APPSC Group-I Prelims 2012

135 questions from the 2012 papers, each with the official answer and an explanation.

A question repeated across years is listed once, under one of the years it appeared.

121. Q121People: appointments, honours and passings

     Rameshwar Thakur is the Governor of

     • aMaharashtra
     • bMadhya PradeshAnswer
     • cManipur
     • dMeghalaya
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because Rameshwar Thakur served as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 2009 to 2011. Option A: Rameshwar Thakur never held the gubernatorial office of Maharashtra. Option C: He was never appointed as the Governor of Manipur. Option D: He did not serve as the Governor of Meghalaya.

122. Q122People: appointments, honours and passings

     The woman Lieutenant Governor who served Pondicherry Union Territory during 1998 -2002 was

     • aChandravati
     • bM. Fathima Beevi
     • cVS. Rama Devi
     • dRajani RaiAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because Dr. Rajani Rai was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry in April 1998 and held office until July 2002. Option A: Chandravati served as the Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry for a brief term in 1990. Option B: M. Fathima Beevi served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1997 to 2001, not Pondicherry. Option C: V.S. Rama Devi served as Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, but never held office in Pondicherry.

123. Q123People: appointments, honours and passings

     The person who received Padma Vibhushan Award for the year 2011 is

     • aMontek Singh AhluwaliAnswer
     • bA.R. Rahman
     • cKrishna Kumar
     • dUsha Uthup
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2011 for his service in Public Affairs. Option B: A. R. Rahman received the Padma Bhushan in 2010, not the Padma Vibhushan in 2011. Option C: Krishna Kumar was not awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2011. Option D: Usha Uthup was awarded the Padma Shri in 2011, not the Padma Vibhushan.

124. Q124People: appointments, honours and passings

     The person who received Padma Bhushan Award for the year 2011 is

     • aDr. Indira Hinduja
     • bChandra KochharAnswer
     • cSuman Sahai
     • dTabu
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because Chanda Kochhar, then Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank, received the Padma Bhushan in 2011 in the category of Trade and Industry. Dr. Indira Hinduja: Padma Shri, 2011 Chanda Kochhar: Padma Bhushan, 2011 Suman Sahai: Padma Shri, 2011 Tabu: Padma Shri, 2011 Option A: Dr. Indira Hinduja was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2011, not the Padma Bhushan. Option C: Suman Sahai received the Padma Shri in 2011, not the Padma Bhushan. Option D: Tabu received the Padma Shri in 2011, not the Padma Bhushan.

125. Q125People: appointments, honours and passings

     Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for the year 2010 was given to whom?

     • aK.V. Ramana
     • bDr. P. Shantha
     • cAnil Kakodkar
     • dSandeep GelundaAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because Professor Sandeep Shukla (transcribed as Sandeep Gelunda in the question paper) received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 2010 in the Engineering Sciences category for his outstanding contributions to software synthesis and formal verification. Option A: K.V. Ramana was not a recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for 2010. Option B: Dr. P. Shantha was not conferred the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in 2010. Option C: Anil Kakodkar is a senior nuclear scientist who received civilian honours like the Padma Vibhushan and was not among the young scientists awarded the Bhatnagar Prize in 2010.

126. Q126People: appointments, honours and passings

     The Right of Livelihood Award was estab-lished in the year

     • a1970
     • b1980Answer
     • c1990
     • d2000
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because the Right Livelihood Award, often referred to as the Alternative Nobel Prize, was established in 1980 by German-Swedish philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull. Option A: 1970 is incorrect because the foundation was established ten years later. Option C: 1990 is incorrect because the award had already been presented annually for a decade by then. Option D: 2000 is incorrect because the award was instituted twenty years prior.

127. Q127People: appointments, honours and passings

     Among the following, who did not receive the Jnanpith Award?

     • aC. Narayana Reddy
     • bIndira Goswami
     • cProf. Amartya SenAnswer
     • dViswanatha Satyanarayana
     ›Explanation

     Option C is correct because Prof. Amartya Sen is a world-renowned economist who received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the Bharat Ratna, but not the Jnanpith Award. Option A: C. Narayana Reddy received the Jnanpith Award in 1988 for his poetic work Viswambhara. Option B: Indira Goswami received the Jnanpith Award in 2000 for her contributions to Assamese literature. Option D: Viswanatha Satyanarayana received the Jnanpith Award in 1970 for Ramayana Kalpavruksham, becoming the first Telugu author to win it.

