Organisation : Union Public Service Commission
Document Type : Question Paper
Year : 2016
Exam : CAPF (AC) Examination 2016
Website : http://www.upsc.gov.in/examinations/question-papers/question-papers-year-2016
Download Model Question paper :
General Ability and Intelligence : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/9950-GATINTELLIGENCE.pdf
General Studies, Essay and Comprehension : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/9950-ESSAYCOMPREHENSION.pdf
CAPF (AC) Examination 2016 :
General Ability & Intelligence :
1. Which one of the following figures correctly represents the relations between Jupiter, Mars and Planets?
Related : UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination-II Model Question Paper 2016 : www.pdfquestion.in/9869.html
2. Consider the following Statements and Conclusions
Statements : Mohan is a good sportsman,Sportsmen are healthy.
Conclusions : I. All healthy persons are Sportsmen.
II. Mohan is healthy.
Which one of the following is correct?
(a) Only Conclusion I follows
(b) Only Conclusion II follows
(c) Both Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
(d) Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
3. Which one of the following layers of atmosphere has high concentration of ions?
(a) Stratosphere
(b) Exosphere
(c) Thermosphere
(d) Troposphere
4. Which one of the following cities has greater annual range of temperature ?
(a) Kuala Lumpur
(b) New Delhi
(c) Shanghai
(d) Ulaanbaatar
5. amsar Convention, to which India is a signatory, is related to conservation and wise use of
(a) wetlands
(b) genetic resources
(c) mines
(d) forest lands
6. Which one of the following rivers flows between Satpura and Vindhya ranges
(a) Tapi
(b) Sabarmati
(c) Narmada
(d) Mahi
7. Which one of the following is the correct taxonomic hierarchy 7
(a) Kingdom – phylum – order – genus – family – class – species
(b) Kingdom – order – class – phylum – family – genus – species
(c) Kingdom – class – order – phylum – family-species-genus
(d) Kingdom – phylum – class – order – family – genus – specie
8. The subunits of DNA are known as
(a) Nucleotide
(b) Nucleosome
(c) Nucleoside
(d) Polypeptide
9. Which of the following are examples of carnivorous plants?
(a) Sundew Venus fly trap, Pitcher plant
(b) Cuscuta, Rafflesia, Mistletoe
(c) Sandalwood tree, Broom rape, Pitcher plant
(d) Cuscuta, Bladderwort, Mistletoe
10. Consider the following Which one of the following figures will come in the blank space 7
(a) 100 km per hour
(b) 120 km per hour
(c) 150 km per hour
(d) 200 km per hour
11. Consider the following statements relating to Sea Salinity
1. The ocean salinity depends on evaporation and precipitation
2. Any change in the temperature or density influences the salinity
2. Major source of sea salinity is terrestrial discharge by rivers Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
13. Salt mining is carried out in Himachal Pradesh Gujarat is the leading producer of salt in India
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
14. Ground water is the important source of salt in Rajasthan Which of the statements given above are correct 2
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
15. A change of state directly from solid to gas without changing into liquid state is called
(a) Fusion
(b) Sublimation
(c) Diffusion
(d) Emulsion
16. A change of state directly from solid to gas without changing into liquid state is called:
(a) Fusion
(b) Sublimation
(c) Diffusion
(d) Emulsion
17. Water at 273 K is less effective in cooling than ice at the same temperature. It is because :
(a) water is difficult to handle
(b) water at 273 K has less energy than ice at the same temperature
(c) water at 273 K has more energy than ice at the same temperature
(d) water is not a cooling agent
18. Which one of the following statements is rºof correct 7
(a) The rate of evaporation depends on temperature
(b) The rate of evaporation does not depend on Surface area exposed to the atmosphere but on volume of the liquid
(c) The rate of evaporation depends on humidity of the surroundings
(d) The rate of evaporation depends on the wind speed
19. Which one of the following is not a colloid 7
(a) Milk
(b) Mud
(c) Butter
(d) Boric acid
20. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I List II
(Isotope) (Application)
A. Carbon 1. Treatment of goitre
B. Cobalt 2. Calculation of age of the earth
C. Iodine 3. Treatment of cancer
D. Uranium 4. Fuel in nuclear reactors
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 3 | 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 4 3 1 2