Model Test Paper for ICS-4
Choose the correct answer:
1. Which of the following two countries hosted
the 2002 World Cup Soccer Tournament?
(1) Argentina
and Brazil
(2) South
Korea and Japan
(3) North
Korea and China
(4) Australia
and New Zealand
Hint: Football is the most popular game in the world.
The final of the World Cup 2002 was played at Yokohama in Japan in which Brazil
defeated Germany. The World Cup Tournament was held in Germany (Berlin) in
2006. Italy won the World Cup by defeating France. The World Cup (FIFA Cup) was
held in South Africa in 2010. Spain defeated the Netherlands in the final and
won the prestigious cup.
The next World Cup Tournament will be
held in Brazil in 2014.
2. The Chairman of the Delimitation Commission
established in 2002 was
(1) Justice
Kuldip Singh
(2) Justice
Nanavati
(3) Justice
Gopalaswami
(4) Justice
A.S. Anand
3. Bushehr nuclear plant is located in
(1) Israel (2) North Korea
(3) Pakistan (4) Iran
4. Whch of the following is not a foreign bank
working in India?
(1) HSBC (2) Barclays
(3) Standard
Chartered (4) Axis Bank
5. The inaugural ceremony of World Cricket Cup
in 2011 was held in
(1) India (2) Sri Lanka
(3) Bangladesh (4) Pakistan
6. Sarkaria Commission did not deal with
(1) Formation
of states
(2) Article
356
(3) Anandpur
Sahib Resolution
(4) Centre-State
Relations
7. How many countries are the members -
nations of the World Trade Organisation at present?
(1) 150 (2) 153
(3) 159 (4) 176
Hint: WTO’s Headquarters is in Geneva (Switzerland).
The predecessor of WTO was GATT. It’s Director General is Pascal Lamy. Russia
became the member on December 16, 2011. The latest member of WTO is Laos. It
became member in February, 2013. Robert Azevedo of Brazil is chosen as the new
D.G. of WTO.
8. Congress is not the ruling party in which
of the following States?
(1) Madhya
Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Assam
(Asom) (4) Rajasthan
Hint: The ruling party in Madhya Pradesh is BJP and the
Chief Minister of the State is Shivraj Singh Chauhan.
9. Tirana is the capital of
(1) Turkey (2) Austria
(3) Hungary (4) Albania
Hint: The capitals of Turkey, Austria and Hungary are
Ankara, Vienna and Budapest respectively.
10. Vienna is the Headquarters of
(1) WTO (2) ILO
(3) OPEC (4) WHO
Hint: The Headquarters of WTO, ILO and WHO are in
Geneva (Switzerland). OPEC stands for Organisation of Petroleum Exporting
Countries, WTO for World Trade Organisation, ILO for International Labour
Organisation and WHO for World Health Organisation.
11. The novel Coolie is written by
(1) R.K.
Narayan (2) Prem Chand
(3) Jainendra
Kumar (4) Mulkh Raj Anand
Hint: Mulk Raj Anand is a famous Indian author,
novelist, critic and a great writer in English language. His other famous works
are ‘The Bubble’, ‘Confessions of a Lover’, ‘Seven Summers’, ‘Two Leaves and a
Bud’; R.K. Narayan is a very famous Indian writer in English who died in
Chennai. His famous books are ‘The Guide’, ‘Malgudi Days’, ‘Swami and Friends’,
‘The English Teacher’; Prem Chand and Jainendra Kumar are famous writers of
Hindi novels and short stories.
12. The Governor of a State in India is appointed
by
(1) The
President
(2) The
Prime Minister
(3) The
Chief Justice of India
(4) None
of these
Hint: The Governor is appointed by the President for
a term of 5 years. Only an Indian citizen of
35 years or above is eligible for this office. The Governor holds office during
the pleasure of the President. It means that he can be removed earlier if the
President so desires.
13. The basic monthly salary of a High Court
judge is
(1) Rs.
1,25,000 (2) Rs. 90,000
(3) Rs.
1,10,000 (4) Rs. 80,000
Hint: The basic monthly salary of the Vice-President
and Speaker of Lok Sabha is Rs. 1,25,000 p.m. The Governor of a State draws a
basic monthly salary of Rs. 1,10,000.
14. Julius Nyerere was the President of which
African nation?
(1) Zimbabwe
(2) South
Africa
(3) Tanzania
(4) None
of these
Hint: Julius Nyerere, a great friend of India, got
the first Gandhi Peace Prize in 1996.
15. Nasir Hussain was the cricket captain of
which country?
(1) Bangladesh (2) Kenya
(3) England (4) Scotland
Hint: Nasir Hussain was born in Chennai in India. He
was a fine opening batsman of England. He announced his retirement from
international cricket a few years ago.
16. How many gold medals India won in the 19th
Commonwealth Games?
(1) 46 (2) 26
(3) 37 (4) 38
Hint: The 19th Commonwealth Games were held in Delhi
in 2010 in the month of October. The previous Commonwealth Games, i.e.,
18th Games were held in Melbourne (Australia) in 2006. The next Commonwealth
Game will be held in 2014 in Glasgow (Scotland).
17. How many members are in the Public Accounts
Committee of Parliament?
(1) 12 (2) 22
(3) 32 (4) 42
Hint: PAC is a very important committee of Parliament
consisting of 22 members (15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha) which
scrutinises public expenditure. Murli Manohar Joshi of BJP is the present
Chairman of PAC.
18. Which is called the Island of Cloves?
(1) Sumatra (2) Mauritius
(3) Zanzibar (4) Java
Hint: Zanzibar is in Tanzania in Africa. Sumatra is a
very big island in Indonesia. Mauritius is an island-country in Indian Ocean.
It’s capital is Port Louis. Java is the main island of Indonesia–its heartland.
Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is situated in Java Island.
19. Nepanagar is famous for
(1) Diamonds
(2) Cotton
textiles
(3) Currency
notes
(4) Newsprint
Hint: Nepanagar is in Madhya Pradesh.
20. When World Environment Day is observed?
(1) June
5 (2) April 7
(3) May
31 (4) Dec 10
Hint:
World
Health Day is observed on April 7, World No–Tobacco Day is observed on May 31
and Human Rights Day is celebrated on Dec. 10.
ANSWER: Model Test Paper
for ICS-4
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