APPSC General Aptitude Mock Test - 2 - APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) MCQ

Statement 1 is incorrect.

Article 16 of the Constitution, which guarantees equal treatment under law in matters of public employment, prohibits the state from discriminating on grounds of place of birth or residence.

Article 16(2) states that “no citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect or, any employment or office under the State”. The provision is supplemented by the other clauses in the Constitution that guarantee equality.

However, Article 16(3) of the Constitution provides an exception by saying that Parliament may make a law “prescribing” a requirement of residence for jobs in a particular state. This power vests solely in the Parliament, not state legislatures.

Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes is referred to as vertical reservation. Horizontal reservation refers to opportunity provided to other categories of beneficiaries such as women, veterans, the transgender community, domicile and individuals with disabilities, cutting through the vertical categories.

The Urban Governance Index (UGI) serves as a key metric to assess the quality of governance in cities across India. It evaluates various aspects of urban management, including financial management, planning, and administration, ultimately providing a comprehensive overview of how effectively cities are governed.

Kerala achieved the top rank in the Urban Governance Index with a score of 59.31. This high score reflects the state's strong performance in managing local finances and planning, highlighting its effective governance practices compared to other states.

Kerala scored 23.22 out of 30 in fiscal empowerment, which is higher than Maharashtra's score of 21.15. This indicates that Kerala has a stronger financial management system at the local level, allowing for better resource allocation and governance.

Kerala is unique in that it requires every city councillor to participate in at least one deliberative committee. This practice demonstrates the state's commitment to active local governance and encourages engagement in the decision-making process, fostering accountability among elected officials.

One of the significant challenges Kerala faces is the presence of many vacant positions in local government jobs. This can hinder effective city management and service delivery, as a lack of personnel may lead to delays and inefficiencies in governance.

The weak mayoral system impacts the quality of governance by limiting the decision-making power of mayors. When mayors lack authority, it can lead to ineffective leadership and hinder the implementation of policies that improve urban management and community well-being.

Bt toxin is coded by a gene named Cry. There are a number of them, the protein encoded by these cryIAc and cryIIAb control the cotton bollworms.

If the distance between house and office is d km
Then time taken to go from home to office = d/3 hr (Time = Distance/Speed)
and Time taken to come back from office to home= d/2 hr
So total time taken = (d/3 +d/2) hour
But according to question , time taken = 5 hour
so we have
d/3+d/2=5
or (2d+3d)/6= 5
or 5d/6=5
or, d=5 x6/5= 6km
So distance between home and office = 6km

Bt toxin is obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis bacterium that can kill certain insects like tobacco budworm, armyworm, beetles and flies.

CP = 20000
Profit = 25/100 of 20000 = 5000
SP = Profit + CP = 25000

New transaction

CP= 25000
Loss = 25% of 25000 = 6250
SP = CP - Loss = 18750

P's gain = 1250
TOTAL gain = 6250
Total gain % = 6250/20000 × 100 = 625/20 = 31.25%

So option C is correct

Statement 2 and 3 are correct.

The Food Corporation of India is an organization created and run by the Government of India. It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.

Objectives:

• Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the poor farmers
• Distribution of food grains throughout the country for Public Distribution System (PDS)
• Maintaining a satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of food grains to ensure National Food Security
• Regulate market price to provide food grains to consumers at a reliable price.
• It has primary duty to undertake purchase, store, and move/transport, distribute and sell food grains and other foodstuffs.

The procurement system decentralization was started in 1997 where states play a very important role in the supply chain. Not all procurements are done by FCI. State cooperative agencies and other state-level distribution agencies also play a crucial role.

The correct option is A 

• Selected year will be a non leap year with a probability 3/4
• Selected year will be a leap year with a probability 1/4
• A selected leap year will have 53 Mondays with probability 2/7
• A selected non leap year will have 53 Mondays with probability 1/7
• E→ Event that randomly selected year contains 53 Mondays

P(E) =  (3/4 × 1/7) + (1/4 × 2/7)
P(Leap Year/ E) = (2/28) / (5/28) = 2/5 

Polygene results in quantitative inheritance which is characterized by occurrence of intermediate forms between the parental type. In case of crossing between AABBCC (dark colour) and aabbcc (light colour), in F2 generation seven phenotypes will obtain with ratio of 1 : 6 : 15 : 20 : 15 : 6 : 1. The total number of progeny is 64, out of which only two will be likely resemble with either parents. Hence, their proportion in F2 generation would be 3.12 ie, less than 5%.

