IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - May 23, 2015
Q1.Consider the following statements:1. Currently banks uses magnetic stripe based credit / debit cards.
2. September 2015 all new cards issued — debit and credit, domestic and international — by banks shall be EMV chip and pin based card
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
EMV stands for ‘Euro pay MasterCard Visa.Unlike magnetic stripe transactions, where typically only the card's track 2 data containing the card number and expiry date is processed, every chip card transaction contain dozens of pieces of information to be exchanged between the card, the terminal and the acquiring bank or processors host.
This requires the terminal to perform many stages of complex processing, including cryptographic authentication, to successfully complete a transaction.
1. Greenfield airports are built from scratch on undeveloped land
2. The government now permits up to 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment in Greenfield airports.
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
Kazi Nazrul Islam (KNI) Airport in West Bengal is India’s first private greenfield airport.
1. Juvenile Justice Board which includes psychologists and social experts will decide on case by case basis, whether teenager should be tried a ‘child’ or as an ‘adult.
2. It establishes a statutory status for the Child Adoption Resources Authority (CARA).
3. Under the amendment a person above the age of 21 years is tried as an adult for committing any serious or heinous offense when the person was between the ages of 16-18 years
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1, 2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
The major amendments include removal of Clause 7 that relates to trial of a person above the age of 21 years as an adult for committing any serious or heinous offence when the person was between the ages of 16-18 years
1.CBI is established under Delhi special police Establishment act
2. CBI director reports to secretary to Home affairs.
3. CBI needs to ask the state authority while investigating the cases under the state jurisdiction
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,3
CBI director reports to secretary to Department of personnel and training, not to the minister directly.
1. India is the second country from Asia to become a member of CERN after Pakistan
2. USA is the first and currently only non-European country granted full membership.
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
CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) is world’s biggest particle physics laboratory established in 1954 based at Geneva.CERN's main function is to provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics research.CERN is also the place the World Wide Web was first implemented. Israel is the first and currently only non-European country granted full membership.
1. Milk has higher boiling point than water
2. Water boils more quickly than milk.
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
Milk boils more quickly than water. The reason is not that milk boils at a lower temperature but it requires less heat to raise its temperature than water does. The boiling point of milk, in fact, is slightly higher than that of water. Milk contains a number of easily heated solids. Therefore, if the same amount of heat is applied to equal quantities of milk and water the temperature of the milk will be raised more than that of water.
- Boiling point of water : 100 C
- Boiling point of milk : 100. 45 C
1.Till now, Mheonjo-daro, in Pakistan the largest Harrapan site which is replaced by Rakhigarhi village in Haryana
2. It is situated on the dry bed of the Sarasvati river
3. According to the archaeologists, Rakhigarhi is place from where the Harappan civilization began in the Ghaggar basin in Haryana and gradually expanded to the Indus valley.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
Findings till date indicate that Rakhigarhi settlement witnessed all the three phases. It is a well planned city with 1.92 m wide roads, a bit wider than in Kalibangan. The pottery is similar to Kalibangan and Banawali. Pits surrounded by walls have been found, which are thought to be for sacrificial or some religious ceremonies. Fire was used extensively in their religious ceremonies. There are brick lined drains to handle sewage from the houses. Terracotta statues, weights, bronze artefacts, comb, copper fish hooks, needles and terracotta seals have also been found. A bronze vessel has been found which is decorated with gold and silver. A gold foundry with about 3000 unpolished semi-precious stones has been found.
1. Fourth Buddhist Council was held at Kashmir
2. It was presided by Vasumitra helped by Asvaghosha.
3. In the fourth council Buddhism was divided into Hinyan and Mahayan
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
It was convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka. The Fourth Council of Kashmir is not recognized as authoritative in Theravada.
1. Article 239AA (3) (a) of the Constitution reserves only two matters under the State List which allows the LG to use his discretionary powers – police and land.
2. This Article was incorporated into the Constitution by the 69th Amendment in 1991, by which the Union Territory of Delhi was called the ‘National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi’ with the Lt. Governor as its “administrator.”
Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
The Union Territory of Delhi is actually governed by the LG, but certain powers are given to the Legislative Assembly. Laws passed by the Assembly is subservient to Central laws
1. It can targets at varying range and altitudes
2. It is air-to-air
3. Astra uses a smokeless propulsion system.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
Two indigenously-developed Astra missiles were successfully launched from a Su-30 MKI fighter jet at Chandipur in Odisha. It is developed by DRDO
1. Man Booker International Prize is awarded once in two years
2. It is awarded to a living author of any nationality who has published fiction either in English or in English translation.
3. Salman Rushdie was winner of second Man Booker International Prize
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe was winner of second Man Booker International Prize while Salman Rushdie got nomination.
Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai was given the Man Booker International Prize for 2015.
1. The Great Indian Bustard is Critically Endangered bird found in India and Pakistan
2. Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary for the great Indian bustard at Solapur, Maharashtra
Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
There are less than 250 bustards left in the country. It inhabits arid and semi-arid grasslands with scattered short scrub, bushes and low intensity cultivation in flat or gently undulating terrain. Now it is seen in Rajasthan, with smaller populations in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh.
1. Olericulture: Fruit science
2. Pomology : Vegetable science
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
Olericulture: Vegetable science
Pomology : Fruit science
1. Indian Rare Earths Limited ----------- i. Chennai
2. Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd ------ ii. New Delhi
3. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited ----- iii.Mumbai
4. Uranium Corporation of India ---------- iv. Singhbhum
5. Coal India -------------- v.Kolkatta
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii ,5-iv
b) 1- iii, 2- i, 3-ii, 4-iv,5-v
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- iii, 2- i, 3-ii, 4-iv,5-v
