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UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

CENTRAL POLICE FORCES
(Assistant Commandants) Exam
October 2004 Question Paper

GENERAL ABILITY AND INTELLIGENCE

1. Consider the following statements:
1. A Chief Metropolitan Magistrate can pass a sentence of
death.
2. A Metropolitan Magistrate can pass a sentence of
imprisonment for life.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (D) Neither 1 nor 2

2. Which one among the following has the highest population
density in India?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Delhi
D. Chandigarh
Ans: (C) Delhi

3. The survey of India works under which one of the
following ministries of the Govt. of India?
a. Ministry of Defence
b. Ministry of Home Affairs
c. Ministry of Science and Technology
d. Ministry of Tourism and Culture
Ans. (C) Ministry of Science and Technology

4. Consider the following statements:
1. The constitution (74th Amendment) Act gives
constitutional status to the Gram Sabha.
2. Gram Sabha means a body consisting of the persons
elected by the villagers above the age of 18 years residing
in the area of the Gram Panchayat.
3. The Constitution envisages that Gram Sabha selects
beneficiaries under various schemes of the Central
Government undertaken for rural development.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 2 and 3
Ans. (C) 3 only

5. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
a. Delhi and Pondicherry have Lieutenant Governors
b. The Administrator of Chandigarh is designated as the
Chief Commissioner
c. The Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry may make laws
with respect to matters enumerated in list II or list III of
the Seventh Schedule in so far as these matters are
applicable in relation to that Union Territory
d. The Legislative Assembly of the National Capital
Territory of the National Capital Territory of Delhi does
not require the prior approval of the Central Government for
the introduction of any Bill in the Legislative Assembly.
Ans. (B) The Administrator of Chandigarh is designated as
the Chief Commissioner

6. Which reference to human nutrition, which one of the
following statements is not correct?
a. Deficiency of Vitamin A can cause the non-functioning of
tear producing glands
b. Vitamin A is synthesized in the skin in the presence of
sunlight
c. Deficiency of Vitamin B1 is common in those areas where
polished rice is the major food item
d. Deficiency of Vitamin D causes increased loss of calcium
in urine
Ans. (B) Vitamin A is synthesized in the skin in the
presence of sunlight

7. Consider the following statements: in human body,
1. The opening of stomach into intensities is called caecum.
2. The junction of small intestine and large intestine is
called pylorus.
3 Colon is much broader than the ileum.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 only
c. 2 and 3
d. 3 only
Ans. (D) 3 only

8. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
a. Sweating at night and weight-loss are symptoms of AIDS.
b. The is no vaccination against cholera.
c. Typhoid is caused by a bacterium
d. Oral vaccine is available to prevent typhoid
Ans. (B) The is no vaccination against cholera.

9. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a. Vitamin A : Fish Liver oil
b. Vitamin B1 : Whole cereals
c. Vitamin C : Milk
d. Vitamin E : Butter
Ans. (C) Vitamin C : Milk

10. Consider the following minerals:
1. Calcium
2. Iron
3. Sodium
Which of the minerals given above are required by the human
body for the contraction of muscles?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (D) 1, 2 and 3

11. Consider the following statements:
1. Chickenpox is caused by a bacterium.
2. Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is caused by virus and spread
by mosquitoes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (B) 2 only

12. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
a. The last Tirthankara of Jainas was the contemporary of
Gautam Buddha.
b. The last Tirthankara of Jainas was born of Rajgriha
c. Siddhartha was born at Lumbini
d. The ancient town Sravasti is located in the modern Uttar
Pradesh
Ans. (B) The last Tirthankara of Jainas was born of Rajgriha

13. With whom did the English conclude the Treaty of Sagauli
by which Kumaon and Garhwal were ceded to the British rule?
a. Mughal Emperor
b. Nawab of Awadh
c. Rohillas
d. Gurkhas
Ans. (D) Gurkhas

14. Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal with the help of
the English, but why was Mir Jafar reinstated later on?
a. Mir Jafar brided the English heavily and made them
remove Mir Kasim
b. Mir Kasim opposed the religion conversion of the natives
by the English
c. Mir Kasim fought with the English as they were flouting
the internal trade laws, causing heavy loss to his income
d. The English felt that Mir Kasim had joined hands with
the Mughal Emperor to oust the English from India
Ans. (C) Mir Kasim fought with the English as they were
flouting the internal trade laws, causing heavy loss to his
income

15 Who was the Maratha Peshwa when the Third Battle of
Panipat was fought?
a. Balaji Baji Rao
b. Narayana Rao
c. Narayana Rao II
d. Balaji Rao II
Ans. (A) Balaji Baji Rao

16. Match List -I (Temples) with List-II (Places) and select
the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List ? I
List ? II
(Temples) (Places)
A. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple Varanasi
B. Adinatha Temple Kangra
C. Barjesvari Devi Temple Khajuraho
D. Vishvanath Temple Dilwara,
Mt. Abu
Codes
A B C D
a. 2 1 3 4
b. 3 4 2 1
c. 2 4 3 1
d. 3 1 2 4
(B) 3 4 2 1

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