APPSC Group II 2018 Prelims Previous Year Question Paper

SECTION A 9. —-- is the State animal of Andhra Pradesh.

GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY (a) Mithun
1. Which State in India is set to establish India's first 'Justice (b) Blackbuck
City'? (c) Sangai
(a) Assam (d) Elephant
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh 10. __ with an elevation of 8,586 meters, is the highest peak in
(d) Madhya Pradesh India.
(a) Nanda Devi
2. Who propounded the concept of 'Soft Power' in (b) Kanchenjunga
International Relations? (c) Kamet
(a) James Tully (d) Saltoro Kangri
(b) Joseph Nye
(c) Judith Pamela Butler
11. 'Arwah' caves known for its limestone formations and
(d) Samuel P. Huntington
fossils are located in which State of India ?
3. Excise duty is levied on which of the following? (a) Meghalaya
(a) Export of goods (b) Mizoram
(b) Import of goods (c) Nagaland
(c) Sale of goods (d) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Production of goods
12. Which Indian river is known as 'Tsangpo'?
4. According to a World Bank Report, India has recently (a) Brahmaputra
surpassed France to become the largest economy in the world. (b) Ganga
(a) Third (c) Luni
(b) Fourth (d) Indus
(c) Fifth
(d) Sixth
13. Which of the following States in India is not crossed by the
5. Where is the 'International Information Centre' located? Tropic of Cancer?
(a) Honolulu (a) Mizoram
(b) Pondicherry (b) Odisha
(c) Jakarta (c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Fiji Islands (d) Jharkhand
6. Which out of the following 'does not 'lead to flooding?
(a) Melting of snow and ice 5
14. oC = 9 x (oF-32) If oC=25, what is the value of oF?
(b) Lack of vegetation
(c) Broken dams (a) 66
(d) Biological disaster (b) 77
(c) 212
7. If the deficiency of a particular year's rainfall exceeds (d) 252
50%of normal, it is termed as
(a) Onset of drought 15. Find the number of triangles in the given figure:
(b) Moderate drought
(c) Severe drought
(d) Extreme drought

8. In which year did the Parliament of India enact the

Environment Protection Act? (a) 16
(a) 1984 (b) 16
(b) 1985
(c) 20
(c) 1986
(d) 24
(d) 1987

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Direction (16-18): The bar graph, given below, shows the 22. In Andhra Pradesh, the revenue actually received through
number of tickets sold by 6 students A, B, C, D, E and F during stamp duty and registration fee in 2016-17 was
a fair. Observe the graph and answer the questions based on (a) ₹ 32,484 crore
it. (b) ₹ 3,476 crore
(c) ₹ 5,180 crore
(d) ₹ 4,645 crore

23. How many nodes were taken up for master planning

under Japan International Cooperation Agency assistance for
Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor?
(a) Five nodes
(b) Three nodes
(c) Four nodes
(d) Six nodes

24. The right to recover the deferred taxes accrued to the

State where the industrial unit is located is as per
16. The total number of tickets sold by B,D,E and F is
(a) Section53 (1) of the Act
(a) 49
(b) Section51 (1) of the Act
(b) 51
(c) Section 56 of the Act
(c) 53
(d) 57 (d) None of the above

