APSC Combined Competitive Examination (Prelims)
Year – 2017
(GENERAL STUDIES)
Full Marks: 200
Time: 3 hours
1. Goods and Services Tax (GST) would replace which of the following taxes levied at present?
(A) Income tax
(B) Corporate tax
(C) Capital gains tax
(D) Value-added tax (VAT)
2. The High Altitude Warfare School of the Indian Army is located at
(A) Siachen
(B) Manali
(C) Gulmarg
(D) Leh
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3. Which among the following countries is the largest troop contributor to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Pakistan
4. Who said, “India is the bright spot on the cloudy global horizon”?
(A) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
(B) Former US President Barack Obama
(C) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee
(D) IMF Chief Christine Lagarde
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5. The Supreme Court was set up under the
(A) Regulating Act, 1773
(B) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(C) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(D) Indian Councils Act, 1892
6. Under which of the following Articles, additional and acting judges can be appointed in the High Courts?
(A) Article 220
(B) Article 229
(C) Article 224
(D) Article 231
7. The first Lok Adalat was held in the year
(A) 1985
(B) 1986
(C) 1987
(D) 1988
(E) 1982
8. Who/Which among the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India?
(A) The President of India
(B) The Prime Minister of India
(C) The Lok Sabha Secretariat
(D) The Supreme Court of India
9. Which one of the following jurisdictions of the Indian judiciary covers Public Interest Litigation?
(A) Appellate jurisdiction
(B) Original jurisdiction
(C) Advisory jurisdiction
(D) Epistolary jurisdiction
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10. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and State falls under its
(A) writ jurisdiction
(B) advisory jurisdiction
(C) original jurisdiction
(D) appellate jurisdiction
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Q 91)Answer should be Lord Mayo..
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38. Hygrometer is used to measure/ record humidity
To measure Humidity Hygrometer is used but to record humidity Hygrograph is used and here as the option is not given so Thermo-hygrograph is the correct answer that measures and records both temperature and humidity.
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