IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - July 01, 2015
1. Consider the following statements1. India is the largest producer of silk in the world.
2. The muga silkworm is indigenous to the region of Assam and is known as the geographical indicator of the Northeast.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
India is the second largest producer of silk in the world after China. About 97% of the raw silk comes from five Indian states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Mulberry accounts for 79 per cent 7, Tasar 7.3 per cent 7, Eri 13.2 per cent and Muga 0.5 per of the total raw silk production. Karnataka is leading in silk production in the country. In Assam, three different types of silk are produced, collectively called Assam silk: Muga, Eri and Pat silk. Muga silk is the product of the silkworm Antheraea assamensis endemic to Assam.
a) Konark Sun Temple
b) Mahabalipuram temple
c) Jagannath Temple, Puri
d) Kailash temple
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Jagannath Temple, Puri
The Nabakalebara is an ancient ritual associated with most of the Jagannath Temples when the Idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshan are replaced by a new set of Idols.This usually occurs every twelve to nineteen years.The Deities are made from a special type of Neem wood known as Daru Bramha.
1. United Nations Public Services Award 2015 is given to Nadia district for eliminating open defecation in the district.
2. Nadia Zilla is in in Bihar.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Nadia Zilla is in in West Bengal.The district administration, under a program called Sabar Souchagar eliminated open defecation in the district.
1. The FDI limit in insurance sector is 49%.
2. IRDA's headquarter is in New Delhi.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
IRDA's headquarter is in Hydrabad .IRDA is autonomous apex statutory body which regulates and develops the insurance industry in India.
1. It is a hub in all electronic retail payment systems.
2. It has developed a domestic card payment network called RuPay.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer6. Consider the following statements related to BCIM economic corridor1. It will join Kolkata with Kunming, the capital of China's Yunnan province
2. The Mago - Thingbu - Vijaynagar Border Highway proposed to be built along the McMahon Line would be connected to the BCIM Economic Corridor Highway.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
It will join Kolkata with Kunming, the capital of China's Yunnan province, passing through Myanmar and Bangladesh, linking Mandalay in Myanmar as well as Dhaka and Chittagong in Bangladesh
From the West Bengal capital, the corridor will head towards Benapole, a border crossing town in Bangladesh. After passing through Dhaka and Sylhet, it will re-enter the Indian territory near Silchar in Assam. The rest of the passage will be connected with Imphal and then pass through the India-built Tamu-Kalewa friendship road in Myanmar. Mandalay will be the next focal point of the corridor before the road enters Yunnan, after crossing Lashio and Muse in Myanmar. The Chinese stretch extends from Ruili before reaching Kunming through Longling and Dali. The central corridor can be connected with two supplementary passages to the north and the south. Starting from Kunming, the northern passage heads towards Myitkyina, capital of Kachin state in Myanmar, before extending to Ledo in Assam. After crossing Dibrugarh and Guwahati, this road enters northern Bangladesh and joins the central corridor inside the country, before reaching Kolkata.
At present, this route is problematic because it enters a small portion of Arunachal Pradesh over which India and China have a territorial dispute. Besides, a part of this stretch is insurgency-prone, and therefore unsafe.
1. Maldharis is a nomadic tribe living in Gir Sanctuary.
2. Asiatic lion is the country's national animal.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
The Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Western Gujarat is the only habitat for the Asiatic lion.
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), the largest carnivore is found only in the Indian subcontinent and can be found in most regions of the country.A debate is raging in India over an emotive proposal to make the lion the country's national animal, instead of the tiger that has held this status for the past 43 years.By replacing the tiger with the lion, which was adopted as India's national emblem after the country became a republic in 1950. It was replaced by the tiger in 1972 following a fierce debate at a period when their existence was threatened, almost to the point of extinction.
1. Sahibganj is the only district in Jharkhand which has the Ganga flowing through it.
2. Sahibganj is the first district to have toilets under Clean Ganga project.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer9. Consider the following statements1. Iceland has left eurozone in 2010.
2. Some countries in Europe have formal agreements with the EU to use the euro as their official currency and issue their own coins.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Iceland applied to join the European Union on 16 July 2009 and formal negotiations began on 27 July 2010.However, on 13 September 2013 the Government of Iceland dissolved its accession team and suspended its application to join the EU. No state has left, and there are no provisions to do so or to be expelled. Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City have formal agreements with the EU to use the euro as their official currency and issue their own coins.
1. Cyprus
2. Estonia
3. Hungary
4. Bulgaria
5. Malta
6. Ireland
a) 1,2,3,6
b) 1,2,5,6
c) 2,3,4,5
c) 2,3,4,6
View Answer / Hide Answer11. Which of the following statements is/are correct?1. An economic contraction when GDP declines for two consecutive quarters is usually called a recession.
2. A severe recession with a 10% decline in GDP is usually called a depression.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer12. Arrange the following in descending order from mountains to plains1. Khadar
2. Terai
3. Bhangar
4. Bhabhar
a) 2,4,3,1
b) 3,4,2,1
c) 4,2,3,1
d) 4,3,2,1
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 4,2,3,1
Bhabar: the rivers deposit pebbles in a narrow belt. It lies parallel to the Shiwaliks.
Terai: The terai region lies towards south of the bhabar belt. It is a wet, swampy and marshy region.
Bhangar: Bhangar is the largest part of the northern plain and is composed of the oldest alluvial soil. They lie above the flood plains. They resemble terraces. The soil of this region is locally known as kankar and is composed of calcareous deposits.
Khadar: The floodplains formed by younger alluvium are called khadar. The soil in this region is renewed every year and is thus highly fertile.
1. Tasongadu ------------------------- i. Sweden
2. Bundestag ------------------------- ii.Iceland
3. Althing --------------------------- iii.Mangolia
4. Khural ---------------------------- iv. Germany
5. Riksdag --------------------------- v. Bhutan
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii, 5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-ii, 4- iii, 5-i
c) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii, 5-v
d) 1- iv, 2- iii, 3-v, 4- i, 5-ii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-ii, 4- iii, 5-i
a) Blood loss
b) Decreased or faulty red blood cell production
c) Destruction of red blood cells
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All the above
Anemia develops when one doesn't have enough robust, healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. The blood cells may lack enough hemoglobin, the protein that gives blood its red color.
a) Warren Hastings
b) Robert Clive
c) Lord Cornwallis
d) John Shore
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Robert Clive
Lord Clive established a postal plan (known as Jamidara Pratha) on 24 March 1766 in West Bengal.
The postal system, established by Lord Clive in the year 1766, was further developed by Warren Hastings by establishing the Calcutta G.P.O. under a Postmaster General in the year 1774.
Postal Service was open to the public for the first time against payment.
a) President
b) parliament
c) Chief Justice of India
d) No one is authorized to change the seat of supreme court
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Chief Justice of India
Chief Justice of India is authorized to appoint other place or places as seat of supreme court after approval of president.