17. The average number of tickets sold equals 25. The Andhra Pradesh Bifurcation Act 2014, Section 31
(a) 14·23 deals with
(b) 14·83 (a) Water sharing
(c) 15·14 (b) High Court
(d) 15·66 (c) Finances
(d) APPSC
18. The second highest number of tickets are sold by
(a) A 26. According to which Section of the Andhra Pradesh
(b) C Bifurcation Act, are backward districts of the State to be
(c) E funded by a Special Package of Central Government?
(d) F (a) Section 45 (1)
(b) Section 48 (2)
19. For a moderately skewed distribution, what is the
(c) Section 49 (5)
empirical relationship between Mean, Median and Mode?
(d) Section 46 (3)
(a) Median-Mean=3(Mean-Mode)
(b) Mean-Mode=3(Mode-Median)
(c) Mean-Mode=3(Mean-Median) 27. What is the communication system that links the
(d) Mean-Mode=3(Median-Mean) Secretariat and District Administration?
(a) APSWAN
20. In a class of 56 students,1/4 are in Team Gold and 3/14 (b) APSCHE
are in Team Silver. Out of the remaining, 1/3 are in Team (c) APPSC
Bronze and the rest in Team Platinum. How many students (d) APGENCO
are there in Team Platinum?
(a) 14 28. Which team won the 2017 – 18 La Liga season?
(b) 16 (a) Atletico Madrid
(c) 20 (b) FC Barcelona
(d) 22 (c) Real Madrid CF
(d) Sevilla FC
21. Which of the following is true in relation to the workforce
in India? 29. With which sports brand did P.V.Sindhu Sign a record
(a) Total workforce was around 382 million in the year 2011.
endorsement deal in the year 2019 ?
(b) The growth rate of male workforce was 1-78% during the
(a) Yonex
decade 2001 to 2011.
(b) Wilson
(c) The growth rate of the female workforce was 1-98%
during the decade 2001 to 2011. (c) Li Ning
(d) Total male workforce was around 332 million in the year (d) Forza
2011.
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30. Who was the designer of the Indian National Flag? 37. Which company makes the fighter aircraft 'Rafale'?
(a) Pingali Venkayya (a) Dassault Aviation
(b) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Lockheed Martin
(c) U. Muthuramalingam Thevar
(c) Northrop Grumman
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Hawker Beechcraft
31. The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad belongs
to which country? 38. What is the SI unit of inductance?
(a) Syria (a) Farad
(b) Palestine (b) Ohm
(c) Iraq (c) Henry
(d) Jordan
(d) Candela
32. In which of the following years, did the Indian National
Blind Cricket Team win the World Cup? 39. Researchers of which institute have created a
(a) 2016 ‘metamaterial’ that can protect soldiers from detection by
(b) 2010 enemy Radars?
(c) 2018 (a) Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
(d) 2017 (b) Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
(c) Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
33. Which female cricketer became the first player in the
world to cross the 2000 runs mark in T20 International (d) Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati
Cricket?
(a) Ellyse Perry 40. In Computer Terminology, MPEG stands for
(b) Suzie Bates (a) Moving Picture Experts Group
(c) Harmanpreet Kaur (b) Moving Picture Electronic Group
(d) Mithali Raj (c) Moving Picture Erasable Group
(d) Moving Picture Equipment Group
34. Which city is going to host the 2019 G20 Summit?
(a) Buenos Aires
(b) Hamburg 41. A study of mapping the seafloor is known as
(c) Osaka (a) Oceanography
(d) Riyad (b) Bathymetry
(c) Paleontology
35. On which date is 'World Environment Day' celebrated? (d) Hydrometeorology
(a) 4 June
(b) 5 June
(c) 6 June 42. Susan Wojcicki is the CEO of which of the following
(d) 7 June companies?
(a) YouTube
36. Which movie won the Oscar for the Best Film in 2018? (b) Instagram
(a) The Post (c) We Work
(b) Dunkirk (d) Amazon.com
(c) The Revenant
(d) The Shape of Water
43. What represents the frequency of occurrence of specific
phenomena that lies within a specific range of values,
arranged in consecutive and fixed intervals?
(a) Frequency Curve
(b) Histogram
(c) Bar Diagram
(d) Ogive Graph

44. DIMM, an Information Technology term, refers to which

of the following?
(a) Dual In - line Memory Module
(b) Digital In – line Memory Module
(c) Daemon In – line Memory Module
(d) Degauss In – line Memory Module

