Police Constable(Civil) Question Paper

1. | What does the term “lithosphere” refer to ? | |
(a) | Plants and animals | |
(b) | Exterior surface of earth | |
(c) | Crust of the earth | |
(d) | None of these |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Crust of the earth
2. | What is measured on the Richter scale ? | |
(a) | Wind velocity | |
(b) | Earthquakes | |
(c) | Depth | |
(d) | Heat |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Earthquakes
3. | The territorial waters of India extend up to | |
(a) | 6 nautical miles | |
(b) | 15 nautical miles | |
(c) | 10 nautical miles | |
(d) | 12 nautical miles |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) 12 nautical miles
4. | Which crop requires water-logging for its cultivation ? | |
(a) | Tea | |
(b) | Coffee | |
(c) | Rice | |
(d) | Mustard |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Rice
5. | Which of the following planets is closest to sun ? | |
(a) | Earth | |
(b) | Pluto | |
(c) | Jupiter | |
(d) | Mercury |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Mercury
6. | The Third Round Table Conference took place in the year | |
(a) | 1931 | |
(b) | 1933 | |
(c) | 1932 | |
(d) | 1934 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) 1932
7. | Who said “Give me blood and shall give you freedom” ? | |
(a) | Mahatma Gandhi | |
(b) | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
(c) | Annie Besant | |
(d) | Subhash Chandra Bose |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
8. | The Red Shirt Movement was launched by | |
(a) | Mohammed Ali Jinnah | |
(b) | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan | |
(c) | Sir Mohammed Iqbal | |
(d) | Sir Monsoor Ahmed |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
9. | Sir Strafford Crips Mission arrived in India in the year | |
(a) | 1940 | |
(b) | 1941 | |
(c) | 1942 | |
(d) | 1943 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) 1942
10. | Which two provinces had the non-Congress Government after the 1937 elections ? | |
(a) | Bengal and Punjab | |
(b) | Maharashtra and Karnataka | |
(c) | Kerala and Andrapradesh | |
(d) | Punjab and Haryana |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Bengal and Punjab
11. | If you write down all numbers from 1 to 100, how many times do you write 3 ? | |
(a) | 11 . | |
(b) | 18 | |
(c) | 20 | |
(d) | 21 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) 20
12. | A is B’s sister, C is B’s mother. D is C’s father, E is D’s mother, then how is A related to D ? | |
(a) | Grand father | |
(b) | Grand mother | |
(c) | Daughter | |
(d) | Granddaughter |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Granddaughter
13. | Arun said “This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother”. Who is Arun to the girl ? | |
(a) | Father | |
(b) | Grandfather | |
(c) | Husband | |
(d) | Father in law |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Father in law
14. | A class of boys stands in a single line, one boy is 19th in order from both the ends. How many boys are there in the class ? | |
(a) | 37 | |
(b) | 38 | |
(c) | 39 | |
(d) | 27 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) 37
15. | If 30th January 2003 was Thursday, what was the day on 2nd March 2003 ? | |
(a) | Sunday | |
(b) | Thursday | |
(c) | Tuesday | |
(d) | Saturday |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Sunday
16. | Jog Falls is located on which river ? | |
(a) | Krishna | |
(b) | Kaveri | |
(c) | Sharavati | |
(d) | Bhima |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Sharavati
17. | India’s National Acquatic Animal is | |
(a) | River Dolphin | |
(b) | Crocodile | |
(c) | Katha Fish | |
(d) | Green Frog |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) River Dolphin
18. | Who are Pampa, Ranna and Ponna ? | |
(a) | Kannada language poets | |
(b) | Architects | |
(c) | Politicians | |
(d) | Kings |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Kannada language poets
19. | Which of the following places is called Dwarasamudra ? | |
(a) | Halebidu, Hassan | |
(b) | Kodagu | |
(c) | Kalaburgi | |
(d) | Bengaluru |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Halebidu, Hassan
20. | “Demography” means | |
(a) | Study of characteristics of animal population | |
(b) | Study of characteristics of human population | |
(c) | Study of characteristics of elephant population | |
(d) | None of the above |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Study of characteristics of human population
21. | Who ordered the troops to open fire at Jallianwala Bagh meeting ? | |
(a) | Benn | |
(b) | Irwin | |
(c) | Dyer | |
(d) | Montague |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Dyer
