IFS-2000: General Knowledge
Paper-I
Section I

1. Answer any three of the following (About 150 words each) × 20 60 marks)

Describe the functions of Internet

What are Landmines? flow many types of Landmines are there?

Discuss the causes and effects of Malaria.

Give a short description of Indian Climatic Research Programme.

What is Hepatitis-B?

2. Answer any one of the following: (About 150 words each) × 20 20 marks)

Describe the significance of ‘Rainbow Warrior’ and its tour to India.

Comment upon the recommendations of the Subrahmanyam Committee on the Kargil conflict with Pakistan.
3. Answer any two of the following: (About 150 words each) × 20 40 marks)

Do you advocate Presidential Form of Government for India? Give reasons.

Discuss the arguments against women reservation in the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies.

What is India's case on the Kashmir dispute?



Section II

4. Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each): × 10 30 marks)

a. Explain:

Why is sea-water saline?

Why petrol fire cannot be put out with water?

b. Comment upon the Sankhya Vahini Project.

c. What is Light Year?

d. Explain Optical Fibres and their utility.

5. Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each) × 10 30 marks)

What is Aurora Palaris?

What is Rh Factor?

What are Biomes?

What was Cro-Magnon?

What is Dry Ice?

6. Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each) × 10 30 marks)

What are the provisions of the Constitution of India regarding Indian Citizenship?

State the Fundamental Duties laid down in the Constitution of India.

Write a note on the structure of the Council of Ministers of India.

Write a short note on the functions of the Committee on Public Undertakings of the Indian Parliament.

Write a short notes on the office of the Controller and Auditor-General of India.

7. Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each) × 10 30 marks)

What were the impacts on India as a result of its Central Asia contacts?

Comment upon the current political turmoil in Fiji.

What is the contribution of Raja Ram Mohun Roy?

What are Mangroves? Where are these found in India?

Analyse the steps taken by the Government to combat the problem of Malnutrition.

Section III

8. Mention the place (City and State) where the following are located: (10 × 1 10 marks)

Dhuvaram Power Station

Hindustan Antibiotic Plant

Hindustan Insecticides Limited

Pakkri Sanctuary

Pench National Park

Shikari Devi Sanctuary

Kewal Sanctuary

Hirakund Dam

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

Central Rice Research Institute.

9. What do the following abbreviations stand for (10 × 1 10 marks)?

APEC

IAEA

COFEPOSA

CIEFL

DTP

FERA

SPCA

SITE

NAEP

NDMC

10. What are the following: (Answer in one world or one sentence each) (10 × 1 10 marks)

Optics

Rectifier

Benthos

Carnivore

Obesity

Brass

Bronze

Dehydration

Hard Water

Dutch Oil

11. What are the following famous for (Answer in one word or one sentence each)? (10 × 1 10 marks)

Rahul Bajaj

Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC)

Confucious

Nandlal Bose

Lara Dutta

Amartya Sen

Bill Gates

Justice Venkatachalia

Barbara Cartland

Arundhati Roy

12. Why have the following been in the news recently (10 × 1 10 marks)?

Hrithik Roshan

Rajesh Kalra

Brajakishore Tripathi

Jhumpa Lahiri

Ghanikhan Choudhuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

Uma Bharati

George Speight

I. S. Bindra

Kalyan Singh

13. With which game/sport the following terms are associated (10 × 1 10 marks)?

Silly Point

Dribble

Steeple Chase

Half Volley

Half Nelson

Scoop

Punter

Bunker

Battery

Pinch