IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1993 (Part 8 of 10)
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- Consider the following pie-charts: The pie-charts given above depict the area under cultivation of different cash crops, for two years, 1985 and 990. Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
- In 1985, the area under jute cultivation was less than that under rice cultivation
- More land was used for growing vegetables in 1990 than in 1985
- In 1990, the area under rice and wheat cultivation taken together was less than the total cultivated area.
- The percentage area under jute cultivation was less in 1985 than in 1990
- The above graph shows the annual sales of a companys products in millions of rupees. Study the trend and find out which of the following is⟋arc correct?
- A deliberate attempt has been made to distort the figures in one year.
- Someone is interested in misleading the management.
- The kink in the graph is unexplained.
- Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
- Codes:
- 1 only.
- 2 only
- 3 only
- 1 and 3
- The following table shows the percentage change-in the consumption of electricity by live towns P, Q, R, S and T from 1989 to 1991. What was the percentage by which the total consumption of electricity by the five cities changed between 1989 and 1991?
- -4
- -4.45
- 4
- Data given is insufficient to answer
- Consider the charts given below: The given charts depict the price variation in a stock market during a year. Movement of industry-wise average price is plotted for the sectors of iron and steel and petroproducts. Price movements of four companies A, B (iron and steel) , C and D (petro-products) are also plotted. From the curves a significant feature that can be deduced is
- Company C made a large profit around June
- All share prices will increase steadily in the next year
- Company B seems to be performing better than the market average
- Petro-products are performing better than iron and steel
- The monthly incomes of Peter and Paul are in the ratio of 4: 3. Their expenses are in the ratio of 3: 2. If each saves ₹ 600 at the end of the month, their monthly incomes respectively are (in rupees)
- 3200 and 2400
- 2800 and 2100
- 2400 and 1200
- 2000 and 1500
- According to the ancient Indian geographical concept Bharatavarsha was a part of
- Pushkaradweepa
- Jambudweepa
- Kraunchadweepa
- Kushadweepa
- Even though Pluto is usually the farthest planet its path is highly elliptical, crossing inside the path of some other planet. As a result, for a period of twenty years from 1979 the farthest planet is not Pluto but
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
- The only instance when the President of India exercised his power of veto related to
- the Hindu Code Bill
- the PEPSU Appropriation Bill
- the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill
- the Dowry Prohibition Bill
- When there is depletion of ozone in the stratosphere the wavelength of radiation striking the earths surface will be
- 10 − 10m
- 10 − 7m
- 10 − 2m
- 100m
- Consider the map given below: The countries marked 1,2, 3 and 4 in the map respectively represent
- Libya, Somalia, Nigeria and Namibia
- Egypt, Somalia, Congo and Namibia
- Sudan, Ethiopia, Angola and Botswana
- Algeria, Kenya, Ghana and Zambia
- The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the Non-Cooperation Movement was
- Hind Kesari
- Kaiser-c-Hind
- Rai Bahadur
- Rt. Honorable
- The Lifeline Express is
- the worlds first hospital on rails operation in India
- an instrument used for watching the fluctuations in the blood pressure of a patient under general anaesthesia
- a dc-addiction programme to save drug addicts
- a popular health magazine founded by
- Ramnath Goenka
- The solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because
- the size of the shadow of the moon on the earth is small compared to the cross section of the earth
- the earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions
- the trajectories of the earth around the sun and the moon around the earth are not prefect circles
- sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction
- The Chief Minister of a State in India is NOT eligible to vote in the Presidential election if
- he himself is a candidate
- he is yet to prove his majority on the floor of the Lower House of the State legislature
- he is a member of the Upper House of the State legislature
- he is a caretaker Chief Minister
- Given below is a diary of disasters involving hazardous chemicals. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
- Match Item 1: 1959, Minamata⟋Niigata, Japan
- Match Item 2: Leakage at pesticide plant
- Match Item 1: 1976, Seveso, Italy
- Match Item 2: Mercury discharged into waterways
- Match Item 1: 1984, Bhopal India
- Match Item 2: Leakage of dioxin
- Match Item 1: 1987, Kotka, Finland
Monochlorobenzene spill in harbour