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

101. Which one of the following is the only riverine major port in India?
(a) Mormugao
(b) Deendayal
(c) Kolkata
(d) Paradip

102. Which one of the following is not a desert river?
(a) Barak
(b) Rupen
(c) Banas
(d) Machchhu

103. The heaviest rocks, which are rolled along the river bed in river transport, come under which type of load?
(a) Solution load
(b) Suspension load
(c) Saltation load
(d) Traction load

104. Which of the following factors are needed for the growth of corals?
1. Freshwater
2. Clear shallow salt water
3. Plenty of sunlight for photo synthesis
4. Warm water between 23 °C and 25 °C
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

105. Convection currents, which move the tectonic plates, are found in which layer of the earth?
(a) Crust
(b) Mantle
(c) Outer core
(d) Inner core

106. Consider the following statements :
1. The growth of socialist tendency in the national movement led to the foundation of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934 under the leadership of Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan.
2. In 1936, Jawaharlal Nehru urged the Congress to accept socialism as its goal and to bring itself closer to the peasantry and the working class.
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

107. Initially, what was the purpose of setting up of the hill stations during the colonial period in India?
(a) To serve as winter capitals for the British
(b) To serve the needs of the British army
(c) To source timber from forests
(d) To set up sanatoria

108. Who among the following founded the Dharma Sabha?
(a) Krishna Mohan Banerjee
(b) Keshab Chandra Sen
(c) Radhakanta Deb
(d) Akshay Kumar Datta

109. Consider the following Jat peasant leaders of 17th and early 18th centuries :
1. Badan Singh
2. Raja Ram Jat
3. Gokula Jat
4. Churaman Jat
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above leaders?
(a) 3-2-4-1
(b) 1-2-3-4
(c) 3-4-1-2
(d) 2-3-1-4

110. Who among the following Bhakti saints did not belong to Nirguna School of Bhakti?
(a) Kabir
(b) Nanak
(c) Dadu
(d) Chaitanya

111. Volcano Mount Merapi, which erupted in January 2021, is situated in
(a) Thailand
(b) China
(c) Indonesia
(d) Maldives

112. E-100 pilot project, launched in Pune in June 2021, is related to the production and distribution of
(a) COVID vaccine
(b) ethanol
(c) electric vehicle
(d) ethane

113. On the occasion of the World Environment Day, 2021, which one of the following was declared as a National Park in India?
(a) Raimona
(b) Orang
(c) Dibru-Saikhowa
(d) Nameri

114. Who among the following has withdrawn from the French Open Tennis Tournament, 2021 in second round after controversy over media obligations?
(a) Coco Gauff
(b) Serena Williams
(c) Ana Bogdan
(d) Naomi Osaka

115. Heron drones, inducted by Indian forces for enhancing their surveillance capabilities, are acquired from
(a) USA
(b) Russia
(c) Israel
(d) Japan

116. Cyclone Tauktae’ was named by
(a) Maldives
(b) Myanmar
(c) Oman
(d) Iran

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

List – I (First identified in)	List – II (Variant of COVID-19)
A. Alpha	1. India
B. Beta	2. Brazil
C. Gamma	3. Britain
D. Delta	4. South Africa

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

118. Indian Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel ‘Sajag’, which was commissioned in May 2021, was constructed by
(a) M/s Bharati Shipyard Limited
(b) M/s Cochin Shipyard Limited
(c) M/s Hindustan Shipyard Limited
(d) M/s Goa Shipyard Limited

119. Who among the following was the Head of the Expert Committee on Variable Capital Company in India which has submitted its report recently?
(a) K. P. Krishnan
(b) Ketan Dalal
(c) J. Ranganayakulu
(d) Bobby Parikh

120. Which one of the following States ranked first on Sustainable Development Goal India Index, 2020-21 released by NITI Aayog?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Goa

121. Which one of the following is the theme of the World Ocean Day, 2021?
(a) Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean
(b) The Ocean : Life and Livelihoods
(c) Gender and Oceans
(d) Clean Our Oceans

122. In the latest Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), which classifies 104 countries in terms of government capabilities and outcomes, India has been ranked
(a) 49th
(b) 59th
(c) 69th
(d) 79th

123. Scientists at CSIR-NCL Pune, with support from the Water Technology Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, have recently developed a novel hybrid technology to bring safe and healthy drinking water. What is the name of the hybrid technology?
(a) SafeWater
(b) SWASTIIK
(c) Arsiron Nilogon
(d) Fluoride Nilogon

124. Which one of the following films has won the Best Film Award in Environment Conservation category at the 67th National Film Awards, 2021?
(a) Jonaki Porua
(b) Wild Karnataka
(c) Water Burial
(d) Ronuwa—Who Never Surrender

125. Which one of the following books was declared winner of the 2021 International Booker Prize?
(a) At Night All Blood is Black
(b) The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
(c) When We Cease to Understand the World
(d) The War of the Poor

 

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