Answer Keys – APSC Prelims 2015 General Studies Paper
APSC Combined Competitive Examination 2015 (Preliminary) was held on January 3, 2016. Following are the answers of General Studies paper. Due to lack of time, we are providing only the answers. We hope our users and candidates who appeared in CCE 2015 will find this page useful. We tried our best to mark the correct answers. But there may be some mistakes. Please do point out if you find any. The General Studies paper is courtesy of Assams.info user Normada. Answers are provided by Bhaskar.
APSC 2015 Prelims GS Answers – Series C
1. c) Kamrup Metro (http://www.assams.info/assam/districts-of-assam)
2. a) 1973 (http://www.assams.info/answers/what-is-the-capital-of-assam)
3. b) Tapti
4. a) Kanchenjunga (This is controversial. We know that K2 is in India. But that is not accepted by everyone. Even govt of India states Kanchanjunga as tallest peak in India: http://pib.nic.in)
5. d) Faulting
6. d)
7. c) Idukki in Kerala
8. d) Antarctica
9. b) Leukoderma product Lukoskin was developed by DRDO (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=75790)
10. b) Baikanur
11. d)
12. d) EDUSAT was launched in 2004 (http://www.isro.gov.in/category-spacecraft/edusat) Thanks Peter north.
13. a) ICAR
14. d) Adoor Gopalkrishnan
15. b) Madhab Kandali
16. c) Amalendu Guha
17. c) Pratima Pandey
18. b) Miles Bronson (http://www.assams.info/answers/name-of-first-assamese-dictionary)
19. b) Miri Jiyori (http://www.assams.info/people/rajanikanta-bordoloi)
20. c) RBI
21. a) Devolution of taxes by 42% (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=115810)
22. d) Defence is not development expenditure.
23. b) Flower decoration
24. c) Lord Irwin
25. d) Shah Jahan
26. d) Civil Disobedience
27. b) Warren Hastings
28. b) Elizabeth I (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company)
29. c) Govt of India Act 1858
30. d) Sher Shah Suri
31. c) 1449
32. d) Gauhati University
33. d) December, 1885
34. c) Viswa Bharti
35. b) Dadabhai Naoraji (http://www.newsonair.nic.in/indian-freedom-struggle.asp)
36. a) Swadeshi Movement
37. b) Lord Chelmsford
38. c) Partition of Bengal
39. a) Kanaklata (http://www.assams.info/people/kanaklata-barua). Kushal Konwar was hanged in 1943. Kanaklata was the first martyr of 1942. Check Govt of India note: http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr98/fe0898/f0308985.html)
40. c) Phulaguri (http://www.assams.info/career/answer-key-apsc-prelims-model-paper-1)
41. c) Pushpalata Das
42. d) Fourteenth century
43. c) 500 meters
44. a) 28 and 22
45. b) North-East. Thanks Jhonny depp.
Question was: In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that South-East becomes North, North-east becomes west and so on. What will South become? So, what you need to find is the current direction that is similar to South in the original map. What was originally South is now North-East. Please check the following pictorial explanation.
46. d) South
47. d) 12
48. a) IHORPBNOITI
49. d) 3.20 pm
50. d) YQ
51. b) Fundamental Rights
52. c) Supreme Court. According to Article 71, all doubts and disputes related to election of a President or Vice-President shall be inquired and decided by Supreme Court.
53. b) 93 amendment, 2005 (http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend93.htm)
54. d) Passport
55. b) Any house (http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/parliament.aspx)
56. c) Vice President
57. a) Rajasthan
58. d) Directive Principles of State Policy also aim to establish social and economic democracy through a welfare state.
59. c) Seventh schedule of Constitution of India contains the three lists.
60. b) Socialism
61. d) Department of Economic Affairs (http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/dea.html)
62. d) Nagaland hosts Hornbil festival.
63. c) Article 331 (http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/parliament.aspx )
64. b) 4 states (http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/RegisterationPoliticalParties.aspx)
65. a) 552 is the max number of seats in Lok Sabha.
66. b) 6 months
67. c)
68. a) Polling was very poor
69. c) Japan
70. c) K. V. Kamath (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Development_Bank)
71. a) Durban
72. c) Vadakkunnatha Temple is situated in Thrissur city of Kerala. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadakkunnathan_Temple)
73. c) June 21 is International Yoga Day (http://www.un.org/en/events/yogaday/)
74. d) West Bengal. In 2015, Manobi Bandopadhyay joined as the Principal of Krishnagar Women’s College in West Bengal’s Nadia district and thus became India’s first transgender College principal. (Hindu article)
75. a) ICICI Bank (Source)
76. a) Wuhan
77. d) Sirocco
Questionable or doubtful! According to study materials of some Delhi coaching centres: Harmattan and Sirocco are both hot and dry winds. Sirocco covers North Africa, Italy, Sicily etc. Harmattan covers West Africa, Nigera, Ghana etc. And both carries dust. According to TMGH General Studies For Civil Services: Sirocco is a hot dust laden wind that blows eastwards from Sahara across the Mediterranean and raises the temp of the areas. Harmattan is a relatively cool dry wind blowing over Sahara in winter season. According to Pearsons General Studies Manual: Sirocco is a hot moist wind that blows from Sahara. Sometimes Sirocco carries Sahara dust. Harmattan is a cool, extremely dry wind that forms over Sahara. It is relatively cool because Sahara is cool during the dry season from December to Feb.
