IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - April 20 & 21, 2015
1. Consider the following statements1. Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of India and Cameco of Canada signed an agreement for long-term supply of uranium to India to meet its energy needs.
2. Department of Atomic Energy and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission finalized agreement for nuclear safety & radiation regulation
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India and Cameco of Canada signed an agreement for long-term supply of uranium to India to meet its energy needs. Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of India and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission finalized agreement for nuclear safety & radiation regulation
1. Agni III has range of 3,500 km- 5,000 km
2. It is a intermediate air to surface ballistic missile
3. It is nuclear-capable
4. It uses 2 stage liquid propellant system
a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,3
Agni III is a intermediate surface to surface ballistic missile & it uses 2 stage solid propellant system.
1. One Belt and One Road initiative by China is to revive the ancient Silk Road and Maritime Silk Roads (MSR)
2. India will counter China's regional power ambitions through a Cotton Route and project Mausam.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Cotton route initiative is to focus on the historically-important cotton route - which served as a trade as well as cultural link between India and other nations while Project Mausam will revive India's historical role as the focal point for trade in the Indian Ocean.
1. India's first cotton exports date backs to the 1st century CE.
2. There were regular supplies of large quantities of cloth of ordinary quality from Tagara (Ter in Maharashtra).
3. Evidence of cotton exports is substantiated by archaeological discoveries from sites at the Red Sea ports of Berenike and Myos Hormos.
4. Sources also claimed that cotton was exported to Central Asia via the ancient Silk Road.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer5. Match the following ancient names of rivers with their present day names.1. Vitasta --------------i. Ravi
2. Asikni ---------------ii. Chenab
3. Parusni --------------iii. Sutlej
4. Vipas --------------- iv Jhelum
5. Sutudri --------------v. Beas
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii ,5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii ,5-iii
c) 1- iv, 2- ii, 3-i, 4- v , 5-iii
d) 1- ii, 2- iv, 3-iii, 4- i ,5-v
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1- iv, 2- ii, 3-i, 4- v, 5-iii
1. The asteroid belt is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets, extending from the orbit of Neptune
2. The Kuiper belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
The Kuiper belt is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets, extending from the orbit of Neptune while the asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.
1. IMF Executive board decides the Quota based on various parameters including GDP and tariff barriers.
2. Higher quota gives higher voting rights and borrowing permissions.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer8. Consider the following statements1. The Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) is a body set up by Ministry of Finance in 2011, to review and rewrite the legal-institutional architecture of the Indian financial sector.
2. This Commission is chaired by a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice B. N. Srikrishna
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer9.Consider the following statements1. Nagarhole national park is situated in Madhya Pradesh
2. It is also a tiger reserve
3. The Jenu Kurubas tribe is a primary inhabitants of this forest area.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 2,3
Nagarhole national park is situated in Karnataka.
1.Dawn is a NASA space probe launched to study the dwarf planet Pluto
2. New Horizons is a mission to study Ceres, only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
New Horizons is a NASA space probe launched to study the dwarf planet Pluto while Dawn is a mission to study Ceres, only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.
a) Is in orbit around the Sun
b) Able to remove smaller bodies near their orbits by collision, capture, or gravitational disturbance
c) is not a satellite.
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Able to remove smaller bodies near their orbits by collision, capture, or gravitational disturbance
Planets are able to remove smaller bodies near their orbits by collision, capture, or gravitational disturbance, whereas dwarf planets lack the mass to do so.
