1) The government has set a target of achieving 100 per cent literacy in villages. It is adopted under the
a. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
b. Integrated Rural Development Program
c. Digital India Program
d. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
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ANSWER: Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
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- The government set a target of achieving 100 per cent literacy in villages adopted under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana by March 2016
- Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana - a rural development program focusing upon the development in villages including social & cultural development and spread motivation among the people on social mobilization of the village community.
- Launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on 11 October 2014, birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan.
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2) Which of the following statements is/are correct about National action plan on Climate change?
1. Ministry of environment is in charge of the overall implementation of the plan.
2. Eight missions will be responsible for achieving the broad goals of Climate change adaptation and mitigation
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
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The Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change is in charge of the overall implementation of the plan.
Eight missions under National action plan on Climate change:
1. National Solar Mission
2. National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
3. National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
4. National Water Mission
5. National Mission for a “Green India”
6. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
7. National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change
8. National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem
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3) Which of the following are initiatives under National action plan on Climate change?
1. Under the Electricity Act 2003 and the National Tariff Policy 2006, the central and the state electricity regulatory commissions must purchase a certain percentage of grid-based power from renewable sources.
2. Under the Energy Conservation Act 2001, large energy consuming industries are required to undertake energy audits and an energy labeling program for appliances has been introduced.
3. The government is mandating the retirement of inefficient coal-fired power plants and supporting the research and development of IGCC and supercritical technologies.
a. 1,2
b. Only 3
c. 2,3
d. all
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ANSWER: all
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Further, as on July 2015, around 27 States and 5 Union Territories have prepared State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) consistent with the objectives of NAPCC, focusing on the state specific issues relating to climate change and strategies to tackle them.
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4) Which of the following statements is/are correct about BRO project?
1. Project TUSKER renamed as BEACON is responsible for economic progress of Arunachal Pradesh.
2. Project VARTAK was assigned the road development works of entire J&K State.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: None
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Raised in Feb 1960, TUSKER was the first Project of the BRO which was renamed as VARTAK in June 1963.Deployed in the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, the Project is poised to undertake and manage works to the tune of Rs 120 Crore per year.
Project Beacon is known as “Life Line of J&K”.
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5) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Siachen Glacier?
1. The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains.
2. It is the longest glacier in the world outside of the polar regions.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
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Siachen Glacier is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second-longest in the world's non-polar areas. The Fedchenko Glacier is the longest glacier in the world outside of the polar regions.
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6) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Lake Erie?
1. The main natural outflow from the lake is via the Niagara River.
2. The primary inflows into the lake is Detroit River
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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7) Which of the following statements are correct about great lakes?
1. Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world by area
2. Lake Ontario is the largest lake that is entirely within one country.
3. Great lakes form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth, containing 21% of the world's surface fresh water by volume.
4. Lake Ontario serves as the outlet to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River.
a. 1,2,3
b. 1,3,4
c. 2,3
d. All
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ANSWER: 1,3,4
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Lake Michigan is the largest lake that is entirely within one country. The Great Lakes are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada–United States border, which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron (or Michigan–Huron), Erie, and Ontario
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8) Match the following operations with it's goals
1. Operation Polo ---------------- i. Capture of Kargil
2. Operation Pawan ------------- ii. Capture of Siachen glacier
3. Operation Vijay -------------- iii. Hyderabad police action
4. Operation Meghdut --------- iv. IPKF to take control of Jaffana
a. 1- ii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- iii
b. 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
c. 1- iv, 2- ii, 3-i, 4- iii
d. 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-ii, 4- i
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ANSWER: 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
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No explanation is available for this question!
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9) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Green Highways Fund?
1. It will have mandatory provision to set aside 1 per cent of the total road project cost for the plantation of trees.
2. This fund will be transferred to NHAI to maintain a separate fund account called 'Green Highways Fund' to be used only for this purpose.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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The communication states that one per cent of the total project cost will be set apart for highway plantation and its maintenance. This fund will be transferred to NHAI to maintain a separate fund account called 'Green Highways Fund' to be used only for this purpose. NHAI will act only as a Fund Manager for maintaining the account and releasing payments based on recommendation of concerned officials and agencies.
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10) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Chiefs of Staff Committee?
