UPSC CAPF 2004

During whose tenure was the first session of Indian National Congress held?
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Which one of the following is the correct chronological order?
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Who founded the ‘India House’ in England during the Indian freedom struggle?
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Which one of the following is the correct chronological order?#CAPF2004

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attended the BIMST-EC Meeting in Bangkok in July 2004, in his maiden overseas engagement after assuming the office of Prime Minister of India. Which of the following is not member of BIMST-EC? #CAPF2004

Match List-I (Person) with List-II (Organisation) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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The 2-member Nanavati-Shah Commission was appointed to probe into which one of the following? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements: #GEO8
1. The Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is operated by the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.
2. The Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. which has been conferred with Golden Peacock Eco Innovation Award, 2004 instituted by the World Environment Foundation is located in Karnataka Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

On which of the following achievements does the UNDP Human Development Report base its rating of Human Development Index (HDI) in respect of different countries?
1. Life expectancy
2. Educational attainment
3. Adjusted real income
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: #CAPF2004

Which one of the following is named Saras?
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Which one of the following pairs is not currently matched? #CAPF2004

Match List-I (Authors) List-II #GK4
(Books) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Where are the Headquarters of INTERPOL located? #CAPF2004

With reference to the Union Budget presented by the Union Finance Minister in July 2004, consider the following statements:
1. Service tax has been raised by 4 per cent.
2. A 2 per cent education cess is added to income tax.
3. There is no increase in the defence outlay as compared to the previous year.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements:
1. National Insurance Company Ltd. is a public sector non-life insurance company.
2. The only public sector insurance company to provide medical insurance is the Life Insurance Corporation of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

What is the chemical name of saltpetre, which is used in the preparation of gunpowder also?
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Galena is a major ore of which one of the following elements? #CAPF2004

Assertion (A): In the Mediterranean forest, the plants have spiny, waxy or small leaves. #GEO5
Reason (R): In the Mediterranean region, trees adapt to live in long dry season without shedding leaves. #CAPF2004

Assertion (A): In the Northern Hemisphere, winds get deflected to the left of their path.
Reason (R): The rotation of the earth causes a change in the direction of the winds.
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Assertion (A): Fats on oxidation yield half as much energy as that yielded by carbohydrates.
Reason (R): Fat molecules contain less oxygen as compared to carbohydrates.
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Assertion (A): Recently Australia and East Timor were involved in a bitter dispute.
Reason (R): The dispute was over illegal migration of a large number of persons from East Timor to Australia. #CAPF2004

Assertion (A): A body which is suspended from a spring balance is partially immersed in a liquid. The spring balance reading will show a value equal to weight of the body.
Reasons (R): A body immersed in a liquid experiences an upward thrust which is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by it. #CAPF2004

Who among the following was one of the two goalkeepers of India’s hockey squad in the Athens Olympics? #CAPF2004

Who among the following is/ are the recipient(s) of the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
1. J M Lyngdoh
2. Shanta Sinha
3. Admiral L Ramdas Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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In the year 2004, on whom did the President of India confer the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding? #CAPF2004

Match List-I (Distinguished Women) with List-II (Achievements) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Match List-I (Person) with List- II (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Three bodies having mass 3m, 2m and m are dropped simultaneously from top of a high tower. Which one of the following is the correct statement? #CAPF2004

A long chain having 100 identical steel links is to be pulled from its two ends by a force of 3000 newtons. The chain is elongated by adding another 50 links to it.
Which one of the following is the correct statement? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following is the correct statement? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

Starting from the north and going southward, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given countries? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following statements is correct? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following countries does not border Lake Victoria? #CAPF2004

Which of the following have coral reefs?
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Gulf of Kachchh
3. Gulf of Mannar
4. Sundarbans
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: #CAPF2004

Where was the first Biosphere Reserve set up in India? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the geographical locations of the given European countries while starting from the West of Europe and going towards the East of Europe?
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Match List-I (Plant/Factory) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Who was the Viceroy of India when the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?
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Who of the following were recipients of the Nobel Prize?
1. S Chandrashekar
2. C V Raman
3. Mother Teresa
4. Rabindranath Tagore
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: #CAPF2004

Who among the following has not been the Chief Election Commissioner of India? #CAPF2004

