Model Test Paper for ICS set-5

Model Test Paper for ICS-5

Choose the correct answer:

1.     Who among the following is associated with Kathak dance?

        (1)  T. Balasaraswati

        (2)  Uma Sharma

        (3)  Indrani Rehman

        (4)  Raja and Radha Reddy

        Hint: Kathak is a very famous North Indian style of classical dance. T. Balasaraswati is associated with Bharat Natyam, Indrani Rehman with Odissi dance and Raja and Radha Reddy are exponents of Kuchipudi dance– both are husband and wife.

2.     Where is the Headquarters of North-Eastern Railway?

        (1)  Guwahati (Maligaon)

        (2)  Kolkata

        (3)  Gorakhpur

        (4)  Secunderabad

        Hint: Guwahati, Kolkata and Secunderabad are the Headquarters of North-Eastern Frontier Railway. Eastern Railway and South-Central Railway respectively. Gorakhpur is in U.P.

3.     Summer Solstice occurs on

        (1)  20 June                   (2)  25 June

        (3)  21 June                   (4)  26 June

        Hint: It indicates the time when the sun reaches its maximum distance from the Equator. When the sun touches the Tropic of Cancer about the 21st of June, it is called Summer Solstice; when it touches the Tropic of Capricorn about 22nd December, it is called Winter Solstice.

4.     Which State in India is the largest producer of potatoes?

        (1)  Uttar Pradesh

        (2)  Himachal Pradesh

        (3)  West Bengal

        (4)  Assam

        Hint: Himachal Pradesh is the largest producer of Apples in India, West Bengal is the largest producer of Rice and Jute and Assam is the largest producer of Tea in India.

5.     The total members of the UNO are at present

        (1)  185                          (2)  186

        (3)  188                          (4)  193

        Hint: Four new members of UNO– Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu–all small islands in the Pacific Ocean– were made members of UNO in 1999 and 2000 raising its strength from 185 to 189. Two new members of UNO are East Timor and Switzerland. They became members in 2002. The latest member of the UNO is Montenegro, a tiny State in Europe, separated from Serbia. It has become the member of the UNO in 2006 raising its strength to 192. South Sudan is the latest member of UNO. It‘s capital is Juba.

6.     Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain

        (1)  Nitrates

        (2)  Bicarbonates

        (3)  Sulphonates

        (4)  Bismuthates

7.     Portugal ruled over Macau for

        (1)  400 years                (2)  420 years

        (3)  442 years                (4)  445 years

        Hint: Macau was the first and last European colony in Asia. It is a small island off the Chinese coast. Portugal officially handed over the territory of Macau to China on Dec. 31, 1999. China has given it a status of special administrative region.

8.     International Day of Disabled Persons (Handicapped) is observed on

        (1)  December 3

        (2)  May 8

        (3)  March 21

        (4)  April 22

        Hint: World Red Cross Day is observed on May 8; World Forestry Day is celebrated on March 21 and Earth Day is observed on April 22.

9.     International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on

        (1)  October 3

        (2)  October 13

        (3)  October 16

        (4)  June 26

        Hint: October 3, October 13 and October 16 are observed as World Habitat Day, UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction and World Food Day respectively.

10.   September 27 is observed as

        (1)  World Diabetes Day

        (2)  International Literacy Day

        (3)  World Thrift Day

        (4)  World Tourism Day

        Hint: November 14 is observed as World Diabetes Day and Children Day in India as it is the birthday of ‘Chacha’ Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. World Literacy Day is observed on September 8 and World Thrift Day on October 30.

11.   Yaksha Gana, a dance-drama, belongs to

        (1)  Tamil Nadu

        (2)  Andhra Pradesh

        (3)  Karnataka

        (4)  Himachal Pradesh

        Hint: Yaksha Gana has a rural origin. It is about 400 years old. It’s language is Kannada and the themes are based on Hindu epics. It’s style seems to have drawn inspiration from Kathakali.

12.   Charminar is at

        (1)  Lucknow

        (2)  Agra

        (3)  Patna

        (4)  Hyderabad

        Hint: Charminar is a majestic monument of four minarets built in 1591. According to chronicles, it was built to commemorate the cessation of plague in the city. Hyderabad is the capital of Andhra Pradesh.

13.   Which is the highest gateway of India?

        (1)  India Gate

        (2)  Buland Darwaza

        (3)  China Gate

        (4)  Gateway of India

        Hint: 53.5 metres high, Buland Darwaza was built by Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri, 50 km from Agra, to commemorate his conquest of Khandesh in Gujarat. India Gate is a memorial to over 90,000 Indian soldiers who died in World war I. The names of 13,516 soldiers are inscribed on it. It’s height is 42 metres.

14.   ‘Prince of Wales Cup’ is associated with the game of

        (1)  Polo                        (2)  Basketball

        (3)  Golf                        (4)  Volleyball

15.   Bicycle was invented by

        (1)  Horace Short

        (2)  Z. Janssen

        (3)  Frank Whittle

        (4)  Macmillan

        Hint: Macmillan of Britain made bicycle in 1839-40. Horace Short of Britain invented loud speaker in 1900, Z. Janssen invented microscope in1590, and he belonged to The Netherlands. Frank Whittle of Britain invented jet engine in 1937.

16.   The Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants is situated at

        (1)  Nagpur

        (2)  Chandigarh

        (3)  Hyderabad

        (4)  Lucknow

        Hint: Institute of Microbial Technology is situated at Chandigarh; Central Public Health Engineering Research Institute is located at Nagpur and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is at Hyderabad.

17.   Kaziranga National Park is in

        (1)  Assam

        (2)  West Bengal

        (3)  Madhya Pradesh

        (4)  Uttar Pradesh

        Hint: Kaziranga National Park is in Jorhat district of Assam. It is world - famous for the Indian
one-horned rhinoceros.

18.   The offending substance in the liquor tragedies leading to blindness etc. is

        (1)  Ethyl alcohol

        (2)  Amyl alcohol

        (3)  Benzyl alcohol

        (4)  Methyl alcohol

19.   Perambur is famous for

        (1)  Diesel Locomotive Works

        (2)  Integral Coach Factory

        (3)  Wheel and Axle Plant

        (4)  Railway Staff College

        Hint: Perambur is in Tamil Nadu. Passenger coaches for Indian railways are manufactured there. Another coach factory has been established at Kapurthala (Punjab). A new coach factory is being set up at Rae Bareli (U.P). Diesel Locomotive engines are manufactured at Varanasi in U.P. Wheel and Axle Plant is at Yelahanka near Bangalore. Railways Staff College is located at Baroda (Vadodara) in Gujarat.

20.   Indian National Congress was established in

        (1)  1880

        (2)  1881

        (3)  1883

        (4)  1885

        Hint: Indian National Congress was founded in December, 1885. An Englishman A.O. Hume was the main driving force in getting it established. The first President of the Indian National Congress was W.C. Banerjee. Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy and Governor-General of India in 1885 when INC was founded.

ANSWER: Model Test Paper for ICS-5

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