IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - May 20, 2015
1. Which of the following are rights available to the foreigners in India?1. Article 14
2. Article 15
3. Article 19
4. Article 21
5. Article 22
6.Article 28
7. Article 30
a) 1,4,5,6
b) 1,2,3,7
c) 1,2,3,5
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,4,5,6
Article 14 - Right to equality before law and equal protection of laws
Article 21- Right to protection of life and personal liberty
Article 22 - Right to protection against arrest and detention in certain cases
Article 28 - Right to freedom from attending religious instruction or worship in certain educational institutions.
These are the rights enjoyed by foreigners while
Article 15 -Social equality and equal access to public areas
Article 19 -which guarantees 6 freedoms
Article 30 - Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions are not enjoyed by foreigners.
1. India provides e-visas to the nationals of 75 countries
2. The e-visa is given to travellers who visit India for recreation, sightseeing, meeting friends and relatives, or short-duration medical treatmen t. It's also issued to those on a casual business trip.
3. e-Tourist Visa facility is extended to China
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer3. Which was the first regional party that became part of union government?a) AIADMK
b) DMK
c) TDP
d) Shiromani Akali Dal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) AIADMK
In 1979, AIADMK became the first Dravidian and regional party to be part of the Union Cabinet, when two AIADMK MP’s, Satyavani Muthu and Aravinda Bala Pajanor, joined the Charan Singh Ministry which followed the Morarji Desai-led Janata Party government of 1977-79.
1. Agastyamalai is home to the Kanikkaran people, one of the oldest surviving hunter-gatherer tribes in the world.
2. The Sentinelese are an indigenous people of the Andaman Island are also hunter-gatherer society subsisting through hunting, fishing, and collecting wild plants.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer5. Consider the following statements1. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), which is under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, is the nodal agency on FDI policy.
2. Currently 100% FDI is allowed in in B2C ecommerce portals.
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 official policy allows FDI in B2B ecommerce but not B2C. Recently government discussed various issues related with foreign direct investment in B2C e-commerce sector with several stakeholders including Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon and industry associations like CII, FICCI, NASSCOM etc. The players in domestic space like Flipkart and others want that the government should not open up 100 percent FDI in the B2C space.
1. Double Taxation Avoidance treaty
2. Cooperation in Audio-Visual Co-Production of films, animation and broadcasting programs
3. Cooperation in the field of renewable energy
4. Cooperation in Youth Matters
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) 1,2,4
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1,2,4
Cooperation in the field of renewable energy is a agreement signed between
India-Mongolia
1. Jamiut Tawarikh is called as the first world history
2. This work was one of the grandest projects undertaken by the Ilkhanate king Ghazan Khan.
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
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday presented Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj with a specially commissioned reproduction of a rare 13th century manuscript on the history of Mongols from the Rampur Raza Library in Rampur.
1. Cod-liver oil has rich vitamin B12 content.
2. Vitamin B12 is also called cobalamin
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
Cod-liver oil has rich vitamin A and D. It also has high levels of the omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
1. Vernacular Press Act was introduced by Lord Lytton
2. Lord Ripon repealed Vernacular Press Act
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Lord Lytton introduced the Vernacular Press Act passed in 1878 to ban the vernacular press in India. The nationalist Newspaper -Soma Prakash was punished under this act.
1. Flow through peninsular plateau
2. They receive less amount of rainfall compared to Himalayan Rivers
3. Steep slopes of western ghats
a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
As the river flow through peninsular plateau they don't carry sediments with them and they are shorter in length so they form estuaries rather than deltas
a) AIADMK
b) DMK
c) TDP
d) Shiromani Akali Dal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) TDP
TDP also achieved the rare distinction of being the first regional party to become the main opposition party in Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1989 .
a) Jainism
b) Buddhism
c) Hinduism
d) Sikhism
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Buddhism
1. Right view
2. Right resolve
3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood
6. Right effort
7. Right mindfulness
8. Right concentration
a) Japan
b) Taiwan
c) Mongolia
d) South Korea
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) South Korea
Because of natural beauty of picturesque high mountains and clear waters in the morning give the title the 'Land of Morning Calm to South Korea.
1. Netherlands was the first nation to legalise Euthanasia and assisted suicide.
2. India allows passive euthanasia under "exceptional circumstances"
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
"Passive euthanasia" is usually defined as withdrawing medical treatment with the deliberate intention of causing the patient's death. For example, if a patient requires kidney dialysis to survive, the doctors disconnect the dialysis machine, allowing the patient to die soon.This form of euthanasia is different from “active†euthanasia, or simply euthanasia, where the death is caused by the use of lethal substances.
