SIAC previous years questions

SIAC Previous Years quetions

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These few questions i could recollect from siac 2013.Mentioning them so that one can have a brief idea about the type of questions asked . Some of the options and questions are re-framed.

1.Least populated state in India?
a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Sikkim
c. Meghalaya
d. Assam


2. Eutrophication is related to which of the following?
a. nitrogen and phosphorous
b. nitrogen and sodium
c. phosphorous and sodium
d. nitrogen potassium


3. India Overtook which country for max export of rice?
a. Thailand
b. Sri Lanka
c. Vietnam
d. Malaysia

4.World Environment day

a.5 july
b.5 june
c.12 july
d.15 sept.

5. Which of the following does not represent Right to Equality
a. Right to elementary education
b.Abolition of untouchability
c.Abolition of titles
d.Equality before law and equal protection of law


6.Who can sit in both the houses of the parliament?
a. Attorney General
b.Advocate General
c.?
d.?


7.why cloudy nights are hotter ?
a. heat radiated from the earth is reflected by the clouds back to the earth
b.?
c.?
d.?


8.Who disposed India's years of dominance in the field of tea export?
a. Thailand
b.Sri Lanka
c.U K
d.Indonesia

9.Acid rain in eastern region of U.S.A due to?
a. Coal thermal Plant Pollution
b.Power Plant Pollution
c. Wind stations
d. Hydro thermal power plant


10.Which states where not under the rule of Ranjit Singh ?
a. Srinagar
b. Lahore
c.Punjab
d.Kashmir

11.Who succeeded  Aurangzeb after his death ?
a. Bahadur Shah
b. Shah Alam
c .Mohammad Shah
d .Jahandar shah


12.In ancient times sutudri represented ?
a. Ritual
b. Ceremony
c. River
d. Kingdom


13.Reverse repo rate ?
a.
b.
c.
d.

14. Which country is not a member of BASIC
a. Brazil
b.Australia
c.China
d.India


15. Mother tongue for education in which states implemented? (something like that )


Csat consisted of questions on aptitude and reasoning of easy level.

State Institute For Administrative Careers - SIAC

Siac 2014

LIST OF BOOKS recommended by SIAC

Sr.	Books Name
1. Any 1 from these	1.    The Pearson GENERAL STUDIES Paper – I 2.     McGraw-Hill's General Studies 2014 PaPer – 1 3.     Spectrum Handbook of General studies             4.     Unique Quintessence of General Studies 2014
2.	General Science- 1. NCERT Books Science 2. Science and Technology    supplements in the newspaper’s    and Magazines 3. Current events of National
3.	Current events of National and international importance :  Magazines:  any one 1) Competition Wizard 2) Civil Services Chronicle 3) Civil Services Time NEWSPAPERS-: 1)The Hindu , Times of India, 2)The Economics Times 1.  India Year book Govt. of india 2.  Manorama Year book
4.	Indian Economy 1.Indian Economy Ramesh singh 2.Indian Economy Dutt sundaram 3.Indian Economy NCERT Books 4.Economic Survey
	Indian History: History NCERT Books of class Vll – 12th
	Indian & word geography :   1. Books of class Vll  -XlI  N.C.E,R.T  2 .Atlas
	Indian polity:   1.introduction to lndian Constitution    D.D.Basu 2. lndian Politv Laxmikanth

	Ecology and Environment P.D.Sharma
	Question Papers booklet UPSC, Civil Services Prelims Exam Solved paper –new vishal \Wizard\ Arihant
ANY 1	1.The Pearson GENERAL    STUDIES PAPER-II  2. Csat Paper – 2     Tata McGraw Hill       Education 3. Unique 6 Publication- Unique Quintessence for civil Services Aptitude Test Paper -ll 4.Uma Kant Sinha Arihant Publications 5 . Upkar's CSAT - Civil Services prelim paper 2
	General Mental Ability   Quantitative Aptitude - R.S. Agarwal
	CSAT Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability R.S Aggarwal - Upkar Publicatlon
	Multi-Dimensional Reasoning – Upkar publication – R S Agarwal
	Data interpretation Analysis and sufficiency – Ashok gupta - Upkar
	Civil Services Science Technology - Upkar

	Comprehension and Precise Writing - UPKAR
	English LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION SKILLS REN N MARTIN

National Symbols - 2

National symbol 2   

Though this is very basic for upsc yet it is  one of the imp topics to study as there were three questions asked directly from the "National symbols" in upsc prelim 2014
These topics are available everywhere on internet but are scattered so having everything in one place always saves time... 