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45. Match List I with List II and select answers from the codes 50. Which Smart City in India has become the first to run on
given below: 100% renewable energy during the day time?
List I ListII (a) Surat
Scientist Invention (b) Diu
a. Galileo Galilei I. Telephone (c) Bhubaneswar
b. Thomas Alva Edison II. Cathode Ray Tube (d) Visakhapatnam
c. Alexander Graham Bell III. Telescope
d. Karl Ferdinand Braun IV. Electric Light Bulb SECTION B
Codes: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF ANDHRA
a b c d PRADESH AND INDIAN CONSTITUTION
(a) I III IV II
51. Which literary work is of utmost importance for the social
(b) III II I IV
and cultural history of Satavahanas?
(c) I III IV II
(a) Aitareya Brahmana
(d) III IV I II
(b) Dharmasutras
(c) Puranas
46. Which was the first unmanned spacecraft to land on the (d) Gathasaptasati of Hala
moon?
(a) Luna 2 52. Polavaram project was initially envisaged with the name
(b) Ranger 4 Ramapada Sagar by
(c) Surveyor 4 (a) Sir Arthur Cotton
(d) Chang'e 1 (b) Dr. KL. Rao
(c) Sir Sonti Venkata Ramamurthy
47. In Electronic Terminology, 'LED' stands for (d) Sage Gautama
(a) Light Emitting Device
(b) Light Electronic Device 53. Which is the biggest canal of Andhra Pradesh that gained
(c) Light Emitting Diode commercial importance?
(d) Light Electronic Diffuser (a) KC. Canal
(b) Bundar Canal
48. In which year did the first Common Effluent Treatment (c) Eluru Canal
Plant(CETP)of India commence in Andhra Pradesh to cater to (d) Buckingham Canal
the needs of the small-scale industries?
(a) 1982 54. Who translated into Telugu the 'Ganitasarasangraha' of
(b) 1989 Mahaviracharya?
(c) 1996 (a) Nanne Choda
(d) 2001 (b) Nannaya Bhatta
(c) Narayana Bhatta
(d) Pavuluri Mallana
49. Which e-governance initiative in Andhra Pradesh is a
public grievance redressal system?
55. Which inscription proved that Pallavas replaced the
(a) Prajavani Ikshvakus of Vijayapuri?
(b) Prajadhwani (a) The Manchikallu inscription of Pallava Simhavarman
(c) Prajagaan (b) Nasic record about Sri Parvata
(d) Prajayukti (c) Inscription from Nagarjunakonda
(d) Nandampudi Grant

56. Nannaya Bhatta was assisted by Narayana Bhatta in

translating the Mahabharata, The evidence to this fact was.
(a) Nandampudi Grant

(b) Maruteru Grant

(c) Kupama Inscription
(d) Mangallu Grant

57. Which Dynasty of Andhra issued iron coins with a thin

coating of copper?
(a) Satavahanas
(b) Ikshvakus
(c) Salankayanas
(d) Vishnukundins

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58. The credit for establishing Telugu in Andhradesa goes to 66. Who was the pioneer composer of the kriti form of
(a) Renati Cholas carnatic music?
(b) Dijnaga (a) Annamacharya
(c) Prithvi Mula (b) Thyagaraya
(d) Eastern Chalukyas (c) Ramayamatya
(d) Krishna
59. Brahmanical cave temples of Mogalrajapuram and
Undavalli are assigned lo 67. To the delight of the public, besides Yakshagana, , what
was the other form of art available for entertainment in rural
(a) Ikshvakus
Andhra under Vijayanagar rule ?
(b) Salankayanas
(a) Harikathas
(c) Vishnukundins
(b) Dramas
(d) Pallavas (c) Burrakathalu
(d) Shadow play known as Bommalata
60. Which religion in Andhra served as lubricant to the
process of upward social mobility in medieval times ? 68. Ghatika Yantra was a time measuring device under the
(a) Shaivism Reddy’s rule. What was it called?
(b) Buddhism (a) Gadiyaram
(c) Jainism (b) Ghatikagara
(d) Vaishnavism (c) Nadinalika
(d) Nadia
61. Under which dynasty in Andhra the non-Brahrnanisation
of religion and politics culminated? 69. What was the important part in coastal Andhra where the
(a) VengiChalukyas ship building activity flourished during the 16th and 17th
(b) Pallavas centuries?
(c) Rashtrakutas (a) Narsapur
(b) Cocanada
(d) Kakatiyas
(c) Machilipatnam(Masula)
(d) Madras
62. The Velamas who were intruders into the economic life of
Palnadu dominated by the Reddis were defeated and driven 70. Who was the negotiator between a British resident of East
out in India Company at Machilipatnam and Nizam Ali Khan of
(a) Battle of Karempudi Hyderabad for the lease of the Northern Circars to the
(b) Battle of Bhimavaram company?
(c) Battle of Kandukur (a) JafarAli
(d) Battle of Panagallu (b) Col.Ford
(c) Francis
63. The dance sculptures found in the Ramappa temple at (d) Kandregula Jogipantulu
Palampet were said to have been based on the principle found
in the following work on the art of, dance: 71. The Battle of Padmanabham (1794 )decided the fate of
(a) Ranganatha Ramayana(description on dance) (a) Bobbili Ruler
(b) Jayapa's Nritta Ratnavali (b) Vijaya Rama Raju, the ruler of Vizianagaram
(c) A book on dance in the marga style (c) Madduva tribal people
(d) A book on dance in the desi style (d) Zamindars of Ganjam

