JKPSC KAS Papers

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1. The expression of earliest volcanic activity in India is found in :
(A) Dalma Hill of Bihar (Now Jharkhand) (B) North Western Deccan Plateau
(C) Buldona District of Maharashtra (D) Kumaon Hill Region

2. Which of the following regions has the highest variability of rainfall ?
(A) Eastern U.P. (B) Meghalaya
(C) Gujarat (D) Kerala Coast

3. The drainage of the eastern hills is of :
(A) Trellis type (B) Radial type
(C) Dendritic type (D) None of the above

4. Which of the following cities in Gujarat is famous for Zari production ?
(A) Surat (B) Rajkot
(C) Ahmedabad (D) Dwarka

5. Which government agency is responsible for mapping and exploration of minerals in India ?
(A) Survey of India (B) School of Mines
(C) Mineral Survey of India (D) Geological Survey of India

6. Mixed farming, a practice used for restoring soil fertility, consists of :
(A) Sowing two or more crops in mixture in the same field
(B) Different crops at regular succession on the same piece of land
(C) Leaving the field without any crop
(D) None of the above

7. Which State in India is more important for antimony ?
(A) Jharkhand (B) Maharashtra
(C) Sikkim (D) Punjab

8. Which crop is specially prone to the disease called smut ?
(A) Rice (B) Bajra
(C) Barley (D) Wheat

9. Which part of the Islands in the Arabian Sea is known as Minicoy Island ?
(A) Eastern (B) Southern
(C) Western (D) Northern

10. What is the ideal temperature for cultivation of wheat ?
(A) 15ºC to 20ºC (B) 10ºC to 15ºC
(C) 20ºC to 30ºC (D) 20ºC to 25ºC

