CAPF (AC) 2018 (Paper-1) (Question 101-125)

Total Questions: 25

11. Which of the following is/are considered as India's green initiative(s)?

1. National Green Highways Mission

2. R & D for Clean Coal Technologies

3. National Green Corridor Programme

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Solution:National Green Highways Mission (NGHM) is a plantation drive that was spread around 1500 km of National Highways. It was launched in 2016to provide a green canopy along 100,000 km of highways and create jobs for 1 million youth.

National Centre for Clean Coal Research and Development (NCCCR&D) is a national level consortium on clean coal R & D that was led by the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Its objective is to address several critical R&D challenges towards the development of clean coal technologies. Therefore, the correct option is (d).

12. Which one of the following commercial centres declined after mid-eighteenth century?

(a) Calcutta
(b) Madras
(c) Dhaka
(d) Bombay

Correct Answer: (c) Dhaka

Solution:In the 18th century, Dhaka was a leading commercial centre that lost its importance. After The Battle of Plassey British became a strong economic power.

Commercial cities such as Dhaka, Surat, and Masulipatnam declined when there is a shift to other places and when the British gradually gained political control in 1757 after the Battle of Plassey.

Colonial port cities such as Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, emerged rapidly as the new economic capitals and also became centres of colonial administration and political power. Therefore, the correct option is (c).

13. Which of the following statements about Binodini Dasi, a pioneering figure in Bengali theatre in the late 19th-early 20th century, is/are correct?

1. She was one of the prime movers behind the setting up of the Star Theatre (1883) in Calcutta.

2. She serialized her autobiography Amar Katha (My Story) between 1910 and 1913.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Solution:Binodini Dasi is also known as Notee Binodini. She was an Indian Bengali actress. She serialised her autobiography, Amar Katha (My Story) between 1910 and 1913. The problems women faced in recasting their roles in society were projected by her.

She started acting at the age of 12. She was a pioneering entrepreneur of the Bengali stage and introduced modern techniques of stage make-up through combining European and indigenous styles. She was a prime mover behind the setting up of the Star Theatre (1883) in Calcutta. Therefore, the correct option is (c).

14. The National Green Tribunal, set up to deal with the expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection, was set up under the

(a) 12th Five-Year Plan
(b) 11th Five-Year Plan
(c) 10th Five-Year Plan
(d) 9th Five-Year Plan

Correct Answer: (b) 11th Five-Year Plan

Solution:On October 18, 2010, the National Green Tribunal was set up under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010. The tribunal aimed to dispose of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources effectively including enforcement of any legal right relating to the environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Therefore, the correct option is (b).

15. Which one of the following statements with regard to Panchayats is not correct?

(a) Members of Panchayats are elected directly by the Gram Sabha.
(b) The elections to Panchayats are conducted by the State Election Commission.
(c) The Central Government may by law authorize a Panchayat to levy taxes.
(d) Every Panchayat continues for five years from the date of convening of its first meeting.

Correct Answer: (c) The Central Government may by law authorize a Panchayat to levy taxes.

Solution:The members of Panchayats are elected directly by the Gram Sabha. The ward members elect the members of Gram Sabha through a direct election. They select the Sarpanch or the president of the Gram Panchayat as per the State Act.

The Sarpanch and the Panch are elected for five years. Gram Panchayat is governed by the elected body and administration. The elections to Panchayats are conducted by the State Election commission. Therefore, the correct option is (c).

16. Which one of the following concerns has found a place in both Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy?

(a) Safeguard of public property
(b) Protection and improvement of environment, forests and wildlife
(c) Respect for the rich heritage of our composite culture
(d) Promotion of cooperative societies

Correct Answer: (b) Protection and improvement of environment, forests and wildlife

Solution:Directive Principles of the State aim to create social and economic conditions under which the citizens can lead a good life. The fundamental duties are defined as the moral obligations of all citizens to help promote a spirit of patriotism and to uphold the unity of India.

These duties set out in Part IV-A of the Constitution, concern individuals and the nation. Under the 42nd amendment which was introduced as Article 48A, they both come under directive principle and fundamental duty. Therefore, the correct option is (b).

17. Which one of the following is not a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy?

(a) Uniform Civil Code for all citizens
(b) Separation of Judiciary from Executive
(c) Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and standard of living
(d) Promotion of scientific temper, humanity and the spirit of inquiry and reform

Correct Answer: (d) Promotion of scientific temper, humanity and the spirit of inquiry and reform

Solution:The State shall endeavour to secure a uniform civil code for all citizens per Article 44. The separation of the judiciary from the executive in public services per Article 50 is also the obligation of the State as laid down in the directive principles.

The directive principles commit the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health, particularly by prohibiting intoxicating drinks and drugs injurious to health except for medicinal purposes per Article 47.Therefore, the correct option is (d).

18. Who among the following was the author of Hind Swaraj?

(a) Aurobindo Ghose
(b) C. R. Das
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Rajendra Prasad

Correct Answer: (c) Mahatma Gandhi

Solution:Hind Swaraj is a book which was written by Gandhi in 1909. It includes some of the eccentric thoughts of Gandhi. Gandhi wrote the book in Gujarati and translated it himself. In it, he expresses his views on Swaraj, modern civilization, mechanisation, etc.

However, the British government banned the book was banned in 1910 in India as a seditious text. The book teaches "the gospel of love in place of that of hate. It replaces violence with self-sacrifice. It pits soul force against brute force". Therefore, the correct option is (c).

19. The Buddhist text Majjhima Nikaya is in

(a) Sanskrit
(b) Pali
(c) Prakrit
(d) Telugu

Correct Answer: (b) Pali

Solution:Venerable Nanamoli was born in 1905 in England. He became a monk in Sri Lanka in 1949. He was the author of Majjhima Nikāya. It is a Buddhist scripture, the second of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that is composed of the Pali Tipitaka (lit. "Three Baskets") of Theravada Buddhism. The text mentions Begusarai as Anguttarapa. Therefore, the correct option is (b).

20. The federal systems of India and the USA are different in all the following respects, except

(a) State's representation in the Upper House
(b) dual citizenship
(c) dual system of Courts
(d) dual Government

Correct Answer: (d) dual Government

Solution:Dual governance is defined as the double administration system of government. It is found in India and the USA, so it is similar in both countries. In India, states are proportionally represented whereas in the USA equal representation to all the states according to the constitutionally mandated Census.

Dual citizenship is offered in the USA but not in India. Dual courts at both state and central levels are found in both countries but in India, courts are integrated. Therefore, the correct option is (d).

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