Who among the following was/ were not the Vice-President of India before assuming the office of the President of India?
1. N Sanjiva Reddy
2. Giani Zail Singh
3. R Venkataraman
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements:
1. Rectifier is a device which converts direct current to alternating current.
2. A transformer is a device for increasing or reducing the output of an electrical power supply.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

There are five friends — P, Q, R, S and T. P is younger to Q, T, is younger to R and S, both
P is as old as R, P is younger to as many as those who are younger to S. Who among the five friends is the eldest? #CAPF2004

A cube is cut into 216 identical smaller cubes. In how many different ways can the smaller cubes be arranged to form cuboids of different surface areas if no two cubes are to be placed one above another? #CAPF2004

Four volunteers represent the school A, 5 volunteers represent the school B, 6 volunteers represent the school C and 3 volunteers represent the school D. Each of the volunteers shakes hands with every volunteer from school other than his own. If each volunteer shakes hands exactly once, what is the maximum possible number of handshakes? #CAPF2004

A two-digit number is reversed. The larger of the two numbers is divided by the smaller one. What is the largest possible remainder? #CAPF2004

A, B, C, D and E belong to five different cities P, Q, R, S and T (not necessarily in that order). Each one of them comes from a different city. Further, it is given:
1. B and C do not belong to
2. B and E do not belong to P and R
3. A and C do not belong to R, S and T.
4. D and E do not belong to Q and T.
Which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

Q is the son of P. S is the son of Q. U is the mother of R. T is the spouse of Q. P is the father of R but R is not his son. V is the spouse of R. Which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following pairs of Organisation and headquarters is not correctly matched? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following countries does not border Austria? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements: #POL2
1. The Presidential Election of the United States of America is held every fifth year.
2. The Vice-President of the United States of America is the ex officio President of the House of Representatives.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Match List-I (Country) with List-II (Sea) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Match List-I (Mineral Resources in India) with List-II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of formation of the given States?  <mark>#CAPF2004</mark>

Which one of the following States is the major producer of cardamom? #CAPF2004

Match List-I (Defence Training Institute) with List-II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Match List-I (Training Institutes of Para-Military Forces) with List-II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Match List-I (Venue of Olympic Games) with List-II (Year) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Among the following famous Indian/Pakistani Hockey players, who is the Pakistani player? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements: #GK01
1. India won the One-day Cricket World Cup in 1983 in Australia.
2. Sunil Gavaskar made his test-cricket debut against England.
3. Anil Kumble took 10 wickets in one innings of a cricket test match against Pakistan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Match List-I (Indian Sports persons) with List-II (Game/ Sport) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Consider the following statements:
1. A Chief Metropolitan Magistrate can pass a sentence of death.
2. A Metropolitan Magistrate can pass a sentence of imprisonment for life.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Which one among the following has the highest population density in India? #CAPF2004

The Survey of India works under which one of the following ministries of the Government of India? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act gives constitutional status to the Gram Sabha.
2. Gram Sabha means a body consisting of the persons elected by the villagers above the age of 18 years residing in the area of the Gram Panchayat.
3. The Constitution envisages that Gram Sabha selects beneficiaries under various schemes of the Central Government undertaken for rural development.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

With reference to human nutrition, which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements: In human body,
1. The opening of stomach into intestines is called caecum.
2. The junction of small intestine and large intestine is called pylorus.
3. Colon is much broader than the ileum.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? #CAPF2004
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Consider the following minerals:
1. Calcium
2. Iron
3. Sodium
Which of the minerals given above are required by human body for the contraction of muscles? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements:
1. Chickenpox is caused by a bacterium.
2. Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is caused by virus and spread by mosquitoes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

With whom did the English conclude the Treaty of Sagauli by which Kumaon and Garhwal were ceded to the British rule? #CAPF2004

Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal with the help of the English, but why was Mir Jafar reinstated later on? #CAPF2004

Who was the Maratha Peshwa when the Third Battle of Panipat was fought? #CAPF2004

Match List-I (Temple) with List-II (Place) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

Which one among the following was started first during the freedom struggle of India? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements:
1. Burma and India were separated under the Government of India Act, 1919.
2. The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for the abolition of the Indian Council.
3. The Government of India Act, 1935 granted limited franchise to Indian women.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Match List-I (Organisation) with List-II (Founder) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the List:

