PCS PRE 2012

Question 1

the harappan civilization was mainly concentrated in

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punjab, rajasthan and gujarat

Question 2

the most common features of all indus valley sites are

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elaborate drainage system and use of baked bricks

Question 3

which one of the following is considered to be the homeland of the indo-aryans?

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central asia and southern russia

Question 4

why buddha’s eight-fold path is known as middle path?

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balanced way of life

Question 5

the war between chandragupta maurya and nanda kings is described in

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mudrarakshasa

Question 6

which of the following sultans of the slave dynasty did not belong to the ilbari tribe

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qutabuddin aibak

Question 7

which of the following bhakti movement saints wrote ‘vinay patrika’

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tulsidas

Question 8

who is regarded as the father of local self goverment in india

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lord rippon

Question 9

the non-cooperation movement did not envisage

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deliverate violation of laws

Question 10

permanent revenue system of lord cornwallis proved oppressive to the tenants because they were

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exploited by the zamindars

Question 11

the reason behind nana sahib’s taking leadership of the 1857 revolt was

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the britishers refused to pay him the pension earlier paid to his father father peshwa bajirao II

Question 12

which of the following played a very impotant role in the 1857 revolt at avadh

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begum hajrat mahal

Question 13

which of the following wasn’t a reform introduced by william bentick

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abolishment of slavery

Question 14

which of the following revolutionary activist died in lahore jail after 64 days of fast in 1929

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jatin das

Question 15

which of the following was not one of the people to have propounded the so called ‘two nation theory’ prior to pakistan resolution of the muslim league? 1. sir sayed ahmad khan 2. vir savarkar 3, lord curzon 4.mohammad iqbal

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sir sayed ahmed khan

Question 16

which of the following indian revolutionaries was the author of ‘indian war of independence’?

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vinayak savarkar

Question 17

industrial revolution first took place in

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england

Question 18

nazi ideology was synonymous with the hitler’s worldview. what the nazi ideology did not emphasise upon

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empower women for achieving the goals

Question 19

was australia part of the allies in the first world war

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no

Question 20

napoleon bonaparte was estd as the emperor of france in

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1804

Question 21

the world war 2 is said to have commenced when germany attacked

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poland

Question 22

which countries was attacked by germany on 10th may 1940

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Belgium, france, luxembourg, netherlands

Question 23

german instrument of surrender was signed on 29th april 1945 at

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reims

Question 24

sea breeze moves from

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sea breeze moves from sea to land during night

Question 25

the normal lapse rate throughout the troposphere is

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6.5 degree celcius per 1000 mtr ascent

Question 26

correct sequence of layers of the atmosphere from earth surface

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troposphere, stratospehere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

Question 27

which type of clouds are often accompanied by heavy rains

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cumulonimbus

Question 28

horse latitudes' are characterised by

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high pressure conditions, subsidence and piling of air, calm condition withe feeble winds

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doldrums is a zone of

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inter-tropical convergence

Question 30

the coral polyups are found between the lattitudes of

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25 N and 25 S

Question 31

maximum water vapour that exists in the atmosphere by its volume of air is

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3-4 percent

Question 32

bio-gas plant used for producing domestic fuel products ______ gases, which burns without giving any smoke

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methane

Question 33

white revolution is related to

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dairy

Question 34

name the green house gases

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ozone, methane, nitrous oxide

Question 35

combustion of coal and oil releases

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sulphur dioxide

Question 36

the 11th schedule of the indian constitution is concerned with

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panchayats

Question 37

the provision of district planning committee is given in the

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74th amendment act

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86th amendment 2002 inserted

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right to education under art. 21A and fundamental duty under art. 51K

Question 39

who termed the right to constitutional remedies as the 'the heart and soul of the constitution'

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dr. br ambedkar

Question 40

the basic structure of the indian constitution cannot be altered because

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it has clearly emerged from the judicial interpretation

Question 41

expression of 'fundamental duties' is a feature of indian constitution which was borrowed from

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ireland

Question 42

a nagar panchayat is constituted in a

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transitional area (rural to urban)

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panchayat samitis may not be constituted in a state having a population

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not exceeding 20 lakh

Question 44

the legacy of kapil sibal as the union education minister include

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passage of RTE act, making class X board examination optional, replacing marks with grades

Question 45

CAG has pointed out certain irregularities in allotment of spectrum to cell phone operators. what is spectrum?

