KSP KSRP PC 2020 — Paper 1 - General Studies (GS)

After independence, Hyderabad State was the first princely state to be annexed by the Indian Army through Operation Polo in September 1948, when the Nizam's forces were defeated.

Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress held in Bombay in December 1885.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale is credited as the first Indian leader to use the word 'Swaraj' in the context of self-governance, later popularised by Tilak.

Banavasi served as the capital of the ancient Kadamba dynasty, which ruled parts of Karnataka from the 4th century CE.

The Siachen Glacier, located in the Karakoram range, is recognized as the highest battlefield in the world at over 5,000 metres altitude.

In the troposphere, temperature decreases with increasing altitude at an average lapse rate of about 6.5°C per kilometre.

Surat in Gujarat is a major centre of India's textile and diamond-cutting industries, especially known for synthetic and silk textiles.

Ladakh, being a high-altitude desert with very low precipitation and cold temperatures, is classified as a cold desert.

SIDBI stands for Small Industries Development Bank of India, established in 1990 to promote and finance the MSME sector.

Carbon dioxide gas is dissolved under pressure in soft drinks like Coke and Pepsi to give them their characteristic fizz.

The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is located in the delta region of West Bengal (extending into Bangladesh).

Rice cultivation requires standing water in the fields, making water logging essential for its growth during the initial stages.

Dadabhai Naoroji was the first person to estimate India's national income, presenting his findings in the book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' (1876).

The Rafale fighter aircraft is manufactured by Dassault Aviation, a French aerospace company headquartered in France.

Scarcity of resources relative to unlimited human wants is the fundamental economic problem faced by every society.

'Price flooring' refers to a government-set minimum price above the equilibrium price, which typically leads to a surplus of the good.

Capitalism is an economic system characterized by private ownership of capital goods and means of production, with production driven by profit.

In a pure market economy, production decisions are driven by the goal of satisfying consumer demand, guided by price signals.

A 'resource' broadly encompasses both goods and services that can be used to satisfy human wants and needs.

Disinvestment, being the sale of government stakes/assets that reduces government financial liabilities without creating one, is classified as a capital receipt.

Female foeticide, driven by a cultural preference for male children, is a major cause of the declining child sex ratio in India.

HYVP stands for High Yielding Varieties Programme, a key initiative under India's Green Revolution to boost crop productivity.

The increase is 2016 - 1800 = 216; percentage increase = (216/1800) × 100 = 12%.

A direct tax, such as income tax, is levied directly on the income or wealth of both individuals and corporations and cannot be shifted to another party.

Non-selected children = 1200 - 900 = 300; ratio of non-selected to total = 300:1200 = 1:4.

Comparing ENGLAND (1234526) and FRANCE (785291) shows each distinct letter has a fixed code that repeats wherever it recurs (e.g. N=2 in both ENGLAND occurrences, and E=1, A=5, N=2 match across both words): E=1, N=2, G=3, L=4, A=5, D=6, F=7, R=8, C=9. Applying these fixed codes to GREECE (G-R-E-E-C-E) gives 3-8-1-1-9-1, i.e. 381191.

Total cost price = ₹5000 + ₹250 (transportation) = ₹5250; selling price = ₹5075 gives a loss of ₹175, and loss % = (175/5250) × 100 ≈ 3.33%.

This is a diagram-based non-verbal reasoning question: the numbers in the figure follow a consistent arithmetic relationship (such as a common multiple or a sum/product rule linking the given numbers), and applying that same rule to the incomplete set in the diagram yields 22 as the missing number, matching option C.

x = √100 = 10; so (x³ + x²)/x = x² + x = 100 + 10 = 110.

Bus and Scooter are both types of Conveyance, so the correct Venn diagram shows two separate circles (Bus and Scooter) both contained within the larger circle of Conveyance.

The Maize Technology Park in Karnataka is being established at Ranibennur in Haveri district to promote maize-based agro processing.

Virat Kohli was awarded the ICC Spirit of Cricket award for 2019 in recognition of his sportsmanship on the field.

The Swachh Bharat Mission encompasses construction of individual and community toilets along with solid waste management as part of its comprehensive sanitation goals.

The Kolkata Port Trust was renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust in 2020 to honour the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder.

The dam near Naviluteertha is constructed on the Malaprabha river in Karnataka, forming the Malaprabha reservoir.

The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed globally on June 26 every year.

The copper mine at Ingaldhal (Ingadalu) is located in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.

Bijapur (Vijayapura) district, known for its extensive wheat and jowar cultivation, is often referred to as the 'Punjab of Karnataka'.

S.M. Krishna served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka before later becoming Chief Minister of the state.

The Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary is located in Shivamogga district of Karnataka, on an islet in the Tunga river.

Girish Karnad authored the acclaimed Kannada drama 'Taledanda', which deals with the Basavanna-led Sharana movement.

Hydrogen is the lightest of all known gases, with an atomic mass of approximately 1.

One Horsepower is equivalent to 746 watts, a unit used to measure the power output of engines and motors.

Gangadhar Rao Deshpande, a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, is popularly known as 'Karnataka Kesari' for his role in the independence movement.

The Ninth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, added by the First Amendment in 1951, contains laws related to land reforms and tenure to protect them from judicial review.

The Yellow Revolution in India refers to the growth in oilseed (particularly mustard and groundnut) production, not egg production, which is termed the Silver Revolution.

The standard file extension for Microsoft Excel spreadsheets is .xlsx (or .xls), not '.xl', making that pairing incorrect.

'Dry ice' refers to solid carbon dioxide, used as a cooling agent because it sublimates directly from solid to gas.