11. Which Indian State is the largest producer of Soyabean ?
(A) Rajasthan (B) Gujarat
(C) U.P. (D) M.P.
12. Which State is known as India’s Spice Garden ?
(A) Kerala (B) Karnataka
(C) Bihar (D) Mumbai
13. On which river bank is Goa located ?
(A) Ganga (B) Gomati
(C) Mandovi (D) Sabarmati
14. In which region is the ‘Golden Triangle’ situated ?
(A) South East Asia (B) South West Asia
(C) South America (D) Western Australia
15. Coffee and tea plantation are most expensive in :
(A) Eastern Africa (B) Siberia
(C) South Africa (D) Australia
16. Dakshin Gangotri is :
(A) A place in Andhra Pradesh (B) Hill Station in Tamil Nadu
(C) Unmanned Station in Antarctica (D) Origin of river Godavari
17. Which among the following is the world’s largest gulf ?
(A) Gulf of Panama (B) Gulf of Darien
(C) Gulf of Alaska (D) Gulf of Mexico
18. First Tidal Power plant was built in :
(A) Russia (B) France
(C) U.S.A. (D) Germany
19. Which volcanic eruption is known as the “Lighthouse of the Mediterranean” ?
(A) Mt. Krakatoa (B) Mt. Stramboli
(C) Mt. Pelee (D) Mt. Vesuvius
20. The total population divided by foodgrain area is referred to as :
(A) Agricultural Density (B) Nutritional Density
(C) Population Density (D) None of the above
21. Which of the following burial practices of the Chalcolithic communities was characterised by
burial within the precincts of the houses after chopping off the feet of the cadaver ?
(A) Savalda (B) Kyatha
(C) Jonwe (D) Malwa
22. The ‘Karmakara’ of Vedic Society were the :
(A) Slaves (B) Artisans
(C) Hired Labourers (D) Sacrificial Performers
23. The first Saka king in India, Maues, established Saka power in :
(A) Taxila (B) Gandhara
(C) Mathura (D) Sialkot
24. During the period of Harshavardhana, the fields were watered by the pots of the ghati-yantm.
This is known from the writings of :
(A) Hiuen-Tsang (B) Bana
(C) Subandhu (D) Dandin
25. The Qarachil Expedition is attributed to the reign of :
(A) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq (B) Ulugh Khan
(C) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq (D) Firaz Tughlaq
26. The Mughals adopted the Rupee from the currency developed by :
(A) Mohmmad Bin Tughlaq (B) Sher Shah
(C) Kablai Khan of China (D) Firaz Tughlaq
27. Which of the following Jaina texts deals with the code of conduct which a Jaina monk is required
to follow ?
(A) Acharanga Sutta (B) Bhagavati Sutta
(C) Angas (D) Purvas
28. The Mitaksara commentary on the Yajnavalkya Smriti, an important source of Hindu law, was
written by :
(A) Apararka (B) Kulluka
(C) Vijnanesvara (D) Visvarupa
29. Which of the following places in Tamil Nadu is identified with the cult of Shiva as the ‘King of
Dancers’ ?
(A) Tiruvannamalai (B) Chidambaram
(C) Dharamaphri (D) Sririmgam
30. Pagal Panthis sect was founded by :
(A) Syed Ahmed of Rae Bareli (B) Shah Waliullah
(C) Karam Shah (D) Haji Sahariatullah
31. Who amongst the following declared (in 1921) that it was religiously unlawful for the Muslims to
continue in the British Army ?
(A) Shaukat Ali (B) Mohammad Ali
(C) Asaf Ali (D) Hasrat Mohani
32. The Delhi Sultan who established ministry of agricultural development was :
(A) Balban (B) Muhammad Tughlaq
(C) Ala-ud-din Khilji (D) Firoz Tughlaq
33. The earliest surviving building in India containing a true dome is the :
(A) Gol Gumbad (B) Arhai Din ka Jhopra
(C) Tomb of Sultan Garhi (D) Alai Darwaza
34. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed during the Governor-Generalship of :
(A) Bentinck (B) Dalhousie
(C) Canning (D) Lawerence
35. Diwan-i-Insha is related to :
(A) Religious Propagation (B) Road construction
(C) Education (D) Correspondence
36. Which new currency was struck by Mohammad Tughlaq ?
(A) Dinar (B) Jeetal
(C) Tanka (D) Dokani
37. The first National News Agency of India was :
(A) The Indian Review (B) The Free Press of India
(C) The Hindustan Review (D) The Associated Press of India
38. Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association was founded by :
(A) Mridula Sarabhai (B) N.M. Joshi
(C) V.V. Giri (D) M.K. Gandhi
39. During whose tenure the resolution of Total Independence was passed ?
(A) Lord Chelmsford (B) Lord Wavell
(C) Lord Irwin (D) Lord Willington
40. Who proposed the Communal Award ?
(A) Lord Minto (B) Lord Atlee
(C) Lord Macdonald (D) Strafford Cripps
41. Who founded the All India Trade Union Congress ?
(A) B.P. Wadia (B) B.G. Tilak
(C) S.M. Joshi (D) G.K. Gokhale
42. When was the Indo-China Panchsheel Pact signed ?
(A) 1951 (B) 1952
(C) 1954 (D) 1957
43. Who prepared the draft of Basic Education ?
(A) Gandhiji (B) Shiksha Sammelan, Wardha
(C) Zakir Hussain Committee (D) Radha Krishnan Commission
44. The Barisal Conference set up by Abdul Rasool was related to :
(A) Swadeshi Movement (B) Khilafat Movement
(C) Moglah Revolt (D) Aligarh Movement
45. Who among the following have the right to vote in the election to both-the Lok Sabha and the
Rajya Sabha ?
(A) Elected members of the Lower House of Parliament
(B) Elected members of the Upper House of Parliament
(C) Elected members of the Upper House of State Legislature
(D) Elected members of the Lower House of State Legislature
46. Which one of the following States for the first time established Panchayati Raj, inaugurated on
2nd Oct, 1959 ?
(A) Maharashtra (B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Rajasthan
47. The Constitution of India recognises :
(A) only religious minorities (B) only linguistic minorities
(C) religious and linguistic minorities (D) religious, linguistic and ethnic minorities
48. A British Citizen staying in India can not claim right to :
(A) Freedom of trade and profession (B) Equality before law
(C) Freedom of Religion (D) Protection of life and personal liberty
49. Which of the following Committees was constituted by Union Govt. on reforming the criminal
justice system of the country ?
(A) Srikrishna Commission (B) Madhava Menon Committee
(C) Narasimhan Committee (D) Raghuram Rajan Committee
50. Which one of the following duties is not performed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of
India ?
(A) To audit and report on all expenditure from the consolidated fund of India
(B) To audit and report on all expenditure from the contingency fund of India and Public Account
(C) To audit and report on all trading, manufacturing profit and loss accounts
(D) To control the receipt and issue of public money and to ensure that the public revenue is
lodged in the exchequer

