OPSC OCS 2016 Previous Year Question with Solutions

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Here is the solution for OPSC OAS exam Previous Year Question 2016-17 General Studies Paper 1 conducted on November 27, 2016.

Here, we have discussed topic-wise MCQs from the OPSC OCS prelims 2016-17 exam for your quick revision; all questions are collected from the OPSC website.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Which city has been designated to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games:

Ans: Tokyo

2. Who has been recently appointed as the coach for Indian Cricket Team by BCCI:

Ans: Anil Kumble (On 24 June 2016)

3. Who among the following has been awarded Dada Saheb Phalke Award recently:

Ans: Manoj Kumar

4. Who among the following has been honoured with Bharat Ratna?

(A) Rahul Dravid (B) Kapil Dev (C) M. S. Dhoni (D) Sachin Tendulkar

5. Which country won the World Cup Soccer Title in 2014:

Ans: Germany

6. Who is the present Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh:

Ans: Chandrababu Naidu

7. Who wrote the book, TRAIN TO PAKISTAN:

Ans: Khushwant Singh

HISTORY

1. British concluded Treaty of Bassein on 31st December, 1802 with:

Ans: Peshwas

2. State Demand under the Permanent Settlement was fixed on:

Ans: 89 percent of the rental

3. What was the real intention of British Government behind the partition of Bengal:

(A) To bring administrative efficiency

(B) To stem rising tide of nationalism

(D) To provide growth to Bengali literature

4. Congress had decided to start First Civil Disobedience at:

Ans: Bardoli

5. Resolution of Poorna Swaraj was passed in:

Ans: Lahore Session of Congress, 1929

6. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan had earned Knighthood in

Ans: 1888 AD

7. The only Annual Session of the Congress presided over by Mahatma Gandhi was:

Ans: Belgaum, 1925

8. Who among the following was not associated with Trade Union Movement?

(A) M. N. Joshi (B) Dewan Chaman Lal

9. Who was the chairman of the first famine commission in 1880:

Ans: Sir Richard Strachey

10. When was the First Factory Act passed in India:

Ans: 1881

11. When were Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru sentenced to death:

Ans: 23rd March, 1931

12. Who was the editor of Inquilab (from Lahore) in 1923:

Ans: Ghulam Hussain

13. Communal Award announced by British Government on 4th August, 1932 gave a separate electorate to:

(A) Muslims (B) Depressed Classes
(C) Sikhs (D) None of the above

14. Calcutta Corporation Act, 1899 which reduced the strength of elected members was passed by:

Ans: Lord Curzon

15. The Cuban Missile Crisis and the building of the Berlin Wall were :

(A) Crises that followed Vietnam War

(B) Crises during the Cold War

(D) Crises during the post-Cold War

GEOGRAPHY

1. The ‘Vale of Kashmir’ lies between :

(A) Pir Panjal and Karakoram Range

(B) Pir Panjal and Zaskar Range

(D) Shiwalik and Ladakh Range

2. Which one of the following countries is the major producer of mica:

Ans: India

3. Which of the following was the earliest regional planning exercise in India:

Ans: Damodar Valley Project

4. The habitat of the Toda tribe is:

Ans: Nilgiri hills

5. The ‘Durand Line’ is the boundary between:

Ans: Pakistan and Afghanistan

6. Which of the following places in India ranks second among the coldest inhabited places in the world

Ans: Dras

7. The Athabasca Tar-sand is famous for the deposit of:

Ans: Petroleum

8. Marquette range in U. S. A. is known for:

Ans: Iron ore

9. Who are the earliest migrants from Europe to South America:

Ans: Spaniards

10. “Lion-tailed macaque” is the key faunal species of which Biosphere Reserve?

Ans: Nilgiri

POLITY & GOVERNANCE

1. In which year RTI Act came into force:

Ans: 2005

2. Which Article under the Indian Constitution pertains to special status of J & K:

Ans: Article 370

3. Which was considered as Magna Carta of English Education in India:

Ans: Woods Dispatch on Education, 1854

4. The Constitutional Amendment relating to the declaration of emergency (1978) require the President of India to act in accordance with the:

(A) Collective advice of the entire Council of Ministers

(B) Advice of the Union Cabinet

(D) Advice of the Supreme Court

5. Disqualification on grounds of defection for a member of Parliament will not apply:

(A) In case of a split in the original political party to which he is elected

(B) If he has voluntarily given up his membership of a political party

(D) If a nominated member of a House joins a political party after six months

6. Which one of the following shall not be considered an adequate ground for the issue of a proclamation of national emergency?

