IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - May 18 & 19, 2015
1. Consider the following statements related to FDI in retail1. India allows 100% FDI in single-brand stores but imposed the requirement that the single brand retailer source 30 percent of its goods from India.
2. Government of India allowed 100% FDI in multi-brand retail in India after approval from individual state
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
Government of India allowed 51% FDI in multi-brand retail in India after approval from individual state
1. Agasthyamala hills ---------- i.Mizoram
2. Lushai Hills ---------------- ii. Chhattisgarh
3. Satpura Range --------------- iii. Madhya pradesh
4. Mahadeo Hills --------------- iv. Maharashtra
5. Maikal Hills ---------------- v. Kerla
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii ,5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii ,5-ii
c) 1- iii, 2- i, 3-ii, 4- v , 5-iv
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii ,5-v
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1- v, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii ,5-ii
1. Reducing poverty by half
2. Gender parity in primary school enrollment
3. Participation of women in employment and decision-making
4. Access to clean drinking water
a) 1,2
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
On poverty, with 21.9 per cent of the population below the poverty line, India has already achieved the target of reducing poverty by half. On education indicators, the county has already achieved gender parity in primary school enrollment and according to the report it is likely to reach parity in secondary and tertiary education by 2015. The country has successfully managed to control the spread of deadly diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. It has halved the proportion of population without access to clean drinking water.
1. Buddhacarita ------------ i. Harsha
2. Ratnavali -------------- ii. Bhavbhuti
3. Uttarramcharitra ------- iii. Asvaghosh
4. Mudrarakshasa----------- iv. Vishakhadatta
5. Mrichakattika----------- v. Sudraka
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii ,5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii ,5-ii
c) 1- iii, 2- i, 3-ii, 4- v , 5-iv
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii ,5-v
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1- iii, 2- i, 3-ii, 4- v , 5-iv
1. Cellulose is mainly used to produce paperboard and paper.
2. Cellulose can be turned into rayon
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
Wood contains 40-45 % cellulose so Cellulose can beused to produce rayon, an important fiber that has been used for textiles since the beginning of the 20th century as well as paperboard and paper. Now a days research is undergoing to convert cellulose into biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol.
1. Majuli is the largest river island in the world.
2. The island is formed by the Brahmaputra river and the Kherkutia Xuti, an anabranch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River.
3. The residents of Majuli are the "Mising tribes" from Arunachal Pradesh
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2,3
Majuli is the largest river island in India. While the largest river island in the world is Bananal Island formed from the bisection of the Araguaia River in Brazil. Majuli had a total area of 1,250 square kilometres (483 sq mi), but having lost significantly to erosion.
1. GOCE is a satellite launched by NASA
2. It is first Living Planet Program satellites
3. It studies Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2,3
The Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) was the first of European Space Agency's Living Planet Program satellites intended to map in unprecedented detail the Earth's gravity field. GOCE mapped the deep structure of the Earth's mantle and probed hazardous volcanic regions. It brought new insight into ocean behavior.
1. RBI allowed Infrastructure Debt Fund-Non-Banking Financial Companies to invest in public-private partnerships (PPPs) and infrastructure projects which have completed at least one year of satisfactory commercial operation.
2. The maximum exposure that an IDF-NBFC can take on individual projects will be at 50 per cent of its total capital funds.
3. An additional exposure up to 10 per cent could be taken at the discretion of the board of the IDF-NBFC.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
The RBI could permit additional exposure up to 15 per cent (over 60 per cent) “subject to such conditions as it may deem fit to impose regarding additional prudential safeguards.
1. Special status is guaranteed by the Constitution of India through an Act passed by the two-third majority in both houses of the Parliament
2. Special Status empowers economic, administrative and financial aspects.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Special status is guaranteed by the Constitution of India through an Act passed by the two-third majority in both houses of the Parliament, as in the case of Jammu and Kashmir, whereas Special Category Status is granted by the National Development Council, an administrative body of the government. While Special Status empowers legislative and political rights, Special Category Status deals only with economic, administrative and financial aspects.
1. Manipur has two important river drainage systems - the Barak-Brahmaputra drainage and Chindwin river drainage
2.Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of catfish, Glyptothorax senapatiensis, in the Chindwin river drainage.
Which of the above statements is/ are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer11. India and china signed agreement on establishment of sister-city relations between cities. Which of the following pair is correctly matched?a) Chennai : Qingdao
b) Hyderabad : Chongqing
c) Aurangabad : Dunhuang
d) All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Aurangabad: Dunhuang
Agreement on establishment of sister-city relations between Chennai and Chongqing and between Hyderabad and Qingdao of China was signed
a) Establishment of cyber security training centre
b) Establishment of India-Mongolia Friendship Secondary School in Mongolia
c) Gifting of Bhabhatron-II Terecobalt Unit along with a radiotherapy simulator.
d) Space cooperation
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Space cooperation
1. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is the first and only internationally legally binding framework set up to address the problem of desertification.
2. One ratifying state Canada has announced its denunciation the convention.
3. India is party to convention
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is for the countries who are experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa. It is to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements.
It was adopted in Paris, France on 17 June 1994 and entered into force in December 1996. It is the first and only internationally legally binding framework set up to address the problem of desertification. One ratifying state ”Canada” has announced its denunciation the convention. Otherwise all UN members are party to this convention.
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Rajendra Prasad
c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
d) Indira Gandhi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India, involved in India's external cultural relations, through cultural exchange with other countries and their peoples. It was founded on 9 April 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India.
1. NAFED is one of the largest procurement as well as marketing agencies for agricultural products in India.
2. National Spot Exchange is a Commodities exchange in India, and is a joint venture of Financial Technologies India Ltd. (FTIL) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).
Which of the above statements is/ are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
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