CAPF (AC) 2015 (Paper-1) (Question 1-50)

Total Questions: 50

11. Who among the following resigned from his post in the year 2014?

Correct Answer: (b) Chief of the Naval Staff
Solution:The Chief of the Naval Staff is the commander and head of the Indian Navy. Admiral D.K. Joshi resigned as chief of the Indian navy in 2014. He resigned from the post after a fire that broke out on the submarine INS Sindhuratna.

He is a specialist in anti-submarine warfare. He resigned on 26 February 2014, taking responsibility for a series of accidents, thus becoming the first Indian Navy Chief to resign. Therefore, option (b) is correct.

12. Which of the following was/were NOT part/parts of the RIN Mutiny?

1. Indian National Army

2. HMIS Talwar

3. Hunger strike by naval ratings

4. Lord Irwin

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 4
Solution:A section of non-commissioned officers and sailors, serving in the Royal Indian Navy, mutinied against the British Officers on February 18, 1946. The mutiny of the "ratings" of the HMIS Talwar and the Royal Indian Navy Signal School in Bombay started as a hunger strike by the sailors (ratings)to protest against the hardships faced by them.

The mutiny started as a strike by the ratings to protest against the hardships regarding pay, food and racial discrimination. Therefore, option (c) is correct.

13. The locus standi rule to move the court was liberalized by the case of:

Correct Answer: (c) S.P. Gupta v. Union of India
Solution:In legal terms, Locus Standi essentially applies to a plaintiff's attempt to show to the court that there is ample relation or correlation or cause of action to the plaintiff from the suit. In other terms, it applies to a person's capacity to put a case before the court of law or to testify before the court of law.

The rule to move the court was liberalized by the case of SP Gupta v. Union of India. Therefore, option (c) is correct.

14. Who heads the Defence Acquisition Council?

Correct Answer: (a) Defence Minister
Solution:The Defence Acquisition Council took place under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved proposals totalling rupees 6,000 crores for capital acquisitions of various equipment for modernisation and operational needs of the armed forces. The current Chief of Defence Staff is General Bipin Rawat.

Consequent upon the Group of Minister's recommendations on "Reforming the National Security System," the Ministry of Defence vide its order dated 11 October 2001 had set up broad structures and systems to deal with acquisitions on the Capital Account. Therefore, option (a) is correct.

15. Balgangadhar Tilak was associated with:

1. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

2. The Age of Consent Bill

3. Gaurakshini Sabha

4. Atmiya Sabha

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only
Solution:In 1870, Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded by many leaders Bal Gangadhar Tilak, S. H. Chiplunkar, Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi, Mahadev Govind Ranade It was establishedto represent the aspirations of the people to the government.

It was a socio-political organisation in British India that started with the aim of working as a mediating body between the government and people of India and to popularise the peasants' legal rights. It started as an elected body of 95 members elected by 6000 persons on April 2, 1867. Therefore, option (a) is correct.

16. The provision under Article 350A of the Constitution of India relates to the :

Correct Answer: (c) provision for providing facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at primary stage
Solution:Article 350A was added to the Constitution in 1949. It shall be the endeavour of every State and of every local authority within the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups, and the President may issue such directions to any State as he considers necessary or proper for securing the provision of such facilities. Therefore, option (c) is correct.

17. The equivalent rank of Commodore of Indian Navy in the Indian Army is:

Correct Answer: (a) Brigadier
Solution:Commodore ranks above the rank of captain and below the two-star rank of rear admiral. It is a one-star rank in the Indian Navy. The equivalent rank in the Indian Army is brigadier and in the Indian Air Force is air commodore.

It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks". In NATO, admirals have a rank code of OF-9 as a four-star rank. Therefore, option (a) is correct.

18. The proposals of the Cabinet Mission did NOT include:

1. a three-tier structure for the Union of India, with both the Provinces and the Princely States

2. formation of a Constituent Assembly

3. creation of a sovereign Pakistan with six Muslim-majority provinces

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Correct Answer: (b) 3 only
Solution:The Cabinet Mission plan had rejected the demand for a full-fledged Pakistan. It came to India to discuss the transfer of powers from the British government to the Indian leadership.

The cabinet mission plan of 1946 proposed that there shall be a Union of India which was to be empowered to deal with the defence, foreign affairs and communications. It provided that all the members of the Interim cabinet would be Indians and there would be minimum interference by the Viceroy. Therefore, option (b) is correct.

19. Which of the following are provided in India by the Right to Education Act?

01.Right of children to free and compulsory education till completion of elementary education in a neighborhood school

2. Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational works, other than decennial census, elections to local authority like State Legislatures, Parliament, and disaster relief

3. Right of minorities to establish and administer education institution

4. No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Correct Answer: (d) 1 and 2 only
Solution:Right to Education Act states the right of children to get free and compulsory education till the completion of elementary education in a neighbourhood school. It makes provisions for a non-admitted child to be admitted to an age-appropriate class.

No teacher shall be deployed for any non-educational purposes other than the decennial population census, disaster relief duties or duties relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or Parliament, as the case may be. Therefore, option (d) is correct.

20. INS Vikramaditya is the name of:

Correct Answer: (a) an aircraft carrier
Solution:INS Vikramaditya is a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier and the flagship of the Indian Navy, which entered into service in 2013. Originally built as Baku and commissioned in 1987, the carrier served with the Soviet Navy and later with the Russian Navy before being decommissioned in 1996.

At present, India has two aircraft carriers - INS Vikramaditya and INS Viraat, while it is planning to develop the third - INS Vishal by 2030. Therefore, option (a) is correct.