IFS-2000: General Knowledge
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Paper-I
Section I
- Answer any three of the following (About 150 words each) (3 × 20 = 60 marks)
- Describe the functions of Internet 2?
- What are Landmines? flow many types of Landmines are there?
- Discuss the causes and effects of Malaria.
- Give a short description of Indian Climatic Research Programme.
- What is Hepatitis-B?
- Answer any one of the following: (About 150 words each) (1 × 20 = 20 marks)
- Describe the significance of ‘Rainbow Warrior’ and its tour to India.
- Comment upon the recommendations of the Subrahmanyam Committee on the Kargil
- conflict with Pakistan.
- Answer any two of the following: (About 150 words each) (2 × 20 = 40 marks)
- Do you advocate Presidential Form of Government for India? Give reasons.
- Discuss the arguments against women reservation in the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies.
- What is India՚s case on the Kashmir dispute?
Section II
- Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each) : (3 × 10 = 30 marks)
- Explain:
- Why is sea-water saline?
- Why petrol fire cannot be put out with water?
- Comment upon the Sankhya Vahini Project.
- What is Light Year?
- Explain Optical Fibres and their utility.
- Explain:
- Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each) (3 × 10 = 30 marks)
- What is Aurora Palaris?
- What is Rh Factor?
- What are Biomes?
- What was Cro-Magnon?
- What is Dry Ice?
- Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each) (3 × 10 = 30 marks)
- What are the provisions of the Constitution of India regarding Indian Citizenship?
- State the Fundamental Duties laid down in the Constitution of India.
- Write a note on the structure of the Council of Ministers of India.
- Write a short note on the functions of the Committee on Public Undertakings of the Indian Parliament.
- Write a short notes on the office of the Controller and Auditor-General of India.
- Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each) (3 × 10 = 30 marks)
- What were the impacts on India as a result of its Central Asia contacts?
- Comment upon the current political turmoil in Fiji.
- What is the contribution of Raja Ram Mohun Roy?
- What are Mangroves? Where are these found in India?
- Analyse the steps taken by the Government to combat the problem of Malnutrition.
Section III
- Mention the place (City and State) where the following are located: (10 × 1 = 10 marks)
- Dhuvaram Power Station
- Hindustan Antibiotic Plant
- Hindustan Insecticides Limited
- Pakkri Sanctuary
- Pench National Park
- Shikari Devi Sanctuary
- Kewal Sanctuary
- Hirakund Dam
- Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
- Central Rice Research Institute.
- What do the following abbreviations stand for (10 × 1 = 10 marks) ?
- APEC
- IAEA
- COFEPOSA
- CIEFL
- DTP
- FERA
- SPCA
- SITE
- NAEP
- NDMC
- What are the following: (Answer in one world or one sentence each) (10 × 1 = 10 marks)
- Optics
- Rectifier
- Benthos
- Carnivore
- Obesity
- Brass
- Bronze
- Dehydration
- Hard Water
- Dutch Oil
- What are the following famous for (Answer in one word or one sentence each) ? (10 × 1 = 10 marks)
- Rahul Bajaj
- Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC)
- Confucious
- Nandlal Bose
- Lara Dutta
- Amartya Sen
- Bill Gates
- Justice Venkatachalia
- Barbara Cartland
- Arundhati Roy
- Why have the following been in the news recently (10 × 1 = 10 marks) ?
- Hrithik Roshan
- Rajesh Kalra
- Brajakishore Tripathi
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Ghanikhan Choudhuri
- Majrooh Sultanpuri
- Uma Bharati
- George Speight
- I. S. Bindra
- Kalyan Singh
- With which game/sport the following terms are associated (10 × 1 = 10 marks) ?
- Silly Point
- Dribble
- Steeple Chase
- Half Volley
- Half Nelson
- Scoop
- Punter
- Bunker
- Battery
- Pinch