APSC CCE Prelims - General Studies Question Paper of 1998
Here are some of the questions asked in the APSC CCE Prelims General Studies Question Paper of 1998. To download the complete question paper, follow the link given at the bottom of the post.
1. Who among the following
person was awarded Nobel Prize for
Literature in 1998?
(a)
Walter kohn (b) Jose Saramago
(c)
David Trimble (d) Daniel C. Sui
2 On
August 16, 1998 last the U. S.A. struck Afghanistan with their Tamahawk
cruise missiles. Their target was-
(A) Tatiban militia
(b) Osama
Bin Laden
(c) Communist
militia
(d) Iranian
build-up along the Afghan Iran border.
3.
Which one of the following about the lokpal Bill is not correct?
(a)
It was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Prime
Minister in November, 1998.
(b)
It seeks to bring under the purview of the Prevention
of Corruption Act the Union Cabinet Ministers including the. Prime Minister.
(c)
The Bill ohs 32 clauses.
(d)
A committee headed by the Vice President would
recommend the name of a person for appointment as lokpal chairperson by the
President of India.
4. NATO was expanded on May 22, 1998, by admitting-
(a)
Hungary,
Czech and Slovak Republics.
(b)
Turkey, Hungary and Czech Republics.
(c)
Turkey, Serbia and Slovak
Republics.
(d)
Hungary, Poland and Czech Republics. Which
one of the following staternanets is not correct about the International Space
Station? (a) It came into reality in December, 1998.
The Zarya Module
and the
USA-built
Uniry module fitted together
fo( the first time.
(c) It
revolves round the earth at a height of about
100017n.
(d) The
Project seeks to join more than 100 space station components
7. The new Exim policy announced by the Commerce Ministry of India in April 1998
seeks an ambitious export growth of
20%. Whivi, one is not of
the sailent features of the said
Policy?
(a) Speedy
issue of advanced licensing
(b) Relaxation
of bank guarantee norms
(c) Non relaxation
of import curbs on listed items.
(d) Setting
up of Anti-Dumping Directorate. & Malpa was in the news in
August, 1998. because-
(a) Uranium
was discovered here.
(b) A
devastating earthquake destroyed many village around it.
(c) A
devasting flood destroyed the village completely killing about 200 people.
(d) Heavy
landslides killed more than 200 persons including some pilgrims.
9. Before Pokhran 11 phase of 5
nuclear tests by India on 11 May 1998 and there after, the N-tests
conducted by P 5 (the permanent members ofthe UN Security Council)
totalled.
(a)
Over 1000 (b) Over 2000
(c)
Under 700 (d) Under SOO
10. The Euro seems to have
thrown down e challenge to :
(a) The US
dollar
(b) The
Singapore dollar
(c) The Hong
kong dollar
(d) The
Australian dollar
11. Which word leader commented as
follows on Us-British air strikes in Iraq (`Operation Desert Fox')
: "This is a sad day for the UN and for the world"?
(a) Nelson
Mandela (b) Boris Yeistin (c) hiang.Zemin (d) Kai
65. In respect of basin area coverage the rank of the Brahmaputra among the rivers ofthe world is-
(a)
Second (b) First
(c) Third (d) Fifth
66. The Gal, a tributory to Brahmaputra is situated between-
(a)
The Dibang and the Dihang
(b) The Dihang
and the Subansiri
(c) The
Subansiri and the Bharati
(d) The
Bharati and the Bomadi
67. L._ the though'Indid Was
to be a
federation, the ftteration was not the
result of an agreeJnent by. the
States to join in a federation, and that
the federation not being the result of a agreement, no State has the right to secede from it. The federation is a Union because it is indestructible'.
Who made the statement during Constituent
Assembly debated :
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b). Rajendra Prasad
(c) Sardar Patel (d)Dr. B. R Ambedkar
68.
Relating to the nature of the Indian Policy, the Preamble is :
(a) merely
declaratory
(b) to
indealistic
(c) beautifully
vague
(d) part of
the Constitution
69. The President can proclaim
emergency under-
(a) Article 353 (b) Article 355
(c) Article 365 (d) Article 356
70.
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRis) became constitutionalized bodies under-
(a) Art, 12
of the Constitution
(b) Art, 40
of the Constitution
(c) be 64th
Amendment Hill of 1989
(d) The
73rd and 74(1, Amendments (1992) to the Constitution.
72. Which of the following is
wrongly matched?
(a) December 9, 1947- First meeting of
the Constituent Assembly.
(b) November 26, 1946- People of India
enacted and gave to themsleves the Constitutioin.
(c) January 24, 1950- the
Constitution was finally signed by the members of
the, Constituent Assembly.
(d) January 26, 1950- date of
commencement of the Constitution.
73. The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with-
(a) de-nationalisation
of banks
(b) electoral reforms
(c) insurgency in the North-East
(d) the problem of the Chakmas
74. Subjects entrusted to the care of the Panchayats are listed in-
(a)
Eleventh Schedule
(b) Twelfth Schedule
(c)
State list
(d) Seventh Schedule
75. Which amendment provides for an authoritative version of the Constitution in Hindi?
(a)
56 th amendment
(b) 58th amendment
(c)
60 th amendment
(d) 61st amendment
76. The Supreme Court ruled Parliament had
no power to change the basic structure of the constitution
in-
(a)
Golaknath case
(b) Minerva Mills case
(c)
Kesliitvananda Dharati case
(d) (Jopalan case
77. Alter liberalisation,
planning has been-
(a)
done•away with
(b) very much ignored
(c)
relegated to the background
(d) cotabined with market economy
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