IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Sept 07 & 08, 2015

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
The Slovenian capital city of Ljubljana has won the European Green Capital Award 2016. The German city of Essen has won the European Green Capital Award for 2017.

ANSWER: Navy

Explanation:
As of now, Navy treated women officers as a group entitled only to a short service commission of 14 years and men were entitled to both short service and permanent commissions. The women naval officers were not eligible for pension, since it required a minimum of 20 years of service. The petitions were filed by a group of women officers, both retired and serving, from the logistics, education and air traffic control departments of the Navy.

ANSWER: Y H Malegam

Explanation:
In early 2014, RBI appointed a committee headed by Y H Malegam to look into the issue of surplus transfer to government. The committee, which submitted its recommendations only recently, said the contingency and asset development reserves are at adequate level and RBI for the next three years, starting from this fiscal should transfer its entire surplus earned in the previous accounting year, to the government.

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
The contingency reserve and the asset development reserve together constituted 10.1 per cent of the RBI’s total assets as on June 30, 2013 — still short of the 12 percent target the central bank wanted to achieve.

ANSWER: All

Explanation:
Sahitya Akadmi which has ministry of culture as it's parent organization gives Sahitya Akadami awards annually. A posthumous publication is eligible for Award only if the author has died within the three year period stipulated for the award or later.

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
Organizations working in cultural, social, economic, educational or religious sectors can accept foreign contribution. But they have to get permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Also they have to maintain separate account book listing the donation received from foreigners and get it audited by a Chartered Accountant and submit it to Home Ministry every year.

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
Every bank or authorized person in foreign exchange shall report to such authority prescribed amount of foreign remittance and the source and manner in which the foreign remittance was received. Any organizations receiving funds over Rs10 lakh, the bank will immediately inform the government to enable the agencies to "track" the funds. Under the new Act, a person granted prior permission to receive foreign contribution shall utilize it for the purposes for which it has been received, it cannot be used for speculative business; not use more than 50 percent of its received for administrative purposes. As per the act, no foreign contribution shall be accepted by any political candidate for election; member of any legislature, political party or office-bearer thereof and organization of a political nature as may be specified.

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
VGF is typically provided in competitively bid projects. Under VGF, the central government meets up to 20% of capital cost of a project being implemented in public private partnership (PPP) mode by a central ministry, state government, statutory entity or a local body. The state government, sponsoring ministry or the project authority can pitch in with another 20% of the project cost to make the projects even more attractive for the investors. Potential investors bid for these projects on the basis of VGF needed. Those needing the least VGF sup-port will be awarded the project. The scheme is administered by the ministry of finance.

ANSWER: Andhra Pradesh

Explanation:
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on 3 September 2015 passed the Andhra Pradesh Special Courts Bill, 2015 for the constitution of special courts to facilitate time bound disposal of corruption cases and attachment of assets.

ANSWER: All

Explanation:
The Manipur tribes include Meities and Pangals who inhabit the lower regions of the valley; while the hilly regions of Manipur are mainly populated by the Naga tribes and Kuki tribes.The Naga group tribes have great ethnic and cultural affinities with the people of Nagaland, whereas the Kuki group has the affinity with the Chin and Mizos of the south. Hmar is one of the prominent sub-tribes of Mizo.

ANSWER: 1,2,3,4

Explanation:
Brazil, China, Russia, India, South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Canada, France, Indonesia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Korea, United Kingdom (UK), United States (US) and European Union (EU) are members of G-20.

ANSWER: China – Pakistan

Explanation:
The joint exercise called "Shaheen (Eagle)-4" is part of a series of military exchange programmes between China – Pakistan air forces. The first such drill was held in Pakistan in March 2011, the second in China's western Xinjiang Uygur region in September 2013.The third was held in Pakistan's Punjab province in May 2014.

ANSWER: Bodh Gaya

Explanation:
The government would develop Bodh Gaya as the “spiritual capital” because it served as the civilisational bond between India and the Buddhist world.

ANSWER: Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Explanation:
Every year in India 5th September is being observed as National Teachers Day which commemorates the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.HE was India’s first Vice President and second President.

ANSWER: Russia

Explanation:
The Vankor Field is an second-largest oil and gas field in Russia. State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has bought a 15 percent stake in Russia’s second-largest oil field Vankor from Rosneft for about 1.35 billion US dollars.

ANSWER: SAARC

Explanation:
South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise SAADMEx is being held keeping in mind the prevalent geo-climatic conditions as well as increased frequency of natural calamities in the SAARC region, especially in the wake of the recent earthquake in Nepal in April.

ANSWER: strategy of Pakistan to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir

Explanation:
Operation Gibraltar was the codename given to the strategy of Pakistan to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir, and start a rebellion against Indian rule. If successful, Pakistan hoped to gain control over Kashmir.

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
India will take part in the first ever air exercise with Australia.

ANSWER: Indonesia

Explanation:
India will launch Indonesia's first domestically-made multi-spectral remote sensing satellite Lapan A2/Orari on September 27 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.It is a successor to Lapan A1/Tubsat that was launched in India in 2007. This was made by the experts from National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional, Lapan) and Technical University Berlin (TUB) Germany.