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it is the frequency channels which the operator can use for telecommunication

Question 46

vijay kelkar commitee report 2012 is a roadmap for

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fiscal consolidation

Question 47

atom is

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the smallest particle of an element, can exist inependently, can retain chemical properties of the element

Question 48

why woollen clothes keeps us warm

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wool is a bad conductor of heat, wool keeps air trapped in its fibres, wool resists escape of body heat to environment

Question 49

at what temperature do the celsius and fahrenheit scales will read the same

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40 degrees

Question 50

pressure cooker helps us in cooking food faster because

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it raises the boiling point of liquids dues to increase in pressure

Question 51

densities of water and ice are

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different

Question 52

an aircraft, which is heavier than air, flies in air due to

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difference in pressure on the upper and lower sides of the wings

Question 53

rate of cooling of a body depends on

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differece in temperature between the body and the surroundings

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when a substance passes from solid state to vapour state without passing through liquid state, the phenomenon is called

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sublimation

Question 55

corrected vision of human eye can be acheived by prescription glasses which use the principle of

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refraction

Question 56

usually, the outside rear-view mirrors of a motor vehicle are

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convex mirror

Question 57

electric current flows in a conductor due to

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potential difference

Question 58

fact about speed and velocity is

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speed is distance travelled by a body in a particular time, velocity is the speed in a particular direction, both speed and velocity depend on distance and time

Question 59

at the time of a short circuit, the current in the circuit

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increases heavily

Question 60

correctly describe the magnetic field near a long straight wire carrying current

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the field consists of concentric circles centered on the wire

Question 61

a solar water heater cannot be used to get hot water on

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a cloudy day

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tell about the radio frequencies

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higher the frequency, lower will be the wavelength

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vaccines are used to build immunity to disease by

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simulating disease in the body to produce antibodies

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kidneys in human beings are part of the system for

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excretion

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the xylem in plants is responsible for

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transport of water

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dengue' is caused by

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aedes aegupti mosquito

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to explore the planet mars, NASA last year launched a rover nicknamed

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curiosity

Question 68

the headquarters of the international monetary fund is in

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washington DC

Question 69

the idea of G-20 was proposed by

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paul martin

Question 70

the literacy raye of india as per the population census of india in 2011 was

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0.7404000000000001

Question 71

bhartiya sahitya akademi award winner, dalip kaur tiwana was awarded this honour for which of her writings

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eho hamara jeewana

Question 72

pilo wrote

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mirza sahiban

Question 73

waris shah wrote

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heer ranjah

Question 74

hasham shah wrote

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sassi pannu

Question 75

fateh burj is ____ metres tall

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100 metres

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fateh burj is taller than

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qutub minar

Question 77

fateh burj is a monument to commemorate

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baba banda singh's win over sirhind

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fateh burj is located in

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chappar chiri

Question 79

what moved shaheed bhagat singh in his early life to resist the english rule

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jallianwala bagh massacre

Question 80

fact about singh sabha

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it aimed at protecting the interests of sikhs through education and literature

Question 81

namdhari movement also called kuka movement was started by whom and when

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bhai ram singh on 1st april 1857

Question 82

as per 2011 census the most and the least densely populated districts in punjab are

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ludhiana and mukstar

Question 83

in comparison to 2001 census the population of punjab as per 2011 census has increased

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from 2.44 crores to 2.77 crores

Question 84

over the last decade, punjab has achieved least growth in employment generation in

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primary sector

Question 85

sluggish growth in the agriculture sector in punjab is due to

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per acre yield of crops has peaked, decrease in average land holding of farmers, increased dependence on ground water

Question 86

punjab land records society (PLRS) was formed by the punjab goverment to

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provide efficient land record related services

Question 87

balari rakshak yojana launched by the punjab goverment is aimed at

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correcting child sex ratio, reducing child mortality, encouraging family planning

Question 88

mealy bug is a pest which affects the yield of _____ crop in punjab

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cotton

Question 89

in punjab the maximum number of ministers can be

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18

Question 90

adobe acrobat files have suffix

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.pdf