CAPF (AC) 2012 (Paper-1) (Question 101-125)

Total Questions: 25

1. Who among the following used the term 'Drain of Wealth' for the first time?

Correct Answer: (c) Dadabhai Naoroji
Solution:'Drain of Wealth' was used for the first time by Dadabhai Naoroji. He put forward this theory in 1880 in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India". He stated that the Britain was completely draining India of its prosperity through their destructive policies.

2. The Government of India has recently established a committee under the chairmanship of S. K. Thorat. What was the mandate of the committee?

Correct Answer: (c) To review political cartoons and other contents of the social science and political science textbooks for class IX to XII
Solution:S. K. Thorat Committee was given the task to review political cartoons and other contents of the social science and political science textbooks of NCERT for class IX to XII.

3. Consider the following statements about Jeet Thayil :

1. He has been nominated for the 2012 Man Booker Prize for his debut novel, Narcopolis.

2. Narcopolis is a novel on the background of communal riots in Gujarat.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only
Solution:Jeet Thayil's debut novel Narcopolis Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize-2012. The novel is based Bombay drug scene and the life of the people associated with it.

4. Which of the following memorandum of understandings were signed between India and Myanmar on May 2012 when the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh visited the country?

1. On India-Myanmar border area development

2. On establishment of joint trade and investment forum

3. On establishment of the advance centre for agricultural research and education

4. On establishment of Rice Bio Park at New Delhi

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 3
Solution:Memorandum of understandings on several sectors were signed between India and Myanmar on May 2012 during Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's visit to Myanmar.

These include MoU on India-Myanmar border area development, establishment of joint trade and investment forum, advance centre for agricultural research and education, and Rice Bio Park at New Delhi.

5. Which one among the following statements about Aung San Suu Kyi is not correct?

Correct Answer: (b) On April 2012, she was elected to the Upper House of the Parliament
Solution:On April 2012 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to the Lower House of the Parliament Pyithu Hluttaw. Rest all the statements about her is correct.

6. In each of the following three (3) items, a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is a statement that you take for granted. Study the statement and assumptions, and answer the items using the code given below.

Statement: Teaching through TV is to help the students to learn without a teacher.

Assumptions:

I. Students want to study without a teacher.

II. Teachers are incapable of teaching.

Correct Answer: (d) Neither I nor II is implied in the statement
Solution:From the statement neither assumption I nor II implicit in the statement.

7. .

Statement: If you lose after competing hard that is fine. If you lose without trying hard that is what disappoints me.

Assumptions:

I. Losing after trying hard is excusable.

II. Losing without effort is regrettable.

Correct Answer: (c) Both I and II are implied in the statement
Solution:From the statement both assumption I and II implicit in the statement.

8. .

Statement: Trade union leadership is in the hands of politicians.

Assumptions:

I. Trade unions have leaders.

II. Leaders are generally politicians.

Correct Answer: (c) Both I and II are implied in the statement
Solution:From the statement both assumptions I and II implicit in the statement.

9. Which one among the following options is a word that can be formed from the letters used in INTELLIGENCE?

Correct Answer: (c) INCITE
Solution:

So, INCITE word can be formed.

10. Which one among the following options is a word that cannot be formed from the letters used in INTELLIGENCE?

Correct Answer: (d) INTENT
Solution:'INTENT' word can not be formed because there is only one "T" in the given word.