(A) War (B) External aggression

7. The Supreme Court of India is different from its counterpart in the U.S.A.

(A) In its role as the guardian of the Constitution

(B) In its advisory role

(D) In its writ jurisdiction

8. Which one of the following items comes under the Concurrent List of the Indian Constitution?

(A) Inter-State rivers

(B) Trade Unions

(D) Local Government

9. The Directive Principles of State Policy included in the Constitution of India have been inspired by the Constitution of:

Ans: Ireland

10. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists

List-I	List-II
Federation	Amending Procedure
USA	Amendments affecting the units require ratification by half of their existing number
India	The federal government has no control over the Constitution of the units
Switzerland	50,000 citizens can request a constitutional amendment
Australia	The legislature of 2/3rd of the units can apply for amendment
	The units have no power to initiate constitutional amendments

I – II – III – IV

(A) 1 5 3 4

(B) 5 2 1 4

(D) 4 5 3 2

12. The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its:

(A) Advisory jurisdiction

(B) Appellate jurisdiction

(C) Original jurisdiction

(D) Constitutional jurisdiction

13. Which country’s Political Party System has been described as ‘Empty Bottle’ by Bryce:

Ans: USA

14. The concept of separation of powers was given by:

Ans: Montesquieu

15. The unlawful detention of a person is questioned by the writ of:

Ans: Habeas corpus

16. Right to Education”has been placed in Indian Constitution under:

Ans: 86th Amendment Act (Article 21A)

17. The book “Twenty Years’ Crisis” is written by: (in the field of International Relations)

Ans: E. H. Carr

ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY

1. EININO Phenomenon is associated with:

(A) Cloud Bursting (B) Earthquake (C) Global Warming (D) Acid Rain

2. What is carbon credit?

(A) It is the difference between the carbon emission allowed and actually emitted carbon

(B) It is the loan amount by IMF for reducing pollution

(D) It is the fine amount imposed for excess emission of carbon dioxide

3. The main pollutants responsible for causing green house effect, acid rain and ozone layer depletion are:

Ans: CO2, SO2 and CFCs, respectively

4. Which of the following can be used for controlling Gaseous Air Pollutant:

Ans: Absorption

5. Which of the following organisms fix nitrogen in aquatic ecosystems:

Ans: Cyanobacteria

6. Red Data Book contains data of:

Ans: Endangered species

7. IUCN (The International Union For Nature And Natural Resources) headquarters is at:

Ans: Gland, Switzerland

8. What is the animal symbol of W. W. F. (World Wildlife Fund):

ANs: Giant Panda

9. The occurrence of pesticides like DDT in higher trophic levels in an ecosystem is termed as:

(A) Bioremediation

(B) Biomagnification

(D) Biopollution

10. Which of the following Indian States / Union Territories has the maximum percentage of mangrove cover in the country:

(A) Gujarat

(B) West Bengal

(D) Orissa

11. The highest per capita emitter of carbon dioxide in the world is:

(A) US (B) Singapore

12. Who said, “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed”:

Ans: Mahatma Gandhi

13. What is the 2016 theme for World Environment Day?

Ans: Go wild for life

14. The ‘Olive Ridley Turtles’ are considered to be endangered because of their few remaining nesting sites in the world. In this context, which among the following statement(s) is / are correct?

(1) Their peculiar behaviour of synchronized nesting in mass numbers is known as ‘Arribada’.

(2) Gahirmatha Beach in Orissa is one of their few nesting grounds in the world.

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2

15. The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences is located in:

Ans: Hyderabad

16. Plasma arc technology is used for the disposal of waste, which of the following statements is / are correct with regard to this technology?

(i) It can be used for the disposal of hazardous and radioactive waste

(ii) Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen are the polluting gases produced in this process.

(iii) This technology has not been tried anywhere in India.

