Civil Services Prelims Question Paper – 25th February 2024

1. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for

(a) Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement

(b) Participating in the Second Round Table Conference

(c) Leading a contingent of Indian National Army

(d) Assisting in the formation of Interim Government under Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Ans: (a) Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement

2. Who among the following defended Indian National Army (INA) prisoners during Red Fort Trials?

(a) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

(b) Kailash Nath Katju

(c) Sucheta Kriplani

(d) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

Ans: (b) Kailash Nath Katju

3. Which of the following organisations were founded by Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar?

(a) Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha

(b) Independent Labor Party

(c) Scheduled Castes Federation

(d) All of these

Ans: (d) All of these

4. In October, 1824, forces of Kittur Ra Channamma killed British Collector-

(a) St. John Thackeray

(b) Stevenson

(c) Chaplain

(d) Walter Elliot

Ans: (a) St. John Thackeray

5. Who among following is known as “Khadi Bhageeratha” of Karnataka ?

(a)Ranganath Diwakar

(b) N.S. Hardikar

(c) Nittur Sriniwas Rao

(d) Ganghadharrao Balakrishna Deshpande

Ans: (d) Ganghadharrao Balakrishna Deshpande

6. Famous freedom fighter Bellary Siddamma was born in taluka.

(a) Dharwad

(b) Chitradurga

(c) Haveri

(d) Shiggaon

Ans: (d) Shiggaon

7. Look at this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, What number should come next?

(a) 15

(b) 14

(c) 13

(d) 12

Ans: (a) 15

8. Epicenter of “Eachalu Marada Chaluvali (Toddy Tree Movement)” was in

(a) Annegeri, Dharwad

(b) Esuru, Shivamogga

(c) Turvunuru, Chitradurga

(d) Yeduyuru, Tumkur

Ans: (c) Turvunuru, Chitradurga

9. Who among the following Viceroys repealed Vernacular Press Act of 1878?

(a) Lord Lytton

(b) Lord Dufferin

(c) Lord Ripon

(d) Lord Curzon

Ans: (c) Lord Ripon

10. All India Forward Bloc was founded by

(a) Subhas Chandra Bose

(b) Moti Lal Nehru

(c) Keshav Baliram Hedgewar

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Ans: (a) Subhas Chandra Bose

11. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

(a) inch

(b) ounce

(c) centimetre

(d) yard

Ans: (b) ounce

12. Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be:

(a) Wednesday

(b) Saturday

(c) Tuesday

(d) Thursday

Ans: (b) Saturday

13. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:

(a) 588 apples

(b) 600 apples

(c) 672 apples

(d) 700 apples

Ans: (d) 700 apples

14. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done ?

(a) 564

(b) 645

(c) 735

(d) 756

Ans: (d) 756

15. Find a positive number which when increased by 17 is equal to 60 times the reciprocal of the number.

(a) 3

(b) 10

(c) 17

(d) 20

Ans: (a) 3

16. The average monthly income of P and Q is 5,050. The average monthly income of Q and R is 6,250 and the average monthly income of P and R is 5,200. The monthly income of P is:

(a) 3,500

(b) 4,000

(c) 4,050

(d) 5,000

Ans: (b) 4,000

17. An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the calculated area of the square is:

(a) 2%

(b) 2.02%

(c) 4%

(d) 4.04%

Ans: (d) 4.04%

18. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 seconds respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together?

(a) 4

(b) 10

(c) 15

(d) 16

Ans: (d) 16

19. Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 270 bottles per minute. At this rate, how many bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4 minutes?

(a) 648

(b) 1800

(c) 2700

(d) 10800

Ans: (b) 1800

20. Which of the following helpline created for reporting cybercrimes?

(a) 1011

(b) 1930

(c) 1098

(d) 1076

Ans:

21. There are two examination rooms A and B. If 10 students are sent from A to B. then the number of students in each room is the same. If 20 candidates are sent from B to A, then the number of students in A is double the number of students in B. The number of students in room A is:

(a) 20

(b) 80

(c) 100

(d) 200

Ans: (c) 100

22. In economies, GDP means –

(a) General Development Plan

(b) Gross Domestic Product

(c) Gross Deduction Program

(d) General Domestic Payment

Ans: (b) Gross Domestic Product

23. How Many “Maharatna” PSUs are there?

(a) 9

(b) 15

(c) 13

(d) 19

Ans: (c) 13

24. Right to Information Act came into effect in year

(a) 2004

(b) 2003

(c) 2005

(d) 2006

Ans: (c) 2005

25. In DSLR camera, DSLR means –

(a) Durable single lens resource

(b) Digital single lens reflex

(c) Digital short lens reflex

(d) Durable short lens resource

Ans: (b) Digital single lens reflex

26. Famous undelivered speech “Annihilation of Caste” which was later published as book written by

(a) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Ans: (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

