Solved Questions of CSAT 2015: Series Three

Solved Questions of CSAT 2015: Series Three (reference link: www.upsc.gov.in)

We have seen forty solved questions of CSAT 2015 in previous posts of CSAT 2015:series One and CSAT 2015:Series Two. Now, I am going to provide the more solved questions of CSAT 2015 in the term of Series three.

Question No 01. Consider the following:

The arrival of Badur into India led to the

1. Introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent
2. Introduction of the arch and dome in the region's architecture
3. Establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Get Answer b

Question No 02. The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the

1. Human Rights Commission
2. Finance Commission
3. Law Commission
4. Planning Commission

Get Answer 4

Question No 03. What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?

1. It is the United Nation Conference on sustainable Development
2. It is a Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization
3. It is a Conference of Inter-governmental Panel on Climate change
4. It is a Conference of the member countries of the convention on Biological Diversity.

Get Answer 1

Question No 04. Consider the following statement

1. The Executive Power of the Union of India is vested in the Prime Minister.
2. The Prime Minister is the ex officio Chairman of the Civil Service Board.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Get Answer d

Question No 05. The term "Goldilocks Zone" is often seen in the news in the context of

1. the limits of habitable zone above the surface of the Earth
2. regions inside the Earth where shale gas is available
3. search for the Earth-like planets in outer space
4. search for meteorites containing precious metals

Get Answer 3

Question No 06. Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?

1. V.O. Chidambaram Pillai
2. C. Rajagopalachari
3. K. Kamaraj
4. Annie Besant

Get Answer 2

Question No 07. Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?

1. Amoghavarsha I
2. Ballala II
3. Harihara I
4. Prataparudra II

Get Answer 3

Question No 08. Consider the following statements

1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.

Which of the statement is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Get Answer b

Question No 09.Which of the following statements regarding 'Green climate Fund' is/are correct?

1. It is intended to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change
2. It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian Development Bank and World Bank.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Get Answer a

Question No 10. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for  2014 was given to which one of the following?

1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
2. Indian Institute of Science
3. Indian Space Research Organization
4. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Get Answer 3

Question No 11. With reference to the Cabinet Mission, Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It recommended a federal government
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
3. It provided for more Indian in the ICS

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. None

Get Answer a

Question No 12. Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?

1. Khangchendzonga National Park
2. Nanda devi National Park
3. Neora Valley National Park
4. Namdapha National Park 

Get Answer 4

Question No 13. Amnesty International is

1. An agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars
2. A global Human Rights Movement
3. A  non-Governmental voluntary organization to help very poor people
4. An inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions

Get Answer 2

Question No 14. With reference to the Art and archeological  history of India, which one among the following was made earlier?

1. Lingaraja Temple at  Bhubaneshwar
2. Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
3. Rock -cut Monument at Mahabalipuram
4. Varaha Image at Udayagiri

Get Answer 2

Question No 15. With reference to Indian History, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the feudal system?

1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very week provincial or local political authority
2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land
3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his over lord

Select the correct answer using the code given below

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Get Answer b

Question No 16.'Bio Carbon Fund Initiative for sustain able forest Landscapes' is managed by the

1. Asian Development Bank
2. International Monetary Fund
3. United Nations Environment Programme
4. World Bank

Get Answer 4

Question No 17. India is a member of which among the following?

1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
2. Association of South-East Asian Nations
3. East Asia Summit

Select the correct answer using the code given below:-

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. None of them

Get Answer b

Question No 18. In India, the steel production industry requires the import of

1. saltpetre
2. rock phosphate 
3. coking coal
4. All of above

Get Answer 3

Question No 19. The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to

1. protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes
2. determine the boundaries between states
3. determine the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats
4. protect the interests of all the border States

Get Answer 1

Question No 20. With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements?

1. The Department of Revenue is responsible for the preparation of Union Budget that is presented to the Parliament.
2. No amount can be withdrawn from the consolidated Fund of India without authorization from the parliament of India.
3. All the disbursements made from public account also need the authorization from the Parliament of India.

Which of the statements give above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Get Answer c
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