CSAT GENERAL STUDIES SOLVED PAPER I

CSAT PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER

Q.1.According to Census 2001, which one of the following Indian States has the maximum population in India after Uttar Pradesh?

• West Bengal
• Maharashtra
• Bihar
• Tamil Nadu

Q.2.Itaipu Dam built art the River Parana is one of the largest dams in the world. Which one of the following two countries have this as a joint project?

• Brazil and Peru
• Paraguay and Ecuador
• Brazil and Paraguay
• Colombia and Paraguay

Q.3.Consider the following statements:
1. There are 25 High Courts in India
2. Punjab, Haryana and the' Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common High Court.
3. National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

• 2 and 3
• 1 and 2
• 1, 2 and 3
• 3 only

Q.4.Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?

• Karachi (Pakistan)
• Auckland (New Zealand)
• Kyoto (Japan)
• Brisbane (Australia)

Q.5.Consider the following statements:
1. Total land area of Earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometres.
2. Ratio of land area to water area of Earth is approximately 1 : 4.
3. Maximum percentage of Earth's water is in the Pacific Ocean.
Which of the stateinentsgiven above is/ are correct?

• 1 ai1d 3
• 2 and 3
• 1 only
• 3 only

Q.6.Consider the following statements:
1. Kyoto Protocol came into force in the year 2005.
2. Kyoto Protocol deals primarily with the depletion of the Ozone layer.
3. Methane as a greenhouse gas is more harmful than carbon dioxide.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

• 1 and 2
• 1 and 3
• 1 only 
• 3 only

Q.7.Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

• Seikan Rail Tunnel: China
• Petronas Towers: Malaysia
• Appalachian Trail : United States of America
• Rogun Dam : Tajikistan

Q.8.Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land?

• North America - Africa - South America – Europe
• Africa - North America - South America – Europe
• North America - Africa - Europe - South America
• Africa - North America - Europe - South America

Q.9.Match items in the List - I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
                              List-I (Country)                           List-II (Name of Parliament)

                                 Netherlands                                           Diet

                                  Ukraine                                          States General

                                   Poland                                          Supreme Council

                                   Japan                                                   Sejm

• 4 1 2 3 
• 2 3 4 1
• 4 3 2 1
• 2 1 4 3

Q.10.For which one of the following countries, is Spanish not an official language?

• Chile
• Colombia
• Republic of Congo
• Cuba

Q.11.Who along the following is not a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award? .

• Us tad Bismillah Khan
• Satyajit Ray
• Lata Mangeshkar
• Raj Kapoor

Q.12.Match List-l with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
                 List-I (National Park/ Wild-life Sanctuary)                List-II (State)

                        Sondla Wildlife Sanctuary                                       Orissa

                         Kangerghat National Park                                      Assam

                           Orang Sanctuary                                              Chhqttisgarh

                    Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary                                       Goa
                                                                                                     Tripura

• 2 1 5 3
• 4 3 2 1
• 2 3 5 1
• 4 1 2 3

Q.13.Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra' Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?

• Indian Freedom Party
• Azad Hind Fauj
• Revolutionary Front
• Forward Block

Q.14.Who among the following is the President of the FICCI?

• Sunil Mittal
• Brijmohan Lal !vhinjal
• Onkar S. Kunwar
• Vivek Burman