 National Emblem

                                                                   

1.  The National Emblem of India is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion capital of Ashoka.
2. In original , there are four lions , standing back to back mounted on abacus with frieze carrying  sculptures in high relief of an elephant , a galloping horse , a bull and a lion separated by             intervening wheels over a belled shaped lotus
3. Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone , the capital is crowned by wheel of law        (Dharma chakra
4. The original lioned capital was designed by Emperor Ashoka between 242-332 BC  to mark      hallowed spot where Siddharth Gautam (Budhha) first initiated his disciples in the eight fold path of salvation
5. This was adapted as the National Emblem on 26th Jan 1950 by govt. of India (Madhav Shawney)
6. The State Emblem adopted by the govt. has only three lions visible ,fourth being hidden from view.
7. The wheel appears in relief in the center of the abacus with bull on the right and horse on the left  side and the outline of the other wheel on extreme right and left 
8. The lion is the symbol of majesty and disciplined strength ,
9. The bull of steadfastness and hardwork,
10. The horse of  energy , loyalty and speed.
11. The words "Satyameva Jayate " are inscribed below in Devnagari script taken from Mundaka    Upanishad meaning "Truth Alone Triumphs".
12. The Indian National Emblem represents the authority of Govt.

     National Anthem 

1. The song " Jana Gana Mana " ,composed originally in Bengali by R.Tagore, is the National Anthem of India.
2. Its Hindi version was adopted by  Constituent Assembly as National Anthem on 24th Jan 1950.
3. It was first sung on December 27th 1911 at the calcutta session of Indian National Congress.
4.  The complete song consists of five stanzas.The first stanza consists full version of National Anthem.
5.  The playing time is 52 seconds - Full version
6. The playing time is 20 seconds - Short version
7. The song was first published in Jan 1921 under the title " Bharat vidhata" in the Tatva Bodhini Patrika by Tagore
8. The song was translated into english by Tagore in 1919 under the title " Morning song of India"
9. National Anthem is a call to all country men to be strong and united.

  

  Rules with Regards to National Anthem.

1. when played or sung , one must stand at attention and motionless ,to move about or talk is disrespected.
2. One should be able to sing correctly .
3. Show respect everywhere and on all occasions
4. 19th April 2004, Supreme court held that the audience in a cinema hall need not stand when national anthem was sung as part of a movie , a documentary or a running news reel.

    National Song 

1.  Vande Mataram composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji , is the National Song of India.
2. Adopted by constituent Assembly on Jan 24th 1950 along with National Anthem.
3. First sung at the 1896 session of Indian National Congress. 
4. Taken from Bankimchandra Chatterji s Anand Matth , published in 1882.
5. Originally composed in sanskrit was translated in english by Aurobindo.

    National Calendar

1. At the time of independence , the govt. of India followed the Gregorian calendar based on christian era.
2. The National government adopted the recommendations  of the calendar reform committee that the saka era be adopted as the bases of national calendar.
3. The saka year has the normal 365 days and begins with chaitra as its first month.
4. A uniform National calendar based on the saka era which began with vernal equinox   of 78 AD with first month chaitra and last phalguna and a normal year of 365 days was adopted from march 22nd 1957 along with Gregorian calendar.
5. National  calendar is issued for :- 1. Gazette of India 2. News broadcast by all india radio 3. Calendar issued by the govt. of India 4.Govt. communications addressed to the public.
6. The calendar commenced on chaitra 1 saka,1879 which corresponds to 22nd march 1957 AD
7. First six months are of 31 days and rest 30 days ( Chaitra being 30\31  starting with march 22\21).

    National Animal 

1. The magnificent Tiger , Panthera Tigris (Linnacus)  is the National Animal
2. Out of 8 races of the species known , the Indian race , the  Royal Bengal Tiger is found through out the country except the north western region.
3. Also found in Nepal , Bhutan and Bangladesh.
4. Lion was the National Animal of India till 1972.

    National Bird 

1. The Indian peacock , Pavo cristatus (Linnacus) is the National Bird.
2. It is fully protected under the Indian wild life (protection) Act 1972

    National Flower 

1. Lotus
2. It symbolises the truth that a person can rise above the worldly evils and keep himself high above them.

    National Fruit

1. Mango of the tree Mangifena Indica  

   National Tree

1. Banyan Tree Indian fig tree Ficus Bengalenses

   National River

1. The Ganga 
2. Longest river of India flowing over 2510 Kms
3. Originates in the Snow fields of the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas as the Bhagirathi river.

   National Game 

1. Hockey , won 8 olympic gold medals.
2. 1928-1956--- golden era of hockey in India, when India won six consecutive gold medals in the olympics.
3. In 2008, Indian hockey confederation was changed to Hockey India for bright future.

