IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Apr 16, 2015
1. Consider the following statements related to NJAC1. NJAC will replace the collegium system for the appointment of judges as mandated in the existing pre-amended constitution by a new system.
2. NJAC will be a statutory body.
3. It will give executive equal role in appointments.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer ANSWER: b) 1,3
National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill and Constitution (121st Amendment) Bill meant to replace the collegium system with a commission for appointment of judges. NJAC will be a constitutional body.
2. Which of the following statements are true?1. India is the first customer to buy Australian uranium without being a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
2. India signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Australia in 2014
3. Australia is the largest producer of uranium in the world
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer ANSWER: a) 1,2
About 64 percent of the world's production of uranium from mines is from Kazakhstan, Canada and Australia. Australia is the third largest producer of uranium in the world after Canada and Kazakhstan.
3. Arrange the following events in descending chronological order1. Poona pact
2. First round table conference
3. Communal award
4. Luknow pact
5. Dandi march
6. Second round table
a) 1,6,3,2,5,4
b) 1,3,6,2,5,4
c) 1,2, 6, 3,5,4
d) 1,4,5,2,6,3
View Answer / Hide Answer 4. Match the following pairs correctly 1. Mooknayak -------------------- i. Motilal Nehru
2. The Independent--------------- ii. Babasaheb Ambedkar
3. The National Herald----------- iii. Netaji bose
4. Swaraj ----------------------- iv. Jawaharlal Nehru
a)1-i,2-ii,3-iv,4-iii
b)1-iv,2-iii,3-ii,4-i
c)1-ii,2-iii,3-ii,4-iv
d)1-ii,2-i,3-iv,4-iii
View Answer / Hide Answer ANSWER: d) 1-ii,2-i,3-iv,4-iii
5. Who regulates issues related to net neutrality in India?a) Department of communication
b) ISP providers
c) TRAI
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer 6. Consider the following statements1.Günter Grass was a German novelist
2. He was recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature
3. He is best known for his first novel 'The Tin Drum'
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer ANSWER: d) All
The Tin Drum, Grass's acclaimed 1959 novel set in Germany during the Nazi era, is his best known work and deals allegorically with the memory and the guilt that assailed the generation of young Germans growing up or born after World War II.
7. Match the following1. Union Powers Committee -------- i. Babasaheb Ambedkar
2. Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas --------- ii.Rajendra Prasad
3. Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag ------ iii. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Union Constitution Committee ---- iv. Vallabhbhai Patel
5. Drafting Committee ------------ v. Jawaharlal Nehru
a) 1-i,2-ii,3-v,4-iii,5-iv
b) 1-ii,2-v,3-i,4-iv,5-iii
c) 1-v,2-iv,3-ii,4-iii,5-i
d) 1-iii,2-iv,3-ii,4-v,5-i
View Answer / Hide Answer ANSWER: d) 1-iii,2-iv,3-ii,4-v,5-i
8. Which of the following are done under Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan?a) Construction of individual sanitary latrines for households below the poverty line
b) Conversion of dry latrines into low-cost sanitary latrines.
c) Construction of exclusive village sanitary complexes for women
d) Setting up of sanitary marts.
e) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer 9. Consider the following statements1. India shifted to constant prices to take into account gross value addition in goods and services as well as indirect taxes from factor cost
2. The base year has been shifted to 2012-13 from 2004-05
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer ANSWER: a) Only 1
The GDP growth in 2010-11 was calculated based on factor cost which has now been changed to constant prices to take into account gross value addition in goods and services as well as indirect taxes. Besides, the base year has been shifted to 2011-12 from 2004-05 earlier.
10. Consider the following statements related to bibek debroy committee recommendations1. Private entry into running both freight and passenger trains
2. To progressively phase out the practice of a separate railway budget.
3. To ensure increases in passenger fares
4. Establishment of an independent body to provide a level-playing field to private players
Which of the above statements are correct? a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer 11. Consider the following statements1. GDP takes into consideration income received from abroad.
2. GNP takes into consideration everything produced within a country
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer ANSWER: d) None
GDP takes into consideration everything produced within a country while GNP takes into consideration income received from abroad also.
