OPSC OCS 2015 Previous Year Question with Solutions

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Here is the solution for OPSC OAS Previous Year Question 2015-16 General Studies Paper 1 conducted on November 8, 2015.

Here, we have discussed topic-wise MCQs from the OPSC OCS prelims 2015-16 exam for your quick revision, all questions are collected from the OPSC website.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Who has been appointed as the First Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog:

Ans: Arvind Panagariya

2. Where was India’s indigenously built anti-tank missile ‘Nag’ test-fired in July 2015:

Ans: Pokhran, Rajasthan

3. Which NGO is Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi associated with:

Ans: Bachpan Bachao Andolan

4. Which are the fields of the two MOUS signed between India and Egypt for bilateral co-operation on August 24, 2015:

Ans: Tourism and Scientific & Technical Co-operation

5. Who is the recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2015:

Ans: Sania Mirza

6. Why was the 50th anniversary of Indo-Pak War of 1965 observed on August 28, 2015:

Ans: The day marks the beginning of the war

7. What has Om Prakash Rawat been appointed as:

Ans: Election Commissioner of India

8. What is the name of the Indian Coast Guard Ship that has been gifted to Sri Lanka:

Ans: Varaha

9. What is the “Start-up India, Stand-up India” campaign associated with:

Ans: Entrepreneurship

10. Who is the Japanese Scientist to have won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for 2015:

Ans: Satoshi Omura

11. Where was the first facial recognition ATM unveiled on May 30, 2015:

Ans: China

12. What has the UN declared the year 2015 as:

Ans: International Year of Soils

13. Which country did top the medals tally at the 15th World Championship in Athletics held in August, 2015:

Ans: Kenya

14. Which country’s First Woman President was sworn into office in February, 2015:

Ans: Croatia

15. The first (and current) President of the New Development Bank, headquartered at Shanghai, China and formed by countries of the BRIC block is nominated by India. Who among the following is the current incumbent?

Ans: K. V. Kamath

HISTORY

1. Where have the remains of a highly advanced water management system of Indus Valley Civilisation been díscovered:

Ans: Dholavira

2. Consider the following statements regarding Hatigumpha inscription:

(i) It is found in Khandagiri

(ii) It was discovered in 1820

(iii) It is written in Pali language

(iv) The inscription was deciphered by James Prinsep Which statement is/statements are correct?

(A) (i), (ii), (iv)

(B) (i), (iii)

(D) All are correct

3. Who was the Court Physician of Kaniska:

Ans: Charaka

4. Which great Indian astronomer gave the theory that all things fell on the earth by law of nature as it was earth’s nature to attract and keep things:

Ans: Brahmagupta

5. Which great Indian astronomer did give the theory that all things fell on the earth by law of nature as it was earth’s nature to attract and keep things:

Ans: Brahmagupta

6. Which of the following books was not written by Harshavardhana:

(A) Ratnavali (B) Nagananda (C) Kadambari (D) Priyadarsika

7. Who did introduce the system of land measurement in India:

Ans: Sher Shah Suri

8. With reference to the monuments built by the Mughals, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Buland Darwaza – Akbar (B) Itimud ud Daula’s tomb – Jahangir

9. Who was the first native ruler of India to accept Subsidiary Alliance:

Ans: Nizam of Hyderabad

10. Which Act did change the designation of Governor General of Bengal to Govemor General of India?

Ans: Charter Act of 1833

11. When did Ranjit Singh sign a treaty of perpetual friendship with British at Amritsar?

Ans: 1809

12. Who is associated with introduction of Local Self Government in India?

Ans: Lord Ripon

13. Which place did Kunwar Singh, a leader during the Revolt of 1857 belong to:

Ans: Kunwar Singh (Bihar)

14. Consider the following events that occurred during India’s Freedom Struggle:

(i) Chauri Chaura Violence

(ii) Morley-Minto Reforms

(iii) Dandi March

(iv) Mont-Ford Reforms

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their occurrence?