27. Which of the following authority regulates the insurance sector in country?

(a) SEBI

(b) IRDAI

(c) CCI

(d) MCI

Ans: (b) IRDAI

28. The doubles partner of Rohan Bopanna in the recently concluded Australian Open 2024 championship is

(a) Simone Bolelli

(b) Matthew Ebden

(c) Andrea Vavassori

(d) None of these

Ans: (b) Matthew Ebden

29. Rinne Test prescribed as one of the Minimum Qualifications for this examination, is related to

(a) Vision

(b) Speech

(c) Hearing

(d) Bone Deformity

Ans: (c) Hearing

30. Which of the following countries had not yet elected a woman as the head of the government?

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(c) Bangladesh.

(d) United States

Ans: (d) United States

31. In the Preamble, Indian constitution strives to secure all of its citizens, Liberty of

(a) expression

(b) belief

(c) faith and worship

(d) All of these

Ans: (d) All of these

32. JN 1 variant recently in news is related to

(a) Jaundice in Newborn

(b) Juvenile Arthritis

(c) Japanese Encephalitis

(d) None of these

Ans: (d) None of these

33. Which of the following is is a Fundamental Right?

(a) Right to Freedom

(b) Right to Education

(c) Right to Life

(d) All of these

Ans: (d) All of these

34. The number of Union Territories at present in India are

(a) 6

(b) 7

(c) 8

(d) 9

Ans: (c) 8

35. Who is the Vice-President of India?

(a) Jagdeep Dhankhad

(b) Venkaiah Naidu

(c) Ramnath Kovind

(d) None of these

Ans: (a) Jagdeep Dhankhad

36. If the ratio of Policemen to Citizens in a city is 3:11 and there are 66 Policemen, how many citizens are there in the city?

(a) 33

(b) 242

(c) 18

(d) 726

Ans: (b) 242

37. If a bacterial cell doubles itself every minute and takes 72 minutes to fill a cup. how much time it would have taken for filling one-quarter of the cup?

(a) 18 minutes

(b) 36 minutes

(c) 54 minutes

(d) 70 minutes

Ans: (d) 70 minutes

38. A train travels at a speed of 60 km/h. How far will it travel in 2 hours and 45 minutes?

(a) 135

(b) 145

(c) 165

(d) 195

Ans: (c) 165

39. Choose the best answer.

Ramesh starts to run a marathon in a straight path from Kalaburagi towards Hyderabad for 15 km, then he turns left and runs 10 more km. Next, he turns right and runs for 5 more km. What direction is he facing now?

(a) East

(b) West

(c) North

(d) South

Ans: (c) North

40. Which of the following cities does not have an airport?

(a) Belgaum

(b) Shivamogga

(c) Hassan

(d) Kalaburagi

Ans: (c) Hassan

41. Consider the wetlands and the district in which it is located. Choose the incorrect one:

(a) Bonal-Yadgir

(b) Heggeri Haveri

(c) Aghnashini-Gadag

(d) Gudavi-Shivamogga

Ans: (c) Aghnashini-Gadag

42. Oil refinery is located in which of the following cities?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Mangalore

(c) Hubli-Dharwad

(d) Belagavi

Ans: (b) Mangalore

43. Washer men, barbers and cobblers fall under economy. sector of the Indian

(a) Primary

(b) Secondary

(c) Tertiary

(d) None of these

Ans: (c) Tertiary

44. Aung Suu Kyi is the former leader of which country?

(a) Vietnam

(b) Myanmar

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Bhutan

Ans: (b) Myanmar

45. Which of the following is closest to the equator?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Maldives

(c) Mauritius

(d) Madagascar

Ans: (b) Maldives

46. Which of the following agency is not involved in road construction?

(a) State PWD

(b) NHAI

(c) BRO

(d) None of these

Ans: (d) None of these

47. Which of the following is not a National Waterway in Karnataka?

(a) Ghataprabha

(b) Sharavathi

(c) Udyavara

(d) Hemavathi

Ans: (c) Udyavara

48. Which of the following does not have a Registered Geographical Indication Tag?

(a) Channapatna Toys & Dolls

(b) Molakalmuru Sarees

(c) Karnataka Bronze Ware

(d) None of these

Ans: (d) None of these

49. Choose the incorrect one:

(a) R. Praggnananda – Chess

(b) Sakshi Malik – Fencing

(c) Manas Dhamne – Tennis

(d) Lakshya Sen – Badminton

Ans: (b) Sakshi Malik – Fencing

50. Airplanes generally travel in

(a) Troposphere

(b) Stratosphere

(c) Mesosphere

(d) lonosphere

Ans: (a) Troposphere

51. The Lake is the largest salt water lake in India.

(a) Wular

(b) Vembanad

(c) Chilika.

