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APPSC GROUP-2 SCREENING TEST MODEL PAPER
1. Who became the Prime Minister of New Zealand in December 2016?
1) John Howard
2) Paula Barnett
3) Rick Perry 4) Bill English
2. India defeated which of the following countries in the final to win the junior men's Hockey world cup in December 2016?
1) South Korea 2) Belgium
3) Pakistan 4) Germany
3. Who is the first Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
1) Ajay shirke 2) A.P. Shah
3) Rahul Johri 4) Rajiv Shukla
4. Which country became the 189th member of International Monetary Fund?
1) South Sudan 2) Zambia
3) Afghanistan 4) Nauru
5. Prime minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande laid foundation of the International Solar alliance (ISA) Headquarters at?
1) New Delhi 2) Gurgan
3) Chandigarh 4) Udaipur
6. Tsai Ing-wen is the first female President of which of the following countries?
1) Thailand 2) Vietnam
3) Taiwan 4) South Korea
7. Who among the following is associated with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
1) Dinesh Sharma
2) Raghuram Rajan
3) Subir Gokarn
4) Kaushik Basu
8. Which of the following is an indigenously built surface to air missile?
1) Prithvi 2) Pinaka
3) Agni 4) Akash
9. Sahyog-kaijin is the joint Coast Guard exercise between India and?
1) Russia 2) China
3) Japan 4) Thailand
10. Abdullah Abdullah visited India recently. He is the Chief Executive of?
1) Afghanistan 2) Maldives 3) Pakistan 4) Iran
11. Which of the following has been declared as the first organic farming state of India?
1) Goa 2) Sikkim
3) Kerala 4) Assam
12. What is India's share in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
1) 10.12% 2) 8.52%
3) 6.66% 4) 7.73%
13. Who won the best supporting actress award at the 88th edition of Oscar awards?
1) Anne Hathaway
2) Brie Larson
3) Alicia Vikander
4) Ashley Judd
14. "Setu Bharatam" aims at making all National Highways railway level crossing free by?
1) 2018 3) 2019
2) 2020 4) 2021
15. Who is the present Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission?
1) Justice K.G. Bakkrishnan
2) Justice Cyriac Joseph
3) Justice H.L.Dattu
4) Justice P. Sadashivam
16. World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on?
1) February 2 2) February 11
3) February 13 4) February 17
17. Shakti-2016 is a counter terrorism and counter-insurgency joint excise conducted by India and?
1) Sri Lanka 2) France
3) U.K. 4) U.S.A
18. The shyama Prasad Mukherjee National Rurban Mission was launched in kurubhat village in?
1) Gujarat 2) Jharkhand
3) Chhattisgarh 4) Odisha
19. NFME outlines India's strategy for elimination of Malaria by?
1) 2022 2) 2025
3) 2028 4) 2030
20. Which of the following countries did not participate in the Exercise IBSAMAR?
1) India 2) Australia
3) Brazil 4) South Africa
21. St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Tennis 2) Badminton
3) Archery 4) Hockey
22. Which country will host the South Asian Games in 2018?
1) India 2) Nepal
3) Sri Lanka 4) Bangladesh
23. Where was the 4th Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) held in 2016?
1) The Hague 2) Geneva
3) Washington D.C.
4) New York
24. Under the stand-up India Scheme SC/ST and woman entrepreneurs will be provided loans of between Rs. 10 lakh and?
1) Rs. 20 lakh 2) Rs. 50 lakh
3) Rs. 75 lakh 4) Rs. 1 Crore
25. Nirmal Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the Deputy Chief Minister of?
1) Jammu and Kashmir
2) Odisha 3) Punjab
4) Bihar
26. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the King Abdulaziz Sash, he highest Civilian honor of?
1) Afghanistan
2) Yemen 3) Saudi Arabia
4) United Arab Emirates
27. ARIES (Arayabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences), the largest official Telescope in Asia, is located at Deosthal in?
