IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 19, 2015
1. Which of the following statements are correct?1. Under Interest Subvention Scheme, banks has to provide interest concession of up to 2 percent on short term crop loans amounting to INR 3 lakh rupees.
2. Additional subvention of 3% will be there for farmers repaying the loan promptly from its date of disbursement during the fiscal 2015-2016.
3. Only public sector banks are able to provide Interest Subvention under this scheme.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
The Union Government extended the scheme to PSBs, private commercial banks, regional rural banks, NABARD and cooperative banks.
a) A- Appointments, B- Bank Investment Company, C– Capitalization, D– Distressing, E- Empowerment, F- Framework of accountability, G- Governance Plans
b) A- Appointments, B- Bank Board Bureau, C– Capitalization, D– Distressing, E- Empowerment, F- Framework of accountability, G- Governance Plans
c) A- Appointments, B- Bank Board Bureau, C– Capitalization, D– Disinvestment, E- Empowerment, F- Framework of accountability ,G- Governance Plans
d) A- Appointments, B- Bank Board Bureau, C– Capitalization, D– Distressing, E- E-banking , F- Framework of accountability, G- Governance Plans
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) A- Appointments, B- Bank Board Bureau, C– Capitalization, D– Distressing, E- Empowerment, F- Framework of accountability, G- Governance Plans
A- Appointments
B- Bank Board Bureau
C – Capitalization
D – Distressing
E- Empowerment
F - Framework of accountability
G - Governance Plans
a) Birds
b) Mammals
c) Fishes
d) Insects
View Answer / Hide Answer4. According to government announcement who will be the members of Bank Board Bureau?1. Banking secretary
2. Former bankers
3. RBI deputy governor
4. Expert from other field
a) 1,2,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
According to government announcement BIB will be six member body consisting of- banking secretary, RBI deputy governor, PSE member, two former bankers and one expert from some other field.
a) To review the environment laws in the country
b) To review industrial pollution in country
c) To review pollution in cities
d) To review cuttings in carbon emission
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) To review the environment laws in the country
The high level committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) headed by T S R Subramanian to review the environment laws in the country has recommended formulating a new “umbrella” law to streamline the process of environment clearances for development projects in the country.
a) Rainbow
b) Indradhanush
c) Dhanshree
d) Dhanlaxmi
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Who was the British monarch at the time of Indian Independence?a) Edward VIII
b) George VI
c) Queen Elizabeth
d) George V
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) George VI
George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.
a) 10 August
b) 12 August
c) 13 August
d) 14 August
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 13 August
Tamil Nadu state has topped in organ donation in the country by harvesting organs of 683 persons and donating them to over 3000 beneficiaries.
a) Kolkata
b) Bangalore
c) Mumbai
d) Dehradun
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Dehradun
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in association with UNESCO, is establishing a Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training for the Asia and Pacific Region as a UNESCO Category 2 Centre at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun.
a) They accepted the proposals
b) With few exceptions they rejected the Nehru proposals
c) Thoroughly rejected the proposal
d) Demanded participation in creation of amendments to report
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) With few exceptions they rejected the Nehru proposals
In reaction Mohammad Ali Jinnah drafted his Fourteen Points in 1929 which became the core demands the Muslim community put forward as the price of their participating in an independent united India.
a) White Bellied Heron
b) Sociable Lapwing
c) Siberian Crane
d) Flamingo
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Flamingo
The Maharashtra government declared the northern part of Thane Creek as a flamingo sanctuary.
a) Karakoram Pass
b) Pin Parvati Pass
c) Nama Pass
d) Rohtang Pass
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Rohtang Pass
Rohtang Pass is a highmountain pass on the eastern Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas.It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh, India.Manali-Leh Highway, a part of NH 21, transverses Rohtang Pass.
1. Cameroon
2. Malaysia
3. Egypt
4. South Sudan
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,4
c) 3 and 4
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 3 and 4
South Sudan is prospective member of Commonwealth of Nations.
a) Pune
b) Visakhapatnam
c) Kochi
d) Chennai
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Pune
An International Climate Variability and Predictability project office would be set up in Pune for implementation of intra-seasonal, seasonal and inter-annual variability and predictability of monsoon systems. An agreement has already been signed in February this year in this regard between Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (ESSO-IITM) and World Climate Research Programme, Geneva.
a) USA
b) European Union
c) Great Britain
d) China
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) China
Long March or Changzheng is a rocket family of expendable launch systems operated by the People's Republic of China.The rockets are named after the Long March of Chinese communist history.
