IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 20, 2015
1. Which of the following statements is/are correct?1. The Security Council consists of fifteen members.
2. The body's presidency rotates yearly among its members.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
The body's presidency rotates monthly among its members. Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, and the United States—serve as the body's five permanent members. Also it has 10 non-permanent members, elected on a regional basis to serve two-year terms.
a) Tawang
b) Balochistan
c) Nagaland
d) Aksai Chin
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Aksai Chin
The Macartney–MacDonald Line is a proposed boundary in the disputed area of Aksai Chin.
1. United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces received Nobel peace prize in 1988.
2. UN Security Council has authority to refer cases to the International Criminal Court in which the court could not otherwise exercise jurisdiction.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer4. Coffee club is group of a nation for the purpose ofa) Increasing the coffe production throughout the world
b) Discussion about peaceful non- nuclear world
c) Demanding reforms in the United Nations Security Council
d) Opposition to the possible expansion of the United Nations Security Council.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Opposition to the possible expansion of the United Nations Security Council.
Uniting for Consensus (UfC) is a movement, nicknamed the Coffee Club, that developed in the 1990s in opposition to the possible expansion of the United Nations Security Council. Under the leadership of Italy,it aims to counter the bids for permanent seats proposed by G4 nations(Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan) and is calling for a consensus before any decision is reached on the form and size of the Security Council.
1. Grama Jyothi is a sheme for rural development launched by Uttar Pradesh government.
2. The programme envisages empowering gram panchayats for all-round development of villages in areas of sanitation and drinking water, health and nutrition, education, social security and poverty reduction, natural resources, agriculture and infrastructure.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Grama Jyothi is a sheme for rural development launched by Telangana government.
1. The Economic Intelligence Council is the apex forum overseeing government agencies responsible for economic intelligence and combating economic offences in India.
2. The Economic Intelligence Council is under chairmanship of Director General of the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
The Economic Intelligence Council is under chairmanship of Union Finance minister. The Council is also the apex of 18 regional economic intelligence committees, and is part of the Union Ministry of Finance.It was formed in 1990.
a) Chandigarh
b) Noida
c) Patna
d) Jaipur
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Noida
Okhla Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary at the Okhla barrage over Yamuna River. It is situated in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, on Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border and known as a haven for over 300 bird species, especially waterbirds.
a) Bangalore
b) London
c) Kochi
d) San Francisco
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Kochi
Kerala’s Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has become the first airport in the world that would be running fully on solar power. The airport officially commissioned a 12 MW solar project. Once in operation, the project is estimated to generate about 50,000 units of electricity daily. This, coupled with an an existing 1 MW solar plant commissioned in 2013, which was upgraded from a 100 KW plant set up in the same year, will be enough to meet all power requirements of CIAL.
1. Magadha king Ajatasatru laid the foundation of Pataliputra.
2. Pataliputra is situated at the confluence of the Ganges, Gandhaka and Son rivers.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Magadha king Udaiyan, successor of Ajatasatru laid the foundation of Pataliputra.
a) Jharkhand
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Odisha
d) Chattisgarh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Tamil Nadu
Lignite fields have been discovered in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu .These are the largest deposits of lignite in India as well as south-east Asia.
a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Bangladesh
View Answer / Hide Answer12. Which of the following act allowed the Christian Missionaries to spread their religion in India?a) Pitts India Act of 1784
b) Charter Act of 1813
c) Charter Act of 1833
d) Charter Act of 1853
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Charter Act of 1813
1. This campaign aims to accomplish the vision of a 'Clean India' by 2 October 2019.
2. Fund sharing between the Central Government and the State Government and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) is 75%:25% (90% : 10% for North Eastern and special category states).
3. The program aims to to make India "open defecation free" by 2015.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
The program aims to to make India "open defecation free" by 2019.
1. Tabala
2. Sarangi
3. Veena
4. Jalatarangam
a) 1 and 2
b) 2,4
c) 3 and 4
d) All
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