72. Of all the famines that affected South India, which was the
64. Name the Reddi King who levied tax on delivery of a child
most serious one'!
(Puriti Pannu).
(a) 1781-82 Karnataka
(a) Racha Vema
(b) 1791-92 Ganjam
(b) Kumaragiri (c) 1823 Machilipatnam
(c) Kataya Vema (d) 1833 Guntur
(d) Allada Reddi
73. What was the term 'Gentoo' referred to in the 19th
65. Who was the composer of “Subhadra Kalyanam”? century?
(a) Molla (a) Another name of Tamil language
(b) Tallapaka Thimmakka (b) A language referred by the Portuguese
(c) Veligandla Narayana (c) William Brown in1817 described Telugu like this
(d) Bhairava (d) A Batavian word used by the Dutch

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74. Who translated the Bible into Telugu (1746-47)? 80. The Jai Andhra Movement 1972-73 finally ended with
(a) A. D. Campbell (a) The abolition of Mulki rules
(b) R. Caldwell (b) The arrest of many students and women leaders
(c) C. P. Brown (c) The suppression by central reserved forces
(d) Benjamin Schultze (d) The Six-Point Formula proposed by the Central
Government
75. Who was the pioneer of theKisan Movement in Andhra?
(a) MadduriAnnapurnaiah 81. How many members are there in the Legislative Council
(b) A.K.KameswaraRao of Andhra Pradesh?
(c) P.Sundarayya (a) 52
(d) N.G.Ranga (b) 54
(c) 56
76. The earliest Prarthana Samaj In Andhra was established (d) 50
in 1878 by
(a) Pundit Sivanatha Sastry 82. Out of the following terms, which one has not been used
(b) Veeresalingam in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution ?
(c) Surya Prakasa Rao (a) Liberty
(d) Mokkapati Subbarayudu (b) Equality
(c) Freedom
77. The Telugu Desam Party was founded by N.T. Rama Rao (d) Justice
during the Chief Ministership of
(a) T.Anjaiah 83. Articles 5 — 11 of the Indian Constitution deals with
(b) Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (a) Fundamental Rights
(c) Bhavanam Venkatram (b) Union and its Territory
(d) Jalagam Vengala Rao (c) Citizenship
(d) Fundamental Duties
78. Name one famous dance performer of Kuravanji.
(a) Rukmini Arundale 84. “....all persons are equally entitled to freedom of
(b) Jakka Radhika conscience and the right freely to profess, practice and
(c) Siddapuram Kamala propagate religion” is mentioned in which Article ?
(d) Kuruvar Kannagi (a) Article 22
(b) Article 26
79. The United State of Andhra Pradesh took its birth only (c) Article 25
after
(a) Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, the Chief Minister of 85. Which Article of the Indian Constitution contains
Hyderabad accepted it. provision for “Promotion of Educational and Economic
(b) KV.Ranga Reddy and M.Chenna Reddy agreed for it. Interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other
(c) Andhra State's unanimous resolution for creation of Weaker Sections”?
Visalandhra. (a) Article 44
(d) Gentlemen's Agreement on February 20, 1956. (b) Article 32
(c) Article 45

86. The Preamble of Indian Constitution declares India as

(a) Unitary State
(b) Federal State
(c) Quasi-federal State
(d) None of the above

87. All the work of Government of India is done in the name

of
(a) The Prime Minister of India
(b) The Home Minister of India
(c) The President of India
(d) The Government of India

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88. Which of the items below does not fall in the State list? 94. Who is considered the highest Law Officer of India?
(a) Higher education (a) Advocate General
(b) Public health (b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Agriculture (c) Minister of Law & Justice
(d) Land and water (d) Attorney General

