IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - July 09, 2015
1. Consider the following statements1. The inaugural BRICS summit took place in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2009.
2. The Fortaleza summit in 2014 resulted in the official inauguration of the New Development Bank.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer2. Consider the following statements.1. Brazil, Egypt ,Germany are founding members of AIIB.
2. K.V. Kamath, is the newly appointed chief of AIIB.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
K.V. Kamath, is the newly appointed chief of the New Development Bank of BRICS countries. China has named its former Finance Minister, Jin Liqun, as its choice to head the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
1. Kerla
2. Manipur
3. Sikkim
4. Goa
5. Daman & Diu
6. Lakshadweep
a) 2,3,4
b) 3,4,5,6
c) 2,5,6
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 2,5,6
Manipur is the only state in the northeastern region of India that is free from slums despite having been reported to contain slums in previous records in the past. According to the 2001 Census, Arunachal Pradesh has been regarded to be a slum free state earlier whereas this is not the case anymore. Manipur, along with Daman & Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep have not reported any slums in the 2011 Census.
1. Russia
2. Turkmenistan
3. Uzbekistan
4. Armenia
5. Kyrgyzstan
6. Ukraine
7. Belarus
8. Kazakhstan
a) 1,4,5,7,8
b) 1,2,3,5,7
c) 1,2,5,6,7,8
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,4,5,7,8
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia are Eurasian Economic Union members while it wills see inclusion of Tajikistan later this year. The Eurasian Economic Union is an economic union of states located primarily in northern Eurasia. A treaty aiming for the establishment of the EEU was signed on 29 May 2014 by the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, and came into force on 1 January 2015. Treaties aiming for Armenia's and Kyrgyzstan's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union were signed on 9 October 2014 and 23 December, respectively. Armenia's accession treaty came into force on 2 January 2015. Kyrgyzstan's accession treaty will not come into force until it has been ratified, but it participated in the EEU from the day of its establishment as an acceding state.
1. Eurasian Development Bank ----------------------- i. Minsk, Belarus
2. Court of the Eurasian Economic Union –-------ii. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
3. Eurasian Commission -------------------------------iii. Moscow, Russia
a) 1-i, 2-iii, 3-ii
b) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
c) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii
d) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
1. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the first international regulatory framework for safe transfer, handling and use of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs)
2. It was negotiated under the aegis of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
3. India is party to the protocol.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
The Protocol was adopted on 29 January, 2000. India has acceded the Biosafety Protocol on 17 January 2003. The Protocol has come into force on 11 September 2003. As of date, 157 countries are parties to the Protocol.
The main objective of the protocol is to contribute to ensuring an adequate level of production in the field of the safe transfer, handling of LMOs resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effect on the conservation an d sustainable use of biological diversity taking into account risk to human health.
a) 49%
b) 50%
c) 51%
d) 75%
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 51%
In all cases of disinvestment, the Government would retain at least 51% equity and the management control
1. Households with only one room
2. No adult member between the ages of 16 and 59
3. Female headed households with no adult male member between 16 and 59
4. Households with disabled member and no able bodied adult member
5. SC/ST household
6. Households with no literate adult above 25 years
7. Landless households deriving a major part of their income from manual casual labor.
a) 1,4,5,7
b) 1,2,3,4,6,7
c) 1,2,5,6,7
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer9. Which of the following is/are included in FOREX?1. Foreign currency assets held by the RBI
2. Gold holdings of the RBI
3. SDRs
4. Reserve Position in the IMF
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer10.Consider the following statements 1. Only Bolivia is the south american countries which is landlocked.
2. Aconcagua is the tallest mountain outside Asia.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Bolivia and Paraguay are two south american countries which are landlocked.
a) Mid-day meal scheme under Ministry of Human Resource Development
b) MGNREGA under Ministry of Rural Development
c) Janani Suraksha Yojna under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
d) Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme under Ministry of Rural Development
a) Azerbaijan
b) Kyrgyzstan
c) Uzbekistan
d) Kazakhstan
e) Russia
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Kazakhstan
The Satpayev block, measuring 1,582 sq km, is located in the North Caspian Sea, in water depths of 6-8 m, and has two prospective areas that hold an estimated 256 million tonnes of oil and natural gas resources. It lies near four major discoveries.
1. Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 is being carried under Census of India act 1948.
2. The SECC, 2011 will be conducted through a comprehensive programme involving the Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India and the State Governments.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 is not being carried under Census of India act 1948 while the regular Population Census is Carried out under Census Act, 1948.
1. Kasturirangan committee had recommended that about 37 per cent areas in the Western Ghats to be declared as an ESA
2. Madhav Gadgil report had recommended declaration of entire Western Ghats region as an ESA.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Total six states viz. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat are part of western ghat.
1. Hokkaido
2. Kyushu
3. Okinawa
4. Honshu
5. Shikoku.
a) 1,5,4,2,3
b) 1,2,3,4,5
c) 3,2,4,5,1
d) 1,4,5,2,3
View Answer / Hide Answer16. Which of the following are members of Ashgabat Agreement?1. Uzbekistan
2. Iran
3. Turkmenistan
4. Oman
5. Qutar
a) 1,2,3
b) 1,3
c) 2,4,5
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
Ashgabat Agreement which is s a transit pact between Uzbekistan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Oman established in 2011.
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Lawrence
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Lord Canning
The Archaeological Survey of India was eventually formed in 1861 by a statute passed into law by Lord Canning with Cunningham as the first Archaeological Surveyor.
1. The Allahabad Pillar inscription or prashasti was composed by Harisena
2. Harisena was court poet of Samudrgupta
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Achievements of different rulers of the Gupta lineage are also mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription. Harishena, who composed the Allahabad Prasasti, was the court poet and minister of Samudragupta. Parts of Allahabad Prasasti were composed in verse and other parts, in prose.
1. Cabinet Ministers
2. Ministers of State
3. Ministers without Portfolio
4. Cabinet Secretary
a) 1,2
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,2,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,2,3
The Union Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in the Republic of India. It consists of senior ministers, called "Cabinet Ministers", and junior ministers, called "Ministers of State". It is led by the Prime Minister. A smaller executive body, called the Union Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in India.Only the Prime Minister and ministers of the rank of "Cabinet Minister" are members of the Cabinet. The most senior civil servant in India, called the Cabinet Secretary, leads the Cabinet Secretariat, and provides administrative assistance to the Council of Ministers. Ministers of State are tasked with assisting Cabinet Ministers in their work.
a) Inertia of Motion
b) Inertia of Distance
c) Inertia of Rest
d) Centifugal force
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Inertia of Rest
The inability of a body to change by itself its state of rest is known as Inertia of Rest. It happens to inertia of rest of upper part of the body of the rider.