1) Haryana 2) Uttarakhand
3) Punjab 4) Rajasthan
28. Who is Myanmar's first civilian President in half a century?
1) Aung san suu kyi
2) Myint swe
3) Thein sein 4) Htin kyaw
29. Which of the following schemes of union government has entered into Guinness Book of World Records?
1) MGNREGS
2) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
3) PMJDY 4) None of these
30. Who is the brand ambassador of health sector of Andhra Pradesh?
1) Ajay Devgan
2) Akshay kumar
3) Amitabh Bachchan
4) Amir kahn
31. National Girl child Day is observed every year on?
1) March 8 2) January 24
3) March 6 4) January 21
32. Who is the 21st Law Commission Chairman?
1) Justice Permod Kohli
2) Justice B.S. Chauhan
3) Justice J.S. Thakur
4) None of these
33. Lloyd shapley of US passed away recently. He won the 2012 Nobel Prize in?
1) Physics 2) Chemistry
3) Economics 4) Medicine
34. Who is the author of the book "Standing Guard -A year in Opposition"?
1) Sharad Pawar
2) Jairam Ramesh
3) Shashi Tharoor
4) P. Chidambaram
35. Which country topped its world Happiness Index 2016?
1) Denmark 2) Singapore
3) Sweden 4) Switzerland
36. India and which of the following countries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for construction of six nuclear reactors of Jaitapur?
1) Russia 2) Japan
2) France 4) Ukraine
37. Where is Tribhuvan International Airport situated?
1) Thimphu 2) Kathmandu
3) Colombo 4) Bangkok
38. Who among the following is a Rajya Sabha member?
1) Sourav Ganguly
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Geeta Phogat
4) Mary kom
39. Panagarh air base is renamed after formed India Air Force (IAF) Chief Arjan Singh. It is in?
1) Uttarakhand 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) West Bengal 4) Punjab
40. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched at Ballia in? 1) Bihar 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Jharkhand 4) Haryana
41. Where was the first maritime India summit held?
1) Mumbai
2) Kochi
3) Chennai
4) Visakhapatnam
42. Which of the following is the capital of Cambodia?
1) Hanoi
2) Putrajaya
3) Phnom penh
4) Nagoya
43. The headquarters of which of the following organizations is located in lyon, France?
1) Amnesty International
2) Red Cross
3) Interpol
4) IAEA
44. Thongloun Sisoulith is the Prime Minister of?
1) Cambodia 2) Vietnam
3) Brunei 4) Laos
45. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana aims to provide how many crore LPG connections to women in Below Poverty Line (BPL) households?
1) 2 crore 2) 3 crore
3) 4 core 4) 5 crore
46. Sushila Karki is the first female Chief Justice of?
1) Bhutan 2) Sri Lanka
3) Nepal 4) Mauritius
47. Which of the following was the partner country for the 2016 Maritime India summit?
1) Japan 2) South Korea
3) China 4) Sri Lanka
48. The world's first sanctuary for white tigers was opened in?
1) Odisha
2) West Bengal
3) Tripura
4) Madhya Pradesh
49. Which country won the 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament?
1) Australia 2) India
3) Pakistan 4) Malaysia
50. Who is the first women secretary General of Commonwealth?
1) Geeta Pasi
2) Christine Lagarde
3) Patricia Scotland
4) Amber Rudd
51. Which of the following court (s) have directed the police to file FIR copies on line on the website of the police station..
a) Supreme court
b) Allahabad High court
c) Himachal Pradesh High court
d) Delhi High court
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, b, c 3) a, b 4) a only
52. Which of the following is an inherent element of article 21, according to the supreme court judgement in the Subramanian Swamy, Rahul Gandhi and Aravind Kejrival case?
1) Right to Life
2) Right to freedom of speech
3) Right to reputation
4) Right to emergency medical care in case of accidents
53. A man who committed 3 murders will be imposed which of the following punishments by a sessions court?
a) Death punishment
b) life imprisonment
c) One or more life imprisonments superimposed over each other
d) A life imprisonment of 14 years
1) a, b, d 2) a
3) a, d 4) Any of the above
54. Which of the following are true about the octroi tax?
a) It is mentioned in the state list
b) It is a tax on the entry of goods into a local area for consumption, use or sale therein.
c) It is leviable by the urban local governments
d) The Second ARC recommended to repeal it
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, c, d
3) b, c, d 4) a, b, c
55. Under which of the following articles the supreme court can transfer the cases from the jurisdiction of one state to another?
