IAS GS Test Questions (May - 15) - Set 5

ANSWER: All

Explanation:
The principal bench of NCLT is expected to be established in New Delhi. NCLT will have the same powers as assigned to the erstwhile Company Law Board (which are mostly related to dealing with oppression and mismanagement), Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR)(revival of sick companies) and powers related to winding up of companies

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

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No explanation is available for this question!

ANSWER: 2,3

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Barabar Caves are oldest rockcut cave of India.

ANSWER: Mahavira

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Mahavira's father was chief of the Jnatrika clan, an indigenous oligarchical tribe. Mahavira's tribal affiliation is reflected in one of his later epithets, Nigantha Nataputta, which means literally "the naked ascetic of the Jnatrika clan."

ANSWER: 2,3,4

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Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is an apex Indian governmental body created in 1964 to address governmental corruption. It has the status of an autonomous body, free of control from any executive authority, charged with monitoring all vigilance activity under the Central Government of India. It was set up by the Government of India in February, 1964 on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by K. Santhanam Committee. CVC is advisory body. CVC submits its report to the President. Chief Vigilance Commissioner has term of 4 years or 65 years, whichever is earlier.

ANSWER: All

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No explanation is available for this question!

ANSWER: 1,2,3

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The Delhi High Court held that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority under the ambit of Right to Information Act and it is bound to provide information about the declaration of asset details by judges of the Supreme Court. The CIC, in both 2013 and in March, 2015, had declared all national and regional parties public authorities under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Cooperative societies will not come under public authority as defined under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act and hence are not liable to provide information to the general public under this lawas per the verdict by the Supreme Court. On May 13, the CoS approved the CBI being fully exempted. This was then okayed by the PM on June 7, 2011 and ratified by Parliament two months later.

ANSWER: All

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It is scheduled to launch on board the PSLV in October 2015.

ANSWER: All

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This is the project under National River-Linking Project under which Godavari's surplus water will be transferred to deficit Krishna river.

ANSWER: All

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After a gap of 19 years, India has assumed presidency of the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the top decision-making body of the World Health Organization. Union Health Minister J P Nadda presided over the WHA session. The presidency of World Health Assembly is based on a regional rotation practice The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget.

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
Its objective was to preserve the Buddha's sayings (suttas) and the monastic discipline or rules (Vinaya). The Suttas were recited by Ananda, and the Vinaya was recited by Upali. According to some sources, the Abhidhamma Pitaka, or its matika, was also included. Also the Sangha made the unanimous decision to keep all the rules of the Vinaya, even the lesser and minor rules. First buddist council was presided by monk Mahakasyapa. Third Buddhist Council was convened by the Mauryan king Ashoka at Pataliputra under the leadership of the monk Moggaliputta Tissa.

ANSWER: Cote D'ivoire

Explanation:
Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans about 33%

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
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.

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
Kazi Nazrul Islam (KNI) Airport in West Bengal is India’s first private greenfield airport.

ANSWER: 1,2

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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.

ANSWER: 1,3

Explanation:
CBI director reports to secretary to Department of personnel and training, not to the minister directly.

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
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.

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
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

ANSWER: All

Explanation:
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.

ANSWER: All

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It was convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka. The Fourth Council of Kashmir is not recognized as authoritative in Theravada.

ANSWER: Both

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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.

ANSWER: All

Explanation:
Two indigenously-developed Astra missiles were successfully launched from a Su-30 MKI fighter jet at Chandipur in Odisha. It is developed by DRDO.

ANSWER: 1,2

Explanation:
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.

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
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.

ANSWER: None

Explanation:
Olericulture: Vegetable science
Pomology : Fruit science

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

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

ANSWER: 1,4,5

Explanation:
According to the Lokpal Act, the CBI chief has to be appointed by the Central government on the basis of recommendation of the selection committee headed by the Prime Minister, comprising the Leader of Opposition (LoP) and the Chief Justice of India or a Supreme Court judge nominated by him as members. The Home Ministry will send the names of the IPS officers to the DoPT which will then send a panel of such officers formed on the basis of - seniority, integrity and experience in the investigation of ant-corruption cases to the selection panel. Earlier, the CBI director was being selected under the provision of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act. According to the Act, the Center shall appoint the CBI Director on the recommendation of a panel consisting of the Central Vigilance Commissioner as Chairperson and Vigilance Commissioners, Home Secretary and Secretary (Co-ordination and Public Grievances the Cabinet Secretariat) as members.

ANSWER: All

Explanation:
Milk is a mix of butter fat and water so it is slightly heavier than water.
Milk is more viscous then water because it is a bit thicker. Viscosity is a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow. When you boil milk, the liberated gas trapped inside expands and forms bubbles. But unlike water, where the bubbles simply rise to the surface and pop, releasing the gas, milk contains protein and fat, which during the boiling process, separate from the rest of the mixture and form a membrane at the top of the liquid. Membrane effectively prevents the expanding gas bubbles from bursting butincreasing pressure forces body of liquid rises up and overflows.

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
Vangchhia is the name of a village in the state of Mizoram, India. The 171 menhir stones in the village became Mizoram's first protected archaeological site in 2012.The actual site where the 171 menhirs stand is known as Kawtchhuah Ropui, meaning the Great Entranceway. The Tibeto-Burman population migrated from here. There is a local folktale that this entranceway is connected to a stone pathway that runs all the way to Tiau river on the India-Myanmar border.

ANSWER: 2,3

Explanation:
Rishabha, the first tirthankara, was revered and worshiped in Pithunda and is known as the Kalinga Jina.