned in : Brine
55. What are the state animal, state tree and state flower of Andhra Pradesh Black buck, Neem and Jasmine
56. What is the ideal direction for a greenhouse to orient, in India? North-South
57. The most important breeding areas for Olive Ridley turtle along the Bay of Bengal in Indian Ocean is the coast of Orrissa
58. A forest which has been reproduced through sprouting from stumps of felled trees is called Coppice forest
59. All lands with tree cover of canopy density between 10% and 40% is called _____
Open forest
60. _________ indicates the productive capacity of a specific area of forest land for a particular tree species.
Site quality
61. A process which removes injured, disease or insect-infested trees is called ______..
Sanitation cutting
62. ICFRE was established during the year_____ and is headquartered at______
1986, Dehradun
63. A snag is a _________________.
A standing dead tree
64. Soil formed from parent material in situ
Sedentary soil
65. The rotation which yields the highest net return on the invested capital is called
Financial rotation
66.One of the following instruments used for tree height measurement is based on the principle of similar triangles – Identify the same
Christen’s hypsometer
67. India became a party to CITES in the year___________, which is a body for regulating----
1976 International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora.
68. An Engineer’s chain measures
100 ft long
69. The table showing the distribution of stems by diameter classes for each of the series of crop diameters is called
Stand table
70. The Asiatic lion is included in the following schedule of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972
Ans: I
71. The most important physical property of wood is its
Moisture content
72. The ratio of diameter to girth of trees will be less than
0.3182
73.The second Biosphere Reserve following the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was established at
Nanda Devi
74. A pair of appendages that present at the point of attachment of a leaf to the stem is Stipules
75. Photosynthesis is :
Anabolic process
76. Which of the following is the International agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology?
Cartagena Protocol
77. The floating national park is situated in the state of
Manipur
78. Seeds which cannot be dried to moisture contents below 30% without injury and are unable to tolerate freezing are called
Recalcitrant seeds
79. Which one of the following is the second largest brackish-water lagoon in India? Pulicat lake
80. Which one of the following four tiger reserves is the largest in India?
Nagarjuna Sagar – Srisailam tiger reserve
81. Which one of the following is a Ramsar site?
Kolleru lake
82. What is the selective removal of certain parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots is called? Pruning
83. GIS deals with which kind of data
Spatial data
84. Which one of the following is the algebraic difference between discounted benefits and discounted costs as they occur over time?
Net present value
85. Foot and mouth disease in animals is caused by Virus
86. Sampling method in which the sampling units are selected according to a predetermined patters is
Systematic sampling
87. Type of survey in which the curvature of the earth is not taken into account is called Plane survey
88. The vertical distance between any two consecutive contours is known as
Contour interval
89. This Act was to consolidate and amend the law relating to the protection and management of forests in State of Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967
90. Maintenance of environmental stability, maintenance of ecological balance including atmosphere equilibrium are the principle objectives of____________.
National Forest Policy, 1988
91. Eutrophication of lakes is caused by
Phosphates
92. Fresh water achieves its greatest density at : 4 degree C
93. A 4 cm cube is cut into 1cm cubes. What is the percentage increase in the surface area after such cutting?
300%
94. The surface area of three coterminous faces a cuboid area 6,15,10 sq.cm respectively. What is the volume of the cuboid? 30
95. The sum of the ages of a son and his father is 56 years. After four years the age of father will be three times that of his son. Their present age respectively are:
12 year and 44 years
96. Taj Mahal is threatened due to the effect of Sulphur dioxide
97. Deathwhile sleeping in closed room with burning coal furnace is caused by CO
98. Which of the following has pH value 7?
Pure water
99. Which state government given its in- principle approval to bring ‘man- animal conflict’ under listed disasters in the State Disaster Response Fund?
