Pondicherry UDC Exam 2012 - Answer Key

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1. Match the following sites of Indus Valley civilization with their findings and select the correct answer from the options given
(i) Harappa            (a) Water reservoirs formed here may have been used to store water for agriculture
(ii) Chalhudaro       (b) Terracotta models of plough have been found here
(iii) Cholistan          (c) Almost exclusively devoted to craft production
(iv) Dholavira         (d) In the excavation made during mid 1980's ornament . consisting three shell  rings,
                                  a  Jasper bead and hundreds of microbeads were found near the skull of a male
Options:
(A) (i) - d (ii) - a (iii) - b (iv) - c
(B) (i) - b (ii) - d (iii) - a (iv) - c

(C) (i) - d (ii) - c (iii) - b (iv) - a

(D) (i) - b (ii) - c (iii) - d (iv) - a

2. Which of the following is the busiest waterway in the world?
(A) Suez Canal Waterway
(B) North Pacific Waterway
(C) Panama Canal Waterway
(D) North Atlantic Waterway

3. Match the following rivers with the correct statements and select the answer from the options given.
(i) Kosi                  (a) Once known as the 'Sorrow of Bengal'
(ii) Alaknanda       (b) Also known as the "Sorrow of Bihar"
(iii) Damodar        (c) Flows through the Rift Valley
(iv) Tapi                (d) Its tributary Mandakini is also called as Kali Ganga
Options:
(A) (i) - c (ii) - a (iii) - d (iv) - b

(B) (i) - b (ii) - d (iii) - a (iv) - c

(C) (i) - c (ii) - d (iii) - a (iv) - b
(D) (i) - b (ii) - a (iii) - d (iv) - c
 
4. The poison of a cobra affects which of  the following first?
(A) Central nervous system
(B) Blood vessels and its linking
(C) Heart
(D) Brain

5. Pedology is the study of
(A) Soil
(B) Microbes
(C) Worms
(D) Fungus

6. Based on the amount of Yolk present the mammalian eggs are classified as one of the following type. Name it
(A) Microlecithal
(B) Mesolecithal
(C) Alecithal
(D) Macrolecithal

7. Excessive appetite leading to increased intake of food is known as
(A) Polyurea
(B) Polydipsia
(C) Polyphagia
(D) Polymorphia

8. Match the following alliviation programme of India with their aims.
(i) SJSRY         (a) Aims to generate wage employment for the poor unskilled people living in rural areas
(ii) SGSY         (b) Aims at creating employment opportunities both self employment and
                             wage employment in urban areas
(iii) SGRY        (c) Aims at improving the food and nutritional status of the poor
(iv) ICDC        (d) The govt. provides partial financial assistance to Self Help Groups through banks

Options:
(A) (i) - d (ii) - b (iii) - a (iv) - c
(B) (i) - b (ii) - d (iii) - c (iv) - a
(C) (i) - d (ii) - c (iii) - b (iv) - a
(D) (i) - b (ii) - d (iii) - a (iv) - c

9. Which of the following statements are true with regard to Rashtriya Swasthya Bhima Yojna
(i) All employees of Public Sector and Private Sector establishments get these benefits
(ii) It is a Health Insurance Scheme
(iii) This scheme is for the benefit of unorganized workers
(iv) In India 7% of workers will get benefited
Options:
(A) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(B) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(C) (ii) and (iii)
(D) (i) and (iv)

10. Which of the following are true of the Keshava Nand Bharati case-Select the correct answer from the options given?
(i) Upheld the 24th Amendment of the constitution
(ii) Gave back the Parliament the right to amend any part of the constitution including fundamental rights
(iii) Held that the parliament does not have any right to amend the fundamental rights
(iv) Held that the parliament does not have the right to amend the basic structure of the constitution
Options
(A) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(B) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii)

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