22. | The Partition of Bengal took place in the year | |
(a) | 1905 | |
(b) | 1904 | |
(c) | 1906 | |
(d) | 1907 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) 1905
23. | Mahatma Gandhi launched Quit India Movement in 1942. Who was the Governor General at that time ? | |
(a) | Lord Mountbatten | |
(b) | Lord Linlithgow | |
(c) | Lord Curzon | |
(d) | Lord Mayo |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Lord Linlithgow
24. | Who died due to police lathicharge, protesting against the Simon Commission ? | |
(a) | Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
(b) | Bala Gangadhara Tilak | |
(c) | Lala Lajpat Rai | |
(d) | None of these |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
25. | Mahatma Gandhi undertook Dandi March in the year | |
(a) | 1929 | |
(b) | 1930 | |
(c) | 1931 | |
(d) | 1932 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 1930
26. | When the Governor of a state dies in office, who takes over as acting Governor ? | |
(a) | Chief Justice of the State High Court | |
(b) | Chief Minister of the State | |
(c) | Any one designated by the President | |
(d) | Governor of a neighbouring state |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Chief Justice of the State High Court
27. | Whenever the Lok Sabha is dissolved, who does not vacate his office until immediately before the first meeting of the House after the dissolution ? | |
(a) | Prime Minister | |
(b) | Finance Minister | |
(c) | Defence Minister | |
(d) | Speaker |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Speaker
28. | Does the Constitution provide for a Deputy Prime Minister ? | |
(a) | Yes | |
(b) | No | |
(c) | Yes, during an emergency | |
(d) | Yes, during a financial emergency |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) No
29. | The National Integration Council is chaired by the | |
(a) | President of India | |
(b) | Vice President of India | |
(c) | Chief Justice of India | |
(d) | Prime Minister of India |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Prime Minister of India
30. | An additional Judge of a High Court holds office for a period of | |
(a) | 2 years | |
(b) | 3 years | |
(c) | 1 year | |
(d) | 2 ½ years |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) 2 years
31. | The Oath of office to the President of India is administered by the | |
(a) | Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
(b) | Prime Minister of India | |
(c) | Vice-President of India | |
(d) | Chief Justice of India |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Chief Justice of India
32. | Which of the following is not a duty of the Election Commission ? | |
(a) | To give recognition to political parties | |
(b) | To provide adequate campaign funds for the candidates | |
(c) | To lay down general rules and guidelines for elections | |
(d) | To determine constituencies and to prepare the electoral rolls |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) To provide adequate campaign funds for the candidates
33. | For how many years does the Vice-President hold office ? | |
(a) | 3 | |
(b) | 4 | |
(c) | 5 | |
(d) | 6 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) 5
34. | A person who is not a member OT Parliament, if appointed a minister, shall become a member of either House of Parliament within | |
(a) | 2months | |
(b) | 6 months | |
(c) | 9 months | |
(d) | 1 year |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 6 months
35. | The Prime Minister of India who did not face the union Parliament was | |
(a) | Morarji Desai | |
(b) | Lal Bahadur Shastri | |
(c) | I. K. Gujral | |
(d) | Charan Singh |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Charan Singh
36. | Common Wealth Games 2014 were held at | |
(a) | Glasgow, UK | |
(b) | Sydney, Australia | |
(c) | New Delhi, India | |
(d) | Beijing, China |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Glasgow, UK
37. | Girish Karnad, a noted Kannada personality belongs to the field of | |
(a) | Theatre and literature | |
(b) | Industry | |
(c) | Aviation | |
(d) | Health care |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Theatre and literature
38. | POCSO Act, is a new law to safeguard the interest of | |
(a) | Women | |
(b) | Children | |
(c) | Environment | |
(d) | Animal welfare |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Children
39. | When do we celebrate World Human Rights Day ? | |
(a) | December 10th | |
(b) | October 2nd | |
(c) | June 5th | |
(d) | January 31st |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) December 10th
40. | How many seats have been allotted for Karnataka in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha ? | |
