UPSC CAPF AC (Assistant Commandants) Exam 08 Aug 2021 Paper 1 (Answer Key)

61. Which one of the following is not a type of chemical weathering?
(a) Carbonation solution
(b) Salt crystal growth
(c) Hydrolysis
(d) Oxidation

62. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List – I (Fold Mountain)	List – II (Country/Continent)
A. Ural	1. South America
B. Appalachians	2. South Africa
C. Drakensberg	3. Russia
D. Andes	4. North America

Code :
. A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 1 2 4 3

63. Which of the following main types of iron ores are found in India?
1. Haematite
2. Magnetite
3. Limonite
4. Siderite
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 3

64. Where is Asan Conservation Reserve located?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Sikkim
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

65. Consider the following statements
1. The early Sikh Gurus were religious preachers and did not interfere in politics but Guru Arjan extended his good wishes for the rebel prince Khusrau.
2. Guru Arjan attempted to organize the finances by introducing the system of more or less compulsory ‘spiritual tribute to be collected by his agents called Masands.
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

66. Qutb Minar was originally four-storied. Who among the following Delhi Sultans raised the height to the structure by adding the fifth storey?
(a) Balban
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Muhammad Tughlaq
(d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

67. Which one of the following pairs of Deccan Sultanates and their respective regions is not correctly matched?
(a) Nizam Shahis : Bijapur
(b) Barid Shahis : Bidar
(c) Qutb Shahis : Golkonda
(d) Imad Shahis : Berar

68. Consider the following statements :
1. Under Akbar, the system of Zabt was established over a large area from Punjab to Awadh.
2. In the seventeenth century North India, the system of Zabt lost much ground to the system of Kankut.
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

69. Who among the following warned his colleagues that the Constituent Assembly was British made and was “working the British plan as the British should like it to be worked out”?
(a) Somnath Lahiri
(b) B. R. Ambedkar
(c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
(d) B. N. Rau

70. Who among the following fixes the date of election of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
(a) The President of India
(b) The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
(c) The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha
(d) The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

71. Which one of the following statements about ‘personal liberty’ is not correct?
(a) State does not have the authority to deprive any person within the territory of India of his/her personal liberty without any rational basis.
(b) Basis of depriving a person of his/her personal liberty must be in accordance with procedures established by law.
(c) Personal liberty can be secured by the judicial writ of Habeas Corpus.
(d) The majority view of the Supreme Court in A. K. Gopalan vs. State of Madras case invented due process of law.

72. Which one of the following statements with regard to the Directive Principles of State Policy is not correct?
(a) They are not enforceable in a court of law.
(b) They can override all the fundamental rights.
(c) They can be related to social and economic justice.
(d) They can be related to giving free legal aid.

73. Which one of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India is not correct?
(a) The term ‘Secular Democratic Republic’ was not there in the Preamble originally.
(b) The Preamble contains the basic structure of the Constitution of India.
(c) By itself, the Preamble is not enforceable in a court of law.
(d) The Supreme Court has held that the Preamble cannot be considered as an aid to the legal interpretation of the Constitution, where the language is ambiguous.

74. The Electoral College for electing the President of India does not include which of the following?
1. All elected members of the Rajya Sabha
2. All elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of States
3. All members of the Legislative Councils of States
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 only

75. A, B and C start a business by investing 7,000, P8,000 and 12,000 respectively. After a year, B gets 3,200 as his share of profit. What is the total profit?
(a) 16,600
(b) 10,000
(c) 21,600
(d) 10,800

76. In a stock clearance sale, a shopkeeper gives 40% off on all his items. He incurs a loss of 25% by selling an item of marked price 2,000. Which one of the following is the cost price of this item?
(a) 1,800
(b) 1,200
(c) 1,600
(d) 1,400

77. The average age of Raj and his father is 45 years. If the ages of the father and the grandfather of Raj are respectively two and three times that of Raj, then the age of Raj’s grandfather is
(a) 75 years
(b) 90 years
(c) 81 years
(d) 84 years

78. The smallest number which when added to 10000 becomes divisible by 20, 24 and 30 is
(a) 120
(b) 800
(c) 80
(d) 83

79. Suppose the nth term of a series is 1 + n/2 + n²/2.. If there are 20 terms in the series, then the sum of the series is equal to
(a) 1360
(b) 1450
(C) 1500
(d) 1560

80. How many different words, with or without meaning, can be formed by using the letters of the word COVID?
(a) 60
(b) 150
(c) 100
(d) 120