APPSC General Aptitude Mock Test - 3 - APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) MCQ

At 12:17 pm on April 25, Bengaluru experienced a ‘Zero Shadow Day’, when vertical objects appear to cast no shadow. This was because the sun was at its zenith, and so the shadow was directly under the object.

For every point on Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, there are two Zero Shadow Days a year.

The Zero Shadow Day is restricted to locations between the tropics, and so places north of Ranchi in India are out of it.

“One falls during the Uttarayan when the Sun moves northwards, and the other is during Dakshinayan when the Sun moves southwards”.

Uttarayan (movement of the Sun from south to north from winter solstice to summer solstice) and Dakshinayan (back from north to south) happen because Earth’s rotation axis is tilted at an angle of roughly 23.5° to the axis of revolution around the Sun.

The West Nile virus primarily spreads to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes. These mosquitoes acquire the virus by feeding on infected birds. This highlights the importance of mosquito control in preventing the spread of the virus, especially in areas where it is prevalent.

Older adults, particularly those over 60 years old, are at a higher risk of experiencing severe symptoms from the West Nile virus. This increased vulnerability is often due to weakened immune systems and pre-existing health conditions, which can complicate recovery from viral infections.

Approximately 80% of individuals infected with West Nile virus do not exhibit any symptoms at all, making it a largely asymptomatic infection for the majority. This can lead to underreporting of cases and highlights the need for awareness and preventive measures even among asymptomatic individuals.

Severe cases of West Nile virus can lead to symptoms such as high fever, confusion, and potentially paralysis. These symptoms indicate serious conditions like encephalitis or meningitis, which require immediate medical attention and can lead to long-term health issues.

Birds are crucial in the transmission cycle of West Nile virus as they can become infected and allow mosquitoes to acquire the virus by biting them. This cycle is essential for the continuation of the virus's spread among various hosts, including humans.

Mild cases of West Nile virus typically require supportive care, which includes plenty of fluids, rest, and over-the-counter pain relief. Since there is no specific antiviral treatment for the virus, the focus remains on symptom management and recovery support.

The dimmer bulb has larger resistance than the brighter one. Power of the bulb ∝ 1 / Resistance Resistance is the obstruction offer to the flow of current.

Statement 3 is incorrect.

Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS) are areas that are unique, ecologically fragile ecosystems having rich biodiversity comprising of any one or more of the components such as; species richness, high endemism, presence of rare, endemic and threatened species, keystone species, species of evolutionary significance, wild ancestors of domestic/cultivated species or land races or their varieties, past pre-eminence of biological components represented by fossil beds and having cultural or aesthetic values.

BHS declaration marks the voluntary participation of communities in protection and conservation of biodiversity which helps in expanding the reach of conservation.

Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act:

• As per this section, the State Governments are empowered to notify in the official gazette, in consultation with ‘local bodies’, areas of biodiversity importance as Biodiversity Heritage Sites.
• Under sub section (2) of Section 37 of the BD Act, the State Government in consultation with the Central Government may frame rules for the management and conservation of BHS.

Cellular respiration is the process of breaking sugar into a form that the cell can use as energy. This happens in all forms of life. Cellular respiration takes in food and uses it to create ATP, a chemical which the cell uses for energy. Usually, this process uses oxygen, and is called aerobic respiration.

Statement 1 is incorrect.
About NCPCR:

• Set up in March 2007 under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.
• It works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development.
• The Commission’s Mandate is to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and also the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The Commission shall perform all or any of the following functions, namely:

• Examine and review the safeguards provided by or under any law for the time being in force for the protection of child rights and recommend measures for their effective implementation.
• Present to the central government, annually and at such other intervals, as the commission may deem fit, reports upon working of those safeguards;
• Inquire into violation of child rights and recommend initiation of proceedings in such cases;
• Examine all factors that inhibit the enjoyment of rights of children affected by terrorism, communal violence, riots, natural disaster, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, trafficking, maltreatment, torture and exploitation, pornography and prostitution and recommend appropriate remedial measures;

• A barrier to trade is a government-imposed restraint on the flow of international goods or services. The most common barrier to trade is a tariff—a tax on imports. Tariffs raise the price of imported goods relative to domestic goods (goods produced at home).
• An import quota is a type of protectionist trade restriction that sets a physical limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country in a given period of time.
• FDI is related to the capital sector and overall investment policy of the nation. FDI is not considered a trade component. 

 4⁹⁶/6, We can write it in this form
(6 - 2)⁹⁶/6
Now, Remainder will depend only the powers of -2. So,
(-2)⁹⁶/6, It is same as
([-2]⁴)²⁴/6, it is same as
(16)²⁴/6
Now,
(16 * 16 * 16 * 16..... 24 times)/6
On dividing individually 16 we always get a remainder 4.
So,
(4 * 4 * 4 * 4............ 24 times)/6.
Hence, Required Remainder = 4.
NOTE: When 4 has even number of powers, it will always give remainder 4 on dividing by 6.

The distance from any vertex at the base of the cube to the vertex that is perpendicular along height to the diametrically opposite vertex is required.
We have to calculate DF.