51. Who was the head of the Commission set up in 1953 to examine the re-organisation of State on
linguistic basis ?
(A) Fazal Ali (B) K.M. Panniker
(C) H.N. Kunzru (D) Potti Sriramulu
52. The expenditure which is included in the Constitution for which approval of Parliament is not
necessary is known as :
(A) Allocated expenditure (B) Accounted expenditure
(C) Charged expenditure (D) Incurred expenditure
53. State funding of elections takes place in :
(A) U.S.A. and Canada (B) France and Italy
(C) Britain and Switzerland (D) Germany and Austria
54. Which political party was formed by Mrs. Maneka Gandhi ?
(A) Shakti Dal (B) Shakti Bal
(C) Stree Dal (D) Stree Bal
55. Located in India, it is Asia’s largest residential University. It is :
(A) Banaras Hindu University (B) Anna University
(C) The Utkal University (D) Jawahar Lal Nehru University
56. ‘The Silent Valley’ is in :
(A) Maharashtra (B) Kashmir
(C) Kerala (D) Punjab
57. The annual fair of Rajasthan famous for camel trading event is known as :
(A) Pushkar Mela (B) Kumbha Mela
(C) Suraj Kund Mela (D) Sonepur Mela
58. The festival of Onam comes during :
(A) Aug-Sept (B) Jun-July
(C) Oct-Nov (D) Jan-Feb
59. The fundamental right that aims at the abolition of social distinction is the right :
(A) to property (B) against exploitation
(C) to equality (D) to freedom
60. Which one of the following is not a fundamental right ?
(A) Right to Equality (B) Right to Property
(C) Right against Exploitation (D) Right to freedom of Religion
61. The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens were provided by :
(A) an amendment of the Constitution (B) a judgement of the Supreme Court
(C) an order issued by the President (D) a legislation adopted by the Parliament
62. Which of the following Bills can’t be introduced to Rajya Sabha first ?
(A) Bill pertaining to removal of President by Impeachment
(B) Bill bringing a State under President Rule
(C) Bill pertaining to powers of Supreme Court
(D) Money Bill
63. Constitution describes the Indian Union as :
(A) India i.e. Bharat (B) India i.e. Hindustan
(C) India i.e. Bharat Varsha (D) India i.e. Union of India
64. White Paper is a :
(A) Government Statement on policy matter (B) Government paper for printing
(C) Paper used in currency notes (D) Paper on which a judge gives death sentence
65. Who was the Prime Minister of U.K. at the time of India’s independence ?
(A) Lord Mountbatten (B) Lord Attlee
(C) Winston Churchill (D) Harold Wilson
66. The Rowlatt Act was passed in :
(A) 1917 (B) 1918
(C) 1919 (D) 1920
67. Who founded the Servants of Indian Society ?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Malaviya
(C) Basant (D) Gokhale
68. The Simon Commission was concerned with :
(A) Higher Education (B) Constitutional Reforms
(C) Reforms in princely States (D) Reforms for weaker sections of Society
69. ‘Manu Smriti’ deals with :
(A) Law (B) Economics
(C) Geography (D) Music
70. Who gave the call ‘Back to Vedas’ ?
(A) Vivekananda (B) Dayananda
(C) Ram Mohan Roy (D) Shankarananda
71. Which 17th century ruler used a sword called ‘Bhawani’ ?
(A) Prithvi Raj Chauhan (B) Ashoka
(C) Shivaji (D) Puru
72. The 10th Guru of Sikh Khalsa was :
(A) Guru Nanak (B) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(C) Guru Hargobind (D) Guru Gobind Singh
73. The Red Fort and Jama Masjid were built by :
(A) Akbar (B) Humayun
(C) Shahjahan (D) Jehangir
74. Which one of the following is not a work of Kalidasa ?
(A) Panchtantra (B) Abhigiana Shakuntalam
(C) Meghaduttam (D) Kumar Sambhavam
75. Who is the author of ‘Freedom at Midnight’ ?
(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru (B) Larry Collins
(C) Kuldip Nayyar (D) Mahatma Gandhi