(a) | 12,10 | |
(b) | 28, 12 | |
(c) | 20,15 | |
(d) | 25,20 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 28, 12
41. | ‘World Wide Web’ was invented by | |
(a) | Tim Berners Lee | |
(b) | Alexander Ben | |
(c) | J.C.R. Licklider | |
(d) | Alexander Graham Bell |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Tim Berners Lee
42. | Sonalika and Kalyan Sone are varieties of | |
(a) | Wheat | |
(b) | Rice | |
(c) | Millet | |
(d) | Legumes |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Wheat
43. | What discovery was made by biologist duo James D. Watson (US) and Francis Crick (UK) in 1953? | |
(a) | Penicillin | |
(b) | DNA Structure | |
(c) | Synthetic Antigen | |
(d) | Malaria germs |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) DNA Structure
44. | Optical fibre work on the principle of | |
(a) | Refraction | |
(b) | Total internal reflection | |
(c) | Scattering | |
(d) | Interference |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Total internal reflection
45. | The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is | |
(a) | Nitrogen | |
(b) | Hydrogen | |
(c) | Carbon dioxide | |
(d) | Oxygen |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Nitrogen
46. | The central element in chlorophyll is | |
(a) | Copper | |
(b) | Magnesium | |
(c) | Phosphorous | |
(d) | Calcium |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Magnesium
47. | “Washing Soda” is the common name for | |
(a) | Sodium Carbonate | |
(b) | Calcium Bicarbonate | |
(c) | Sodium Bicarbonate | |
(d) | Calcium Carbonate |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Sodium Carbonate
48. | Which of the following is used in pencil ? | |
(a) | Graphite | |
(b) | Silicon | |
(c) | Charcoal | |
(d) | Phosphorous |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Graphite
49. | In which of the following activities is Silicon Carbide used ? | |
(a) | Making cement and glass | |
(b) | Disinfecting water of ponds | |
(c) | Cutting very hard substances | |
(d) | Making cast for statues |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Cutting very hard substances
50. | Balloons are filled with | |
(a) | Nitrogen | |
(b) | Helium | |
(c) | Oxygen | |
(d) | Argon |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Helium
51. | The term “Petroleum” is derived from two words “Petra” and “Oleum”. These words are | |
(a) | Greek words | |
(b) | French words | |
(c) | Latin words | |
(d) | Russian words |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Latin words
52. | Growing two-three crops in one agricultural land at the same time is called | |
(a) | Subsistence farming | |
(b) | Land use farming | |
(c) | Commercial farming | |
(d) | intensive farming |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) intensive farming
53. | According to 2011 census, the population of India was | |
(a) | About 125 crores | |
(b) | About 121 crores | |
(c) | About 124 crores | |
(d) | About 126 crores |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) About 121 crores
54. | Which among the following is called as Commercial Crop ? | |
(a) | Wheat | |
(b) | Ragi | |
(c) | Maize | |
(d) | Sugarcane |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Sugarcane
55. | What is the importance of ‘ozone’ in the atmosphere ? | |
(a) | It creates the greenhouse effect on earth | |
(b) | It provides condensation nucleus | |
(c) | It provides protection against ultraviolet radiation | |
(d) | It helps scatter blue light |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) It provides protection against ultraviolet radiation
56. | 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to | |
(a) | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | |
(b) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
(c) | C.N.R. Rao | |
(d) | Kailash Satyarthi |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Kailash Satyarthi
57. | What do you understand with “cyber crime” ? | |
(a) | Murder in cyber cafe | |
(b) | Crime through computer or mobile | |
(c) | Chain-snatching | |
(d) | Vehicle theft |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Crime through computer or mobile
58. | Huttari dance and Bolak aat dance are famous dance forms of which area in Karnataka ? | |
(a) | Kodagu | |
(b) | Mysuru | |
(c) | Kalaburgi | |
(d) | Haveri |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Kodagu
59. | Capital of Nagaland is | |
(a) | Kohima | |
(b) | Agartala | |
(c) | Imphal | |
(d) | Dispur |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Kohima
60. | “Karnataka Police Academy” is situated at | |
(a) | Mysuru | |
(b) | Bengaluru | |