Time from 7 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. = 9 hours 15 min = 37/4 hours
3 min 5 sec of this clock = 3 min. of the correct clock.
⇒ 37/720 hours of this clock = 1/20 hours of the correct clock
⇒ 37 hours of this clock = (1/20 x 720/37 x 37/4) hours of the correct clock.
= 9 hours of the correct clock.
∴ The correct time is 9 hours after 7 a.m. i.e., 4 p.m

Certiorari is basically a tool for judicial control and restraint. As mentioned above, it is issued by the Supreme Court or the High Court to quash an order passed by an inferior court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial authority, whenever the authority has acted in excess of its power, or without requisite jurisdiction, or has violated the principles of natural justice. It is corrective in nature and is aimed at preventing overstepping by the judicial authorities.

For the issuance of the writ of certiorari, the following conditions must be fulfilled:

• The existence of an officer or a tribunal having the judicial authority as per the law to decide on the cases affecting the rights of people.
• Such an officer or the tribunal must have acted-
  • in excess of judicial power, or
  • without requisite jurisdiction, or
  • in violation of the principles of natural justice.

Alzheimer disease is a neurological disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. It is caused in human due to deficiency of acetylcholine.

The gut microbiota can influence the central nervous system through the synthesis of ACh and other neuroactive molecules:

Statement 4 is incorrect.

Worldwide, there are six regional specialised meteorological centres (RSMCs) and five regional Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs) mandated for issuing advisories and naming of tropical cyclones.

IMD is one of the six RSMCs to provide tropical cyclone and storm surge advisories to 13 member countries under the WMO/Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific (ESCAP) Panel including Bangladesh, India, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

RSMC, New Delhi is also mandated to name the Tropical Cyclones developing over the north Indian Ocean (NIO), including the Bay of Bengal (BoB) and the Arabian Sea (AS).

So, the tropical cyclones forming over different Ocean basins are named by the concerned RSMCs & TCWCs.

Some rules are to be followed while naming cyclones, such as:

• The proposed name should be neutral to (a) politics and political figures (b) religious believes, (c) cultures and (d) gender
• Name should be chosen in such a way that it does not hurt the sentiments of any group of population over the globe
• It should not be very rude and cruel in nature
• It should be short, easy to pronounce and should not be offensive to any member
• The maximum length of the name will be eight letters

The UPSC has its genesis in the Civil Service Commission set up by the British government in 1854. Prior to this, civil servants for India were nominated by the East India Company, and then trained at Haileybury College in London.

However, following a report by Lord Thomas Macaulay, it was decided that instead of nominations, civil servants should be selected through a competitive exam. Thus, the Civil Service Commission was set up, and for some years, exams were held only in London. It was a decade later, in 1864, that Satyendranath Tagore (brother of Rabindranath Tagore) became the first Indian to clear the exam. The exam started being held in India only from 1922, after the First World War.

► Expenses for 120 boys = 8400
► Expenses for 150 boys = 10000.
Thus, variable expenses are 1600 for 30 boys.
► If we add 180 more boys to make it 330 boys,
we will get an additional expense of 1600 * 6 = 9600.
► Total expenses are Rs 19600.

When a wire is stretched, its resistivity remains unchanged. It is because resistivity of a conductor depends only on its material and is independent of its length or cross- section area.

S.I. for 1 year = Rs. (854 - 815) = Rs. 39.

S.I. for 3 years = Rs.(39 * 3) = Rs. 117.

 Principal = Rs. (815 - 117) = Rs. 698.

Both (1) and (2) follow because the statement "some papers are pens" can be converted into "some pens are papers" and the statement "all pencils are pens" can be converted into "some pens are pencils". Therefore, both (1) and (2) conclusions follows.

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We need to find f(1/2).
According to the question, f(x) * f(y) = f(xy).
So, f(2) * f(1/2) = f(2*1/2) = f(1).                        ----------------(i)
But we do not know f(1).
Using the same formula, f(1)*f(2) = f(1*2) ;

i.e. f(1)*f(2) = f(2)  f(1) = 1.

Substituting for f(1) in (i), we get f(2) * f(1/2) = 1.
f(2) = 4, so f(1/2) = 1/4.

• The Law Commission of India in its 279th report, has recommended retaining Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on ‘sedition’. The Commission also felt that the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, does not cover all elements of the offence envisaged under Section 124A IPC. 
• ‘Unlawful activity’ defined under Section 2(1)(o) of the UAPA includes ‘any action taken by such individual or association which causes or is intended to cause disaffection against India’. The punishment prescribed is imprisonment for up to seven years and a fine. The only difference between Section 124A IPC and this provision of the UAPA is that in place of the words ‘Government established by law in India’, the word ‘India’ is used in the UAPA.

All the thieves are criminals while judge is different from these.

Correct Answer - Option C
Explanation

• In this scenario, postponing (Option D) or stopping (Option B) would not fulfill the requirement of addressing the audience promptly.
• Asking for an umbrella (Option A) may cause unnecessary delays or logistical challenges.
• The best course of action is to continue the address despite the rain (Option C), as it reflects commitment to the message and respect for the audience's time, demonstrating effective leadership and adaptability.