IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Mar 28, 2015
1. Consider the following statements regarding swine flu1. Swine flu is a respiratory disease, caused by a strain of the influenza type A virus known as H1N1.
2. Common symptoms are fever, cough, sore throat, body aches and chills.
3. It has been dubbed a "Jekyll and Hyde" virus.
4. Two drugs commonly used to treat flu, Tamiflu and Relenza, are effective at treating infection
Which of the above statements are not true?
a) 1,3,4
b) 3,4
c) 4
d) 3
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 3
The problem is that for most people it is mild - about 98% recover without the need for any hospital treatment. But doctors have found it very hard to predict who will develop complications, hence it has been dubbed a "Jekyll and Hyde" virus.
1. Indian Navy Sailing Vessel Mhadei has sailed 1,00,000 nautical miles
2. It is a major feat for a sail boat used for adventure and training.
3. Earlier, Commander Dilip Donde became the first Indian to accomplish a solo circumnavigation around the globe in a Vessel
Mhadei.
4. Lt. Commander Abhilash Tomy completed the first unassisted, non-stop, solo circumnavigation by an Indian in a Vessel Mhadei.
Which of the above statements are true?a) 1,3,4
b) 1,2,4
c) 2,3,4
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer3. Consider the following statement 1. HMS Hermes in the Royal British Navy was inducted in Indian navy as INS-Viraat
2. It will be decommissioned in at Visakhapatnam in February 2016.
3. It is India's first aircraft carrier.
Which of the above statements are not true? a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Only 3
d) All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Only 3
INS Vikrant (Hercules for the British Royal Navy) , decommissioned in 1997 was first aircraft carrier of India.Royal British Navy's HMS Hermes was inducted in Indian navy in 1987 as INS-Viraat. It had participated in the Falkland wars the aircraft carrier. Navy planning to decommission it in 2016, because of expensive repair work & its technology became obsolete.
1. Ultra-thin sheets have thickness of just few atoms, and width of just few micrometers.
2. They are made using transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs).
3. They can be used in numerous applications such as better rechargable batteries, but at present TMD-manufacturing very
expensive.
4. Recently Indian-American scientist Gurpreet Singh was awarded for pursuing this research.
Which of the above statements are true?a) 1,3,4
b) 1,2,4
c) 2,3,4
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer5. Consider the following statements about brain1. Short-term memory stored in Hippocampus
2. Long term memory stored at Pre-Fronta
Which of the above statements are not true?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Short-term memory stored in "Pre-Fronta" and long term memory stored at Hippocampus.
1. Researchers have developed biocapsules which are made of a polymer with size less than one millimeter.
2. These capsules are filled with insulin or antibiotics. Doctor places them on the infection site, and gives micro-shock waves through a handheld machine.
3. These shockwaves kill Staphylococcus bacteria and facilitate in drug-release from capsule.
4. It will replace the Injections.
Which of the above statements are true?a) 1,3,4
b) 1,2,4
c) 2,3,4
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Consider the following statements1. Nobel prize winner Charles H. Townes passed away
2. He invented 'Maser' predecessor of LASER
Which of the above statements are true?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer8 . Consider the following statements1. Heavy water contains a higher proportion of the hydrogen isotope called deuterium.
2. Heavy water has a freezing point same as water.
3. Heavy water is mainly used in nuclear reactors. Heavy water is used to slow down the neutrons that are released due to fission in the reactors.
4. Department of Atomic energy will study the feasibility of using heavy water for oil exploration.
Which of the above statements are not true? a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 3,4
d) 2
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 2
Heavy water has a freezing point of 3.82 degrees Celsius.
As such heavy water is used in nuclear power station but, Gulf countries also use it for for oil exploration. Now Department of Atomic energy will begin such feasibility in India.
1. A solar storm is an event in which activity on the Sun interferes with the Earth's magnetic field.
2. It t could disrupt power grids, radios and satellites.
3. Airline pilots and flight crews, as well as frequent fliers, receive increased doses of radiation from solar flares.
4. The world's biggest solar telescope will be launched in Hawaii in 2019 that could help predict solar storms
Which of these statements are true?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Only 3
d) All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All of the above
1. Prithvi-2 missile are nuclear capable.
2. It's range is 350 miles
3. It was test fired from Chandipur in Balasore district of Odisha
4. It is surface-to-surface missile
Which of the above statements are true?a) 1,3,4
b) 1,2,4
c) 2,3,4
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer11. Identify the city from following description1. It was also the site of the Buddha's Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, which was his first teaching after attaining enlightenment, in which he taught the four noble truths and the teachings associated with it.
2. 11th Jain Trithankar Shreyamshanath was born.
3. It has Dhamek Stupa which was built in 500 CE
4. Recently World bank agreed to fund for redevelopment of township
a) Vaishali
b) Patana
c) Sarnath
d) Kousambi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Sarnath
At Sarnath, Lord Buddh delivered first sermon and 11th Jain Trithankar Shreyamshanath was born. World bank will fund for upgrading this site, nearby villages and their handicraft industries.
a) Vanaj
b) Nisarg
c) Vanraj
d) Nishtha
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Vanaj
Ministry of Tribal Affairs organized the first National Tribal Festival VANAJ featuring participants from the length and breadth of the country.
a) Phagu
b) Bihu
c) Phagua
d) Phagun Parab
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Phagua
Spring time tribal festivals of Phagu, Phagua and Phagun Parab while Bihu is autumn festival.