(c) | Kalaburgi | |
(d) | Belagavi |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Mysuru
61. | Which diagram reflects the relationship between the classes of Tennis fan, Cricket players, Students ? | |
(a) | ![]() | |
(b) | ![]() | |
(c) | ![]() | |
(d) | ![]() |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a)
62. | Which diagram reflects relationship between carrot, food and vegetables ? | |
(a) | ![]() | |
(b) | ![]() | |
(c) | ![]() | |
(d) | ![]() |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a)
63. | Find out the wrong term in the series | |
2, 5, 10, 50, 500, 5000 | ||
(a) | 5000 | |
(b) | 500 | |
(c) | 10 | |
(d) | 50 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) 5000
64. | A gold bracelet is sold for Rs. 14,500 at the loss of 20%. What is the cost price for bracelet ? | |
(a) | Rs. 18,125 | |
(b) | Rs. 17,400 | |
(c) | Rs. 15,225 | |
(d) | Rs. 16,800 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Rs. 18,125
65. | Saina Nehwal is a famous Indian sports personality in the field of | |
(a) | Tennis | |
(b) | Badminton | |
(c) | Table tennis | |
(d) | Squash |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Badminton
66. | World Population Day is observed on | |
(a) | 14th July of every year | |
(b) | 18th July of every year | |
(c) | 11th July of every year | |
(d) | 24th July of every year |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) 11th July of every year
67. | Sex ratio means | |
(a) | The ratio between whole population of world and whole population of a nation | |
(b) | The ratio between whole population of nation and whole population of a state | |
(c) | The ratio between aged persons to that of young persons | |
(d) | The ratio between male and female population |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) The ratio between male and female population
68. | “Life expectancy” means | |
(a) | The average life of an elephant | |
(b) | The average life of a lion | |
(c) | The average period that a person may expect to live | |
(d) | The average period that a satellite may be active |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) The average period that a person may expect to live
69. | “Megalopolis” is a Greek word. It means | |
(a) | Great police | |
(b) | Great city | |
(c) | Great politician | |
(d) | None of the above |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Great city
70. | HDI means | |
(a) | Human Development Index | |
(b) | Human Development in India | |
(c) | Health Development Index | |
(d) | Health Development in India |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Human Development Index
71. | “Dharma Chakra” is a symbol of | |
(a) | Jainism | |
(b) | Vardhanas | |
(c) | Buddhism | |
(d) | None of above |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Buddhism
72. | “Devanampriya” who is associated with this word ? | |
(a) | Ashoka | |
(b) | Chandragupta Maurya | |
(c) | Bindusara | |
(d) | Gauthamiputra |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Ashoka
73. | Fahein - a Chines traveller visited during the rule of | |
(a) | Samudragupta | |
(b) | Chandragupta II | |
(c) | Sri Gupta | |
(d) | Chandragupta I |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Chandragupta II
74. | The system of branding of horses (dagh) was introduced by | |
(a) | Mohammed-bin-Tughalak | |
(b) | Malik Kafur | |
(c) | Jalal-ud-din Khilji | |
(d) | Alla-ud-din-Khilji |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Alla-ud-din-Khilji
75. | Raja Todarmal was | |
(a) | Akbar’s finance minister | |
(b) | Akbar’s revenue minister | |
(c) | Akbar’s law minister | |
(d) | Akbar’s forest minister |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Akbar’s revenue minister
76. | The term India is derived from | |
(a) | Persian word ‘Indos’ | |
(b) | Greek word ‘Indos’ | |
(c) | Spanish word ‘Indigo’ | |
(d) | Russian word ‘Indus’ |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Persian word ‘Indos’
77. | “Buddhacharitha” was written by | |
(a) | Banabhatta | |
(b) | Chandbardai | |
(c) | Bilhana | |
(d) | Ashwagosha |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Ashwagosha
78. | The ‘Paleolithic age’ man used a hard stone. It is called | |
(a) | Granite | |
(b) | Quartzite | |
(c) | Neises | |
(d) | Dressed stones |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Quartzite
79. | Among the four Vedas, which was the first to be composed ? | |
(a) | Atharvanaveda | |
(b) | Samaveda | |
(c) | Rigveda | |
(d) | Yajurveda |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Rigveda
80. | Jains believe that there were 24 thirthankaras. Who was the 23rd thirthankara ? | |
