IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Apr 22, 2015
1. Consider the following statements1. Gujarat government is constructing giant statue of Vallbhai Patel called as "Statue of Harmony"
2. Sardar Patel is known as iron man of India
Which of the above statements is/are true?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
The plan is to build a giant statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, called the "Statue of Unity" on the Sadhu Bet island on the Narmada near Vadodara. On completion it will be the tallest in the world.
1. Pakistan conferred its top civilian award "Nishan-e-Pakistan" on Chinese President Xi Jinping for his outstanding contribution in promotion of relationship between the two countries.
2. Former Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai and Dilip Kumar are only Indian receipent of Nishan-e-Pakistan award
Which of the above statements is/are not true?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Former Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai is only Indian to receive this award. He was awarded this award in 1990.Dilip kumar was awarded with Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 1997.
a) Online monitoring to check illegal immigrants
b) Online monitoring of school drop out rate
c) Online monitoring of implementation of various ongoing railway projects
d) Online portal for medical survey
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Online monitoring of implementation of various ongoing railway projects
With an aim of monitoring implementation of various ongoing projects including Rail Budget proposals, railways launched E-Samiksha, an online monitoring mechanism. It is designed by NIC, the software is currently being used by Cabinet Secretariat, PMO and other Ministries for monitoring progress implementation of various programs and follow-up of meetings.
a) Encourages import
b) boosts exports
c) easy access to forex
d) promotes trade and capital flows between nations
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Encourages import
Imports become expensive and results in import substitution. Import substitution industrialization is a trade and economic policy which advocates replacing foreign imports with domestic production.
a) Increased surface pressure over the Indian Ocean, Australia and Indonesia
b) Rise in warm air near Peru
c) Fall in air pressure over eastern and central Pacific ocean and Tahiti.
d) Below-average sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial Pacific.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Below-average sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial Pacific.
Below-average sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial Pacific is a characteristic of La Nina which is anti El-Nino.
1. The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990 by the space shuttle Discovery.
2. Its scientific successor, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), is scheduled for launch in 2018.
Which of the above statements is/are true?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission has various working groups dedicated to in depth analysis of different sectors. Match the pairs of different working groups and their chairmani. Banking ----------------- 1. P.J Nayak
ii. Insurance,Pension, Small saving ------- 2. Dr. Govind Rao
iii. Public debt management --------------- 3. Jayant Verma
iv. Payment ------------------- 4. Dhirendra Swarup
v. Securities ------------------ 5. K.J.Udshi
a) i-4 ,ii-3, iii-1, iv-2, v-3
b) i-3, ii-4, iii-2, iv-5, v-1
c) i-5, ii-4, iii-2, iv-1, v-3
d) i-5, ii-3, iii-2, iv-4, v-1
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) i-5, ii-4, iii-2, iv-1, v-3
