1. Which of the following statements accurately describes India's industrial policy before liberalisation, globalisation and privatisation reforms?
(a) Industrial policy before 1991 was a pro-public sector reform.
(b) Industrial policy before 1991 was a pro-private sector reform.
(c) Industrial policy before 1991 was an anti-public sector reform.
(d) Industrial policy before 1991 was an anti-private sector reform.
2. Hindu philosophy follows the authority of which texts?
(a) Upanishads (b) Ramayana
(c) Moksha (d) Vedas
3. If acid chemicals are blown in the air over areas where the weather is wet, the acid may fall on the ground -
(a) as sand (b) as rain, snow, fog
(c) as air (d) as soil
4. When did the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 come into force?
(a) 1 April, 1986 (b) 1 March, 1986
(c) 1 May, 1986 (d) 19 November, 1986
5. When did the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 come into force?
(a) 1 April, 1986 (b) 1 March, 1986
(c) 1 May, 1986 (d) 25 October, 1980
6. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act came into force in the year -
(a) 1980 (b) 1978
(c) 1976 (d) 1974
7. When did Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 come into force
(a) 1 April, 1986 (b) 20 July, 1973
(c) 1 May, 1986 (d) 19 November, 1986
8. Is associated with the Chipko movement. (a) Water resources (b) Forest resources
(c) Food resources (d) Energy resources
9. Presence of fertilizers in soil causes:
(a) Loss of fertility
(b) Excessive growth of flora and fauna
(c) Algal bloom (d) Decomposition
10. Which of the following is managed for sustainable development?
(a) Industry (b) Forests
(b) Crops (d) Resources
11. When we destroy a forest, we destroy:
(a) Trees (b) Wildlife population
(c) Environment of all living beings
(d) Food and shelter of wild animals
12. The philosophical study of beliefs and knowledge is known as ?
(a) Ontology (b) Epistemology
(c) Entomology (d) Etymology
13. Human values are necessary -
(a) To live in harmony with oneself
(b) To make life easy and happy
(c) To live with family and friends
(d) To earn money to satisfy desires
14. The needs of the body are temporary while the needs of the self are.
(a) Continuous (b) Temporary
(c) Discontinuous (d) Nature
15. If the needs are naturally acceptable, then I want them.
(a) Continuous (b) Suffering
(c) Content (d) Unit
16. What is the emotional state of being happy ?
(a) Happiness (b) Ananda (c) Pleasure (d) All of the above 17. Self-discovery is a process of recognising our instincts and moving towards self-organisation and self-expression. What is self-expression?
(a) Swatva (b) Swatantrata (c) Swarajya (d) Swabhaav
18. Working only for material comforts is - (a) Living with animal consciousness (b) Living with human consciousness (c) Change from animal consciousness to human consciousness (d) Change from human consciousness to animal consciousness
19. Which one of the following statements correctly describes the process of privatisation? (a) The process of privatisation involves converting a company into a non-profit organisation.
(b) The process of privatisation involves outsourcing services to other companies. (c) The process of privatisation involves selling off some public sector units to the private sector.
(d) None of the above
20. Once trust, respect, affection, care, guidance are ensured, a sense of belonging to all comes naturally. This feeling is -
(a) love (b) gratitude
(c) glory (d) justice
21. Lack of affection causes -
(a) guidance (b) opposition and jealousy
(c) care (d) discipline
22. What is the self?
(a) Physical (b) Consciousness
(c) Emotion (d) Body
23. Rainfall in evergreen forest ranges from
(a) 100-150 cm/year (b) More than 200 cm/year
(c) Less than 100 cm/year (d) 20-70 cm/year
24. Coniferous forests are
(a) Broad-leaved forests with Jamun, Ficus, Fern, Oak as flora and Tiger, Elephant as fauna.
(b) Narrow leaves with Pinus, Quercus, Barberis as flora and Himalayan goat, black bear and sheep as fauna
(c) Minimal flora and fauna
(d) None of the above
25. Thorn forest vegetation includes:
(a) Dense and canopy form
(b) Small trees and shrubs with short growth
(c) Halophytes (d) Tall plants and trees
26. In a food chain organisms are linked to each other at -
(a) Consumer to producer level
(b) Producer to consumer level
(c) Producer to producer level
(d) Consumer to consumer level
27. An animal now extinct is.
(a) Quoll (b) Tasmanian Devil
(c) Tasmanian Tiger (d) Pademelon
28. Solar energy can be trapped most efficiently by using? (a) Photovoltaic equipment (b) Ships
(c) Telenet towers (d) Land surface
29. Which of the following has the highest genetic diversity in India?
(a) Teak (b) Tea
(c) Mango (d) Potato
30. An ecological situation in which a species is introduced to a place where it is unique.
(a) Ecosystem (b) Exotic species
(c) Endemic species (d) None of the above
30. Which of the following is the most effective means of conserving biodiversity?
(a) Conservation of habitats
(b) Getting rid of predators
(c) Census species during breeding season
(d) Vaccinating species against diseases.
31. Gandhi’s 7 sins include –
(a) Happiness without friend
(b) Politics without morality
(c) Science without humanity and knowledge without character
(d) Both (a) and (b)
32. The features of Vivekananda’s education philosophy include –
(a) Naturalism
(b) Idealism
(c) Behaviouralism
(d) All of the above
33. According to Dr. A. P. J. Kalam ‘The mission of education is.’
(a) Learning politics
(b) Learning commerce
(c) Religiosity in the heart develops in the young mind.
(d) Social service
34. Nandan-Kanan Zoo is popular for……….
(a) Nilgiri Tahr
(b) Whale
(c) White tiger
(d) Hippo
32. The National Centre for Organic Farming in India is located at –
(a) Ghaziabad
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Kochi
(d) Pune
33. Who is the father of Green Revolution in India?
(a) Gandhi (b) M.S. Swaminathan
(b) Nehru (d) Patel
34. Culture is all of the following except -
(a) Shared (b) Transmitted across generations
(c) Organized (d) Unorganized
35. Culture is/are a collective phenomenon which refers to the elements of our mental programming that we share with others in society.
(a) Beliefs (b) Attitudes
(c) Culture (d) Values
36. Which of the following questions does not address ethical issues while making policy decisions?
(a) How should the need for confidentiality be balanced with public participation?
(b) What procedure should be followed in case of conflict of interest?
(c) How should the name and benefits of the ruling government be reflected in policy decisions?
(d) What are the norms and values that guide the behaviour of policy makers?
36. For complete satisfaction we need -
(a) Happiness only (b) Convenience only
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
37. Decisions which are frequent and repetitive in nature are called -
(a) Non-programmed decisions (b) Programmed decisions
(c) Major decisions (d) Operational decisions
38. Social responsibility of business is based on -
(a) Profit motive (b) Service motive
(c) Trusteeship principle (d) Both (b) and (c)
39. The only country in the world with a legislated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is -
(a) USA (b) India
(c) Sweden (d) Spain
40. According to Carroll model, there are four levels of corporate social responsibility -
(a) Physical, economic, social and legal
(b) Physical, economic, social and ethical
(c) Altruistic, economic, social and ethical
(d) Altruistic, economic, legal and ethical