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Q.1.Which canal links Red sea and Mediterranean sea?

• Panama canal
• Suez canal
• Palk strait
• None of these

Q.2.Continents have drifted apart because of

• volcanic eruptions
• tectonic activities
• folding and faulting of rocks 
• All of the above

Q.3.Which of the following do not belong to solar system?

• Asteroids
• Comets
• Planets
• Nebulae

Q.4.Sexual reproduction causes genetic variation because of

• blending of genes
• chromosomal changes
• Shuffling of genes
• All of the above

Q.5.Average salinity of water of Arabian Sea is

• 25 ppt
• 35 ppt
• 45 ppt
• 55 ppt

Q.6.Development of the natural systems is described as

• function of the systems
• evolution of the systems
• self-sustained process of the systems
• None of the above

Q.7.Who was elected the new president of the prestigious Supreme Court Bar Association in an election held on 11 May 2011?

• Ram Jethmalani
• Adish C. Aggarwala
• K C Kaushik
• P H Parekh

Q.8.J.Jayalalithaa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 16 May 2011 by Governor SS Barnala along with 33 cabinet ministers at the Madras University.Name the constituency in TN from which she contested the election and won.

• North Chennai Assembly Constituency
• Cuddalore Assembly Constituency
• Thiruvallur Assembly Constituency
• Srirangam Assembly Constituency

Q.9. Who was on 17 May 2011 elected as the new state youth Congress chief of Uttarakhand?

• Anand Singh Rawat
• Jyoti Rautela
• Harak Singh Rawat
• Sangram Singh Paudir

Q.10.Name the from the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader who was sworn in Assam Chief Minister for the third consecutive term on 18 May 2011 by Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik. To which party does he belong to?

• Tarun Gagoi
• Bhumidar Barman
• GC Langthasa
• Chandan Sarkar

Q.11. Who among the following is the winner of the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation, 2009?

• Yukia Amano
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Bill Gates
• Hillary Clinton

Q.12. Plants which grow on saline soils are

• xerophytes
• hydrophytes
• halophytes
• succulents

Q.13. Environment is a composite state of

• biotic factors
• physiographic factors 
• abiotic factors
• All of the above

Q.14. Water is conducted in vascular plants by

• phloem tissue
• parenchyma tissue
• meristems
• xylem tissue

Q.15.Minerals are

• liquids
• inorganic solids
• gases
• All of the above

Q16..RTGS stands for ………….

• Reduced time gross settlements
• Real time gross settlements
• Relative time gross settlements
• real total gross securities

Q.17.The last king of Mauryan empire was—

• Devavarman
• Brihadrath
• Kunala
• Shalishuk

Q.18.The historian Kalhan was—

• Buddhist
• Brahmin
• Jain
• None of these

Q.19.Founder of the Satvahana dynasty was—

• Shatkarni I
• Simuka
• Shatkarni II
• Rudradaman I

Q.20.Yen-Kao-Chen is generally known as—

• Kadphises I 
• Kanishka
• Kadphises II
• Vasishka 

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IAS 2012 SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

The Civil Services Examination (CSE) offers the widest range of jobs in our country and is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). There are about twenty-three (23) services offered through this single examination.

                                                                                  Some of the top services offered are the two All India Services, viz., the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS) along with the other central services, viz., Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Indian Customs & Central Excise Services, etc. Due to the importance and nature of such civil/public service jobs,UPSC takes utmost care in selecting the right people.

The candidates are put through three kinds of testing to measure their administrative potential and ensure that the persons selected have the following;

• a wide range of general awareness 

• analytical ability and content retention capacity, and

• strength of character and a cheerful mental disposition even under stressful conditions.

The Civil Services Examination comprises two successive stages:       

• Civil Services Preliminary Examinations (Objective Type) - for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and 

• Civil Services Main Examination (Written Test and Interview) - for the selection of candidates for the various services and post

The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions - there are four alternatives for the answer to every question) and carry a maximum of 400 marks.

• General Studies - 200 marks; and 

• Aptitude – 200 marks.

This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only,marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about twelve to thirteen times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year in the various Services and Posts. Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in a year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination.

           

The Main Examination will consist of a      

• written examination and

• an interview test.

The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the subjects mentioned in section Civil Services Mains Exam. Candidates, who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main Examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned by them for an Interview or a Personality Test.

The number of candidates to be summoned for interview will be about twice the number of vacancies to be filled. The Interview will carry 300 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks). Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the Main Examination (written part as well as interview) would determine their final ranking.Candidates will be allotted to the various Services keeping in view their ranks in the examination and the preferences expressed by them for the various Services and posts.

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IAS 2012 SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

The Civil Services Examination (CSE) offers the widest range of jobs in our country and is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). There are about twenty-three (23) services offered through this single examination.

                                                                                  Some of the top services offered are the two All India Services, viz., the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS) along with the other central services, viz., Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Indian Customs & Central Excise Services, etc. Due to the importance and nature of such civil/public service jobs,UPSC takes utmost care in selecting the right people.

The candidates are put through three kinds of testing to measure their administrative potential and ensure that the persons selected have the following;

• a wide range of general awareness 

• analytical ability and content retention capacity, and

• strength of character and a cheerful mental disposition even under stressful conditions.

The Civil Services Examination comprises two successive stages:       

• Civil Services Preliminary Examinations (Objective Type) - for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and 

• Civil Services Main Examination (Written Test and Interview) - for the selection of candidates for the various services and post

The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions - there are four alternatives for the answer to every question) and carry a maximum of 400 marks.

• General Studies - 200 marks; and 

• Aptitude – 200 marks.

This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only,marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about twelve to thirteen times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year in the various Services and Posts. Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in a year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination.

           

The Main Examination will consist of a      

• written examination and

• an interview test.

The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the subjects mentioned in section Civil Services Mains Exam. Candidates, who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main Examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned by them for an Interview or a Personality Test.

The number of candidates to be summoned for interview will be about twice the number of vacancies to be filled. The Interview will carry 300 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks). Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the Main Examination (written part as well as interview) would determine their final ranking.Candidates will be allotted to the various Services keeping in view their ranks in the examination and the preferences expressed by them for the various Services and posts.

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