89. According to which Article of the Indian Constitution, ‘No 95. The President of India cannot proclaim National
person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence Emergency under Article 352 in the entire country or in any
more than once’? part of it, on the ground of
(a) Article 19 (a) War
(b) Article 20 (b) External Aggression
(c) Article 21 (c) Armed Rebellion
(d) Internal Disturbance
(d) Article 22
96. Who of the following is empowered to dissolve the
90. Which of the following is/are among the fundamental Legislative Assembly of a State?
duties of citizens in the Indian Constitution? (a) The Governor
(i) To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity (b) The Speaker of Legislative Assembly
of India. (c) The Chief Minister
(ii) To protect the weaker sections from social injustice. (d) The Chief Justice, High Court
(iii) To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite
culture. 97. The Parliament is empowered to make any law for the
(iv) To promote harmony and the spirit of common whole or any part of India for the sake of implementing
brotherhood amongst all the people of India. international treaties
Select the correct answer from the given code: (a) With the consent of all the States
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) With the consent of the majority of States
(b) (i), (iii) and (iv) (c) With the consent of the State
(c) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (d) Without the consent of any State
(d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
98. All revenues received by the Union Government by ways
91. Which of the following statements is/are correct? of taxes and other receipts for business are credited to
A. The President 02 members from the Anglo-Indian can (a) The Contingency Fund of India
nominate Community if not adequately represented in the (b) Public Account
Lok Sabha. (c) The Consolidated Fund of India
B. The Governor can nominate 02 members from the Anglo- (d) The Reserve Bank of India
Indian Community if not adequately represented in the
Legislative Assembly. 99. Which is the oldest landmass in Andhra Pradesh?
Select the correct answer from the given code: (a) Cuddapah Basin
(a) OnlyA (b) Nagarjunakonda
(b) OnlyB (c) Godavari Basin
(c) BothA and B (d) Sanganakal
(d) None of the above
100. Which of the following stupas in Andhra Pradesh is the
92. According to Article 67, there solution for removing the biggest?
Vice-President of India can be moved first only in (a) Jaggayyapeta
(a) The Lok Sabha (b) Amaravathi
(b) TheRajyaSabh (c) Bhattiprolu
(c) Either of the two Houses of the Parliament (d) Nagarjunakonda
(d) Joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament
SECTION C
93. Which of the following is correct about the Rajya Sabha PLANNING AND ECONOMY
(a) Rajya Sabha consists of 12 members nominated by the 101. Development expenditure does not include expenditure
Vice-President of India on
(b) One-third of its members retire every third year (a) Defence
(c) The Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution (b) Railways
(d) The Vice – President is elected by the members of Rajya (c) Power
Sabha (d) Science and Technology

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102. Who is the Chairman of the 14t%h Finance Commission? 110. The primary inflation measure is
(a) Vijay Kelkar (a) Wholesale Price Index
(b) Subir Gokarni (b) Consumer Price Index for agricultural labor
(c) Nand Kishore Singh (c) Consumer Price Index for urban workers
(d) Y. V. Reddy (d) National Income Deflator

103. Inflation would have most adverse effects on which of 111. Indian Economy is
the following? (a) Mixed
(a) Creditors (b) Free
(b) Debtors (c) Capitalist
(c) Real-estate holders
(d) Socialist
(d) Business people
112. In 2017 - 18, what was the sectoral share of the services
104. Which(3 of the following taxes replaced a number of
sector to the GDP at current prices?
indirect taxes?
)
(a) 54.4%
(a) Corporate Tax
(b) 51%
(b) Income Tax
(c) Goods and Services Tax (c) 52%
(d) Value Added Tax (d) 53%

