IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 29 & 30, 2015
1. Which of the following are major production of tropical rain-forest?1. Coffee
2. Avocado
3. Olives
4. Banana
a) 1,2,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2,4
Yam, coffee, chocolate, banana, mango, papaya, macadamia, avocado, and sugarcane all originally came from tropical rainforest and are still mostly grown on plantations in regions that were formerly primary forest.
1. The Protocol’s first commitment period was from 2008 to 2012.
2. A second commitment period from 2013- 2020, known as the Doha Amendment to the protocol.
3. China has become the party to the Kyoto Protocol to accept the Doha Amendment.
a) 1,2,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty, which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits State Parties to reduce greenhouse gases emissions, based on the premise that (a) global warming exists and (b) man-made CO2 emissionshave caused it. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005.
1. India's latest communication satellite GSAT-6 was launched using GSLV cryogenic engine.
2. GSAT-6 has largest antenna made by ISRO so far
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
One of the advanced features of GSAT-6 satellite is its S-Band Unfurlable Antenna of 6 m diameter. This is the largest satellite antenna realized by ISRO.The antenna is utilized for five spot beams over the Indian mainland. The spot beams exploit the frequency reuse scheme to increase frequency spectrum utilization efficiency.
a) Chattisgarh
b) Kerala
c) Odisha
d) Andhra Pradesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Kerala
About six hundred Kadar tribes reside in the forest areas of Kerala state including Cochin. They are also called as a Kadir and converse in an ancient language which is a blend of both Tamil and Malayalam languages.
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Ronjan Sodhi
c) Gagan Narang
d) Sania Mirza
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Sania Mirza
The Khel Ratna was devised to be an overarching honour, conferred for outstanding sporting performance, whether by an individual or a team,across all sporting disciplines in a given year.
1. Gwadar : Pakistan
2. Kyaukpyu : Myanmar
3. Marao : Maldives
4. Lamu : Yemen
a) 2
b) 2,3
c) 3
d) 4
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 4
These are pors build by china in Indian ocean. Chinese built Lamu Port in Kenya
1. Bhima
2. Venna
3. Tungbhadra
4. Wainganga
a) 2,3,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,2
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,2,3
Wainganga is tributary of Godavari.
1. Sunhak Peace Prize was founded by South Korean religious leader Hak Ja Han Moon to recognise eminent individuals who contributed to peace and development of the world.
2. Sunhak Peace Prize will go a step further and extend its concept of peace to the future and strive for the "peace of the future generations
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
President of Kiribati Anote Tong received the award for improved global awareness of the severity of climate change and sought for action by the international community for its solution.
Noted Indian agricultural scientist Modadugu Vijay Gupta received prize for pionerring the blue revolution and has invested his entire life to developing aquaculture as an alternative solution to the future food crisis.
1. Levies will be imposed on development projects that seek land inside a Reserved Forest or a Protected Area (PA) in a sanctuary or a national park which will make CAMPA Funds.
2. CAMPA has been created on the order of the Supreme Court in October 2002.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer10. Which of the following statements is/are correct?1. Gaidinliu was a Naga spiritual and political leader who led a revolt against British rule in India.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru gave her the title of "Rani" to Gaidinliu.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer11. Widow Remarriage Act was passed during the tenure ofa) Lord Mayo
b) Lord Ripon
c) Lord William Bentinck
d) Lord Dalhousie
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Lord Dalhousie
The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856, also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 26 July 1856, legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule.
1. Kobe
2. Yokohama
3. Sendai
4. Kanazawa
a) 1,2,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,3,4
d) 2,3,4
View Answer / Hide Answer13. Which of the following statements are correct?1. Jan Dhan Yojana account holders will be provided free zero-balance bank account along with RuPay debit card.
2. They will also be entitled to accidental insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh.
3. After opening of account for 6 months, account holder can avail Rs 5,000 loan from the bank.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer14. A 'Special pension' scheme for Muzaffarnagar riot victims announced by UP Govt is called as aa) Maulana Azad Pension scheme
b) Mahatma Gandhi unity pension scheme
c) Rani Laxmi Bai Pension Scheme
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Rani Laxmi Bai Pension Scheme
1. They may also accept call deposits.
2. The Reserve Bank will allow setting up new kind of NBFC which would act as account aggregator to help people see their accounts across financial institutions in a common format.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
NBFC may also accept deposits - however, these deposits are term deposits and not call deposits.
a) State Governments
b) SEBI
c) RBI
d) Central finance ministry
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) RBI
The chit fund companies operations are governed by the Chit Fund Act, 1982, which is administered by State Governments. Their deposit taking activities are regulated by the Reserve Bank.
1. National Housing Bank (NHB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
2. NHB registers, regulates and supervises Housing Finance Company (HFCs).
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
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