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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Geography answer keys…2015….1-c, 2-d, 3-A, 4-d, 5-c,6-d,7-a,8-a,9-a,10-b,11-?,12-b,13-c,14-c,15-c,16-c,17-?,18-a,19-C,20-b,21-b, 22-?,23-?,24-d,25-b, 26-b, 27-b(?), 28- ?, 29-d, 30-c, 31-a,32-a, 33-c,34-a(?), 35-b, 36-a, 37-b, 38-d, 39-a,40- b, 41-a,42- a, 43-a, 44-c, 45-a,46-c, 47-b, 48-a, 49-b,50-a,51-b, 52-d(?),53-d, 54-c,55-a,56-?, 57 ?(chao prayo), 58-b, 59-a, 60-b, 61-d, 62-c, 63-c, 64-d(?), 65-d, 66-d, 67-a, 68-a, 69-?, 70-d, 71-c, 72-b(?), 73-d(?),74-d, 75-c(name not correct), 76-d, 77-b, 78-d, 79-b, 80-c, 81-c, 82-d, 83-b, 84-a, 85-d,86-(?), 87-d, 88-d(?), 89-b?/d(?), 90-b, 91-b, 92-b, 93-b, 94-b, 95-b, 96-c, 97-b, 98-b, 99-b, 100-a…..friends discuss about it…help me to slove the remaining questions..
Please provide Geography paper answer keys of 2015…if anybody have geography optional then let’s discuss about questions and answer keys
@Golmaal,
It’s alright. We are here to learn and share information, experience and ideas. We are glad that you cleared your doubt.
@admin, sorry for the rude comment.. Your answer is absolutely right. Got it now.. Thanks..
Why are people confused about the Question No. 45? Absolute answer is b) NORTH EAST.
I think cutoff marks this time for Open category ..276+, for OBC 260+ and for ST/SC 260+ anyone expecting below that has little chance of selected…I am also doubtful regarding this
@Golmaal,
Can you point out the source from where we copied the answer? The diagram and explanations are prepared by us. We only took the compass image from Internet. We thought a little bit of explaining might help the confused users.
While solving the problem don’t mix original with modified direction. In case of our image, image on left represents original direction. Question says South-East becomes North. Note the word becomes. That means you need to look at the image on Right, not Left. No further explanations required.
@admin, in the question no 45 it is clearly mentioned that SE becomes North whereas in your diagram you have shown SW as North… So the answer would be North West… Please solve the problem for yourself. You have just copy pasted a solution to an another question..
@friend bishnu jyoti if u belongs to reserved category then keep the lamp of hope.
I am expecting 250+ and I dont think that cut off this year 270/280.
@arun, expecting 240+
Your’s??
@bishnu jyoti, how much marks u r expecting?????
Everyone expecting more than enough marks. This time I am out of race frnds, expecting only few marks.
What is Assam Land and Revenue Service? What is its difference with Assam Civil Service?
the criteria as what defines most important tax is not stated in the question .. excise duty is not used to price control measure.. price control measure involves rbi monetary policy.. excise duty is defined at the budget and it doesn’t involve constant change in accordance with the inflationary pressure..
ministry of economic affairs does not present the budget to the parliament.. it only prepare the budget..
In 1896, a plague epidemic spread from Mumbai to Pune, and by January 1897 it reached epidemic proportions. In order to suppress the epidemic and prevent its spread, a Special Plague Committee was appointed under W.C. Rand, I.C.S., Assistant Collector of Pune. Tilak took up the people’s cause by publishing inflammatory articles in his Marathi paper Kesari, quoting the Bhagavad Gita to say that no blame could be attached to anyone who killed an oppressor without any thought of reward.
Following this, on June 22, 1897, Rand and another British officer, Lt. Ayerst were shot and killed by the Chapekar brothers and their associates. Tilak was charged with incitement to murder and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.
When he emerged from prison, he was revered as a martyr and a national hero. He adopted a new slogan, “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.”
Admin plz confirm the expected cut off
I don’t know about others but I found the GS paper to be comparatively tough than last year…my guess they will call around 700 students (510boys &girls+ 190 only girls) for UR category.. Considering scores like 300+= 130 candidate 290-299= 140candidate 280-89= 170 candidates 270-279=230 canditates still if we consider the remaining candidates to be girls only to adjust the 30% pledge than also cutoff would be like 266…so according to me anybody in UN category who are expecting more than 260+ can hope to get a call for mains..
Ans 82 C ,its south India. admin check
My optional was anthropology and the paper was a easy one expecting around 170 but general studies I am getting around 140 I belong to obc what are my chances