According to NASA: Winter and spring dust storms are common in Western Africa when the sirocco winds, hot, dry, dust-laden winds, blow north and northwest out of the Sahara desert. Harmattan is a strong trade wind which arises in Sahara and blows south across West Africa in the winter (November to March). Heavy dust storms are common in the region during this time.
78. a) Gulden Turktan
79. b) Agriculture
80. c) RBI
81. d) Income tax b) Excise duty
82. a) Beijing
83. d) Petroleum (http://dor.gov.in/Gstintro)
84. c) Ship of Theseus (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=104863)
85. b) IIM, Shillong
86. a) R. K. Laxman
87. c) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
88. c) Virat Kohli (Source)
89. a) National Institution for Transforming India
90. a) Jan Dhaaan – Aadhaar – Mobile (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=116028)
91. d) Nineth Plan (http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/fiveyr/9th/vol1/v1c1-2.htm)
92. c) direct benefit transfer for LPG (http://petroleum.nic.in/dbt/)
93. c) Wheat is a Rabi crop, not Kharif crop
94. b) Uttar Pradesh with 12 smart cities selected from 13.(http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=133299)
95. c) 12 digit number (https://uidai.gov.in/what-is-aadhaar.html)
96. d) 2045 (http://populationcommission.nic.in/PublicationDetails/11_984_1.aspx)
97. b) Indian Ocean (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia )
98. a) and d) Baksa district was curved out of a part of Nalbari, Barpeta, Kamrup and portion of Darrang district.
99. d) 82.5 degree east
100. b) 7 position
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Many aspirants took the help of mobile net during exam in some centres….can render sky rocketing cut off…..
This year g s paper was quite hard, so according to my assumption cut off marks shoul be …….
For obc —– 240
For st/sc —- 244
For general category —— 270
Frankly speaking cut off depends on many factors….number of candidates appeared, no of posts, and most important whether there is leakage of question paper or not…last time some of the privileged candidates could score 100% in GS paper despite the fact that there are many wrong answers in the official answer key….this time political science paper is a some kind of revenge…. UPSC used to have scalling system during optional subject era…but dont know about Apsc….how can we expect such a progressive system from such a shameless institution…history paper is the best example of their efficiency…..
SHED LIGHT ON CUT OFF PLEASE.
@golmal…
Yes…for history they shamelessly copied from gkduniya…even the wrong part…..main exam copyr logot nokol kora kagoj gusi jua typ hilarious incident…
Political science optional….answer
1 d
2 a
3 b
4 b
5 a ?
6 c
7 c
8 wrong option 1956
9 d
10 c
11 d
12 b
13 b
14 c
15 d
16 d
17 d
18 b
19 c
20 a
21 a
22 c
23 b
24 b
25 d
26 c
27 ???
28 b
29 b
30 b
31 c
32 b
33 a
34 d
35 b
36 a
37 d
38 b
39 c
40 c
41 b
42 c
43 a
44 b
45 b
46 c
47 c
48 c
49 b
50 b
51 d
52 d
53 d
54 c
55 a
56 c
57 c
58 b
59 c
60 d
61 c
62 c
63 b
64 b
65 b
66 d
67 a
68 a
69 c
70 a
71 a
72 b
73 b
74 b
75 b
76 b
77 a
78 c
79 c
80 a
81 c
82 d
83 a
84 a
85 d
86 a
87 a till 2004 but new post is lord speaker and not the speaker….
88 a
89 both a and b should be correct….but there is no such option…..wait till official answer key…
90 c
91 d
92 b
93 b
94 c
95 d
96 d
97 d
98 b
99 d
100 b
Nope..
Sorry typing mistake, not I its u
@peter north, for reserved category have I any idea regarding cut off, pls share
For open category 280 to 290 may be….but 300 is the safety level
FRIENDS KINDLY SHARE THE CUT OFF
Expected cutoff for obc???
@Aditya Saikia,
In Constitution of India, Article 21A is listed in PART III, under Fundamental Rights heading. It states: Right to Education – The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may, by law, determine.
It applies to age group 6-14 years only. But it is a fundamental right.
Dear #Admin
“Education” is in DPSP , FD, FR , but when we will say “Right to education ” then it is in “Fundamental Rights” under 21A of COI, another point COI 21 A, is a “Right to elementary education”, and there is a huge difference among them.
And there is a discretion in this issue, there is no place mention as RTE , except “Right to Education , act 2009″ which is an act of parliament, so there is a reserve in this answer whether the answer will be Fundamental right or legal right.
@admn, please post law answer keys
Thanks
@Arun & Pinky Dutta,
Please check our explanation above.
@harjit,
Thank you for posting the answers. Unfortunately we don’t have the sociology paper to cross-check. Hope others will leave their valuable feedback.
@pinky, I do agree with u.
Correct answer of ques.no 45 should be option (d) north west.
@admin
Q45. The answer cannot be (b) northeast because it has already been mentioned in the question that northeast becomes west. So the answer should be (d) north west
St plain cut off kiman hobo