IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Sept 09, 2015

ANSWER: Bhagat Singh Koshiyari

Explanation:
Bhagat Singh Koshiyari headed a committee which comprised 10 members It was formed in 2011.It has recommended that OROP should be implemented in the defense forces at the earliest and a separate commission should be formed to take decisions on pay allowances, pension, family pension etc. in respect of the defense personnel should be taken into the account by that committee. The committee also recommended to absorb the Armed Forces personnel after their military engagement into other services of government.

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
OROP “implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces Personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement and any future enhancement in the rates of pension to be automatically passed on to the past pensioners. The concept includes “bridging the gap between the rate of pension of the current pensioners and the past pensioners, and also future enhancements in the rate of pension to be automatically passed on to the past pensioners.

ANSWER: 1,3

Explanation:
Nicobarese and Shompens are Mongoloid Tribes. The Negrito are several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia. Their current populations include Andamanese peoples of the Andaman Islands, Semang peoples of Malaysia, the Mani of Thailand, and the Aeta, Agta, Ati, and 30 other peoples of the Philippines. Negritos are believed to descend from ancient Australoid-Melanesian settlers of Southeast Asia. Genetically, they are most similar to neighboring populations.

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
The award was established in 1987 by Government of Karnataka. It is awarded each year for a best literary work, written in the Kannada language or for a lifetime contribution to Kannada literature by a citizen of Karnataka. Kannada writer Prof. Chandrashekhar Patil, who hails from Dharwad and was a close associate of M.M. Kalburgi, has announced that he would return Pampa award

ANSWER: None

Explanation:
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was built across the Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar where the river is forming boundary between Nalgonda district of Telangana state and Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh state in India. Nagarjuna Sagar was the earliest in the series of large infrastructure projects initiated for the Green Revolution in India. It is also one of the earliest multi-purpose irrigation and hydro-electric projects in India.

ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:
Mission Indradhanush was launched by Union Health Minister J.P Nadda on December 25, 2014 now called as Good Governance day. It aims to immunize all children against seven vaccine preventable diseases namely diphtheria, whooping cough (Pertussis), tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B by 2020.

ANSWER: 3,4

Explanation:
The Mandovi River or Mahadayi River or Mhadei river, is described as the lifeline of the Indian state of Goa. The river has a length of 77 kilometers, 29 km in Karnataka and 52 kilometers in Goa.It originates from a cluster of 30 springs at Bhimgad in the Western Ghats in the Belgaum district, Karnataka.

ANSWER: Goa

Explanation:
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is an estuarine mangrove habitat which is declared as a bird sanctuary and located on western tip of the Island of Chorao along the river Mandovi, Goa, in India. The sanctuary is named after Salim Ali, the eminent Indian ornithologist.

ANSWER: Indian leopards

Explanation:
First ever census of the Indian leopards have been conducted alongside the tiger census placing the population of the spotted leopard at around 7910 in tiger habitats except the NE. MP has the highest population of leopards at 1817 while Karnataka is next at 1129. Maharashtra is home to 905 leopards and Chhatitisgarh has 846 leopards while TN has 815 in number 3.

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
Kongsfjorden is a natural laboratory for studying the Arctic climate variability, as it receives climatic signals from the Arctic and Atlantic in the course of an annual seasonal cycle. Data collected by IndARC would be used for climate modelling studies to understand the influence of the Arctic processes on the Indian monsoon system.

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

Explanation:
IndARC, the country’s first underwater moored observatory was designed and developed by scientists from the Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO), National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) and Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS).

ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:
Arctic council has eight member countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States. Observer status is open to non-Arctic states approved by the Council at the Ministerial Meetings that occur once every two years. China, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore ,South Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Germany are observers of Arctic council.

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the Arctic.

ANSWER: 2 & 5

Explanation:
Arctic council has eight member countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States. China, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore ,South Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Germany are observers of Artic council.

ANSWER: Italy

Explanation:
Italy's southernmost island, Lampedusa lies between Malta and Tunisia in Mediterranean sea and is geographically part of the African continent.

ANSWER: Mount McKinley

Explanation:
Denali or Mount McKinley is the highest mountain peak in North America. The mountain was officially named after President William McKinley in 1917, a gesture originally proposed by an Alaska gold prospector in recognition of McKinley's support for the gold standard.

ANSWER: Australia

Explanation:
Mount Kosciuszko is a mountain located on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park, part of the Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves, in New South Wales,Australia.With a height of 2,228 metres (7,310 ft)above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Australia.

ANSWER: India

Explanation:
The WHO has declared that mothers and newborns are free from tetanus at the time of birth in India. Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is an infection characterized by muscle spasms.Spasms may be so severe that bone fractures may occur. Other symptoms may include fever,sweating, headache, trouble swallowing, high blood pressure, and a fast heart rate. Onset of symptoms is typically three to twenty one days following infection. It may take months to recover. About 10% of those infected die.

ANSWER: 8th september

Explanation:
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed 8 September as the World Literacy Day on 17 November 1965. The day was first celebrated in 1966.The theme of this year's literacy day is "Literacy and Sustainable Societies".

ANSWER: All

Explanation:
Members of board -

- Full-time : Governor and not more than four Deputy Governors
- Non-Official Directors nominated by Government: Ten Directors from various fields and one government Official
- Others: four Directors - one each from four local boards