1. Chief of Integrated Defense Staff is a non-voting member of Chiefs of Staff Committee.
2. The position of chairman devolves on the longest serving Chief of Staff and rotates amongst the chiefs of services.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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The Chiefs of Staff Committee is a forum for service chiefs to discuss matters having a bearing on the activities of services and to advise the ministry.
Its members include Chief of the Army Staff (COAS),Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), and Chief of Integrated Defense Staff.
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11) The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is under the administrative control of
a. ISRO
b. Ministry of Science
c. Prime minister secretariat
d. Ministry of Defense
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ANSWER: Ministry of Defense
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The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is an agency of India, charged with the military's research and development, headquartered in New Delhi, India. It was formed in 1958 by the merger of the Technical Development Establishment and the Directorate of Technical Development and Production with the Defence Science Organization. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
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12) Which of the following statements is/are correct about President's Bodyguard (PBG)?
1. PBG was raised in 1773 at Benares by the then Governor, Warren Hastings.
2. It is open only to Hindu Rajputs, Hindu Jats and Jat Sikhs
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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The Army has admitted in the Supreme Court that recruitment to President's Bodyguard (PBG) is open only to Hindu Rajputs, Hindu Jats and Jat Sikhs, saying that it is done purely on "functional requirement" and there is no caste and religion bias in it.In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the Army refuted the allegation that any of the recruitment is done on the basis of caste and religion, saying that ceremonial duties in the Rashtrapati Bhawan demand common height, built and appearance.
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13) Birhors are
a. Tribes in Meghlaya
b. Tribes in Ladakh
c. Tribes in Jharkhand
d. Tribes in Andhra Pradesh
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ANSWER: Tribes in Jharkhand
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Birhor people are a tribal people, traditionally nomadic, living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand. They speak the Birhor language, which belongs to the Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic language family.
The “primitive subsistence economy” of the Birhors has been based on nomadic gathering and hunting, particularly for monkeys.
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14) IRDA was formed on recommendation of
a. Malhotra Committee
b. Rangrajan Committee
c. D. Subbarao Committee
d. Bimal Jalan Committee
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ANSWER: Malhotra Committee
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The IRDA Act, 1999 was passed as per the major recommendation of the Malhotra Committee report which recommended establishment of an independent regulatory authority for insurance sector in India. Later, It was incorporated as a statutory body in April, 2000.
The agency operates from its headquarters at Hyderabad, Telangana where it shifted from Delhi in 2001.IRDA batted for a hike in the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to 49 per cent in the insurance sector from the erstwhile 26 per cent. The FDI limit in insurance sector was raised to 49% in July 2014.
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15) Which ministry is responsible for administering Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)?
a. Ministry of Health
b. Ministry of Home
c. Ministry of Chemical fertilizers
d. Ministry of Finance
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ANSWER: Ministry of Home
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Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is the chief law enforcement and intelligence agency of India responsible for fighting drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal substances. NCB is affiliated to Home Ministry, which was made responsible for administering the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
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16) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Indian market indexes?
1. Nifty is the oldest market index for equities.
2. Nifty includes 50 shares listed on the NSE.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
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The two prominent Indian market indexes are Sensex and Nifty. Sensex is the oldest market index for equities; it includes shares of 30 firms listed on the BSE, which represent about 45% of the index's free-float market capitalization. It was created in 1986 and provides time series data from April 1979, onward.
Another index is the S&P CNX Nifty; it includes 50 shares listed on the NSE, which represent about 62% of its free-float market capitalization. It was created in 1996 and provides time series data from July 1990, onward.
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17) Which of the following statements is/are correct about National Offshore Wind Energy Policy?
1. The the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) will be the nodal agency to allocate offshore blocks for Wind Energy
2. Ministry of environment will be parent organization of the the National Institute of Wind Energy
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
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The Cabinet has cleared the policy to generate electricity from offshore windmills. India is already among the world's top producers of electricity from windmills on land, with a capacity of more than 23,000 mw, but extending the success to offshore regions has not made much progress so far.
Under the new policy, the ministry for new and renewable energy will be the nodal authority for offshore wind power, while the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) will be the nodal agency to allocate offshore blocks for Wind Energy and coordinate with other ministries.
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