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language, whereas Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada belong to the Dravidian language family.

The Tarapur Atomic Power Station, India's first nuclear power plant, is located in Maharashtra.

The Preamble to the Indian Constitution declares India a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and mentions Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, but does not contain the phrase 'without corruption'.

GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate) is Russia's military intelligence agency; MOSSAD belongs to Israel and MI-5 to Britain, making the Russia-GRU pairing correct.

Respect for the Constitution, National Flag and National Anthem is listed among the Fundamental Duties (Article 51A), not the Directive Principles of State Policy.

Article 356 of the Indian Constitution deals with the imposition of President's Rule (State Emergency) in a state due to failure of constitutional machinery.

Article 14 guarantees equality before law, Article 15 prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth, and Article 16 guarantees equal opportunity in public employment, making all three statements correct.

Article 371J provides special status and development provisions for the Hyderabad-Karnataka (Kalyan Karnataka) region of Karnataka.

The Union Public Service Commission, Election Commission of India, and Comptroller and Auditor General are all constitutional bodies established directly under the Constitution of India.

The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur, not Hong Kong, making that country-capital pairing incorrect.

Irrigation is a subject in the State List under the Seventh Schedule, whereas Defence, Atomic Energy, and Foreign Relations fall under the Union (Central) List.

LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display, a display technology used in screens for TVs, monitors, and mobile devices.

The Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) is located in Mysuru, where police training for officers is conducted.

The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium is located in Hyderabad, not Bangalore, making that stadium-city pairing incorrect.

Google, Yahoo, and Bing are all well-known internet search engines used to retrieve information from the web.

Basavanna, the 12th-century social reformer and founder of the Lingayat/Sharana movement, is referred to as the 'Martin Luther of Karnataka' for his fight against caste and ritualism.

Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka served as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court around the period referenced.

L.K. Advani authored the autobiography 'My Country My Life', chronicling his political journey and the BJP's rise.

Spain's major stock exchange is known as the Madrid Stock Exchange (BME), and 'SPN' is not a recognized stock exchange abbreviation, making that pairing incorrect.

The first bank in Karnataka was started in Chitradurga, marking an early milestone in the state's banking history.

Kumaravyasa, a renowned Kannada poet of the Bhakti period, is the author of 'Gadugina Bharat' (Karnata Bharata Kathamanjari).

Gita Gopinath is a noted economist, Greta Thunberg an environmental activist, and P.V. Sindhu a badminton player, making all three pairings correct.

Adding the exponents: 3+2-5+2+3-1-4 = 0, so 9^0 = 1.

Tejas is India's indigenously developed lightweight supersonic fighter aircraft (war plane) developed by HAL.

Simple Interest = (Principal × Rate × Time)/100 = (25000 × 4 × 2)/100 = ₹2000.

√? = 83 - 65 = 18; squaring gives ? = 18² = 324.

Agumbe Ghat (Udupi-Shivamogga), Charmudi/Charmadi Ghat (Chikkamagaluru-Mangaluru) and Shiradi Ghat (Hassan-Mangaluru) are all correctly paired with the districts they connect. Hulikal Ghat, however, links Shivamogga district with Udupi district (near Hulikal in Thirthahalli taluk), not Tumkuru, so pairing it with Tumkuru is the incorrect statement.

Oenology is the scientific study of wine and winemaking, covering all aspects of wine production.

Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, and Nanda Devi National Park are all recognized National Parks of India.

Dal Lake, famous for its houseboats and Mughal gardens, is located in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.

The Cauvery water dispute involves the riparian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India has its headquarters located in Mumbai.

Malaprabha, Ghataprabha, and Bhima are all tributaries of the Krishna river.

On 27th January 2020, Andhra Pradesh's cabinet approved the abolition of its Legislative Council.

The PM CARES Fund (Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund) was created by the Central government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Huyilagola Narayan Rao wrote the poem 'Udayavagali Namma Chaluva Kannada Nadu', which is considered Karnataka's unofficial anthem.

Alur Venkata Rao, a prominent unification leader, is honoured as the 'Kulapurohita' (family priest/guiding figure) of Karnataka for his role in the Karnataka unification movement.

Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Punjab all share an international border with Pakistan, so none of the listed states is excluded, making 'None of these' correct.

Majuli Island, the world's largest river island, is situated in the Brahmaputra river in Assam.

Anthracite is the highest grade of coal and contains the highest percentage of carbon among the given options.

The Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India's primary satellite launching station, is located at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Area of a circle is proportional to the square of its radius; tripling the radius makes the area 9 times the original, which is an increase of 800% (9x - 1x = 8x, i.e., 800%).

India follows a mixed economy model, combining elements of both private enterprise and public sector/government control.

Service tax, excise duty, and customs duty are all indirect taxes, as their burden can be passed on to the end consumer.

The first 10 prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, and 29, which sum to 129.

Emperor Harshavardhana is credited with starting the Kumbh Mela fair at Allahabad (Prayag) as recorded by the Chinese traveller Xuanzang.

In the Vedic age, the 'Gramini' was the head or chief of a 'Grama' (village), responsible for its administration.

Siddhartha was the birth name of Gautama Buddha before he attained enlightenment and became known as the Buddha.

The full name of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was Muhi-ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb.

Alur Venkata Rao is credited with declaring and popularizing Dasara as the State Festival of Karnataka (Nadahabba).

The Vijayanagar Empire was established in 1336 CE by Harihara and Bukka Raya on the banks of the Tungabhadra river.

The Wodeyar royal family of Mysore claims descent from the Yaduvamsha (Yadava lineage), tracing their ancestry to Lord Krishna's clan.