Solved question of CSAT 2014: Series Two

Question No 01. In medieval India, the designations 'Mahattara' and 'Patakila'were used for

1. military officers
2. village headmen
3. specialists in Vedic rituals
4. chiefs of craft guilds

Get Answer b

Question No 02. Lichens, which are capable of initiating ecological succession even on a bare rock, are actually a symbiotic association of

1. algae and bacteria
2. algae and fungi
3. bacteria and fungi
4. fungi and mosses

Get Answer b

Question No 03.If you travel through the Himalayas, you are likely to see which of the
following plants naturally growing there?

1. Oak
2. Rhododendron
3. Sandalwood

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 a

Question No 04. Which of the following are some important pollutants released by steel industry in India?

1. Oxides of sulphur
2. Oxides of nitrogen
3. Carbon monoxide
4. Carbon dioxide

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Get Answer d

Question No 05. Which of the following Kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha?

1. Avanti
2. Gandhara
3. Kosala
4. Magadha

Select the correct answer using the code given below

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

Get Answer c

Question No 06. Every year, a month long ecologically important campaign/festival is held during which certain communities/tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the following are such communities/tribes?

1. Bhutia and Lepcha
2. Gond and Korku
3. Irula and Toda
4. Sahariya and Agariya

Get Answer b

Question No 07.The sales tax you pay while purchasing a toothpaste is a

1. tax imposed by the Central Government
2. tax imposed by the Central Government but collected by the State Government
3. tax imposed by the State Government but collected by the Central Government
4. tax imposed and collected by the State Government

Get Answer d

Question No 08. What does venture capital mean?

1. A short-term capital provided to industries
2. A long-term start-up capital provided to new entrepreneurs
3. Funds provided to industries at times of incurring losses
4. Funds provided for replacement and renovation of industries

Get Answer b

Question No 09.The main objective of the 12th Five-Year Plan is

1. inclusive growth and poverty reduction
2. inclusive and sustainable growth
3. sustainable and inclusive growth to reduce unemployment
4. faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth

Get Answer d

Question No 10. With reference to Balance of Payments, which of the following constitutes/constitute the Current Account?

1. Balance of trade
2. Foreign assets
3. Balance of invisibles
4. special Drawing Rights

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Get Answer c

Question No 11. The terms 'Marginal Standing Facility Rate' and 'Net Demand and Time Liabilities', sometimes appearing in news, are used in relation to

1. banking operations
2. communication networking
3. military strategies
4. supply and demand of agricultural products

Get Answer a

Question No 12. What is/are the facility/facilities the beneficiaries can get from the services of Business Correspondent
(Bank Saathi) in branchless area?

1. It enables the beneficiaries to draw their subsidies and social security benefits in their villages.
2. It enables the beneficiaries in the rural areas to make deposits and withdrawals

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 c

Question No 13. In the context of Indian economy, which of the following is/are the purpose/purposes of 'Statutory Reserve Requirements'?

1. To enables the Central Bank to control the amount of advances the banks can create
2. To make the people's deposits with banks safe and liquid
3. To prevent the commercial banks from making excessive profits
4. To force the banks to have sufficient vault cash to meet their day-to-day requirements

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Get Answer a

Question No 14.Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as 'Arab Spring' originally started from

1. Egypt
2. Lebanon
3. Syria
4. Tunisia

Get Answer d

Question No 15. Consider the following countries

1. Denmark
2. Japan
3. Russian Federation
4. United Kingdom
5. United State of America

Which of the above are the members of the 'Arctic Council'?

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 2, 3 and 4
3. 1, 4 and 5
4. 1, 3 and 5

Get Answer d

Question No 16. Consider the following pairs:

Region often in news        Country

1. Chechnya             :      Russia
2. Darfur                 :      Mali
3. Swat Valley          :      Iraq

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

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

Get Answer a

Question No 17.With reference to Agni-IV Missile, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is a surface-to-surface missile.
2. It is fuelled by liquid propellant only.
3. It can deliver one-tonne nuclear warheads about 7500 km away.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Get Answer a

Question No 18. With reference to two non-conventional energy sources called 'coal bed methane' and 'shale gas', consider the following statements:

1. Coalbed methane is the pure methane gas extracted from coal seams, while shale gas is a mixture of propane and butane only that can be extracted from fine-grained sedimentary rocks.
2. In India, abundant coal bed methane sources exist, but so far no shale gas sources have been found.

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 19.With reference to 'Changpa' community of India, consider the following statements

1. They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand
2. They rear the Pashmina Goats that yield a fine wool.
3. They are kept in the category of Scheduled Tribes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Get Answer b

Question No 20. In India, cluster bean (Guar) is traditionally used as a vegetable or animal feed, but recently the cultivation of this has assumed significance. Which one of the following statements is correct in this context?

1. The oil extracted from seeds is used in the manufacture of biodegradable plastics.
2. The gum made from its seeds is used in the extraction of shale gas.
3. The leaf extract of this plant has the properties of anti-histamines
4. It is a source of high quality biodiesel.

Get Answer b

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