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The great emperor Kanishka belonged to which dynasty? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements:
1. Function of flywheel in an engine is to reduce fluctuations of its speed.
2. Octane 93 is a rating of diesel as fuel.
3. Gyroscopic principle is used in ships and aircraft.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Consider the following statements: 1. Modem is used to link a computer with a telephone line so that data can be transmitted at high speeds from one computer to another.
2. Pentium chip performs the function of RAM in a computer CPU.
3. Giga represents 109.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Match List-I (Missiles/Aircraft) with List-II (Type) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Consider the following statements:
1. Indigenously built Main Battle Tank (MBT) ARJUN has been manufactured in the Heavy Vehicle Factory(HVF), Avadi under the administrative control of Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO).
2. MBT ARJUN has been designed and developed by nodal design agency of Ordnance Factory Board.
3. Defence Public Sector Undertaking function under the Department of Defence Production and Supplies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Which of the following pairs is/are not correctly matched?
A. Indo-China War: 1962
B. Death of Jawaharlal Nehru: 1964
C. Formation of Bangladesh: 1973
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: #CAPF2004

Match List-I (Power Project) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? #CAPF2004

Match List-I (Famous Place) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I (Famous Place)
List-II (Country)
A. Monte Carlo
1. England
B. Fleet Street
2. Monaco
C. Great Barrier Reef
3. USA
D. Flushing Meadows
4. Australia
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Which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements:
1. A new chapter on the Fundamental Duties of citizens was inserted in the Constitution of India by a Constitutional Amendment Act.
2. A new article dealing with the Right to Education regarding providing free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years was inserted in the Constitution of India by a Constitutional Amendment Act.
3. The Right to Property has been omitted as a Fundamental Right and made only a legal right.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Consider the following statements:
1. Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or amend a Money Bill.
2. Rajya Sabha cannot vote on the Demands for Grants.
3. Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial Statements.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Which one of the following is the correct statement? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements:
1. Corporation tax and customs duty go exclusively to the Union.
2. Surcharge on income tax and stamp duty go exclusively to the States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements:
1. Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution.
2. Vice-President of India is the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and holds the Office of the Vice-President of India for a period of six years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? #CAPF2004

Who was the Prime Minister of India when the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution of India dealing with Panchayats and Municipalities were enacted? #CAPF2004

Consider the following statements:
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts
1. Consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha.
2. Scrutinises appropriation and finance accounts of Government.
3. Examines the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Which one of the following statements is not correct? #CAPF2004

Directions (Q. 104-107): In a survey of a locality, following observations are made:
(i) The number of male adults and female non-adults in 30 each.
(ii) The number of female adults and male nonadults in 20 each.
(iii) Every female adult is well versed in at least one of the two languages — Hindi and English.
(iv) Every male non-adult is well-versed in at least one of the two languages — Hindi and English.
(v) 7 male adults and 8 female non-adults do not know any of the two languages.
(vi) 10 male non-adults and 18 female adults are well versed in both the languages.
(vii) 20 male adults and 17 female non-adults are well versed in only one of the two languages.
Based on the information given above, answer the next four items:

What is the number of females who are well-versed in both the languages? #CAPF2004

Directions (Q. 104-107): In a survey of a locality, following observations are made:
(i) The number of male adults and female non-adults in 30 each.
(ii) The number of female adults and male nonadults in 20 each.
(iii) Every female adult is well versed in at least one of the two languages — Hindi and English.
(iv) Every male non-adult is well-versed in at least one of the two languages — Hindi and English.
(v) 7 male adults and 8 female non-adults do not know any of the two languages.
(vi) 10 male non-adults and 18 female adults are well versed in both the languages.
(vii) 20 male adults and 17 female non-adults are well versed in only one of the two languages.
Based on the information given above, answer the next four items:

What is the number of males who are well-versed in Hindi only? #CAPF2004

Directions (Q. 104-107): In a survey of a locality, following observations are made:
(i) The number of male adults and female non-adults in 30 each.
(ii) The number of female adults and male nonadults in 20 each.
(iii) Every female adult is well versed in at least one of the two languages — Hindi and English.
(iv) Every male non-adult is well-versed in at least one of the two languages — Hindi and English.
(v) 7 male adults and 8 female non-adults do not know any of the two languages.
(vi) 10 male non-adults and 18 female adults are well versed in both the languages.
(vii) 20 male adults and 17 female non-adults are well versed in only one of the two languages.
Based on the information given above, answer the next four items:

What is the number of nonadults who are well-versed in at least one of the two languages? #CAPF2004

Directions (Q. 104-107): In a survey of a locality, following observations are made:
(i) The number of male adults and female non-adults in 30 each.
(ii) The number of female adults and male nonadults in 20 each.
(iii) Every female adult is well versed in at least one of the two languages — Hindi and English.
(iv) Every male non-adult is well-versed in at least one of the two languages — Hindi and English.
(v) 7 male adults and 8 female non-adults do not know any of the two languages.
(vi) 10 male non-adults and 18 female adults are well versed in both the languages.
(vii) 20 male adults and 17 female non-adults are well versed in only one of the two languages.
Based on the information given above, answer the next four items:

What is the number of persons who can talk to each other in both the languages? #CAPF2004

How many times do the hour-hand and the minutehand of a watch become perpendicular to each other in 24 hours? #CAPF2004

In how many different ways can 5 different rings be put on 4 fingers? #CAPF2004

How many diagonals can be drawn by joining the vertices of an octagon? #CAPF2004

A watch loses 2 minutes per day (24 hr) while another watch gains 2 minutes per day (24 hr). At a particular instant the two watches showed an identical time. When will the two watches show the identical time again? #CAPF2004

If successive natural numbers are written in a row starting from 1, which digit appears in the 200th place? #CAPF2004

Each of the six different faces of a cube has been coated with a different colour, i.e. V, I, B, G, Y and O. Following information is given: #CSAT
1. Colours Y, O and B are on the adjacent faces.
2. Colours I, G and Y are on the adjacent faces.
3. Colours B, G and Y are on the adjacent faces.
4. Colours, O, V and B are on the adjacent faces.
Which is the colour of the face opposite to the face coloured with O? #CAPF2004

Trains leave a station A for another station B after a gap of every one hour, while trains leave station B for the station A also after a gap of every one hour. Each train takes 4 hours to complete the journey. Trains leave the stations A and B simultaneously after an interval of every one hour. If a person starts from the station A for the station B, how many trains will he cross before arriving at the station B? #CAPF2004

If ABC × DEED = ABCABC; where A, B, C, D and E are different digits, what are the values of D and E? #CAPF2004

In the year 2004, the month of February had 5 Sundays. In which of the following years did February last have 5 Sundays? #CAPF2004

Six identical cards are placed on a table. Each card has number ‘1’ marked on one side and number ‘2’ marked on its other side. All the six cards are placed such that the number ‘1’ is on the upper side. In one try, exactly four (neither more nor less) cards are turned upside down. In how many tries, can the cards be turned upside down such that all the six cards show number ‘2’ on the upper side? #CAPF2004

A square is divided into four rectangles as shown in the figure. The lengths of the sides of the rectangles are natural numbers. The areas of two rectangles are indicated in the figure. What is the length of each side of the square? #CAPF2004

A boy wrote successive whole numbers starting from 1 up to 900. In doing so, how many times did he write the digit 7? #CAPF2004

There are three persons: A, B and C. A says, “I am the youngest and B is the eldest.” B says , “A is the youngest and C is the oldest.” C says, “I am the youngest and A is the eldest”. In making these statements, each of two of the three persons had told lies twice while the third spoke the truth twice. Who spoke the truth? #CAPF2004

Six singers are taking part in a music competition. There are 4 judges for the competition. How many comparisons does each judge make between all the singers to select the best among them? #CAPF2004

A question booklet contains 100 questions for a test. A candidate gets 4 marks for every correct answer, loses 1 mark for every wrong answer, and no mark for a blank answer. Which one of the following sets of marks can be secured by three candidates? #CAPF2004

There are three possible paths to go from A to B, and four, possible paths to go from B to C. A person wishes to go from A to C. What is the probability that the person will not follow a particular path while travelling from A to C? #CAPF2004

In how many different was can 6 boys be seated on 4 chairs if one chair can accommodate only one boy? #CAPF2004

The sum of the ages of 5 members comprising a family, 3 years ago was 80 years. The average age of the family today is the same as it was 3 years ago, because of an addition of a baby during the intervening period. How old is the baby? #CAPF2004