Angle traced by hour hand in 125/12 hrs = 
Angle traced by minute hand in 25 min = 
∴ Reflex angle = 360⁰ - 

When we multiply each number by 9, the average would also get multiplied by 9.

Hence, the new average = 18 X 9 = 162.

At that pressure, water boils at 121°C (250°F). That means food can cook at a much higher temperature than it ever could at atmospheric pressure—and since cooking reactions speed up at higher temperatures, your food cooks faster.

15^th term = a + 14d
⇒ 20 + 14*(-5)
⇒ 20 - 70 = -50.

• Only statement 1 is correct.
• Unlike the SCO, BRICS and even NATO, the Quad does not have a Secretariat.
• RATS is a permanent body of the Sanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

A camera is a device used to capture images, and the lens is an essential component of a camera that focuses light onto the image sensor or film, allowing the camera to form an image. Reels (a) were used in older film cameras, but modern digital cameras do not require reels. Flash (b) is a feature often found in cameras, but not all cameras have built-in flashes. A stand (c) is not necessarily present in all cameras, as many cameras can be handheld or mounted on tripods.

Malleability is a physical property of metals that defines their ability to be hammered, pressed, or rolled into thin sheets without breaking. In other words, it is the property of a metal to deform under compression and take on a new shape.

Bank balance sheets have become healthier over the past few years thanks to the central bank’s asset quality reviews, mandates for stressed assets recognition and write-offs by commercial banks, as well as loan recoveries under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. 

Statement 1 is incorrect.

A judgment of the Supreme Court becomes the law of the land, according to the Constitution. However, the Constitution, under Article 137, gives the Supreme Court the power to review any of its judgments or orders. This departure from the Supreme Court’s final authority is entertained under specific, narrow grounds. So, when a review takes place, the law is that it is allowed not to take fresh stock of the case but to correct grave errors that have resulted in the miscarriage of justice.

Who can file a review petition?

It is not necessary that only parties to a case can seek a review of the judgment on it. As per the Civil Procedure Code and the Supreme Court Rules, any person aggrieved by a ruling can seek a review. However, the court does not entertain every review petition filed. It exercises its discretion to allow a review petition only when it shows the grounds for seeking the review.

Only statement 2 is correct.

• Millets were among the first crops to be domesticated. There is evidence for consumption of millets by the Indus valley people (3,000 BC), and several varieties that are now grown around the world were first cultivated in India. West Africa, China, and Japan are home to indigenous varieties of the crop.
• Millets are now grown in more than 130 countries, and are the traditional food for more than half a billion people in Asia and Africa. They require much less water than rice and wheat, and are mainly grown in rainfed areas.
• Globally, sorghum (jowar) is the biggest millet crop. The major producers of jowar are the United States, China, Australia, India, Argentina, Nigeria, and Sudan. Bajra is another major millet crop; India and some African countries are major producers.

In India, millets are mainly a kharif crop. 

• In first two positions of dice one common face containing 5 is same.
• Therefore according to rule no. (3): 
  The face opposite to the face which contains 2 point, will contains 6 points.

By the rule of tangents, we get:

⇒ 12² = (x + 7)x
⇒ 144 = x² + 7x
⇒ x² + 7x – 144 = 0
⇒ x² +16x – 9x –144 = 0
⇒ x(x + 16) – 9(x + 16) = 0
⇒ x = 9 or –16

–16 can’t be the length, hence this value is discarded. Thus, x = 9

The bag contains 2 White, 3 Black and 4 Red balls.

So, total 9 balls are there in the bag; among them 3 are Black and 6 are non-Black balls.

Three balls can randomly be drawn in (9C3) = 84 ways.

1 Black and 2 non-Black balls can be drawn in (3C1)*(6C2) = 45 ways.

1 non-Black and 2 Black balls can be drawn in (6C1)*(3C2) = 18 ways.

3 Black balls can be drawn in (3C3) = 1 way.

So, three balls drawn in (45 + 18 + 1) = 64 ways will have at least one Black ball among the drawn ones.

Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs = 360º.
Angle traced by hour hand in 5 hrs 10 min. i.e., 31/6 hrs 
= (360/12)*(31/6)°
= 155º

There are two successive increases—First is the total increase of 60% approx. ($ 3.7 bn in 2000 from $ 2.3 billion in 1995) and second is the percentage share of A by 20% approx. Hence total percentage increase = 92%. 

Here's the Solution :

f(1)+2*f(6-1)=1......... (1)

f(5)+2*f(6-5)=5......... (2)

Substituting we have (2) in (1) we have :-

-3f(1)=-9,

Hence answer f(1)=3.

Hence (A) is the correct answer.