Sikkim Public Service Commission Sample Paper

Sikkim Public Service Commission Sample Paper 1. The total length of Indian coastline is ----------- kilometres. (1)6555 (2)8517 (3)7517 (4)6000 2. Which of the following ports is oriented to export of iron-ore ? (1)Chennai (2)Kolkata (3)New Mangalore (4)Kandla 3. The first tea plantation was taken up in --------- state. (1)Karnataka (2)Kerala (3)Assam (4)Tamil Nadu 4. The formation of iron and steel industry at Bhilai is the result of ------------ Five Year Plan. (1)First (2)Second (3)Third (4)Fourth 5. India stands ------------- in the world in the production of coal. (1)First (2)Second (3) Third (4)Fourth 6. To reduce burden on Mumbai port a new port has been developed at (1)Kandla (2)Marmagoa (3)Haldia (4)Nhava-Sheva 7. Mumbai - Panaji is the national highway no. (1)Sixteen (2)Seventeen (3)Eighteen (4)Twenty 8. ------------- is the first rail-route in India. (1)Delhi to Agra (2)Mumbai to Thane (3)Idowrah to Kharagpur (4)Chennai to Renigunta 9. Chincholi industrial estate in Solapur district is specialised in (1)pharmaceutical (2)leather material (3)paper (4)hosiery 10. In Western Maharashtra, bauxite deposits are found in ------------ district. (1)Nashik (2)Pune (3)Kolhapur (4)Solapur 11. The ------------ belt is famous for its mineral based industries in Maharashtra. (1)Nagpur- Chandrapur (2)Raigad - Ratnagiri (3)Mumbai - Pune (4)Nashik - Jalgaon 12. Arrange the ghats in Konkan from North to South. (1)Thal, Kumbharli, Phonda, Amboli (2)Thal, Phonda, Kumbharli, Amboli (3)Kumbharli, Thal, Phonda, Amboli (4)Amboli, Phonda, Kumbharli, Thal 13. Alphonso mango trees are found in following districts : (1)Sindhudurg (2)Ratnagiri (3)Raigad (4)All the above districts 14. Who presides over the meetings of Central Cabinet in India ? (1)President (2)Vice President (3)Prime Minister (4) Home Minister 15. Which type of legislature is generally found in the Federal form of Government ? (1)Bicameral (2)Unicameral (3)Multicameral (4)None of these 16. Whose recommendation is necessary to introduce a financial bill in Lok Sabha ? (1)Finance Minister (2)Prime Minister (3)President (4)Speaker of Lok Sabha 17. Which are the two amendments that made Indian democracy more decentralised ? (1)73, 74 Amendments (2)42, 43 Amendments (3)45, 46 Amendments (4)75, 76 Amendments 18. Who is the administrative head of the Planning department ? (1)Chief Secretary (2)Planning Secretary (3)Finance Secretary (4)Home Secretary 19. Who conducts the competitive examinations for the recruitment of state service officials in Maharashtra ? (1)Planning Commission (2)Maharashtra Public Service Commission (3)Union Public Service Commission (4)None of these 20. Who shall exercise a casting vote in case of a tie in Legislative Assembly ? (1)Chief Minister (2)Governor (3)Speaker (4)Deputy Chief Minister 21. What is the tenure of the members of Legislative Council ? (1)6 years (2)3 years (3)4 years (4)5 years 22. Who decides Pay and Allowances of ministers in the State ? (1)Chief Minister (2)Governor (3)Legislative Assembly (4)President 23. Who sanctions grants for the Gram Panchayat ? (1)Zilla Parishad (2)State Government (3)Panchayat Samiti (4)Central Government 24. Name the virus that is responsible for Swine flu. (1)H2N1 (2)H1N2 (3)H1N1 (4)None of these 25. Which one of the following dances is most popular in Kerala state ? (1)Kuchipudi (2)Kathakali (3)Bharatnatyam (4)Bhangda SPSC Placement Paper Sikkim PSC Model Test Paper 1. Who coined the Mantra, 'service to the Motherland'? (A) Swami Vivekananda (B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (C) DaYananda Saraswati (D) Bhagat Singh 2. Who was not tried in the KanPur Bolshevik ConsPiracY case in 1924? (A) S. A. Dange (B) Muzaffar Ahmed (C) Shaukat Usmani (D) N. M. Joshi 3. Devadasi system was abolished by Lord Reading in (A)1925 (B)1831 (c) 1871 (D)1919 4. The first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress was (A) Annie Besant (B) Vijayalakshmi Pandit (C) Sarojini Naidu (D) Nellie Sengupta 5. An effective machinery for meeting famine conditions in India was evolved by (A) Lord Curzon (B) l,ord Lytton (C) lord Dufferin (D) Lord Hastings 6. Who is the author of the book, India Wins Freedom? (A) Maulana Azad (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) V. D. Savarkar (D) V. A. Smith 7. The book, Poverty and Un-Biti,sh Rule in India was written by (A) M. G. Ranade (B) R. C. Dutt (C) Dadabhai Naoroji (D) None of them 8. Which Viceroy offered the setting up of a constitution making body after the Second World War? (A) Lord Wavell (B) Lord Mountbatten (C) Lord Linlithgow (D) Lord Willingdon 9. Who was the only British Viceroy killed in India? (A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Dufferin (C) Lord Ripon (D) Lord Mayo 10. Which eveirt can be said to have marked the entry of Indian women to public space? (A) Non-Cooperation Movement (B) Quit India Movement (C) Swadeshi Movement (D) Civil Disobedience Movement 11. The Quit India Resolution was passed on 6th August, 1942 at (A) Wardha (B) Poona (C) Bombay (D) Sabarmati 12. Who was not a member of the Cabinet Mission Plan? (A) Patrick Lawrence (B) Stafford Cripps (C) Lord Wavell (D) A. V. Alexander 13. Who was the Finance Minister in the Interim Government? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (C) Shanmugam Chetty (D) Liaquat Ali Khan 14. Who was the only leader to become the President of both Congress and Muslim League? (A) M. A. Jinnah (B) Maulana Azad (C) M. A. Ansari (D) Zia-ud-din Ahmed 15. Who was the first Indian to become the member of the House of Commons? (A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Ashutosh Mukherjee (C) Zia-ud-din Ahmed (D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 16. The slogan, "One religion, one caste and one God for mankind" was coined by (A) Narayana Guru (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Periyar E. V. R' Naicker (D) Swami Vivekananda 17. The word Pakistan' was coined by (A) Rahmat Ali (B) Muhammad Iqbal (C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (D) Sir SYed Ahmed Khan 18. Gangavararn Port that became operational recently is located on which river and in which State? (A) Krishna, Andhra pradesh (B) Krishna, Tamil Nadu (c) cauvery, Karnataka (D) Cauvery, Tamil Nadu 19. Merino sheep are found more in which continent? (A) North America (B) Africa (C) Europe (D) Australia 20. A coral island known as (A) Atoll (B) Corallite (C) Lagoon (D) Coral reef 21. 125. The ports of India, which are connected by NH-S, are (A) Chennai, Yizag, Kolkata (B) Yizag, Kolkata, Paradwip (C) Paradwip, Yizag, Chennai (D) Yizag, Yanam, Paradwip 22. As we go from the Equator to the and select the correct answer from the Poles, the value of g code given below : (A) remains the same (B) decreases (C) increases (D) decreases up to a latitude of 45 degree and then increases 23. Canal irrigation in India is widely found at (A) Deccan Plateau (B) Indo-Gangetic Plain (C) East Coast Plain (D) Siwalik Hills 24. 137. Which place receives the maximum solar energr in December? (A) Cairo (B) Delhi (C) Buenos Aires (D) Chennai 25. 138. The Ganga River Basin Authority is headed by the (A) Prime Minister (B) Union Water Resources Minister (C) Water Resources Secretar5t (D) Cabinet Secretary SPSC Placement Paper Sikkim PSC Previous Year Question Paper 1. Which of the following animals is declared as `National Heritage' by the Government of India ? (1)Elephant (2)Tiger (3)Lion (4) Deer 2. Which country had the Chairmanship of SAARC 2010 ? (1)Pakistan (2)Nepal (3)India (4). Bhutan 3. Which missile was successfully launched by India on March 21, 2010 ? (1)Brahmos (2)Agni (3)Trishul (4) Nag 4. Famous industrialist Vijay Mallya is the Chairman of ---------------- Airlines. (1)Spicejet (2)Kingfisher (3)Indigo (4)Jetlite 5. `The Three Mistakes of My Life' is written by (1)Yashwant Sinha (2)Chetan Bhagat (3)Arundhati Roy (4)Khushwant Singh 6. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India ? (1)Navin Jindal (2)Navin Chawla (3)S.Y. Qureshi (4)K.P.S. Gill 7. Which state prepared the first Agro based budget ? (1)Maharashtra (2) Karnataka (3)Punjab (4)Bihar 8. Who was awarded with `Swar Bhaskar' puraskar for 2011 ? (1)Lata Mangeshkar (2)Asha Bhosale (3)Suman Kalyanpur (4)Usha Mangeshkar 9. Which of the following Marathi films was awarded `Best Feature Film' in 57th National Film Festival ? (1)Natrang (2)Gandha (3)Jogva (4)None of these 10.Which day is celebrated as `National Tourism Day'? (1)January 25 (2)January 31 (3)January 8 (4)January 12 11. Who is the Director General of Police in Maharashtra ? (1)D. Shivanandan (2)Dr. Ravindra Shisve (3)Vitthal Jadhav (4)Ajit Parasnis 12. Who is the Chairman of ISRO ? (1)Kasturi Ranga (2)Dr. K. Radhakrishan (3)A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (4)None of these 13. Which two Chief Ministers were elected unopposed as members of Legislative Council of Maharashtra ? (1)Sharad Pawar, Prithviraj Chavan (2)Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil, Prithviraj Chavan (3)Manohar Joshi, Prithviraj Chavan (4)Yeshwantrao Chavan, Prithviraj Chavan 14. Which of the following countries has recently joined NAM organization ? (1)Fiji (2)Cuba (3)Colombia (4) Egypt 15. Who is the new Chairman of Infosys ? (1)K.V. Kamat (2)Sudhamurti (3)Dr. Vijay Bhatkar (4)S.D. Shibbulal 16. If product of two sequential positive odd numbers is 255, find those numbers. (1) 15, 17 (2) 16, 17 (3) 19, 16 (4) 18, 15 17. Rajanju purchased an old car for : 60,000. After one year he sold it for Z 45,000. What is the percentage loss ? (1) 15 (2) 20 (3) 30 (4) 25 18. If coins of 50 paisa and one rupee are taken in the proportion 3 : 2, how many coins of 50 paisa will be there in a sum of ' 140 ? (1)120 (2)80 (3)140 (4)100 19. An addition of ages of two brothers is 36 years. If the difference between their ages is of 10 years, find their ages. (1)23,13 (2)32, 22 (3)42, 32 (4)22,12 20. Which of the following is the lightest metal? (A) Mercury (B) Silver (C) Lithium (D) Lead 21. Air is a/an is (A) compound (B) element (C) mixture (D) electrolyte 22. The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is (A) carbon (B) silicon (C) hydrogen (D) aluminum 23. The element common to all acids is sugar is (A) oxygen (B) hydrogen (c) nitrogen (D) sulPhur 24. The most abundant metal in the earth's crust is (A) zinc (B) copper (C) aluminum (D) iron 159. Gobar gas contains mainly earth's crust is (A) methane (A) zinc (B) copper (C) aluminum (D) iron 25. The gas used to extinguish fire is (A) methane (B) carbon dioxide (C) butane (D) carbon monoxide SPSC Question-Paper Sikkim PSC Model Question Paper 1. The founder of Home-Rule movement in Maharashtra was (1)Annie Besant (2)Lokmanya Tilak (3)Br. Khaparde (4)Dr. B.S. Munje 2. Rango Bapuji Gupte who went to England as a lawyer on behalf of the King of Satara on returning disappointed, gathered which class of people to conspire to enthrone the king ? (1)Zamindars (2)Farmers (3)Adivasis (4) Soldiers 3. The fight of the farmers of Champaran was concerned with (1)Sugarcane (2)Cotton (3)Rice (4) Indigo 4. Santhal movement responsible for the rise of Indian Nationalism,was related with (1)Land cultivation of Adivasis (2) Ancient social customs of Adivasis (3)Education of Adivasis (4)Political groups of Adivasis 5. Simon Commission was boycotted by Indians, because (1)It was meant for division of India (2)There was no representative of Labour Party in it (3)It was headed by Simon (4)None of the Indians was