   National Aquatic Animal

1. In October 2009 , the ganges River Dolphin was declared National aquatic animal.
2. Found in the ganges , Brahmaputra , Meghna rivers in India 
3. It is locally known as "susu"  in Ganges and "Hihu" in Brahmaputra.
4. It is very different in shape ,size and characteristics from the sea dolphin.
5. The gangetic dolphin is a highly endangered species in India and therefore has been included in the wildlife protection act of 1972.

(Source - Internet , TMH)

National Symbols

Though this is very basic for upsc yet it is  one of the imp topics to study as there were three questions asked directly from the "National symbols" in upsc prelim 2014

These topics are available everywhere on internet but are scattered so having everything in one place always saves time... 

National Flag

 1.  23 June 1947, the constituent  assembly set up an adhoc committee consisting  Rajendra  Prasad ,       C Rajagopalachari , K M Munshi  and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as its members. 

 2.  14 July 1947, the committee recommended that the flag of the Indian National Congress be                  adopted  as the National Flag of India with suitable modifications, so as to make it  acceptable to       all parties and  communities of the country.

3. 14 August 1947 at the midnight session of constituent assembly the flag was presented to the   nation on behalf of the women of  India.

4. Indian National Flag is a horizontal tri-colour of deep saffron on top , white in middle  and  deep green at the bottom in equal proportions.

5. Ratio of width to length of the flag is 2:3

6. In the center of white band is a navy blue wheel which represents the wheel of dharma also  known as Ashoka Chakra.

7. The design of the wheel is that which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath lion capital of    Ashoka.

8. The navy blue wheel has 24 spokes and it shall be completely visible on both sides of the Flag  in       the centre of the white panel.

9. Saffron stands for courage ,sacrifice and renunciation,

    White stands for truth and purity

    Green is the symbol of life abundance and prosperity.

    Navy blue Chakra is the symbol of progress and of movement.

10. Designed by Pingali venkaya for Indian National Congress and adopted by  INC at karachi                 session in 1931.

11.  The only difference between the flag of INC and Indian national flag is the the charkha  being          replaced by the chakra.

12. The Indian National flag is also the war flag of the Indian Army hoisted daily on military                     installations.

13. The Heraldic description is partly per fess saffron and vert on a fess argent a chakra azure.

14. 22nd July 1947 the constituent assembly passed a resolution deciding what national flag  would be.

15. It was decided that the cloth to be used for the flag should be hand spun and hand woven  khadi.

16. The four standard length were recommended were 36,72,144 and 252 inches and width 24 ,  48 ,96, 168 inches.

17. The flags of 450 x 300 mm size are
      intended for aircrafts on VVIP flights, 225 x 150 mm size for motor-cars and 150 x 100 mm
      size for table flags.

CODE 

Display of the National Flag is governed by
1.the provisions of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 (No. 12 of 1950)
2. the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 (No. 69 of 1971). 

Flag Code

1. Correct and respectful use

2. No flag or emblem should be placed above the national flag or to its right.

3. If hung in a line all flags are to be placed to the left of the  national flag.

4. when these flags are raised the national flag must be highest.

5. Normally the national flag should be flown over important government buildings only.

6. However, the use is unrestricted on certain special occasions of national rejoicing.

7. Should always be taken down in the evening. 

New Flag Code 2002

Flag Code of India 2002 is an attempt to bring together all such laws, conventions, practices and instructions for the guidance and benefit of all concerned

1. 25th Jan 2002, the new flag code was released by the govt.
2. The national flag can now be flown a top houses ,offices or shops from republic day 2002.
3. Tri colour can be hoisted on all days.
4. The flag should not touch ground or water and neither should it be draped on vehicles or printed on a costume
5. Restrictions would include use of flag for commercial gains or as a part of drapery and dress material or to cover a dais or a platform 

Flag Code of India 2002 takes effect from January 26, 2002 and supersedes the ‘Flag Code-India’ as it existed.

Whoever having already been convicted of an offence for violation of flag code , is again convicted of any such offence shall be punishable for the second and for every subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term, which shall not be less than one year.

Flag  of Jammu  and  Kashmir 

The national flag of the Republic of India is for the entire country except the state of jammu n kashmir owing to article 370 of the constitution  which provides special status to the state of jammu and kashmir.

The three stripes of white on the left side represents the three geographic regions of the state, Jammu ,Kashmir valley and Ladhakh.
The J n K flag consists of a deep red field, representing labour, charged with a plough to represent agriculture.

(Source- Internet)