Uttar Pradesh
100. State bird of Andhra Pradesh is:
Rose-ringed parakeet
101. According to Indian Forest Status Report released in February, 2018, how much area of India is covered by forests and trees? 24.39%
102. Which set of data has a mean of 15, a range of 22, a median of 14, and a mode of 14? 3,14,19,25,14
103. How many inches are there in 5 centimeters? 1.968503937
104. A graph of a cumulative frequency distribution is called: Ogive
105. In the case of classification of data, the class having its upper limit is treated as the lower limit of its next class is called: Open ended class
106. Which gas is known as marsh gas? Methane
107. Who introduced ‘www’ to the world? Sir Tim Berners-Lee
108. _________ is the fourth state of matter. Plasma
109. Along with whom, Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in Central Assembly- Batukeshwar Dutt
110. The first railway in India was laid down during the period of- Lord Dalhousie
111. Which river of India passes the Tropic of Cancer twice? Mahi
112. ‘Jarawa’ and ‘Onge’ are tribes found in- Andaman and Nicobar
113. In which state Milam Glacier is located? Uttarakhand
114. Which statement is not true about India's National Flag?
a) The ratio of the length and width of the flag is 2: 1
b) It is designed using three colours – saffron (top most), white (middle) and India green (lower most). The middle band contains navy blue Ashoka Chakra (Wheel of Law) in the centre with 24 spokes to the wheel.
c) The present form of the national flag was adopted in the meeting of Constituent Assembly on 22nd of July in 1947.
d) It is also called as ‘Tiranga’, meaning three colours and is based on Swaraj flag, designed by PingaliVenkayya.
Ans: A
115. How many Sustainable Development Goals were set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015? 17 Goals
116. Which is the India’s First Solar- Powered Railway station? Guwahati railway station
117. Dakshin Gangotri is _____________? Indian Scientific Base Station in Antartica
118. India has been divided into how many Seismic Risk Zones? 4
119. Landslides often occur in- Hilly region
120.Which type of soil water is most useful for plant? Capillary water
121.Strip of trees and shrubs planted for protection of fields from Winds in coastal areas are called
Shelter Belts
122. A camel can tolerate a loss of water at about ________ of its body weight when exposed to severe desert heat.
30 percent
123. Ringworm is a __________that attacks the skin, hair and nails of both animals and humans.
Fungus
124. What is the minimum age to contest in the Panchayat elections? 21 years
Sanitation cutting
62. ICFRE was established during the year_____ and is headquartered at______
1986, Dehradun
63. A snag is a _________________.
A standing dead tree
64. Soil formed from parent material in situ
Sedentary soil
65. The rotation which yields the highest net return on the invested capital is called
Financial rotation
66.One of the following instruments used for tree height measurement is based on the principle of similar triangles – Identify the same
Christen’s hypsometer
67. India became a party to CITES in the year___________, which is a body for regulating----
1976 International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora.
68. An Engineer’s chain measures
100 ft long
69. The table showing the distribution of stems by diameter classes for each of the series of crop diameters is called
Stand table
70. The Asiatic lion is included in the following schedule of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972
Ans: I
71. The most important physical property of wood is its
Moisture content
72. The ratio of diameter to girth of trees will be less than
0.3182
73.The second Biosphere Reserve following the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was established at
Nanda Devi
74. A pair of appendages that present at the point of attachment of a leaf to the stem is Stipules
75. Photosynthesis is :
Anabolic process
76. Which of the following is the International agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology?
Cartagena Protocol
77. The floating national park is situated in the state of
Manipur
78. Seeds which cannot be dried to moisture contents below 30% without injury and are unable to tolerate freezing are called
Recalcitrant seeds
79. Which one of the following is the second largest brackish-water lagoon in India? Pulicat lake
80. Which one of the following four tiger reserves is the largest in India?
Nagarjuna Sagar – Srisailam tiger reserve
81. Which one of the following is a Ramsar site?
Kolleru lake
82. What is the selective removal of certain parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots is called? Pruning
83. GIS deals with which kind of data
Spatial data
84. Which one of the following is the algebraic difference between discounted benefits and discounted costs as they occur over time?