(d) Nagarjun Sagar

Ans: (c) Chilika.

52. In the solar system, spins on its side compared to other planets.

(a) Venus

(b) Saturn

(c) Uranus

(d) None of these

Ans: (a) Venus

53. Choose the incorrect one:

(a) NDA exam – Defense services

(b) CAT exam-IIT

(c) ICAI exam-Charted Accountant

(d) CLAT-Law

Ans: (b) CAT exam-IIT

54. Choose the correct one:

(a) January 12th National Girl Child Day

(b) January 15th-National Youth Day

(c) January 24-Army day

(d) January 30th Martyrs day

Ans: (d) January 30th Martyrs day

55. Which of the following is not a component of Human Development Index?

(a) Healthy life

(b) Knowledge

(c) Standard of living

(d) Drinking water and sanitation

Ans: (d) Drinking water and sanitation

56. Halwa Ceremony pertains to which Ministry?

(a) Ministry of Defence

(b) Ministry of Finance

(c) Ministry of External Affairs

(d) Ministry of Home

Ans: (b) Ministry of Finance

57. Choose the correct one:

(a) Palk Strait India and Maldives

(b) Malacca Strait Malaysia and Indonesia

(c) Strait of Gibraltar – Spain and Italy

(d)Hormuz Strait-India and Maldives

Ans: (b) Malacca Strait Malaysia and Indonesia

58. Choose the correct one:

(a) Percussion Instrument-Cymbals

(b) Wind Instrument – Veena

(c) String Instruments – Flute

(d) All of these

Ans: (a) Percussion Instrument-Cymbals

59. Dravida, Nagara and Vesara are

(a) Temple architecture style

(b) Socio-cultural groups

(c) Geographical regions

(d) None of these

Ans: (a) Temple architecture style

60. Which of the following are social responsibilities of business?

(a) Economic

(b) Legal

(c) Ethical

(d) All of these

Ans: (d) All of these

61. The oldest mountain range in India is the

(a) Aravali hills

(b) Western ghats

(c) Himalayas

(d) Eastern Ghats

Ans: (a) Aravali hills

62. How many spokes are there in the Chakra of our National flag?

(a) 18

(b) 24

(c) 32

(d) 64

Ans: (b) 24

63. Hippocratic Oath is related to

(a) Engineers

(b) Teachers.

(c) Doctors

(d) All Professional degrees

Ans: (c) Doctors

64. The concept of CSR governed by the Companies Act pertains to

(a) Sustainable Rehabilitation.

(b) Simplified Registration

(c) Social Responsibility.

(d) None of these

Ans: (c) Social Responsibility.