105. The main difference between GDP and GNP is 113. According to 2011 Census, the child sex ratio (0 - 6 years)
(a) Capital gains in Andhra Pradesh is
(b) Transfer payments (a) 890
(c) Net foreign income from abroad (b) 940
(d) Capital consumption allowance (c) 929
(d) 849
106. Between 2016-17and2017-18, India's per capita income
(at current prices) increased by what percent? 114. "Pedarikampaigelupu" portal of Andhra Pradesh
(a) 8·6 Government is the common platform for
(b) 6·8 (a) Welfare Corporations
(c) 9·6 (b) Federations and banks
(d) 6·9 (c) Scholarships and education related schemes
(d) All of the above
107. Between 1990 and 2017, India's Human Development
Index(HDI) value increased by 115. 'NTR Videsa Vidya Adarana' scheme of Andhra Pradesh
(a) 20 percent Government is meant for students of which category/(ies)?
(b) 30 percent (a) Scheduled Castes
(c) 40 percent (b) Backward Classes
(d) 50 percent
(c) Open Category
(d) All of the above
108. Between 2017 and 2018, how many ranks did India
climb in 'ease of doing business'?
116. What is the flagship programme launched by the Andhra
(a) 23
Pradesh Government for the welfare of artisans?
(b) 24
(c) 25 (a) Adarana
(d) 26 (b) Chandranna Pelli Kanuka
(c) Pasupu Kumkuma
109. National Income refers to (d) Chandranna Bhima
(a) Current market value of all final goods and services
produced in a year 117. ‘PasupuKumkuma' is meant for providing one-time
(b) Current market value of consumer goods and services financial assistance to
produced in a year (a) Self-Help Group(SHG) members
(c) Current market value of capital goods and services (b) Married women
produced in a year (c) Pensioners
(d) All of the above (d) Scheduled Caste women

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118. The smart common platform created for all scholarships 124. In terms of rank on GSDP growth rates (2017 -18),
and education related schemes of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh’s Position in India is
Government is labeled as (a) 1
(a) Jnanabhumi (b) 2
(b) PPG (c) 3
(c) Adarana (d) 4
(d) Real Time Governance
125. Best performing Andhra Pradesh in terms of Gross
119. Under Chandranna Pelli Kanuka, the amount of marriage Domestic District product (at current prices) in 2017-18
incentive announced for SC inter caste marriage is (in) (a) Kurnool
(a) 40,000 (b) East Godavari
(b) 75,000 (c) Krishna
(c) 50,000 (d) Guntur
(d) 60,000
126. According to the white paper released by State
120. In Andhra Pradesh, what is the percentage of net area Government, how many assurances in the main sections of
theAndhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 is fully
sown to the total geographical area of the State as of 2017-18?
implemented?
(a) 37·29%
(a) 1
(b) 40%
(b) 0
(c) 44·76%
(c) 3
(d) 50%
(d) 4
121. How many SEZs (Special Economic Zones) does the 127. Andhra Pradesh ranks first in how many centrally
Andhra Pradesh State have? sponsored and central schemes in 2018 - 19 (up to November
(a) 19 2018)?
(b) 20 (a) 14
(c) 22 (b) 28
(d) 23 (c) 4
(d) 54
122. Name the acronym of the Andhra Pradesh Government’s
strategy to transform the economy. 128. Which among the following is the poorest state in India
(a) VIADUCT as per Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2018?
(b) VIABUCT (a) Chhattisgarh
(c) VIADUVT (b) Odisha
(d) VIBDUCT (c) Bihar
(d) Rajasthan
123. In terms of per capita income at current ‘ prices, the rank
of Andhra Pradesh in India in 2017 - 18 is 129. According to Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
(a) 4 2018, how many millions of people moved out
(b) 5 povertyinIndiabetween 2005-06 and 2015-16?
(c) 6 (a) 271
(d) 7 (b) 300
(c) 374
(d) 400

130. In which year, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

Employment Guarantee Act(MNREGA) was enacted ?
(a) 2004
(b) 2005
(c) 2006
(d) 2007

131. Among the Millennium Development Goals, which target

set for 2015 was achieved by India?
(a) Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger
(b) Achieving Universal Primary Education
(c) Improving Maternal Health
(d) Ensuring Environmental Sustainability

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132. Out of 8 Millennium Development Goals, how many goals 140. ‘Mudra’ scheme is aimed at financing which of the
are directly related to health? following categories of industries?
(a) 1 (a) Corporate
(b) 2 (b) Co-operative
(c) 3 (c) Micro and small enterprises
(d) 4 (d) Medium enterprises

