IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 12, 2015
1. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is a second largest surviving stretch of mangrove forests in India
2. The sanctuary is a part of the Krishna estuary
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
The sanctuary is a part of the Godavari estuary.Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is 18 km from the port city Kakinada, on the Kakinada-Yanam state highway, nestling on the deltaic branches of Gouthami and Godavari Rivers at Kakinada Bay in Andhra Pradesh.
a) Karnataka
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Odisha
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Kerala
The indigenous Titanium Sponge Plant at Chavara in Kerala has been fully commissioned and has started commercial production required for space applications. ISRO took the initiative to set up a Titanium Sponge Plant (TSP) in the country to meet the requirements in strategic areas.
1.India has become the seventh country in the world producing Titanium sponge commercially.
2.India has third largest reserve of Titanium bearing minerals.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Properties like high strength to weight ratio and excellent corrosion resistance make Titanium alloys (like Ti6Al4V) useful for liquid propellant tanks for launch vehicles and satellites, gas bottle/liners, inter tank structures and interface rings for satellites.
a) Nachiket mor
b) Raghurma Rajan
c) Urjit Patel
d) P.J. Nayak
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) P.J. Nayak
The panel, headed by ex-Chairman of Axis Bank, P. J. Nayak, said governance at the 26 public sector banks (PSBs) suffered due to several ‘externally imposed constraints’ like dual regulation by the RBI and the Finance Ministry, and external vigilance by agencies such as the CVC and CAG, among others. If the government stake in these banks were to reduce to less than 50 per cent, together with certain other executive measures, all these external constraints would disappear.
1. Google will become a subsidiary of a new company called Alphabet Inc.
2. Larry Page will be CEO of Alphabet Inc.
3. Sergey Brin will be CEO of Google Inc.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
Sundar Pichai will be CEO of Google Inc. While Sergey Brin will be president of Alphabet.
a) 10 August
b) 11 August
c) 9 August
d) 1 August
View Answer / Hide Answer7. According to Swachh Bharat ranking which of the following is cleanest capital and city respectively?a) Thiruvananthapuram and Mysore
b) Bengaluru and Pune
c) Chennai and Mysore
d) Bengaluru and Mysore
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Bengaluru and Mysore
Bengaluru has been billed the cleanest among capital cities in India and Mysore has topped the charts in Swachh Bharat ranking
1. It was established by Prime Minister, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru in 1948 to assist displaced persons from Pakistan.
2. The fund consists entirely of public contributions as well as budgetary support.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
The fund consists entirely of public contributions and does not get any budgetary support.
1. Special Protection Group (SPG)is a security force of India formed in 1988 by an act of the Parliament of India.
2. It provide security only to the Prime minister of India.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Special Protection Group (SPG)is a security force of India formed in 1988 by an act of the Parliament of India for providing proximate security to the President of India, the Prime Minister of India and former Prime Minister of India and members of their immediate families.
1.The Steppe Road, an infrastructure construction proposal aimed at boosting the Mongolian economy through trans-border transportation.
2. It includes a 997-km highway connecting China and Russia and a 1,100-km electrified railway and the construction of natural gas and oil pipelines
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
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