(a) | Vardhamana Mahaveera | |
(b) | Rishabhanatha | |
(c) | Adinatha | |
(d) | Parshvanatha |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) Parshvanatha
81. | How many pieces of 13∙2 cm rope can be cut from a 330 cm rope ? | |
(a) | 25 | |
(b) | 28 | |
(c) | 21 | |
(d) | 35 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) 25
82. | The speed of bus is 72 km/hr. The distance covered by bus in 5 sec. is | |
(a) | 50m | |
(b) | 74.5m | |
(c) | 100 m | |
(d) | 60m |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) 100 m
83. | Look at series 7, 10, 8, 11 , 9, 12. Which number should come next ? | |
(a) | 7 | |
(b) | 10 | |
(c) | 12 | |
(d) | 13 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 10
84. | In the series 2, 6, 1 8, 54, .... what is the next number ? | |
(a) | 108 | |
(b) | 148 | |
(c) | 162 | |
(d) | 216 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) 162
85. | Today is Varun’s birthday. One year from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 yrs. ago. How old is Varun today ? | |
(a) | 20 | |
(b) | 22 | |
(c) | 25 | |
(d) | 27 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) 25
86. | llakal town, which is famous for llakal sarees is located in which district of Karnataka ? | |
(a) | Vijapura | |
(b) | Bagalkote | |
(c) | Kalaburgi | |
(d) | Davangere |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Bagalkote
87. | When did Karnataka acquire its present name ? | |
(a) | 1st January, 1951 | |
(b) | 15th June, 1971 | |
(c) | 21st Aug., 1991 | |
(d) | 1st Nov., 1973 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) 1st Nov., 1973
88. | “Jana Gana Mana” national anthem is written *by | |
(a) | Rabindranath Tagore | |
(b) | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya | |
(c) | Iqbal | |
(d) | Aurobindo Das |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
89. | Kaiga nuclear power plant is located in which district ? | |
(a) | Uttara Kannada | |
(b) | Raichur | |
(c) | Shimoga | |
(d) | Udupi |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Uttara Kannada
90. | 80th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana 2014 was hosted in which district ? | |
(a) | Kodagu | |
(b) | Vijapura | |
(c) | Gangavathi | |
(d) | Haveri |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Kodagu
91. | Name the newly elected Maharashtra Chief Minister. | |
(a) | Murali Manohar Joshi | |
(b) | Devendra Fadnis | |
(c) | Eknath Khadse | |
(d) | Sharad Pawar |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Devendra Fadnis
92. | Name the cyclone that struck coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in 2014 | |
(a) | Cyclone Katrina | |
(b) | Cyclone Nilofer | |
(c) | Cyclone Hudhud | |
(d) | Cyclone Komen |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Cyclone Hudhud
93. | ‘SwacchfBharat Abhiyan’ was launched by Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi on | |
(a) | Oct. 2,2014 | |
(b) | Oct. 17, 2014 | |
(c) | Sept. 05,2014 | |
(d) | Oct. 14,2014 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Oct. 2,2014
94. | Nagarjuna Sagar dam in Andhra Pradesh is located on which river ? | |
(a) | Krishna | |
(b) | Kaveri | |
(c) | Mahanadi | |
(d) | Godavari |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Krishna
95. | Which among the following instruments measures wind speed ? | |
(a) | Anemometer | |
(b) | Hygrometer | |
(c) | Galvanometer | |
(d) | Spectrometer |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) Anemometer
96. | An acute viral disease of animals transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animals | |
(a) | Pneumonia | |
(b) | Measles | |
(c) | Rabies | |
(d) | Atherosclerosis |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Rabies
97. | The sites for protein synthesis in the cells are | |
(a) | Secretory granules | |
(b) | Fat droplets | |
(c) | Ribosomes | |
(d) | Mitochondria |
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) Ribosomes
98. | The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves | |
(a) | Viscosity of the ink | |
(b) | Capillary action phenomena | |
(c) | Diffusion of ink through the blotting paper | |
(d) | Siphon paper |
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) Capillary action phenomena
99. | Rainbow is caused by | |
(a) | Reflection | |
(b) | Refraction | |
(c) | Dispersion | |
(d) | All of the above |
CORRECT ANSWER
(d) All of the above
100. | Sun rays take how much time to reach the earth ? | |
(a) | 8 minutes | |
(b) | 2 minutes | |
(c) | 10 minutes | |
(d) | 20 minutes |
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) 8 minutes
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