IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 15 & 16, 2015
1. Which of the following are members of Asian Development Bank?1. Yemen
2. Turkey
3. Iran
4. Portugal
5. Germany
6. Russia
a) 1,2,6
b) 1,3,6
c) 1,4,6
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer2. Match the pairs1. Ajay Banga -------------------- i. SoftBank Corp
2. Nikesh Arora ------------------ ii. Nokia
3. Rajeev Suri ------------------- iii. Cognizant
4. Shantanu Narayen ---------- iv. MasterCard
5. Francisco D’Souza ---------- v. Adobe Systems
a) 1- iv, 2- i, 3-ii, 4- v, 5-iii
b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-ii, 4- iii, 5-i
c) 1- i, 2- v, 3-ii, 4- iii, 5-iv
d) 1- iv, 2- ii, 3-v, 4- i, 5-iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1- iv, 2- i, 3-ii, 4- v, 5-iii
1. The biometric data collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India cannot be used for any other purpose except in criminal investigations with the permission of the court.
2. Aadhaar is 16-digit unique identity number
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Aadhaar is 12-digit unique identity number
1.Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat is a nationwide sub-program of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
2.It aims to educate 80 million adults in the age group of 15 - 35 over an eighty-year period.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
The program is designed to improve comprehensive early reading, writing and early mathematics program for children in Classes I and II.
a) Hinduism
b) Shikhism
c) Islam
d) Jainism
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Jainism
Sallekhana also known as Santhara,Samadhi-marana,Sanyasana-marana is the Jain practice of undertaking voluntary death at the end of one's life.In August 2015, Rajasthan High Court cited that the practice is not essential tenet of Jainism and banned the practice making it punishable under section 306 and 309 IPC.
a) Vindyas
b) Nilgiri
c) Lower Himalaya
d) Aravali
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Nilgiri
Sholas are a local name for patches of stuntedtropical montane forest found in valleys amid rolling grassland in the higher montane regions of South India.
1. Vince Lombardy trophy-------------------------------i. Polo
2. Irani cup---------------------------------------------------ii. Hockey
3. Naidu Trophy---------------------------------------------iii. Chess
4. Ezra Cup---------------------------------------------------iv. Cricket
5. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup--------------------v. Football
a) 1- iv, 2- i, 3-ii, 4- v, 5-iii
b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-iii, 4- i, 5-ii
c) 1- i, 2- v, 3-ii, 4- iii, 5-iv
d) 1- iv, 2- ii, 3-v, 4- i, 5-iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-iii, 4- i, 5-ii
1. Delhi first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs.
2. Muhammad bin Tughluq moved his capital to Daulatabad from Delhi.
3. The capital was moved from Kolkata to Delhi in 1912 during Lord Curzon's reign.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
The capital was moved from Kolkata to Delhi in 1912 during Lord Hardinge's reign.
a) North Korea
b) Japan
c) Taiwan
d) Philippines
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Taiwan
Soudelor had severe impacts in the Northern Mariana Islands,Taiwan, and eastern China. Lesser effects were felt in Japan,South Korea and the Philippines.
1.Carbon sequestration is the process of capture and long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide(CO2)
2. The aim is to either mitigate or defer global warming and avoid dangerous climate change.
3. Blue carbon is the carbon captured by the world's oceans and coastal ecosystems.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
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