IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Oct 22 & 23, 2015

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
- It will infuse 25,000 crore rupees of capital into debt-laden banks in this fiscal in phased manner.
- Out of this 20,000 crore rupees would be injected in August 2015.
Rest 5,000 crore rupees will be performance based allocation to be allocated in the last quarter of 2016.
- Bank Board Bureau (BBB) that will give way to holding company to which the Center will transfer it ownership of all these banks.
- The BBB will be headed by a Chairman and will comprise six other members — three government officials and three experts, two of which will be from the private sector.

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
The Lieutenant Governor with the prior approval from the President, appoints a person to be known as the Lokayukta and one or more persons to be known as Upalokayukta.
Former Delhi High Court judge, Justice Reva Khetrapal will be the capital’s new Lokayukta.

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
A no-fly zone would not, however, prevent the continuation of hostilities on the ground.
A buffer zone, or a safe haven, would require intervention to ensure that such fighting is brought to an end.

ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:
Green Revolution acted to reduce agricultural biodiversity, as it relied on just a few high-yield varieties of each crop.
It resulted in permanent loss of many valuable genetic traits bred into traditional varieties over thousands of years.

ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:
- Advice rendered by the council will be considered by the government but not be binding on the government.
- The council will be headed by a president in the rank of minister of state and will - It include four members of parliament, sports personalities, coaches, sports experts, sports administrators, Sports Authority of India (SAI) director general, National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) director general, officials from the sports ministry, representatives from national sports federations, Indian Olympic Association (IOA), corporate bodies and NGOs.

ANSWER: 1,3,4

Explanation:
The Tropic of Capricorn or the Southern Tropic is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point on the December (or southern) solstice.

It is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead.

Tropic of Capricorn passes through:

1 - Chile
2 - Argentina
3 - Paraguay
4 - Brazil
5 - Namibia
6 - Botswana
7- South Africa
8 - Mozambique
9 - Madagascar
10 - Australia

ANSWER: Longitude

Explanation:
Latitude, Elevation, Air Masses, Prevailing Winds, Nearness to water, Ocean Currents, Landforms helps to determine the climate of an area.
Longitude does not affect climate. Longitude specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.
The Earth rotates around its axis in a vertical fashion but it is constantly spinning which ensures that all longitudes of the Earth receives as much sunlight.

ANSWER: 1,2,3,4

Explanation:
The Union Government set up the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.
Following are the communities that have been notified as minority communities by the Union Government:

1. Muslims
2. Christians
3. Sikhs
4. Buddhists
5. Zoroastrians (Parsis)
6. Jains

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
Components of National Crop Insurance Program (NCIP)

1.Modified National Agricultural insurance Scheme (MNAIS)
2. Weather Based Crop insurance Scheme (WBCIS)
3. Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS)

ANSWER: Orinoco river: USA & Canada

Explanation:
The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America.

It forms border between Venezuela and Colombia.

The Orinoco is extremely diverse and hosts a wide variety of flora and fauna.

It empties into Atlantic ocean.

ANSWER: Buddhism

Explanation:
Theravada is a branch of Buddhism

It uses the teaching of the Pali Canon, a collection of the oldest recorded Buddhist texts, as its doctrinal core

But also includes a rich diversity of traditions and practices that have developed over its long history of interactions with various cultures and communities.