1) 136 2) 142 3) 32 4) All the above
56. Relief under the Domestic violence act 2005 is against?
a) Male adult b) Female adult c) Minor male
1) a, b, c 2) a, b
3) a only 4) a, c
57. Access to justice is guaranteed to the citizens under which of the following articles ?
1) Article 14 2) Article 21
3) Both 1 and 2 4) Article 105
58. Which of the following acts can be considered as acts of cruelty?
a) A woman forcing her husband to get separated from his parents
b) Mental cruelty, "continuous harassment" by wife
c) "threat of prosecution" of a husband by his wife
1) a, b, c 2) a, b
3) b, c 4) b only
59. In which of the following cases, the supreme court issued directions to curb the female foeticide under the the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994'
a) Centre For Enquiry Into Health vs Union Of India
b) Voluntary Health Association of Punjab vs Union of India
1) a, b 2) a only
3) b only 4) None
60. Which of the following information is required to be provided under Right To Information act ?
a) Information about answer sheets and Marks of a recruitment test conducted by a public service commission.
b) Information about the examiners in the recruitment exam
1) a, b 2) a only
3) b only 4) None
61. Which of the following are entitled to the social security in a legal system?
a) Senior citizens
b) Specially abled
c) Legal profession
1) a, b, c 2) a, b
3) a only 4) c only
62. The Supreme Court of India in the Swaraj Abhiyan Vs Union of India case, dated 11/05/2016 issued certain guidelines regarding drought prevailing in many parts of India. Which of the following are the elements of the Disaster Management act 2005?
a) Constituting the National Disaster Response Force
b) Constituting a National Disaster Mitigation Fund
c) Consideration for the vulnerable sections
1) a, b, c 2) a, b
3) a, c 4) b, c
63. People with disabilities also have the Right to Live with Dignity is a fundamental right implied under which of the following articles of the constitution?
1) Article 14 2) article 21
3) Both 1 and 2 4) Article 20
64. Which of the following are wrongly matched?
1) Article 1: Names of the states
2) Article 2: Admission of new states
3) Article 3: Reorganization of states is not a considered as an amendment to constitution
4) None of the above
65. Constitution of India declared India on 1949, November 26th to be -
1) Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic
2) Sovereign, Secular, socialist, republican democracy
3) Sovereign, democratic, republic, socialist, secular
4) None of the above
66. Which of the following about the Indian constitution are true?
a) Constitution of India was signed by members of the constituent assembly on 1949, November 26th
b) Constitution of India is a bundle of borrowed material.
c) Constituent assembly is a sovereign body
d) The members of the constituent assembly were not directly elected by the people.
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, b, c 3) b, c, d 4) a, b, d
67. Secularism in India implies -
1) Dharma nirapekshata
2) Pantha nirapekshata
3) Sarva Dharma sama bhava
4) All the above
68. Which of the following about the socialism are true?
a) There are no provisions of the socialism in the constitution except the preamble
b) The term socialism is not defined in the constitution
1) a, b 2) a only
3) b only 4) None of the above
69. Indian constitution declares India to be a Republic. Which of the following elements are the proof of it?
a) Election of the president
b) All the public offices are open for merit
1) a, b 2) a only
3) b only 4) Neither
70. Which of the following about the sovereignty are true?
a) In India people are sovereign
b) Sovereignty rests with people represented in the parliament
c) President is the symbol of sovereignty
1) a, b, c 2) a, b
3) a only 4) b, c
71. The president of India enjoys pocket veto power over the legislative proposals because -
1) India is a parliamentary government and the nominal head is conferred with the pocket veto
2) Indian Constitution does not provide any time limit within which the President is to declare his opinion on a bill
3) The increasing trend of coalition governments has given opportunity to the president to discretionary
4) All the above.
72. Temple entry for the women is a matter of -
a. Right to equality
b. Right to freedom of religion
c. Right to life
1) a, b, c 2) a, b
3) a, c 4) b, c
73. Right to conserve a distinct language, script or culture is a fundamental right guaranteed to -
a) Minorities residing in the territory of India
b) Any section of citizens residing in the territory of India
c) All the persons living in India
1) a only 2) b only
3) a, b, c 4) a, b
74. According to the Child Labor Prohibition and regulation amendment act 2016, which of the following are true?
a) A child is the one who is below the age of 14 years and an adolescent is the one who is in the age of 14 to 18 years.
b) It allows the children to help the family or family enterprise including the parents' siblings enterprise or in the entertainment industry after the school hours
c) Only Mines, inflammable substances and hazardous process are considered as the hazardous industries under the act.
d) The punishment for the practice of child labour is - a maximum fine of Rs. 50,000/- and / or a maximum imprisonment of two years
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, b, c
3) a, c, d 4) b, c, d
75. Which of the following are the rights of the minorities with reference to educational institutions?
a) Right to establish educational institutions
b) Right to manage educational institutions
c) Right to Property
d) Right against discrimination in getting state aid
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, b, c
3) a, b 4) b, d
76. Which of the following are guaranteed by the article 20?
a) Rule of law
b) Prohibition of Double jeopardy
c) Prohibition of self incriminating evidence
1) a, b, c 2) a, b 3) a, c 4) b, c
77. No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself. Which of the following are prohibited under this provision?
a) Brain mapping
b) Lie detector tests
c) Polygraphic and narco analysis test
d) Brain Electrical Activation Profile
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, b, c
3) b, c, d 4) None
78. Which of the following rights are guaranteed by the Right to Protection against arrest and detention?
a) Right to know the reason for the detention
b) Right to consult a legal practitioner
c) Right to be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours.