Net present value
85. Foot and mouth disease in animals is caused by Virus
86. Sampling method in which the sampling units are selected according to a predetermined patters is
Systematic sampling
87. Type of survey in which the curvature of the earth is not taken into account is called Plane survey
88. The vertical distance between any two consecutive contours is known as
Contour interval
89. This Act was to consolidate and amend the law relating to the protection and management of forests in State of Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967
90. Maintenance of environmental stability, maintenance of ecological balance including atmosphere equilibrium are the principle objectives of____________.
National Forest Policy, 1988
91. Eutrophication of lakes is caused by
Phosphates
92. Fresh water achieves its greatest density at : 4 degree C
93. A 4 cm cube is cut into 1cm cubes. What is the percentage increase in the surface area after such cutting?
300%
94. The surface area of three coterminous faces a cuboid area 6,15,10 sq.cm respectively. What is the volume of the cuboid? 30
95. The sum of the ages of a son and his father is 56 years. After four years the age of father will be three times that of his son. Their present age respectively are:
12 year and 44 years
96. Taj Mahal is threatened due to the effect of Sulphur dioxide
97. Deathwhile sleeping in closed room with burning coal furnace is caused by CO
98. Which of the following has pH value 7?
Pure water
99. Which state government given its in- principle approval to bring ‘man- animal conflict’ under listed disasters in the State Disaster Response Fund?
Uttar Pradesh
100. State bird of Andhra Pradesh is:
Rose-ringed parakeet
101. According to Indian Forest Status Report released in February, 2018, how much area of India is covered by forests and trees? 24.39%
102. Which set of data has a mean of 15, a range of 22, a median of 14, and a mode of 14? 3,14,19,25,14
103. How many inches are there in 5 centimeters? 1.968503937
104. A graph of a cumulative frequency distribution is called: Ogive
105. In the case of classification of data, the class having its upper limit is treated as the lower limit of its next class is called: Open ended class
106. Which gas is known as marsh gas? Methane
107. Who introduced ‘www’ to the world? Sir Tim Berners-Lee
108. _________ is the fourth state of matter. Plasma
109. Along with whom, Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in Central Assembly- Batukeshwar Dutt
110. The first railway in India was laid down during the period of- Lord Dalhousie
111. Which river of India passes the Tropic of Cancer twice? Mahi
112. ‘Jarawa’ and ‘Onge’ are tribes found in- Andaman and Nicobar
113. In which state Milam Glacier is located? Uttarakhand
114. Which statement is not true about India's National Flag?
a) The ratio of the length and width of the flag is 2: 1
b) It is designed using three colours – saffron (top most), white (middle) and India green (lower most). The middle band contains navy blue Ashoka Chakra (Wheel of Law) in the centre with 24 spokes to the wheel.
c) The present form of the national flag was adopted in the meeting of Constituent Assembly on 22nd of July in 1947.
d) It is also called as ‘Tiranga’, meaning three colours and is based on Swaraj flag, designed by PingaliVenkayya.
Ans: A
115. How many Sustainable Development Goals were set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015? 17 Goals
116. Which is the India’s First Solar- Powered Railway station? Guwahati railway station
117. Dakshin Gangotri is _____________? Indian Scientific Base Station in Antartica
118. India has been divided into how many Seismic Risk Zones? 4
119. Landslides often occur in- Hilly region
120.Which type of soil water is most useful for plant? Capillary water
121.Strip of trees and shrubs planted for protection of fields from Winds in coastal areas are called
Shelter Belts
122. A camel can tolerate a loss of water at about ________ of its body weight when exposed to severe desert heat.
30 percent
123. Ringworm is a __________that attacks the skin, hair and nails of both animals and humans.
Fungus
124. What is the minimum age to contest in the Panchayat elections? 21 years
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