76. J & K Legislative Assembly, on 9th Oct, 2010 passed a bill to tax the water for :
(A) Domestic purpose (B) Industrial purpose
(C) Charity purpose (D) Power General purpose
77. Which one of the following is the task of Planning Commission of India ?
(A) Preparation of Plan (B) Implementation of Plan
(C) Financing of Plan (D) Both (A) and (B)
78. Which of the following is correct about Planning Commission of India ?
(i) was set up in 1950 (ii) is a Constitutional body
(iii) is an advisory Body (iv) is a govt. department
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i) and (iii) (D) (iii) only
79. The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission is :
(A) Prime Minister (B) Any Cabinet Minister
(C) Planning Minister (D) Economist of repute
80. H2O is the chemical formula of :
(A) Hydrogen Peroxide (B) Ozone
(C) Ammonia (D) Water
81. The nucleus of an atom consists of :
(A) Electrons (B) Neutrons
(C) Protons and Neutrons (D) Protons, Neutrons and Electrons
82. The third planet from the Sun is :
(A) Earth (B) Mercury
(C) Mars (D) Venus
83. The green pigment found in plants that performs photosynthesis is :
(A) Chloroplast (B) Chromatophore
(C) Chlorophyll (D) Melamin
84. A proton has what charge ?
(A) + ve (B) – ve
(C) No charge (D) Either + ve or –ve
85. The largest organ in human body is :
(A) Heart (B) Pancreas
(C) Kidneys (D) Liver
86. Ozone layer protects us from :
(A) Carbon Dioxide (B) Ultraviolet Radiation
(C) Gamma Radiation (D) Temperature fluctuations
87. Which is the largest fresh water lake in India ?
(A) Wulnar Lake (B) Dal Lake
(C) Powai Lake (D) Chilika Lake
88. Which Indian State has most airports ?
(A) Maharashtra (B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Gujarat (D) Kerala
89. In a certain code language BREAKFAST is coded as 30 and LUNCH as 18, then what is the
code for BRUNCH in the same code language ?
(A) 15 (B) 19
(C) 21 (D) 23
90. In a certain language ‘bird is blue’ is written as ‘abc xyz lmn’, ‘blue is color’ is written as
‘xyz, abc pqr’ and ‘color is natural’ is written as ‘pqr rst xyz’. Then which of the following stands
for ‘rst’ and ‘pqr’ respectively ?
(A) ‘Natural’ and ‘colour’ (B) ‘Color’ and ‘Natural’
(C) ‘Natural’ and ‘Blue’ (D) ‘Blue’ and ‘Color’
91. 16, 35, 109, 441, 2211, ?
(A) 15477 (B) 13273
(C) 12948 (D) 13283
92. Arun travels 6 km towards north by his car. Then he turns to his right and travels 5 km. Then he
turns to his left and travels 7 km. Again he turns to his left and travels a while. In which direction
is he travelling now ?
(A) North-east (B) West
(C) East (D) North
Directions for questions 93 to 97. Answer these questions based on the following
information.
During a sports event, two teams comprising of only male and only female won a total of
100 medals. Total number of medals won by males were 8 less than the total number of medals
won by females. There were only three types of medals distributed during the event i.e., gold,
silver and bronze. A total of 28 gold medals were distributed. The number of silver medals won
by males were 20 and number of bronze medals won by females was 22. Males have won 10
more bronze medals than the gold medals.
93. What is the number of silver medals won by females ?
(A) 12 (B) 20
(C) 28 (D) 18
94. What is the number of bronze medals won by males ?
(A) 24 (B) 16
(C) 18 (D) 20
95. What is the number of gold medals won by females ?
(A) 12 (B) 20
(C) 14 (D) None of these
96. What is the total number of silver and bronze medals won by the two teams during the event ?
(A) 72 (B) 60
(C) 68 (D) 56
97. What is the sum of the number of silver medals won by females and the number of gold medals
