IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - April 17, 2015
1. Consider the following statements1. CPI does not include services
2. India measures inflation based on WPI
Which of the above statements is correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
In India CPI(combined) is declared as the new standard for measuring inflation from April 2014 based on recommendations of Urjit R. Patel Committee report. WPI doesn't cover services while CPI includes services
1. The Union Minister of Law and Justice is ex officio Chairperson of NJAC
2. Two eminent persons are nominated in committee by president of India.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
Chief Justice of India is an ex officio Chairperson. Two eminent persons to be nominated by a committee consisting of the Chief Justice of India, Prime Minister of India and the Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha or where there is no such Leader of Opposition, then, the Leader of single largest Opposition Party in Lok Sabha.
1. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) created via an executive order.
2. NRI can also apply for national pension Scheme
Which of the above statements is correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
In September 2013, Parliament passed the PFRDA Bill 2011, which gives statutory backing to the interim pension authority that had been functioning on the basis of executive orders for over a decade. PFRDA is now empowered to register and regulate pension funds, frame investment guidelines and levy fines for violations of the PFRDA Act.
1. The Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) was launched in 2011
2. It is carried under census of India act 1948 .
3. As per Census Act, 1948, details of individuals collected in the Census are confidential and cannot be made public.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,3
In the SECC, it is proposed to publish all the details collected except religion and caste of individual in the local areas in order to bring transparency and invite claims and objections. This list would further be placed before the Gram Sabha in rural areas and in Ward/Committee in urban areas. In order to allow such a process, the SECC is not being conducted under the Census Act and has been taken up as a separate exercise.
1. "Tourist Visa on Arrival-Electronic Travel Authorization (TvoA-ETA)" scheme is renamed as "e-Tourist Visa"
2. A tourist visiting India had to obtain the e-Visa before departing from his country.
3. The validity of the Visa is for 30 days from the date-of-arrival.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
Visa-upon-arrival electronically. This is an improvement over the earlier scheme where a tourist visiting India had to obtain the e-Visa before departing from his country. Now the eTV enabled by Electronic Travel Authorisation would enable the prospective visitor to apply for an Indian visa from his or her home country online without visiting the Indian mission and also pay the visa fee online.Once approved, the applicant will receive an email authorising him or her to travel to India and he or she can travel with a print out of this authorisation. On arrival, the visitor has to present the the authorisation to the immigration authorities who would then stamp the entry into the country
1. Creation of IMF
2. Creation of IBRD
3. Fixed Exchange Rate system based on gold and the dollar
4. The first Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Why Western Ghats in Karnataka receive more monsoon rainfall ?a) Greater width of the mountains
b) Gently sloping mountains
c) Continuous mountain range
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer8. Match the following1. Cheruthoni Dam ------------ i. TamilNadu
2. Indira Sagar Dam ---------- ii. Jharkhand
3. Mettur Dam ---------------- iii. Kerla
4. Maithon Dam---------------- iv. Madhya Pradesh
a) 1- ii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- iii
b) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
c) 1- iv, 2- ii, 3-i, 4- iii
d) 1- i, 2- iv, 3-iii, 4- ii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1- iii , 2- iv , 3-i ,4- ii
a) Berlin
b) Rangoon
c) Tokyo
d) Singapore
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Singapore
Provisional Government of Free India was established in Singapore in 1943 by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
