APPSC Gazetted Officer Exams Important Questions and Answers

1. There are hard working workers who are members of the Union, but are not working in the factory, which number indicates this section of workers
1. 3
2. 2
3. 1
4. 6

2. Sneha secured 70% marks in Science, 60% in English and 70% each in Maths and Hindi. What were her total marks, if the maximum marks obtainable in each of the 4 subjects was 50?
1. 135
2. 120
3. 180
4. 150

3. Murali ranks 12th in a class of 46. What will be his rank from the last?

1. 35
2. 34
3. 37
4. 33

4. The Earth is related to the Sun in a certain way. In the same way, the Moon is related to the
1. Earth
2 Satellite
3. Planet
4. Star

Directions for Questions No. 5-8: Read the following information and answer the questions given below: A is the son of B; C. B's sister has a son D and a daughter E,F is the maternal uncle of D

5. How is A related to D
1. Cousin
2. Nephew
3. Uncle
4. Brother

6. How is E related to F
1. Sister
2. Daughter
3. Wife
4. Niece

7. How many nephews does F have
1. Nil
2. One
3. Two
4. Three

8. How is F related to E
1. Uncle
2. Brother
3. Maternal uncle
4. Nephew

9. Yellow Revolution' is most suitable for
1. Less irrigated areas
2. Highly irrigated areas
3. Desert areas
4. None of the above

10. India's rank among the sugarcane-producing countries in the world is
1. First
2. Second
3, Fourth
4. Sixth

11. The share of the Public Sector in Gross Domestic Capital Formation, which was 44.6 percent during the Sixth Plan, declined in the Ninth Plan to
1.25.8 percent
2. 27.3 percent
3.35.3 percent
4.402 percent

12. The Tenth Five Year Plan aims at an a GDP growth rate of
1. 8 percent
2. 9 percent
3. 9.5 percent
4. 10 percent

13.  The prominent Publie sector companies whith have witnessed strategie sales in the recent putt include
1. Madern Foods
2. BALCO
3. CMC
4 All of the above

14. The ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission is the
1.  Prime Minister
2.  Finance Minister
3. Prime Minister
4. Speaker of the Lok Sabha

15. Difference between GNP and NNP equals
1. Depreciation of capital
2. Indirect Tax Revenue
3. Budget deficit
4. All of the above

16. The Public Sector steel plant that was set up in the Third Plan period was
1. Bokaro
2. Bhilai
3. Durgapur
4. Rourkela

17. The plan period of the Tenth Five Year Plan is
1. 2001-06
2. 2002-07
3. 2003-06
4. 2004-09

18. According to the Planning Commission, the "Poverty Line' is defined on the basis of an average daily intake of
1. 2100 calones
2. 2400 calories
3. 2600 calories
4. 2800 calories

19. The leading producer of cotton is
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kera
3. Karnataka
4. Gujarat.

20. The Govt, of India gets maximum revenue from
1. Excise duty
2. Customs duty
3. Income tax
4. Sales tax.

21. Which of the following is a direct tax
1, Entertainment tax
2. Sales tax
3. Excise duty
4, None of the above

22. Which of the following age groups accounted for the largest proportion in India's population in 1980
1. 16 59
2. 59 plus
3. 0-14
4. B-14

23. The state of India which has the largest irrigated area, as a percentage of the cropped area, is
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Orisa
3. Haryana
4. None of the above

24. The Lancashire of India is
1. Nagpur
2. Mumbai
3. Chennai
4. Vikhakhapatnam

25. The Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) was established in
1. 1987-88
2. 1988-89
3. 1989 -90

4. 1990 -91