IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 13, 2015
1. Which of the following statements are correct?1. Biological Diversity Act, 2002 , was enacted to meet the obligations under Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to which India is a party.
2. The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)is established as a statutory autonomous body, under the Ministry of Environment and Forests established to implement the provisions under the Act.
3. The headquarter of NBA is in Kolkata.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
The headquarter of NBA is in Chennai. State Biodiversity Boards (SBB) has been created in 28 States along with 31,574 Biological management committees (for each local body) across India under this act.
1. The Government has launched the School Nursery Yojana, an initiative to bring students closer to nature
2. Under the Yojana, students will sow the seeds, grow saplings in the school nursery, as part of practical exercise for Biology classes and extra-curricular activities for students of other streams.
3. The Scheme aims to involve students from Class VI to IX in nursery activities
4. The schools will be encouraged to take up composting, rain water harvesting and water recycling to inculcate best practices in young minds.
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer3. Lake Mead is ona) Colorado river
b) Rio grenade river
c) Missouri river
d) Mississippi river
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Colorado river
Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States in maximum water capacity. It is on the Colorado River.
1. Wembanad is India's longest lake.
2. The Vembanad Wetland system was included in the list of wetlands of international importance, as defined by the Ramsar Convention
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer5. Which of the following statements are correct?1. Ramsar sites are declared as per the recommendation of the Environment Ministry of the respective countries.
2. The country with the highest number of Sites is the United Kingdom at 170 and the country with the greatest area of listed wetlands is Bolivia.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer6. Which of the following statements are correct?1. National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems' (NPCA) is a new scheme after merging of National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) and National Wetlands Conservation Program (NWCP)
2. It is 70:30 cost sharing between the Central Government and respective State Governments except for North-East States where share is 90:10.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer7. National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project got loan from which international agency?a) Asian Development bank
b) AIIB
c) World bank
d) NDB
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) World bank
The government inked loan agreements worth $412.4 million with the World Bank for the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project. NCRMP-I is to reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities to cyclone and other hydro meteorological hazards in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha while NCRMP-II is for Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal.
a) Akbar
b) Sher Shah Suri
c) Muhammad of Ghor
d) Humayun
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Sher Shah Suri
Historically, the first currency called "rupiya" was introduced in the 16th century by Sher Shah Suri, founder of the Sur Empire of Northern India.
1. The Grand Trunk Road connects Chittagong, Bangladesh to Kabul in Afghanistan.
2. The route spanning the Grand Trunk (GT) road existed during the Maurya Empire.
3. The predecessor of the modern road was rebuilt by Sher Shah Suri, who renovated and extended the ancient Mauryan route.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
The Grand Trunk Road connects Chittagong, Bangladesh west to Howrah, West Bengal in India, running across Northern India into Lahore in Pakistan, further up to Kabul in Afghanistan.
a) Manmohan Singh
b) I. G. Patel
c) Bimal Jalan
d) Dr. C. Rangarajan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Dr. C. Rangarajan
The High Level Committee on Balance of Payments, 1993 is chaired by Dr. C. Rangarajan.
