IAS GS Test Questions (July - 15) Set - 1

ANSWER: Only 2

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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.

ANSWER: Jagannath Temple, Puri

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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.

ANSWER: Only 1

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Nadia Zilla is in West Bengal.The district administration, under a program called Sabar Souchagar eliminated open defecation in the district.

ANSWER: Only 1

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IRDA's headquarter is in Hydrabad .IRDA is autonomous apex statutory body which regulates and develops the insurance industry in India.

ANSWER: Both

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ANSWER: Both

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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.

ANSWER: Only 1

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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.

ANSWER: Both

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ANSWER: Only 1

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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.

ANSWER: 1,2,5,6

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ANSWER: Both

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ANSWER: 4,2,3,1

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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.

ANSWER: 1- v, 2- iv, 3-ii, 4- iii, 5-i

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ANSWER: All the above

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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.

ANSWER: Robert Clive

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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.

ANSWER: Chief Justice of India

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Chief Justice of India is authorized to appoint other place or places as seat of supreme court after approval of president.

ANSWER: Size of country's economy

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The voting shares are based on the size of each member country's economy and not contribution to the bank's authorized capital.

China is highest contributor to AIIB with 29.78 billion US dollars. China will have 26.06 per cent of the voting rights along with veto powers for certain key decisions. India is second largest shareholder with 8.52 per cent stake and voting share of 7.5 per cent. While Russia is third largest shareholder with 6.66 stake and voting share of 5.92 per cent.

ANSWER: Each country will have one vote without veto power

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In the New Development Bank each participant country will be assigned one vote, and none of the countries will have veto power.

ANSWER: Only 1

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Brent Crude is a major trading classification of sweet light crude oil that serves as a major benchmark price for purchases of oil worldwide. This grade is described as light because of its relatively low density, and sweet because of its low sulfur content. Brent Crude is extracted from the North Sea. Brent is the leading global price benchmark for Atlantic basin crude oils. It is used to price two thirds of the world's internationally traded crude oil supplies.

ANSWER: 1,4,5

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The primary difference between the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, and the World Bank lies in their respective purposes and functions. The IMF exists primarily to stabilize exchange rates, while the World Bank's goal is to reduce poverty.

ANSWER: Both

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The courses of both races have varied over the years. However, in the Race Across America, the direction has always been from the west coast to the east coast of the United States, approximately 3,000 miles (4,800Â km), making it a transcontinental event. More importantly, the race has no stages, i.e., it is in principle a nonstop event from start to finish, with the fastest competitors needing slightly over a week to complete the course. By contrast, the Tour de France features a different route each year (alternating between clockwise and counterclockwise circuits around France) and is about 2,300 miles long; the distance is divided into individual daily stages spread over the course of about 3 weeks and contested at much higher speeds.

ANSWER: Only 2

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The Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest exchange in Asia. It traces its history to 1855. While NSE was established in 1992 as the first demutualized electronic exchange in the country.

ANSWER: 1,3

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Sangam literature used Tamil langauage. Chora ,Chera and Pandya were ruling dynasties of South India in the Sangam Age.

ANSWER: Only 1

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Most Khajuraho temples were built between 950 and 1050 CE by the Chandela dynasty. The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu and Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh.

ANSWER: 1,3,6,7

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Russia, Mongolia, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, United States, Canada have Taiga biome.Taiga also known as boreal forest or snowforest is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces and larches. The taiga is the world's largest terrestrial biome.

ANSWER: Nirbhay

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India's first indigenously designed and developed long range sub-sonic cruise missile "Nirbhay" was successfully flight tested. Nirbhay is an all-weather low-cost long-range cruise missile with stealth and high accuracy. The missile has a range of more than 1000 km.

ANSWER: Only 2

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India ranks first in Buffalo and Cow Stock while India ranks second in goat numbers.

ANSWER: All

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Sales tax is a State subject, the Central Government has been playing the role of a facilitator for successful implementation of VAT.

ANSWER: Turkmenistan

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It is natural gas pipeline being developed by the Asian Development Bank. The pipeline will transport Caspian Sea natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan into Pakistan and then to India.

ANSWER: Both

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