its member 6. Which towering Indian leader gave the `Swaraj Mantra', "Lets agitate and agitate incessantly !" ? (1)Pherozeshah Mehta (2)Rangaiah Naidu (3)Narendranath Sen (4)Dadabhai Naoroji 7. Who led the women revolt in Salt Satyagraha of 1930 AD ? (1)Prema Kantak (2)Krishna Ghutkar (3)Awantikabai Gokhale (4)Aruna Asaf Ali 8. The prominent cause of the failure of the Indian revolutionary organisations was (1)Absence of coordination among the revolutionaries (2)Inequality between the British and the revolutionaries (3)The tyranny of the British (4) Terror created by the revolutionaries 9.Which Act was opposed by the Indian political parties because of granting of the privileges to Princely States and unlimited and excessive powers to the Governor General ? (1)Act of 1858 (2) Act of 1919 (3)Act of 1935 (4)Act of 1947 10. Agarkar was sentenced to 101 days imprisonment together with (1)Lokhitwadi (2)Tilak (3)Phule (4)Gokhale 11. Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan established an educational institute at (1)Pune (2) Satara (3)Agra (4)Aligarh 12. Whom did Ravindranath Tagore refer as `The Pioneer of New Era' ? (1)Swami Vivekananda (2) Raja Rammohan Roy (3)Swami Dayananda Saraswati (4)Mahatma Jyotiba Phule 13. Which Conference was organised under the Presidency of Ramabai Ranade in 1904 with a view to organize women ? (1)All India Hindu Women Conference (2)All India Women Conference (3)All Women Religious Conference (4)All India Aryabhagini Conference 14. Who started the first girl's school in Pune ? (1)Nana Jagannath Shankar Sheth (2)Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve (3)Pandita Ramabai (4)Mahatma Phule 15. Which institution was established by Maharshi Karve to promote the widow remarriage ? (1)Nishkama Karmamath (2)Anath Balikashram (3)Vidhawa Vivahottejak Mandali (4)Vidhawa Vivah Sangha 16. Phule in India with the intention of helping Brahmin widows ? (1)Anathalaya (2)Balhatya Pratibandh Gruh (3)Mahilashram (4)Punarvivah Uttejak Mandal 17. What is the theme of `Tritiya Ratna' written by Mahatma Phule in 1855 ? (1)Farmers (2)Untouchables (3)Idol worship by Brahmins (4)Women's slavery 18. Which party was founded by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar to work in social and political fields ? (1)Scheduled Castes Federation (2)Swatantra Majur Party (3)Samata Party (4)Republican Party of India 19. What was the main objective of the Second Five Year Plan ? (1)Construction of Dams (2)Increase in Export (3)Agricultural Development (4)Industrialization 20. The Fifth Five Year Plan was implemented during the period (1)1969 - 74 (2)1974 - 79 (3)1980 - 85 (4)1985 - 90 21. Planning Commission for Economic Development of India was established in (1)1948 (2)1950 (3)1951 (4)1952 22. The formation of Damodar Valley Project is the result of Five Year Plan. (1)First (2)Second (3)Third (4) Fifth 23. The removal of poverty (Garibi Hatao) and attainment of self reliance was the main objective of Five Year Plan. (1)Third (2)Fifth (3)Second (4) Sixth 24. Next to agriculture activity,is the second largest employer in India. (1)Handloom (2) Sugar industry (3) Jute industry (4) Steel industry 25. The state having maximum proportion of Scheduled Tribe population to total population in India is (1)Gujarat (2)Tamil Nadu (3)Mizoram (4)Orissa SPSC Question-Paper Sikkim Public Service Commission Sub-Inspector Previous Year Paper 1. The first two words are related in a particular manner. Select the word from given choices which relates to the third one in the same manner? Pigeon: Peace:: White flag: ? (A)Victory (B)Surrender (C)Peace (D)Liberty 2. One morning after sunrise Ramu was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. Which direction was he facing? (A)East (B)South (C)West (D)North 3. Find out the odd one from the given words: (A)Cube (B)Square (C)Triangle (D)Rectangle 4. The unit of measuring distance between the stars is called: (A)Galactic unit I (B)Cosmic kilometer I (C)Stellar mi le (D)Light year 5. A gross misunderstanding has developed between you and your best friend. What can you do to keep the friendship going strong again? (A)Take the advice of other friends (B)Break the friendship since it is not worth keeping (C)Hold free, frank and direct talks with the friend to know his/her own point of view (D)Use pressure from elders 6. Diamond is chemically: (A)a mixture of metal carbonate (B)pure carbon (C)a pure form of sand (D)a mixture of calcium and magnesium phosphate 7. Cooking gas is a mixture of: (A)Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide (B)Butane and propane (C)Methane and ethylene (D)Carbon dioxide and oxygen 8. Natural rubber is a polymer of: (A)ethylene (B)vinyl chloride. (C)isoprene (D)styrene 9. The substance most commonly used as a food preservative is: (A)sodium biocarbonite (B)tartaric acid (C)acetic acid (D)benzoic acid 10. The I C chips used in computers are made of : (A)Chromium (B)Iron oxide (C)Silica (D)Silicon 11. Plants respire through: (A)Cells (B)Leaves (C)Stomata (D)Cell membrane 12. Children of successful and well-to-do parents often do not perform well in studies. Why? (A)Because parents are unable to give enough time and attention to their children (B)Because the jobs of successful parents are very demanding in time and efforts (C)Both A and B are correct. (D)To stand rooted to the ground 13. The disease not transmitted by house-fly is: (A)Cholera (B)Enteric fever (C)Dengue fever (D)Dysentery 14. The vast proportion of our body's, weight is made up of: (A)Bones (B)Water (C)Organs (D)Skins, tissues and organs 15. LSD stands for: (A)Lithium-sodium devices (B)Lanthanide series diatoms (C)Lysergic acid diethylamide (D)Low starch drugs 16. You have been caught red handed in an office, looking into a file marked 'strictly confidential. What will be your most reasonable action in the situation? (A)To admit to the crime, (B)To feel sheepish and embrassed (C)To offer a logical alibi (D)To stand rooted to the ground 17. Milk tastes sour when kept in the open for sometime due to the fonnation of (A)Carbonic acid (B)Citric acid (C)Lactic acid (D)Malic acid 18. The widely used antibiotic, penicillin, is produced by: (A)a fungus (B)an alga (C)a bacterium (D)synthetic means 19. No square of a number ends with: (A)2,3,7 and 8 (B)3,5,6 and 8 (C)2,5,7 and 9 (D)2,3,7 and 9 20. The colour of cow's milk is slightly yellowish due to the presence of: (A)xanthophyll (B)ribulose (C)carotin (D)riboflavin 21. Soil nature is drastically altered by the application of: (A)Fertilisers (B)Green manure (C)Cow dung (D)Biofertilisers 22. Plant mushroom gets its food from (A)dead and decaying plants (B)photosynthesis (C)eating small insects which come near to it (D)the water we pour near it 23. Which compound is added to petrol to prevent engines from 'knocking'? (A)Carbon (B)Lead (C)Both (A) and (B) (D)None of these 24.216,221,231,246,266...... ' (A)289 (B)271 (C)281 (D)291 25. 2,10,30,68 ....... (A)130 (B)140 (C)142 (D)138 26. Mentionthe Article which gives a special statehood position to Jammu and Kashmir (A)Art. 352 (B)Art. 226 (C)Art. 360 (D)Art. 370 27.Medha Padkar is a strong leader in the popular movement of: (A)NBA (B)MKSS (C)NEF (D)BKU 28. Who was the Indian President declared the National Emergency in .1975? (A)W.Giri (B)Fakkrudheen Ali Ahmed (C)B.D.Jatti (D)Gopal Swarup Pathak 29. Who is known as the Milk Man of India? (A)J.C. Kumarappa (B)K.N.Raj (C)Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (D)Dr. Varghese Kurian 30. First Union Health Minister of India, she served as the Secretary of M.K. Gandhi in Vardha Monastery: (A)Dr. Vijayalakshmi Pandit (B)Sarojini Naidu (C)Rajkumari Amruth Kaur (D)Annie Besant