won by males ?
(A) 28 (B) 30
(C) 32 (D) None of these
98. A is the mother of B. B´s father C has 3 children. Based on this information, state which of the
following statements is definitely true :
(A) C has 3 daughters (B) C has 3 sons
(C) B is a male child (D) A has 3 children
99. SEBI is a /an :
(A) Advisory Body (B) Statutory Body
(C) Constitutional Body (D) Private Organisation
100. Corporate Tax is imposed by :
(A) State Govt. (B) Local Govt.
(C) Central Govt. (D) Both Central and State Govt.
101. The official exchange rate of Indian Rupee is associated with :
(A) Pound Sterling (B) Dollar
(C) Special Drawing Rights (D) A basked of selected currencies
102. Which rural sector is not included in ‘Bharat Nirman Yojna’ ?
(A) Irrigation (B) Education
(C) Electricity (D) Telephone
103. Country whose National Anthem has only music, not words is :
(A) India (B) Bahrain
(C) Germany (D) Spain
104. The Fourth Asian Film Festival was held in :
(A) Mumbai (B) Goa
(C) Nagpur (D) Pune
105. The next Common Wealth Games will be held in :
(A) Scotland (B) Australia
(C) Canada (D) South Africa
106. How many countries participated in recent Common Wealth Games in Delhi ?
(A) 74 (B) 71
(C) 73 (D) 77
107. The Terminal 3 (T3) building of the Indira Gandhi International Airport that was inaugurated on
July 3, 2010 in New Delhi is :
(A) the second largest in the world (B) the third largest in the world
(C) the eighth largest in the world (D) the tenth largest in the world
108. With which nation did India sign a deal about £ 700 million for Hawk pilot-trainer jets on July 28,
2010 ?
(A) Britain (B) France
(C) Germany (D) North Korea
109. Milon Banerjee who died in July 2010 was two times :
(A) Chief Justice of India (B) Army General of India
(C) Attorney General of India (D) None of the above
110. The Cabinet cleared the merger of a bank with SBI in July 2010. The name of that bank is :
(A) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (B) State Bank of Travancore
(C) State Bank of Patiala (D) State Bank of Indore
111. Which of the following placed PSLVC-15 in the space in July 2010 ?
(A) The Indian Space Research Organisation
(B) NASA
(C) European Space Agency
(D) None of the above
112. Who was sworn as Chief Justice of India in May 2010 ?
(A) Justice D. Dua (B) Justice VRC Reddy
(C) Justice Raghu Rai (D) Justice S.H. Kapadia
113. Who among the following became the youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest in May 2010 ?
(A) Manoj Vajpai (B) Dubesh Mandloi
(C) Arjun Vajpai (D) Kiran Wadhwa
114. Which, out of the following, is the mascot of Olympic Games 2012 ?
(A) Shera (B) Wenlock
(C) Jumbo (D) Mandeville
115. Who, among the following, became the President of G-15 Summit (2010) ?
(A) Mohinda Rajapaksa (B) S.M. Krishna
(C) Hugo Chavez (D) L. Hngkiang
116. What is the new name of Tata group company Tata Tea ?
(A) Tata Global Corporation (B) Tata Global Beverages Ltd.
(C) Tata Tea corporation (D) Tata and Company
117. Why was Tejaswini Sawant in news recently ?
(A) First Indian woman shooter to win gold medal at the World Championships
(B) First woman ambassador for Common Wealth Games
(C) First Indian woman sports person to be awarded with Dronacharya Award
(D) First Indian woman to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award
118. By surpassing Japan, which nation became the World’s second largest economy ?
(A) India (B) North Korea
(C) U.S.A. (D) China
119. Which of the following States recently decided to levy environment tax on vehicles ?
(A) Delhi (B) Karnataka
(C) U.P. (D) Maharashtra
120. Sudarsan Patnaik is a known :
(A) Sand artist (B) Social Worker
(C) Environmentalist (D) Musician