1) a, b, c 2) a, b
3) a, c 4) b, c
79. In Which of the following cases the supreme court ended the impunity to the armed forces as provided by the 1958 Armed Forces Special Powers act?
1) Extra Judicial Execution Victim Families Association case, 2016
2) Manipur Vs Union of India case, 2016
3) Irom Sharmila Vs Union of India case, 2016
4) All the above
80. Which of the following makes it mandatory to stand at the time of playing the national anthem?
a) Supreme court
b) Fundamental duties
c) The General Provision of the orders issued by the Government of India on January 5, 2015
d) Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, b, c
3) a, b 4) a only
81. In which of the following cases the supreme court directed for the first time to formulate a Common Civil Code?
1) Shabano Vs Md. Ahmed case
2) Sarala Mudgal Vs union of India
3) John Mathai Vs Union of Idnia
4) Shayara Bano Case
82. Which of the following statements are true?
a) Directive principles are not justiceable
b) The courts have never directed the government to implement the directive principles.
1) a, b 2) a only
3) b only 4) None
83. Which high court recently has imposed a ban sale and consumption of liquor in three religious districts?
1) Uttara Pradesh
2) Uttarakhand
3) Kerala
4) Tamil nadu
84. Which of the following are true about The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2016?
a) Disability has been defined based on an evolving and dynamic concept.
b) Speech and Language Disability and Specific Learning Disability have been added for the first time.
c) The types of disabilities have been increased from existing 7 to 18
1) a, b, c 2) a, b only
3) b, c 4) a, c
85. Fundamental duties are not -
a) Performed by all the people
b) Justiceable
c) Limitations on the fundamental rights
d) A warning to the anti national elements
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, b, c 3) a, b 4) c, d
86. Which of the following are not among the fundamental duties?
1) Striving towards excellence
2) Preserving heritage
3) Promoting common brotherhood
4) Duty to Pay taxes
87. Which of the following are both directive principles and fundamental duties?
1) Protecting the environment
2) Protecting the wild life
3) Preserving heritage
4) All the above
88. Special measures for the protection of the Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes is found in -
a) Fundamental Rights
b) Directive principles
c) Part 16 of the constitution
1) a, b, c 2) a, b 3) a, c 4) b, c
89. The president of India is elected by an electoral college. Which of the following implications are derived from it?
a) The presidential election is indirect
b) The president represents the nation
c) The president represents the
states
d) The president represents the people.
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, b, c 3) a, b, d 4) b, c, d
90. Which of the following are true about Jammu Kashmir article 370
1) Parliamentary legislations 2) Provisions related to article 1 shall be applicable to J&K 3) J&K is a sovereign state 4) People of J&K
have citizenship status of the state
91. Which of the following are a part of the oath taken by the president?
1) Faithfully executing the office
2) Preserve, protect and defend the constitution and law
3) Devoting to the service and well being of the people of India.
4) All the above
92. What is not correct about the impeachment of the president of India?
1) The proposal for the impeachment should be notified at least 14 days in advance
2) There will be hardly any investigation in to the allegations leveled against the president for the impeachment
3) The impeachment is in accordance with the principles of natural justice
4) None of the above
93. According to article 78 It shall be the duty of the Prime Minister
a) to communicate to the President all decisions of the council of Ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the union and proposals for legislation;
b) to furnish such information relating to the administration of the affairs of the Union and proposals for legislation as the President may call for; and
c) if the President so requires, to submit for the consideration of the Council of Ministers any matter on which a decision has been taken by a Minister but which has not been considered by the Council Which of the following conclusions may be drawn from this description -
1) Prime minister can become a dictator
2) President can emerge as a real executive
3) Council of Ministers are more powerful than that president and prime minister
4) A balance of power
94. Which of the following budgetary reforms under taken in the 2017-18 budget?
1) Merger of Railway budget with General budget
2) Merger of plan and non plan expenditure
3) Advancing the date of presenting the budget in parliament.