65. TKDL is a

(a) Digital Library

(b) Driving License

(c) Distribution List

(d) None of these

Ans: (a) Digital Library

66. Which of the following is an UN specialized agency working with the United Nations?

(a) United Nations Development Programme

(b) World Health Organization

(c) United Nations Programme Environment

(d) World Food Programme

Ans: (d) World Food Programme

67. Choose the incorrect one:

(a) Pattadakal-Chalukya dynasty

(b) Belur and Halebeedu. dynasty Hoysala

(c) Stone chariot, Vijayanagara empire Hampi

(d) None of these

Ans: (d) None of these

68. Which of the following organisation and motto are matched correctly?

(a) National Cadet Corps Service to Man is Service to God

(b) National Social Service Not Me, But You

(c) Indian Red Cross Society Unity and Discipline

(d) None of these

Ans: (b) National Social Service Not Me, But You

69. The BSII, BSIII, BSIV and BSVI are

(a) Emission standards

(b) Indigenous missiles

(c) Geo-synchronous satellites

(d) None of these

Ans: (a) Emission standards

70. Which state shares its boundaries with maximum states?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Assam

(c) Karnataka

(d)Madhya Pradesh

Ans: (a) Uttar Pradesh

71. The virus is

(a) Protein and lipid

(b) Nucleic acid and protein

(c) Lipid and carbohydrate

(d) Carbohydrate

Ans: (b) Nucleic acid and protein

72. Which of the following electromagnetic wave has longest wavelength?

(a) Infrared rays

(b) Gamma rays

(c) Ultraviolet rays

(d) Visible light rays

Ans: (a) Infrared rays

73. A metal sheet with a circular hole is heated. The hole

(a) Gets larger

(b) Gets smaller

(c) Remains of the same size

(d) Gets deformed

Ans: (a) Gets larger

74. Brass is alloy of-

(a) Copper and iron

(b) Zine and iron

(c) Copper and zinc

(d) Iron and nickel

Ans: (c) Copper and zinc

75. Baking Soda is –

(a) Sodium Carbohydrate

(b) Sodium Bicarbonate

(c) Sodium Sulphate

(d) Sodium Hydroxide

Ans: (b) Sodium Bicarbonate

76. Thalassemia is a hereditary disease which affects –

(a) Blood

(b) Lungs

(c) Heart

(d) Kidney

Ans: (a) Blood

77. What is Tor?

(a) Anti-virus software

(b) An App which provides VPN services

(c) Web browser to access Darknet

(d) None of these

Ans: (c) Web browser to access Darknet

78. In MS Windows, “Function Key” to rename file/folder is-

(a) F3

(b) F2

(c) F5

(d) F6

Ans: (b) F2

79. Light Emitting Diode (LED) converts-

(a) Light energy into electrical energy

(b) Electrical energy into light energy

(c) Thermal energy into light energy

(d) Mechanical energy into electrical energy

Ans: (b) Electrical energy into light energy

80. Name of autonomous helicopter being operated by NASA on planet Mars is-

(a) Optimus

(b) Ingenuity

(c) Perseverance

(d) Curiosity

Ans: (b) Ingenuity

81. In context of Chandrayan-3, names of Lander and Rover respectively are –

(a) Vikram and Pragyan

(b) Vikram and Aditya

(c) Aditya and Vikram

(d) Pragyan and Aditya

Ans: (a) Vikram and Pragyan

82. Sir C.V. Raman won Nobel Prize for –

(a) Work on DNA

(b) Work on scattering of light

(c) Work structure and function of ribosomes

(d) Work on literature

Ans: (b) Work on scattering of light

83. The President of the Constituent Assembly was

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Ans: (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

84. Mass (M) of a physical object on Moon compared to the Earth –

(a) Will increase by 0.16 times.

(b) Will remain same

(c) Will decrease by 0.16 times

(d) None of these

Ans: (c) Will decrease by 0.16 times

85. Which of the following state does not have legislative council?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans: (d) Madhya Pradesh

86. The members of the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to

(a) Judiciary

(b) House of the People

(c) Council of States

(d) The President

Ans: (b) House of the People

87. The Indian Independence Act received Royal Assent from British Monarch in

(a) July 1947

(b) May 1947

(c) June 1947

(d) August 1947

Ans: (a) July 1947

88. Directive Principles of State Policy are included in the Articles

(a) 15-24

(b) 25-32

(c) 36-51

(d) 52-60

Ans: (c) 36-51

89. The power of the President to consult the Supreme Court is under

(a) 132 Article

(b) 143 Article

(c) 136 Article

(d) 131 Article

Ans: (b) 143 Article

90. The authority to alter the boundaries of state in India rests with

(a) The State government

(b) The Parliament

(c) The Prime Minister

(d) The President

Ans: (b) The Parliament

91. Article 371(A) of Constitution provides special provision for

(a) Maharashtra State

(b) Nagaland State

(c) Karnataka State

(d) Assam State

Ans: (b) Nagaland State

92. Right to privacy is contained in

(a) Article 22

(b) Article 19

(c) Article 21

(d) Article 22

Ans: (c) Article 21

93. The age to exercise franchise to vote was reduced from 21 years to 18 years by

(a) 420d amendment in the Constitution

(b) 44 amendment in the Constitution

(c) 61″ amendment in the Constitution

(d) 72nd amendment in the Constitution

Ans: (c) 61″ amendment in the Constitution

94. The Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly was moved by

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(c) Jawaharalal Nehru

(d) Alladi Krishna Swamy lyer

Ans: (c) Jawaharalal Nehru

95. Which Article of the Constitution provides for Gram Sabha?

(a) 243A

(b) 243B

(c) 243C

(d) 243D

Ans: (a) 243A

96. Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is contained in

(a) Article 131

(b) Article 129

(c) Article 132

(d) Article 136

Ans: (a) Article 131

97. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian Legion’?

(a) Lala Hardayal

(b) Rashbehari Bose

(c) Subhas Chandra Bose

(d) V.D. Savarkar

Ans: (c) Subhas Chandra Bose

98. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?

(a) Lord Irwin

(b) Lord Reading

(c) Lord Chelmsford

(d) Lord Wavell

Ans: (c) Lord Chelmsford

99. For the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Ans: (b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

100. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of moderates ‘extremists’? and

(a) Swadeshi Movement

(b) Quit India Movement

(c) Non-Cooperation Movement

(d) Civil Disobedience Movement

Ans: (a) Swadeshi Movement

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