IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1996 (Part 1 of 10)
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- According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas the sequential order of the cycle of four aeons (yugas) is
- Dvapara, Krita, Treta and Kali
- Krita, Dvapara, Treta and Kali
- Krita, Treta, Dvapara and Kali
- Treta, Dvapara, Kali and Krita
- Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangappattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
- Cauvery
- Tungabhadra
- Krishna
- Godavari
- Of the four landmarks in medical history given below, which one was the first to take place?
- Organ transplant
- Bypass Surgery
- Test tube baby
- Plastic surgery
- If the number of seats allocated to a state in the, Lok Sabha is 42, then the number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in that state will be
- 21
- 14
- 7
- 6
- The following Table shows the percentage distribution of revenue expenditure of Government of India in 1989 − 90 and 1994 − 95: Expenditure Head (per cent to total)
Table Supporting: IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1996 (Part 1 of 10) Years Defense Interest payments Subsidies Grants to States/UTs Others Year 1989 − 90 Expense 15.1 Expense 27.7 Expense 16.3 Expense 13.6 Expense 27.4 Year 1994 − 95 Expense 13.6 Expense 38.7 Expense 8.0 Expense 16.7 Expense 23.0 - Based on this table, it can be said that the
- Indian economy is in poor shape because the Central government continues to be under pressure to:
- reduce expenditure on defence
- spend more and more oil interest payments
- reduce expenditure on subsidies
- spend more and more as grants-in-aid to State government/Union Territories.
- Indian economy is in poor shape because the Central government continues to be under pressure to:
- Based on this table, it can be said that the
- As per the 1991 Census, which one of the following states has a lower population density than the other three?
- Sikkim
- Nagaland
- Meghalaya
- Manipur
- Consider the map given below: The dotted (broken) line in the map is the
- Durand line
- MacMahon line
- line of demarcation between India and Pakistan suggested by the Boundary Commission (1947)
- route followed by the Young husband
- Expedition
- In the Indian context the term De-notified tribes refers to
- tribes which are aboriginals
- nomadic tribes
- tribes practicing shifting cultivation
- tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
- Which one of the following temples figured in the news regarding the institution of the Devadasis?
- Jagannath temple, Pun
- Pasupatinath temple, Katmandu
- Kandariyamahadev temple, Khajuraho
- Chaunsathyogini temple, Bheraghat
- The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its
- advisory jurisdiction
- appellate jurisdiction
- original jurisdiction
- constitutional jurisdiction
- Which one of the following is correct regarding stabilization and structural adjustment as two components of the new economic policy adopted in India?
- Stabilization is a gradual, multi-step process while structural adjustment is a quick adaptation process.
- Structural adjustment is a gradual multi-step process, while stabilization is a quick adaptation process.
- Stabilization and structural adjustment are very similar and complimentary policies. It is difficult to separate one from the other.
- Stabilization mainly deals with a set of policies which are to be implementery by the Central government while structural adjustment is to be set it motion by the State governments.
- When an air bubble at the bottom of lake rises to the top, it will
- increase in size
- decrease in size
- maintain its size
- flatten into a dislike shape
- The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is
- Sindhu
- Sutudri
- Sarasvati
- Ganga
- Of the four forms of political protests mentioned below, which one is derived from the name of the person who used it as a political weapon for the first time?
- Boycott
- Gherao
- Bandh
- Hartal
- According to the World Health Organization the disease which causes the death of the largest number of people today is:
- AIDS
- tuberculosis
- malaria
- ebola