4) All the above
95. Which of the following are true about the Cabinet secretary ?
a) Secretary to the council of ministers
b) Head of the central secretariat
c) Chief coordinator in the government of India
1) a, b, c 2) a, b
3) b, c 4) c only
96. With reference to the PESA act, 1996, which of the following are true?
a) It extends the provisions of Part IX and IX A to the scheduled areas as mentioned in the 5th schedule.
b) Andhra Pradesh was the first state to implement the act
c) The Samatha judgment of the Supreme Court in 1997 was a landmark judicial intervention in scheduled Areas and PESA.
d) Land acquisition is made more stringent in the Scheduled areas under the Land acquisition act 2013 than the PESA act.
1) a, b, c, d 2) b, c, d
3) a, c, d 4) a, b, d
97. Which of the following are true about the gram nyayalaya fact 2008?
a) The status of Nyayadhikari is equivalent to first class judicial magistrate
b) The Court can function as a mobile court
c) The Gram Nyayalayas have both civil and criminal jurisdiction
d) They should follow the principles of quick disposal to the cases
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, b, c
3) a, b, d 4) b, c, d
98. In which of the following areas the Rajya sabha enjoys special powers ?
a) Resolution to create new all India services
b) Passing resolution to legislate on the state list in the national interest
c) Removal of the Vice president
d) Approval of emergency
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, b, d
3) a, b, c 4) b, c, d
99. Which of the following are the grounds of a member of parliament may be disqualified ?
a) As provided under article 102
b) As provided under Schedule X
c) as provided under the 1951 Representation of People's Act
1) a, b, c 2) a, c
3) b, c 4) a, b
100. Consider the stages in the enactment of the budget.
a) General Discussion
b) Scrutiny by the departmental standing committees
c) Voting on demands for grants
d) Approval of appropriation bill
In which among the above Rajya sabha has the power to participate
1) a, b, c, d 2) a, b
3) a only 4) None
101. In the regime of Alauddin Khilji, Sarai-i-adl was a market which was set up for----
1) Horses 2) Cattles
3) Cloths 4) Food grains.
102. Alauddin Khilji marketing reforms, basic objective is------
1) Maintain a large and efficient army.
2) Proper revenue collections.
3) Supply of commodities at reasonable prices.
4) None of the above.
103. Match the following.
1) Minimum Wage Act a) 1926.
2) Industrial Disputes b) 1948
Act
3) Contract Labour Act c) 1970
4) Trade Union Act d) 1947
1) 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a
2) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c,4-d.
3) 1-d, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a
4) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
104. Sher shah suri silver coin rupia consisting of standard weight ------ How many grains
1) 175 grains
2) 178 grains.
3) 180 grains
4) 182 grains
105. Chairman of the 12th Finance Commission was _____
1) A.M.Khusro 2) K.C.Pant.
3) Pranab Mukherji
4) Rangarajan
106. Since 1982, which one of the following financial institutions has been playing the greatest role in supplying and overseeing rural credit in India?
1) Co-Operative credit societies.
2) Regional rural banks.
3) NABARD.
4) Public sector banks
107. The important cash crop encouraged by the Britishers was _____
1) Opium 2) Indigo
3) Cotton 4) All of these
108. The Drain Theory was popularized by
1) R.C.Dutt. 2) Singer.
3) W.A.Lewis 4) D.B.Naoroji
109. Socialistic pattern of society comes through
1) Free economy
2) Mixed economy
3) Public sector
4) Private sector
110. The Largest proportion of holdings in India is in _____
1) Marginal holdings (0-1 hectare)
2) Small holdings (1-4) hectare)
3) Medium holdings (4-10 hectare)
4) Large holdings (more than 10 hectares)
111. It will be true to classify India as
1) a food - deficit economy.
2) a trade - surplus economy.
3) a labour-surplus economy.
4) a capital - surplus economy.
112. The Gadgil - Mukherjee Formula is used to----.
1) Administer tax and non- tax revenue between states.
2) Allocate central assistance to
state plans
3) Decide upon Grants- in - aid to states
4) Decide the allocation of centrally sponsored
113. By Deindustrialization, we mean
1) Uprooting of people from agriculture and planting them in industries
2) Movement of workforce from industry to service sector
3) A deliberate effort to compel the existing industries to shut down.
4) A deliberate effort to promote the new industries