(A) i, ii and iii

(B) i and ii only

(D) iiionly

17. ISO 14040 series deals with:

ANs: Life Cycle Assessment

18. Acid rain is caused by increase in the atmospheric concentration of:

(A) Ozone and dust

(B) SO and NO

(D) CO and CO

ECONOMIC & SOCIAL & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

1. Who is the founder of WIPRO:

Ans: Azim Premji

2. The Headquarters of UNESCO is located at:

Ans: Paris (France)

3. United Nations was formed in the year:

Ans: 1945 (24th October)

4. In which year, WIKIPEDIA was founded:

Ans: 2001 (15th January)

5. In which year SAARC was formed:

Ans: 1985 (8th December)

6. When was the first synchronous census of Indian population held:

Ans: 1881 (17th February)

7. Which of the following is the correct definition of ‘economic growth’?

(A) Increase in productivity of labour over time

(B) Increase in productivity of manufacturing sector over time

(C) Increase in per capita real GDP over time

(D) Increase in GNP over time

8. Which of the following institutions estimates the national income of India:

Ans: The Central Statistical Office

9. In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly announced a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals. One Goal is contained in the following. Choose it:

(A) Strengthen bureaucracy

(B) Introduce free market economy

(C) Reduce inequality within and
among countries

(D) Restrain inflationary price rise

10. Who told, “We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out”:

Ans: Franklin D. Roosevelt

11. Which period is referred to as the period of population explosion in India:

Ans: 1951-1981

12. In which of the following major States of India, the Gross Enrolment Ratio in Class I-VIII during 2014-15 is the least:

Ans: Bihar

13. From the following, identify the most appropriate strategy of the National Health Mission 2013:

(A) 108 Ambulance facilities for all

(B) Stopping open defecation

(C) Universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care services

(D) Strengthening the medical education infrastructure in the country

14. The first ever National Health Policy of the Government of India was given in the year:

Ans: 1983

15. Which of the following organisation has developed the Universal Health Coverage Index:

Ans: World Health Organisation

16. When was the National Food Security Mission launched in India, and what were its component:

Ans: October 2007: Rice, Wheat and Pulses

ART & CULTURE

1. Varanasi – the ‘cultural capital of India is mainly associated with:

Ans: Shaivism

GENERAL SCIENCE

1. Basal metabolic rate of the body is regulated by:

Ans: Thyroid hormone

2. What is the function of hydrochloric acid in stomach ?

(A) It kills the bacteria which enters to the stomach with food

(B) It absorbs harmful toxins

(D) It helps in purifying the blooр

3. Myopia is also known as

Ans: Near sightedness

4. Migration of cancerous cells from the site of origin to other part of the body forming secondary tumours is called:

(A) Diapedesis (B) Metastasis

5. Choose the best fire extinguisher:

(A) Oxygen

(B) Water

(D) Blanket

6. Rockets are designed to carry:

(A) Payloads

(B) Scientific instruments

(D) All of the above

7. Which of the following is used for communication, weather forecasting and remote sensing ?

(A) Natural satellites

(B) Artificial satellites

(D) Supercomputers

8. Electric generator is a device which converts energy into energy:

Ans: Mechanical, electrical

9. Nails, scales and bones are:

(A) Biodegradable

(B) Non-Biodegradable

(D) None of the above

10. The testis, male gonad, is located inside the scrotum in order to keep testicular temperature:

(A) Higher than body temperature

(B) Normal as body temperature

(C) Lower than body temperature

(D) Depending on environmental changes

11. Destruction of trees and forests is called deforestation. Deforestation is the cause of

(A) Decrease in rainfall

(B) Increase in soil erosion

(D) All of the above

12. Soap and detergents help remove dirt from cloths. It does so because of having two parts:

(A) Hydrophilic, neutrophilic

(B) Both the hydrophobic

(C) Hydrophilic and hydrophobic

(D) Neutrophilic, hydrophobic

13. Fermentation is a process in which:

(A) Organic compound is slowly decomposed into simple substances in presencе of O2

(B) Organic compound is slowly decomposed into simple substances in absence of 02 (anaerobic)

(D) All of the above

14. We observe objects around us due to:

(A) Refraction of light

(B) Reflection of light

(D) All of the above

15. Losing eyesight after consuming spurious liquor (bhejal) is due to its adulteration by:

(A) Methanol (methyl alcohol)

(B) Acetaldehyde

(D) Acidic moiety

16. Fuse wire of appropriate thickness improves its efficiency to prevent damage. These wires are made up of:

(A) Pure zinc

(B) Pure lead

(C) Alloy of lead and tin

(D) Alloy of lead and zinc

17. Instrument used to observe changes in solar system is:

(A) Hubble telescopе

(B) Electron telescope

(D) Both B and C

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