128. Q128People: appointments, honours and passings

     The author of the book titled ‘Planning for the Poor’is

     • aB.S.MinhasAnswer
     • bY.K. Alagh
     • cJagdish Bhagwati
     • dL.G. Patel
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because Bagicha Singh Minhas, a prominent Indian economist and member of the Planning Commission, authored the influential work Planning and the Poor published in 1974. Option B: Y.K. Alagh is a well-known agricultural economist who led task forces on poverty line estimation, but did not author this book. Option C: Jagdish Bhagwati is a renowned trade theorist famous for works like India: Planning for Industrialization. Option D: L.G. Patel is an incorrect option not associated with this classic economic publication.

129. Q129Sports

     The thirteenth World Cup Hockey to be held in 2014 is scheduled at

     • aNew Delhi (India)
     • bThe Hague (Netherlands)Answer
     • cLahore (Pakistan)
     • dLondon (Britain)
     ›Explanation

     Option B is correct because the 13th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup was held at the Kyocera Stadion in The Hague, Netherlands, in 2014. Option A: New Delhi hosted the 12th edition of the Men's Hockey World Cup in 2010. Option C: Lahore hosted the Men's Hockey World Cup in 1990. Option D: London hosted the Men's Hockey World Cup in 1986.

130. Q130Sports

     The sport included in the First South Asian Winter Games held in January 2011 was

     • aFigure Skating
     • bIce Hockey
     • cSpeed Skating
     • dAll the AboveAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because figure skating, ice hockey, and speed skating were all included as the official ice sports disciplines at the First South Asian Winter Games held in Dehradun and Auli in 2011. Option A: Figure Skating was only one of the multiple ice events conducted in Dehradun. Option B: Ice Hockey was accompanied by the two skating events rather than being the only sport. Option C: Speed Skating was featured alongside figure skating and ice hockey rather than alone.

131. Q131Events, summits and observances

     The place where the 98th Indian Science Congress was held in 2011

     • aHyderabad
     • bNew Delhi
     • cBengaluru
     • dChennaiAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because the 98th session of the Indian Science Congress was hosted by SRM University in Chennai from 3 to 7 January 2011. Session: 98th Indian Science Congress Year: 2011 Venue: Chennai Option A: Hyderabad hosted the 93rd Indian Science Congress in 2006. Option B: New Delhi hosted sessions in 1947, 1963, and 1975, but not in 2011. Option C: Bengaluru hosted the 74th session in 1987 and the 107th session in 2020, but not the 98th session.

132. Q132Events, summits and observances

     The Indo-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee was constituted on

     • a13th January 2005Answer
     • b13th January 2007
     • c13th January 2009
     • d13th January 2011
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because the Indo-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee was formally constituted on 13th January 2005 to boost bilateral trade and economic partnerships. Option B: 13th January 2007 is incorrect because the committee had already been formed and functioning for two years. Option C: 13th January 2009 is four years after the formal establishment of JETCO. Option D: 13th January 2011 is incorrect as ministerial JETCO meetings had been held regularly since 2005.

133. Q133Events, summits and observances

     When is National Science Day celebrated in India?

     • a28 FebruaryAnswer
     • b22 July
     • c5 June
     • d28 October
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by Sir C. V. Raman in 1928. Option B: 22 July is observed as National Flag Adoption Day in India, not National Science Day. Option C: 5 June is observed globally as World Environment Day. Option D: 28 October is celebrated as International Animation Day, not National Science Day.

134. Q134Events, summits and observances

     Anti-poverty decade was declared by UNO for the period

     • a1997-2006Answer
     • b1993-2003
     • c1995-2004
     • d2001-2010
     ›Explanation

     Option A is correct because the United Nations General Assembly, through resolution 50/107, proclaimed the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty spanning the years 1997 to 2006. First UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty: 1997-2006 Second UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty: 2008-2017 Third UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty: 2018-2027 Option B: 1993-2003 does not correspond to any designated UN anti-poverty decade. Option C: 1995-2004 was the UN Decade for Human Rights Education, not the anti-poverty decade. Option D: 2001-2010 was proclaimed the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World.

135. Q135STATE CURRENT AFFAIRS

     The Chairman of the Special Committee con-stituted by Andhra Pradesh in 2011 to Study crop holiday is

     • aRamakanth Reddy
     • bPankaj Dwivedi
     • cJayanthi Ghosh
     • dMohan KandaAnswer
     ›Explanation

     Option D is correct because the Government of Andhra Pradesh appointed a high-level committee under the chairmanship of former Chief Secretary Mohan Kanda in 2011 to examine the causes of the crop holiday declared by farmers in the coastal districts. Option A: Ramakanth Reddy is a former Chief Secretary who served in other administrative roles, not as the head of this specific inquiry. Option B: Pankaj Dwivedi was the state Chief Secretary at the time and did not chair this study committee. Option C: Jayanthi Ghosh chaired the Commission on Farmers Welfare appointed in 2004, not the 2011 crop holiday committee.