APSC Question paper 2009 (General Studies-Prelims-Solved)

Note : The Answer to some of the questions might change now as Current Affairs GK changes over time.The solved  APSC Question Paper 2009 is in below.

APSC Combined Competitive Examination (Prelims)
Year – 2009
(GENERAL STUDIES)

Full Marks: 200
Time: 3 hours

1. Habeas corpus writ is associated with
(A) Anticipatory bail
(B) Quashing the order of an administrative authority
(C) An order of freedom of speech
(D) Production of person before the court

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2. Drip irrigation is mostly practiced in India especially for
(A) Tea and coffee
(B) Rice
(C) Wheat
(D) Vegetables (Rabi crops)

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3. Grey Revolution is associated with
(A) Production of cement
(B) Commercial production of eggs
(C) Productions of sweets
(D) Steel production

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4. The mass of an iron piece when gets rusted
(A) May increase or decrease depending upon temperature
(B) Decreases
(C) Increases
(D) Remain same

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5. The purest form of gold is
(A) 18 carat
(B) 22 carat
(C) 24 carat
(D) 28 carat

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6. The National Flood Control Programme (NFCP) for flood control in India was launched in the year
(A) 1951
(B) 1954
(C) 1947
(D) 1960

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7. The Integrated Wasteland Development Programme (IWDP) is sponsored by
(A) NABARD
(B) Government of India
(C) Asian Development Bank
(D) UNO

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8. In which Indian State is the hill station Kodaikanal situated?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Rajasthan

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9. Which is the longest river in Asia from the following?
(A) River Surama
(B) River Ob
(C) River Ganga
(D) River Brahmaputra

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10. What is the percentage of oxygen in the earth’s crust?
(A) 92
(B) 50
(C) 61
(D) 45

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