PSI Main 2014 - Paper 2

(a) of the different river systems in Maharashtra, the Godavari has the largest area, while the Narmada has the least. 

(b) After the Godavari river system, the Bhima river system is the second largest followed
by the river system of the Konkan.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Find out the odd river in following group:

(a) The decadal growth rate of the population of Maharashtra (2001-2011) has been 15.99% and has been highest for the districts of Thane, Pune and Aurangabad.

(b) The decadal growth rate of the population of Maharashtra (2001-2011) for the districts of Mumbai city, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg has been in negative with the Mumbai city having the least. 

Which of the above statement/statements is/are True ?

Out of the following four types of forests types of Maharashtra :

(i) Tropical Semi - evergreen

(ii) Tropical Moist deciduous

(iii) Tropical Dry deciduous

(iv) Tropical Thorny forest

(a) Tropical Moist Deciduous forests are the most extensive.

(b) Tropical thorny forest are the least extensive.

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(a) Ajantha range separates water of Tapi and Godavari basins. 

(b) Ajantha range takes off from the Western Ghats in the form of Chandoor hills. Answer options : 

Events outside India also helped to strengthen the anti British and patriotic thinking of the people.

Which one of the following was not one amongst them ?   

(a) The defeat of the British at the hands of the Ethiopian people. 

(b) The defeat of Russia by the Japan in 1905. 

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Which one of the following is not true ?

(a) On the day of partition of Bengal the people all over Bengal whether Hindu, Muslim or Christian tied Rakhi on one anothers wrist. 

(b) The partition of Bengal enforced in 1905 was withdrawn in 1920. 

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Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) Surendranath Banerjee participated actively in the All India Conference convened at Bombay in December 1885.

(b) The Indian National Congress met in the month of December every year.

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What did the partition of Bengal in 1905 did not seek ?

(a) Separation of Bihar and parts of Orissa from Bengal.

(b) Creation of a new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam.

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Display of the National Flag is governed by the provision of:

Which one of the following points was not among the 'Fourteen Points', proposed by Mr. MA Jinnah ?

"state can't impose mother tongue in private primary schools for classes I to IV" includes following points. 

(a) Private unaided schools and linguistic minority institutions are outside the purview of
'mother tongue' as medium of instructions.

(b) Parent or guardian of the child will decide the mother tongue of the child.

(c) Right to freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 19 (I) (a) includes the right of the child or, on his behalf, his parent or guardian to choose the medium of instructions. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is correct? 

(a) Satyendra Prasanna Sinha was the first Indian to be made a member of the Governor General's Executive Council.

(b) Satyendra Prasanna Sinha was later made the Governor of a province, the second Indian to occupy the office in the British rule.

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Which of the following statements is correct? 

(a) International treaties do not automatically become part of the national law. These have to be adopted/incorporated by legislation

(b) Indian courts try to maintain harmony with principles of international law but incase of conflict between international and national law international law prevails. 

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Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) The Ilbert Bill aimed at establishing equality of Indian judges with the British judges in India. 

(b) The Ilbert Bill was withdrawn because it was not correctly drafted. 

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Right to equality consists of: 

(a) Equality before law

(b) Abolition of Untouchability

(c) Abolition of Titles

(d) Equal freedom of expression 

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Arrange in chronological order : 

(a) Maintenance of Internal Security Act.

(b) Preventive Detention Act.

(c) Prevention of Terrorism Act.

(d) National Security Act.

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Match the comments about the Directive Principles of State Policy with the commentators. 

Which one of the following statements is not correct about the re-organisation of the states or alteration of their boundaries?