CAPF (AC) 2022 (Paper-1) (Question 101-125)

Total Questions: 25

11. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2020-21, GDP contracted by 23.9 percent and in the second quarter, by 7.5 percent. The Economic Survey, 2020-21 preferred to call it a recovery in

Correct Answer: (b) V-shape
Solution:In the first quarter of fiscal year 2020-21, GDP contracted by 23.9 percent and in the second quarter, by 7.5 percent. The Economic Survey, 2020-21 preferred to call it a recovery in V-shape.

A V-shaped recovery usually characterizes a recovery after a recession caused by a one-time shock. As a consumer, business-owner, investor, or other participant in the economy, it helps to understand how a V-shaped recovery works

12. Based on the scoring on SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) India Index, the NITI Ayog has classified various States into certain categories. Which one of the following is not one of the categories?

Correct Answer: (c) Fast runners
Solution:Based on the score, the States and UTs were classified into four categories, namely Achiever, Front Runner, Performer and Aspirant. This criteria of classification is as follows:
  • Achiever - when SDG India Index score is equal to 100
  • Front Runner - when SDG India Index score is less than 100 but greater than or equal to 65
  • Performer - when SDG India Index score is less than 65 but greater than or equal to 50
  • Aspirant - when SDG India Index score is less than 50

13. Who among the following is credited with the introduction and popularization of Dhrupad form of music?

Correct Answer: (a) Raja Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior
Solution:Raja Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior is credited with the introduction and popularization of dhrupad form of music.

Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent. It is the oldest known style of major vocal styles associated with Hindustani classical music, Haveli Sangeet of Pushtimarg Sampraday and also related to the South Indian Carnatic tradition.

14. Who among the following is the author of the famous partition narrative, The Other Side of Silence?

Correct Answer: (b) Urvashi Butalia.
Solution:Urvashi Butalia is the author of the famous partition narrative, The Other Side of Silence.

15. Which one of the following cities on the banks of Ganges declined in importance when the railway link to Bombay started operating?

Correct Answer: (c) Mirzapur
Solution:Mirzapur on the banks of ganges declined in importance when the railway link to Bombay started operating.

16. When was the first All India Census attempted?

Correct Answer: (b) 1872
Solution:In 1872 AD, the first Census was done in India under the rule of Lord Mayo. The First Official Census in India was done in 1881 AD under Lord Rippon. It was called the First synchronised census. Since 1901, it has been taking place every decade. Census 2011, is the 15th census and 7th after independence. The slogan of Census 2011 is "Our Census, Our Future". India was the first country to adopt family planning in the world.

17. Consider the following statements about the seaports in India:

1. There are 4 major and 25 minor seaports in India.

2. The major ports are under the administrative control of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

3. The minor ports are under the jurisdiction of respective State Maritime Board/State Government.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (d) 2 and 3 only
Solution:Statement 1 is not correct.

There are 13 major seaports in India-

Kochi Port

Ennore Port

Haldia port

Kolkata Port

Kolkata Port

Kandla Port

Mangalore Port

Marmagoa Port

Mumbai Port

Jawaharlal Nehru port

Paradip Port

Tuticorin Port

Vishakhapatnam Port

Chennai Port

There are more than 180 minor ports that handle a huge volume of traffic.

18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I (Regional block)List-II (Headquarters)
A. ASEAN1. Brussels
B. CIS2. Vienna
C. EU3. Minsk
D. OPEC4. Jakarta

 

Code:ABCD
(a)4312
(b)2132
(c)2134
(d)2314
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:
Regional blockHeadquarters
A. ASEAN4. Jakarta
B. CIS3. Minsk
C. EU1. Brussels
D. OPEC2. Vienna

ASEAN - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
is a regional organization which was established to promote political and social stability amid rising tensions among the Asia-Pacific's post-colonial states.

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) - is a regional intergovernmental organization of the former Soviet Republics which is focused on cooperation in the following aspects: Political, Economic, Environmental, Humanitarian, Cultural and Other Issues.

The European Union (EU) - is a political and economic
union of 27 member states that are located mostly in Europe formed in 1993. The culmination of World War II integrated the notion of uniting the European countries into a single market through a standardized. system of laws.

OPEC - is an acronym for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. It is a permanent, intergovernmental organization, created at the Baghdad Conference in September 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Currently, it has 13 members.

19. Solifluction is a geomorphic process involving a special type of soil flow that is noticed in

Correct Answer: (c) permafrost regions
Solution:Solifluction is a geomorphic process involving a special type of soil flow that is noticed in Permafrost Regions.

It is the process of slow downslope flowing of soil mass or fine-grained rock debris saturated or lubricated with water. It can be said as a type of creep with lubricated water influences the movement.

It mainly occurs in permafrost regions as the layers of groundwater are occupied in between permanently frozen soil and rocks.

Permafrost can be found on land and below the ocean floor. It is found in areas where temperatures rarely rise above freezing. This means permafrost is often found in Arctic regions such as Greenland, the U.S. state of Alaska, Russia, China, and Eastern Europe.

20. Which one of the following geologic time periods is associated with the first appearance of the marsupials?

Correct Answer: (a) Lower Cretaceous
Solution:Lower Cretaceous is a geological time periods associated with the first appearance of the marsupials. A marsupial is a mammal that belongs to the infraclass Metatheria, which is sometimes called Marsupialia.