IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1998 (Part 2 of 10)
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- Consider the following statements regarding asteroids
- Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the Sun.
- Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km
- The orbit of asteroids lies between orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.
- Of these statements
- 1,2 and 3 are correct
- 2 and 3 are correct
- 1 and 2 are correct
- 1 and 3 are correct
- MERCOSUR consists of group of countries of
- Africa
- Asia
- Latin America
- South East Asia
- Which one of the following countries has replaced Italy as the major importer of bauxite from India?
- Canada
- Greece
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Lord Mountbatten came to India as Viceroy along with specific instruction to
- balkanize the Indian sub-continent
- keep India united if possible
- accept Jinnahs demand for Pakistan
- persuade the Congress to accept partition
- Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the states (labeled 1,2, 3 and 4) of India shown on the map in descending order in terms of their available ground water-resources for irrigation?
- 3,4, 1,2
- 3,4, 2,1
- 4,3, 1,2
- 4,3, 2,1
- Consider the following statements: The price of any currency in international market is decided by the
- World Bank.
- demand for goods/services provided by the country concerned.
- stability of the government of the concerned country.
- economic potential of the country in question.
- Of these statements
- 1,2, 3 and 4 are correct
- 2 and 3 are correct
- 3 and 4 are correct
- 1 and 4 are correct
- Consider the following statements Coke is one of the materials of the charge added to blast furnace for the production of steel/iron. Its function is to
- act as a reducing agent.
- remove silica associated with the iron ore
- function as fuel, to supply heat.
- act as an oxidizing agent.
- Of these statements
- 1 and 2 are correct
- 2 and 4 are correct
- 1 and 3 are correct
- 3 and 4 are correct
- A consumer is said to be in equilibrium, if
- he is able to fulfill his need with a given level of income
- he is able to live in full comforts with a given level of income
- he can fulfill his needs without consumption of certain items
- he is able to locate new sources of income
- Production of Rice and Wheat (In millions of Tonnes)
Table Supporting: IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1998 (Part 2 of 10) Year Rice Wheat Percentage of Wheat to Rice Year 1950 β 51 Production 20.58 Production 6.46 Percent 1.4 Year 1960 β 61 Production 34.58 Production 11.00 Percent 31.8 Year 1970 β 71 Production 42.22 Production 23.83 Percent 56.4 Year 1980 β 81 Production 53.63 Production 36.31 Percent 67.7 Year 1990 β 91 Production 74.29 Production 55.14 Percent 74.2 Year 1994 β 95 Production 81.81 Production 65.77 Percent 80.4 Year 1995 β 96 Production 79.62 Production 62.62 Percent 78.6 - The above table indicates the performance in India in rice and wheat production from 1950 β 51 to 1995 β 96. Which of the following conclusions arrived at from the above table would be valid?
- Record production of rice as well as wheat has been in 1994 β 95
- The ratio of wheat to rice production seems to have steadily increased over 16 years
- Wheat has not been popular among the Indian population before 1980.
- India became self-sufficient in rice and wheat only after 1990.
- Select the correct answer using the codes given below
- 1 and 2
- 1,2, 3 and 4
- 3 and 4
- None
- The above table indicates the performance in India in rice and wheat production from 1950 β 51 to 1995 β 96. Which of the following conclusions arrived at from the above table would be valid?
- Among the Indian states shown labeled 1,2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given, the correct sequence of descending order of percent of scheduled tribe population to their total population is:
- 1,3, 2,4
- 3,1, 2,4
- 3,1, 4,2
- 1,3, 4,2
- Which one of the following sets of states stands to benefit the most from the Konkan Railway?
- Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil
- Nadu
- The supply-side economics lays greater emphasis on the point of view of
- producer
- global economy
- consumer
- middle-man
- Which one of the following languages belongs to the Austric group?
- Maratlti
- Ladakhi
- Khasi
- Tamil
- Which one of the following metals does not form amalgams?
- Zinc
- Copper
- Magnesium
- Iron
- Indonesian forest fire in 1997 was caused by
- greenhouse effect
- depletion of ozone laver
- EL Nino effect
- None of the above