IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 06, 2015

IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 06, 2015

1. Which of the following statements are true?

1. According to Indian Constitution, Article 18 prevents the state from confirming any title.
2. Bharat Ratna and Padma awards are not titles under Article 18 of the Constitution of India.

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None

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ANSWER: a) Only 1

Article 18(1) of the Indian Constitution prohibits the conferment of `titles’ by the State with the exception of military and academic distinctions. The recipients of Bharat Ratna and Padma awards are forbidden constitutionally to use the name of the award as title in suffix or prefix to the recipient's name.



2. Which of the following statements are correct?

1. Bharat ratna award was originally limited to the arts, literature, science and public services but the government had broadened the criteria to encompass any field of human endeavor
2. No monetary grant associated with the award.
3. Bharat Ratna recipients rank seventh in the Indian order of precedence

a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All

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ANSWER: d) All



3. Which panel is related recasting of PPP mode of infrastructure development?

a) C. Rangrajan panel
b) Vijay Kelkar panel
c) Kaushik Basu panel
d) Meghnad Desai

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ANSWER: b) Vijay Kelkar panel

A panel, headed by former finance secretary Vijay Kelkar, and tasked with examining and suggesting reforms for the public-private partnership (PPP) model in infrastructure projects.



4. Which of the following statements are correct?

1.Yakshagana resembles Western opera.
2. It is genre of music based on Karnataka Sangeetha

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None

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ANSWER: a) Only 1

Yakshagana is a separate genre of music, independent of Karnataka Sangeetha and the Hindustani music of India. It is believed to have survived as an indigenous phenomenon only in parts of Karnataka and Kerala.



5. Which of the following statements are correct?

1.International Center for Theoretical Physics awards Ramanujan Prize annually.
2. The prize is awarded to a researcher from a developing country less than 32 years of age who has conducted outstanding research in a developing country.
3. The prize is supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (India) and Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters through the Abel Fund, with the cooperation of the International Mathematical Union.

a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All

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ANSWER: c) 1,3

The prize is awarded to a researcher from a developing country less than 45 years of age who has conducted outstanding research in a developing country. The Ramanujan Prize for 2015 has been won by mathematician Amalendu Krishna of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Dr. Krishna has been recognised for outstanding contributions in the area of algebraic K-theory, algebraic cycles and the theory of motives.



6. Which of the following statements are correct?

1.Kerla government instituted a youth award in the name of former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
2. It also declared that his birthday October 15 would be celebrated as Youth Awakening Day.

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None

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ANSWER: d) None

Tamil Nadu government instituted a youth award in the name of former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.It also declared that his birthday October 15 would be celebrated as Youth Awakening Day.


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