IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 10 & 11, 2015
1. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Pawan Hans is PSU that provides helicopter services to ONGC, North east India and Andaman NIcobar island.
2. Jal Hans is a joint venture has been formed between Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited (PHHL) and the Andaman and Nicobar administration for boosting coastal tourism which provides India's first seaplane service.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Jal Hans aims to promote tourism and connectivity by connecting far flung islands and backwaters with the mainland in a country that has a 7400-kilometre long shoreline. Initially Jal Hans started flying from Port Blair to Havelock Island, where Waterdrome infrastructure is being installed and then Diglipur, again at a waterdrome.
1. Fat man: Hiroshima
2. Little Boy: Nagasaki
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
Little Boy was the codename for the type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. "Fat Man" was the codename for the type of atomic bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the United States on 9 August 1945.
1. Suez canal connects Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
2. Suez port is northern port of Suez canal while Port Said is southern port of Suez canal.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Suez port is southern port of Suez canal while Port Said is northern port of Suez canal.
1. Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area
2. It is also the largest tropical lake in the world.
3. Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya , Rwanda, Burundi are basin countries of Lake Victoria.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are the only three countries surrounding the lake.
1. Institutional buildings
2. Government buildings
3. Industrial and commercial complex
4. Social sectors buildings like old age homes, orphanage etc.
5. Residential apartments
a) 1,2,4
b) 1,2,4,5
c) 2,4,5
d) all
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,2,4,5
Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) provides Central financial assistance of 15 per cent of the benchmark cost for solar rooftop. According to new notification Private, commercial and industrial buildings rooftops will not be covered under the subsidy unless the solar system is owned by a government organization.
a) Yellow-fi
b) Blue-fi
c) White-fi
d) RGB-fi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) White-fi
In telecommunications, white spaces refer to frequencies allocated to a broadcasting service but not used locally. Many white spaces are left by the termination of analog TV to provide wireless broadband Internet access.Such technology is predicted to improve the availability of broadband Internet and Wi-Fi in rural areas.
1. South Sudan became the 206th country to join the Olympic family
2. The headquarters of International Olympic Committee (IOC) is in Athens, Greece
3. Ultimate Frisbee is recognized by International Olympic Committee.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,3
The headquarters of International Olympic Committee (IOC) is in Lausanne, Switzerland
1. Vitiligo is a disease in which the pigment cells of the skin, melanocytes, are destroyed in certain areas.
2. Vitiligo is an autoimmune condition in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys certain cells within the body.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer9. Which of the following is not a member of Trans-Pacific Partnership?1. Japan
2. New Zealand
3.Brunei
4. China
5. South Korea
a) 3,4,5
b) 1 and 4
c) 1 and 5
d) 4 and 5
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 4 and 5
Historically, the TPP is an expansion of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPSEP or P4) which was signed by Brunei, Chile, Singapore, and New Zealand in 2006. Beginning in 2008, additional countries joined for a broader agreement: Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the United States, and Vietnam, bringing the total number of participating countries to twelve.
a) Tripura
b) Mizoram
c) Kerla
d) Karnataka
View Answer / Hide Answer11. Which of the following statements is/are correct?1. Kolleru is brackish water lake
2. It is designated as a wetland of international importance under the international Ramsar Convention.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh.Kolleru is located between Krishna and Godavari delta. The lake serves as a natural flood-balancing reservoir for these two rivers. The lake is fed directly by water from the seasonal Budameru and Tammileru streams, and is connected to the Krishna and Godavari systems by over 68 in-flowing drains and channels.
1. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) is a Conditional Cash Transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating (P&L) women.
2. Priyadarshini, is a Self Help Group (SHG) based project implemented by the Ministry for holistic empowerment of women and adolescent girls.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) was set up in 1993 to meet the credit needs of poor women in the informal sector for income generation and household activities. Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) is a Conditional Cash Transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating (P&L) women.
1. ‘SAMANVAY’ web portal to monitor progress and implementation of the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) for development of Gram Panchayats.
2. The portal will have a compilation of all central Government schemes
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
The portal will have a compilation of all central as well as state Government schemes.
a) Haryana
b) Bihar
c) Rajsthan
d) Uttar pradesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Uttar pradesh
Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh was chosen for the Uttar Pradesh's highest literary award Bharat Bharti for the year 2014. The award is given by UP Hindi Sansthan every year.