(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

(D) (ii), (i), (i), (iv)

Ans: Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) Mont-Ford Reforms (1919) Chauri Chaura Violence (1922) Dandi March (1930)

15. Where did Netaji Subhash Bose hoist the Indian Flag:

Ans: Port Blair

GEOGRAPHY

1. Khajjiar Lake is located in:

Ans: Himachal Pradesh

2. Minicoy and Suheli Islands are separated by

Ans: Nine degree channel

3. KBR National Park is located at

Ans: Hyderabad

4. Where from the Narmada River originate

Ans: North Eastern part of Satpura Range

5. The Sutlez river is a tributary of

Ans: The Hindus River (or The Indus River)

6. The length of Gangotri glacier is:

Ans: 30 km

7. Which one of the following regions is famous as the Sahyadris:

Ans: Western Ghats region

8. Eastern most point of East-West corridor is

Ans: Silchar

9. Indira Point is near to:

Ans: Great Nicobar

10. In our country second largest area is occupied by:

Ans: Red soil

11. Which one of the following states possesses the largest forest area

ANs: Madhya Pradesh

12. Largest producer of Manganese in. India is

Ans: Odisha

13. What is the total surface area of Lakshadweep

Ans: 32 sq km

14. Karaganda coal basin belongs to

Ans: Kazakhstan

POLITY & GOVERNANCE

1. The provision of providing identity cards to voters has been made in :

(A) The Constitution of India

(B) The Representation of the People Act, 1958

(D) The Criminal and Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 1969

2. Who among the following describes the Indian economy as “Bullock-cart Capitalism”

Ans: Lloyd and Sussane Rudolph

3. What will follow if a Money Bill is substantially amended by the Rajya Sabha?

(A) The Lok Sabha may still proceed with the Bill, accepting or not accepting the recommendations of the Rajya Sabha

(B) The Lok Sabha cannot consider the Bill further

(D) The President may call a joint sitting.

4. Rajya Sabha is dissolved after every

Ans: Is not subjected to dissolution

5. A money bill can be introduced only in

Ans: Lok Sabha

6. Panchayati Raj is included in

Ans: State List

7. Who among the following has the power to issue ordinances under Article 123:

(Question is wrongly asked in the exam paper, mentioning Article 129 instead of Article 123)

Ans: The President of India

8. The doctrine of basic structure of the Indian Constitution was pronounced by the Supreme Court of India in which of the following cases:

Ans: Kesavananda Bhartivs State of Kerala

9. Writs can be issued for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights by:

Ans: Both Supreme Court as well as the High Courts

10. Which one of the following was the First State to establish the institution of the Lokayukta in India

Ans: Maharashtra

11. Which one of the following was the first committee to demand constitutional recognition for Panchayats:

Ans: Ashok Mehta Committee

12. In India, ‘Collegium System’was first introduced in relation to

Ans: Judiciary

13. The Lok Sabha may still proceed with the Bill, accepting or not accepting the recommendations of the Rajya Sabha

Ans: Santhanam Committee Report

14. Which constitutional amendment provided for the setting up of Administrative Tribunals in India:

Ans: 42nd Amendment

15. Which of the following committee voiced concern about “Criminalization of Politics and Politicization of Criminals”

Ans: Vohra Committee

ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY

1. Halophytes are the types of plants that prefer to grow on:

Ans: Saline soil

2. Thick vegetation of mangroves is present in:

Ans: Sunderban

3. Broad leaved deciduous forests are typical of:

Ans: Monsoon region

4. Which of the following is mutually beneficial to the organisms in an association?

Ans: Symbiosis

5. A thick and fleshy stem covered with a thick cuticle stores water in:

Ans: Opuntia

6. The largest amount of freshwater of our planet is present in:

Ans: Polar ice and glaciers

7. A habitat of long severe winters and few months of summer constituting the only growing season for plants are the characteristics of:

Ans: Tundra ecosystem

8. The pyramid that always remains erect in a stable ecosystem with homeostasis is :

Ans: Pyramid of energy

9. The role of bacteria in an ecosystem is to:

Ans: Recycle nutrients

10. The biochemical oxygen demand in water is enhanced by:

Ans: Increase in load of organic matter

11. Green plant commonly:

Ans: Releases O₂ in day time and CO₂ in night time

ECONOMIC & SOCIAL & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

1. Under whose auspices, the concept ‘sustainable development’ was coined:

Ans: UN World Commission on Environment and Development

2. What is the goal of sustainable development:

Ans: To ensure quality of life to: present and future generations

3. Per capita consumption expenditure as a measure of poverty in India was used for the first time by:

Ans: V. M. Dandekar and N. Rath

4. Name the economist who related ‘poverty’ with the concept of “entitlement”:

Ans: Amartya Sen

5. Economic growth is said to be inclusive when:

Ans: It creates economic opportunities along with ensuring equal access to it

6. Which one of the following can be considered as a step towards achieving ‘financial inclusion’ in India:

(A) Privatisation of all the nationalised commercial banks

(B) Opening of branches of all commercial banks in mega cities

(D) Adoption of villages by bank branches

7. A great demographic divide in India occurred in the year :

Ans: 1921 (year of great divide i.e steady and continuous increase in population growth)

8. Which one of the following is the correct definition of the Dependency Ratio?

(A) Ratio of non-working population to working population (ans)

(B) Ratio of ageing population to total population

(D) Ratio of non-working population to total population

9. Which one of the following was launched in India in 2014 with the aim of covering children, against seven vaccine-preventable diseases which include diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B?

(A) Mission Indradhanush (ans)

(B) National Health Mission

(D) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

10. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide useful and relevant education to all children in the age group:

Ans: 6-14 years

11. The MRTP Act of 1969 has been:

Ans: Replaced by Competition Act of 2002

12. If interest payments are subtracted from gross fiscal deficit, the remainder will be:

Ans: Gross primary deficit

13. The act of simultaneously buying in one market and selling in another market is called:

Ans: Arbitrage

GENERAL SCIENCE

1. Fuse is the most important safety device used for protecting the circuits due to:

(A) Short circuiting (B) Overload

(C) Both of the above

(D) Leakage of the current

2. Which is not a hardware of a computer?

(A) CPU (B) Monitor (C) Mouse (D) Microsoft windows

3. At the time of short circuit, the current in the circuit:

Ans: Increases heavily

4. Which is not the function of CPU ?

(A) Storage (B) Processing (C) Displaying (D) Communication

5. Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, can be corrected by use of:

Ans: Concave lens

6. Non-conventional source of energy is:

(A) Fossil fuel (B) Nuclear energy

Note:

Non-conventional energy sources (renewable sources) are natural and inexhaustible energy forms like solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, and biomass energy.

A Conventional source of energy (or non-renewable energy) is a natural resource that is available in nature but in limited quantities.

7. Which of the following constitutes a food chain?

Ans: Grass, Goat, Human

8. Which of the following is a plant hormone?

(A) Melatonin (B) Gastrin (C) Cytokinin (D) Cholecystokinin

9. The roots of a plant always grow downwards, while shoots usually grow upwards and away from the earth. It is known as:

(A) Hydrotropism (B) Geotropism (C) Chemotropism (D) All-of the above

10. Type II diabetes is characterized by

(A) Hyperglycemia (B) Polyuria (C) Both of the above (D) None of the above

11. Artificial kidney helps:

(A) Remove nitrogenous waste products from blood

(B) Reabsorbs useful substances from tubules to blood

(D) All of the above

12. Coal should be used judiciously because it causes:

(A) Air pollution. (B) Acid rain

13. Which of the following should be avoided in biological marriage ?

(A) A+ boy and A girl

(B) A+ boy and A+ girl

(D) AB+ boy and AB+ girl

14. Which instrument is used for measuring the altitude, direction and velocity of clouds?

(A) Pyrgeometer

(B) Nephoscope

(D) Venturimeter

15. Which of the following instruments is used for measuring very high temperature?

(A) Photometer

(B) Pyrgeometer

(D) Pyrometer

16. Low pressure turning to cyclone is resulted if the temperature of water at the sea level rises above:

Ans: 26.5°C

17. Insulin is secreted from which gland or organ of human body?

Ans: Pancreas

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