Model Test Paper for ICS set-4

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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