133. The Sustainable Development Goals India Index 2018 is 141. When was the Competition Act enacted?
(a) 2009
based on how many main goals?
(b) 2002
(a) 17
(c) 2014
(b) 18
(c) 19 142. During which period India experienced population
(d) 20 explosion?
(a) 1951-81
134. Which two States are the front runners in the (b) 1981-2001
achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in 2018? (c) 1921-51
(a) Kerala and Himachal Pradesh (d) 1970-90
(b) Assam and Bihar
(c) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 143. Which of the following States has the highest proportion
(d) Punjab and Haryana of Hindus in its 2011 Census ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
135. Which of the following sectors attracted the highest (b) Maharashtra
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the last decade? (c) Uttar Pradesh
(a) Telecom (d) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Power
(c) Agriculture 144. Demographic Dividend’ refers to an increase in the
population in the age group of
(d) Retail
(a) 1-14years
(b) 15-59 years
136. Economic reforms towards liberalization were
(c) 60— 74 years
introduced in the year (d) Above 74 years
(a) 1991
(b) 1995 145. Child mortality implies children dying before their
(c) 2001 (a) 1st birthday
(d) 2014 (b) 2nd birthday
(c) 3rd birthday
137. ‘License — Permit ~ Quota Raj’ was abolished in which (d) 5th birthday
year?
(a) 1991 146. What proportion of the area is covered by forest in India
(b) 1948 as of 2017?
(a) 24·39 %
(c) 1956
(b) 21·54 %
(d) 1977 (c) 23·54 %
(d) 25% %
138. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code came into force from
(a) 2016 147. Demonetization was implemented in which year ?
(b) 2017 (a) 2014
(c) 2018 (b) 2015
(d) 2015 (c) 2016
(d) 2017
139. In which year was the Swaminathan Commission
148. The Statutory Liquidity Ratio(SLR)according to the
constituted for agriculture ? recent RBI review (2019) is
(a) 2004 (a) 21
(b) 2007 (b) 22
(c) 2008 (c) 23
(d) 2009 (d) 19.25

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149. Repo Rate is the rate at which 150. Which of the following is not a tax?
(a) RBI lends money to the commercial banks (a) MAT
(b) RBI borrows money from the commercial banks (b) CST
(c) RBI lends money to the capital market (c) VAT
(d) RBI borrows money from the capital market (d) SAT

APPSC Group II Answer Key 2019 – SET C

Q. No Ans Q. No Ans Q. No Ans Q. No Ans Q. No Ans
1. 2 33. 4 65. 2 97. 4 128. 3
2. 2 34. 3 66. 2 98. 1 129. 1
3. 4 35. 2 67. 4 99. 1 130. 2
4. 4 36. 4 68. 2 100. 3 131. 2
5. 1 37. 1 69. 1 101. 1 132. 3
6. 4 38. 3 70. 4 102. 4 133. 1
7. 3 39. 2 71. 2 103. 1 134. 1
8. 3 40. 1 72. 4 104. 3 135. 1
9. 2 41. 2 73. 2 105. 3 136. 1
10. 2 42. 1 74. 4 106. 1 137. 1
11. 2 43. 2 75. 4 107. 4 138. 1
12. 2 44. 1 76. 2 108. 1 139. 1
13. 4 45. 4 77. 3 109. 1 140. 3
14. 4 46. 1 78. 1 110. 1 141. 2
15. 1 47. 3 79. 4 111. 1 142. 1
16. 4 48. 2 80. 4 112. 1 143. 4
17. 3 49. 1 81. 4 113. 2 144. 2
18. 3 50. 2 82. 3 114. 4 145. 4
19. 2 51. 4 83. 3 115. 2 146. 1
20. 2 52. 3 84. 3 116. 1 147 3
21. - 53. 4 85. 4 117. 1 148. 4
22. 1 54. 4 86. 4 118. 1 149. 1
23. 2 55. 1 87. 3 119. 2 150. 4
24. 3 56. 1 88. 4 120. 1
25. 2 57. 1 89. 2 120. 1
26. 4 58. 1 90. 2 121. 1
27. 1 59. 3 91. 1 122. 4
28. 2 60. 3 92. 2 123. 2
29. 3 61. 4 93. 3 124. 3
30. 1 62. 1 94. 4 125. 2
31. 3 63. 2 95. 4 126. 2
32. 3 64. 1 96. 1 127. -

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