CAPF (AC) 2012 (Paper-1) (Question 51-100)

Total Questions: 50

21. Use of tamarind juice as a part of our meal helps

Correct Answer: (c) for easy digestion of food
Solution:Tamarind contains a high tartaric acid and other acids that improve the digestive system. Use of tamarind juice as a part of our meal helps in easy digestion of food.

22. Green Muffler is

Correct Answer: (c) plantation along roadsides to reduce noise pollution
Solution:Green Muffler is the term that is used for plantation along roadsides to reduce noise pollution. In this method rows of plants are planted around noisy places that help in filtering out the noise.

23. Byssinosis disease is common in the workers of

Correct Answer: (c) textile industry
Solution:Byssinosis affects lungs. It is caused by breathing in fine particles or dusts from fibers used in textile industry like cotton, hemp etc. Hence workers from textiles industry are commonly affected by Byssinosis.

24. As per the Bureau of Indian Standard, the domestic water demand in India in LPCD (liter per capita per day) is

Correct Answer: (c) 135
Solution:As per the Bureau of Indian Standard, the domestic water demand in India in LPCD (liter per capita per day) is 135 litre per capita per day.

25. Alluri Sitarama Raju's rebellion (1922-1924) took place in

Correct Answer: (a) Chota Nagpur
Solution:Alluri Sitarama Raju was an Indian Revolutionary. He led tribals of chhotanagpur against the British during 1922-1924 in Gudem-Rampa Tract.

26. Which of the following political methods was/were incorporated by Mahatma Gandhi?

1. Petitioning to the British

2. Village reconstruction

3. Gheraos

4. Fasts

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: (c) 1, 2 and 3 only
Solution:Mahatma Gandhi led the mass movement of Indians against the Britishers for Independence of India. He incorporated various political methods including Petitioning to the British, village reconstruction and fasts.

27. Which of the following Princely States saw major movements over the period from 1930s to 1940s?

1. Tripura

2. Nilgiri

3. Baroda

4. Travancore

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 4 only
Solution:Princely States of Tripura, Nilgiri and Travancore saw major movements over the period from 1930s to 1940s.

28. Which one among the following relates to a land revenue policy introduced by the English East India Company?

Correct Answer: (b) Mahalwari Settlement
Solution:Mahalwari Settlement was introduced by the English East India Company. This modified system of land revenue was devised by Holt Mackenzie. Village headman was responsible for collecting the revenue.

29. Which one among the following is a cold current in the Atlantic Ocean?

Correct Answer: (b) Benguela Current
Solution:Benguela is a cold current in the Atlantic Ocean. The current moves northward from the western coast of South Africa. Benguela Current, oceanic current that is a branch of the West Wind Drift of the Southern Hemisphere. It flows northward in the South Atlantic Ocean along the west coast of southern Africa nearly to the Equator before merging with the westward-flowing Atlantic South Equatorial Current.

30. Consider the following statements about irrigation in Punjab :

1. Intensity of irrigation is the highest among all Indian States.

2. Area under canal irrigation is the highest among all Indian States.

3. There has been severe land degradation in Punjab owing to agricultural modernization including high intensity of irrigation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only
Solution:Statements 1 and 3 are correct as intensity of irrigation in Punjab is the highest among all Indian States. In Punjab there has been severe land degradation due to agricultural modernization including high intensity of irrigation.