IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 03 & 04, 2015
1. Which of the following statements are true about the Arjuna Awards?1.The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
2.It is given for lifetime achievement in sports and games.
3.It is given to a player who shows consistency for the previous three years at the international level with excellence for the year for which the Award is recommended and qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
4.It is given in category of Sports for the Physically Challenged also.
a) 1,3,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 2,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,3,4
Arjuna Awards is given to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. While Dhyan Chand Award is India's highest award for lifetime achievement in sports and games. It is given in categories of Olympic Games / Asian Games / Commonwealth Games / World Cup / World Championship Disciplines and Cricket , Indigenous Games ,Sports for the Physically Challenged
1.It is capable of detecting, identifying, tracking and generating warning for surface and underwater threats.
2.It is designed by DRDO.
3.The naval harbor in Kochi has become the first in the country to get IUHDSS.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,3
It is designed by Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) ELTA.
1. It was formed in 2009.
2. It has the responsibility of patrolling India's coastal waters.
3. The SPB maintains security at all major and minor ports in India and carries out round the clock patrolling and is also part of search and rescue operations in times of emergency.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
Sagar Prahari Bal (SPB) was constituted after the Mumbai terror attacks and the main duty of the force is to guard against such terrorist attacks by patrolling the coastline and also to conduct search and rescue operations.
1.The decision to grant special category status to States lie with the Finance commission.
2.Normal Central Assistance is split into 90% grants and 10% loans for special category states.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
The decision to grant special category status to States lie with the National Development Council. Normal Central Assistance is split into 90% grants and 10% loans for special category states, while the ratio between grants and loans is 30:70 for other states.
1. Exoplanet orbits a star other than the Sun.
2. Rogue planet orbits the galaxy directly.
3. An exomoon, is a natural satellite that orbits an exoplanet.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
The discovery of exoplanets has intensified interest in the search for extraterrestrial life, particularly for those that orbit in the host star's habitable zone where it is possible for liquid water (and therefore life) to exist on the surface. NASA astronomers have discovered the nearest rocky planet outside the solar system which is larger than earth.
1. It is funded on 75: 25 basis by central and state governments.
2. It comes under under the National Rural Health Mission.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NHM). It is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme. It is being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women. The scheme is under implementation in all states and Union Territories (UTs), with a special focus on Low Performing States (LPS) that includes UP, Uttarakhand, MP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Odisha and J&K.
a) Yogam Sharnam Gachami
b) Yog samrudh jivan
c) Yog sadhana
d) Saamanjasya evam shanthi ke liye yog
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Saamanjasya evam shanthi ke liye yog
The coin bears the logo of the International Day of Yoga, with the inscription Saamanjasya evam shanthi ke liye yog “ in Devnagri script and “yoga for harmony and peace” around the logo. At the bottom of the logo the date June 21 is inscribed
1. This motion can be moved by opposition in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha
2. If the Censure Motion is passed, the Council of Ministers is bound to seek the confidence of the Lok Sabha as early as possible.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Censure Motion can be moved only in the Lok Sabha and by the Opposition of the House. Censure Motion can be moved against the Council of Ministers or an individual Minister or a group of Ministers for their failure to act or not to act or for their policy and may express regret, indignation or surprise of the House at the failure of the Minister or Ministers.
1.ED is a law enforcement agency and economic intelligence agency responsible for enforcing economic laws and fighting economic crime in India.
2. It part of the economic wing of CBI.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
ED is part of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. It comprises officers of the Indian Revenue Service, Indian Police Service and the Indian Administrative Service. It was established on the 1st day of June, 2000 by the Central Govt. of India to investigate provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
a) Financial inclusion of woman
b) Inside Trading
c) Investor Awareness and Protection about mutual funds
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Investor Awareness and Protection about mutual funds
The Committee on Investor Awareness and Protection has been constituted by. Government of India and is chaired by Shri D Swarup
1. Aadi Perukku is a Hindu Tamil festival celebrated on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Adi (mid-July to mid-August).
2. The festival pays tribute to water's life-sustaining properties.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
For the blessing of mankind with peace, prosperity and happiness, nature worship in the form of Amman deities are organized to shower Nature’s bountiful grace on human beings.
a) August 9
b) August 7
c) August 4
d) August 5
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) August 7
Sant Kabir awards and National awards will be presented to distinguished handloom workers for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 on National handloom day
a) Marut
b) Vajra
c) Indradhanush
d) Indra
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Indradhanush
For enhancing mutual operational understanding between the two Air Forces Indradhanush were carried out. In UK, the exercise were conducted from three airbases. Su-30 MKI were operated with the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) at Coningsby, the Transport aircraft were hosted at Brize Norton and GARUD Special Forces were hosted at Honington.
1. Woody island -------------------i. Pacific Ocean
2. Azores island--------------------ii. Indian Ocean
3. Reunion island------------------iii. South china sea
4. Pitcairn island-------------------iv. Atlantic ocean
5. Barter Island---------------------v. Arctic ocean
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii ,5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- iii ,5-ii
c) 1- iv, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii , 5-ii
d) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-ii, 4- i ,5-v
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-ii, 4- i ,5-v
a) Tribal houses of Australian indiigenous people
b) Name of fruit grown in Latin America
c) Culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions
d) Name of musical instrument
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions
Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska.Inuit is a plural noun; the singular is Inuk. In the United States and Canada the term "Eskimo" was commonly used to describe the Inuit, and Alaska's Yupik and Iñupiat.
1. The Upper Krishna Project is an irrigation project across the Krishna River to provide irrigation to the drought-prone areas of Bijapur, Bagalkot , Gulbarga , Yadgir and Raichur.
2. It involves construction of Almatti Dam and Narayanpur Dam along with several other canals.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
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