IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - June 01 & 02, 2015
1. International date line passes througha) 0 degree longitude
b) 180 degree longitude
c) equator
d) Prime meridian
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 180 degree longitude
The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth that runs from the north to the south pole and demarcates the change of one calendar day to the next. It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughly following the 180° longitude but deviating to pass around some territories and island groups.
1. Wavell plan
2. Cripps proposal
3. Cabinet mission
4. Attlee's announcement
a) 2,3,4,1
b) 3,1,2,4
c) 2,1,3,4
d) 2,3,1,4
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 2,1,3,4
- Wavell plan : June 1945
- Cripps proposal: March 1942
- Cabinet mission : May 1946
- Attlee's announcement: Feb 1947
a) Sun moves towards tropic of cancer
b) Heating of subcontinent
c) Continuous belt of low pressure lying between the subtropical high pressure belts
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All the above
The Loo is a strong, hot and dry summer afternoon wind from the west which blows over the western Indo-Gangetic Plain region of North India and Pakistan. It is especially strong in the months of May and June.
1. Andhi ----------------------- i.West Bengal
2. Norwester ------------------ ii. Uttar Pradesh
3. Kalbaisakhi ---------------- iii. East India
a) 1- ii, 2- iii, 3-i
b) 1- iii, 2- ii, 3-i
c) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iii
d) 1- i, 2- ii, 3-iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1- ii, 2- iii, 3-i
1. Loo brings precipitation in Karnataka called as cherry blossom
2. It is also called as mango shower in south India
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Cherry blossom is useful for coffee plantation while in south India and Cambodia these rain helps in the early ripening of mangoes so known as mango showers.
1. Sea breeze refers to the wind system which blows from sea towards the land during night.
2. Land breeze is the wind system which blows from land towards the sea during day time.
Which of the above statements is/are not correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
Sea breeze refers to the wind system which blows from sea towards the land during the day time. Land breeze is the wind system which blows from land towards the sea during the night.
The primary cause for the sea and land breeze is the fact that with similar exposure to the solar energy the land and water body gets heated by differently.
1. Water vapor
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Methane
4. Nitrous oxide
5. Ozone
6. Nitrogen
7. Oxygen
a) 1,3,4,5,6
b) 2,3,5,6
c) 2,3,4,5,7
d) 1,2,3,4,5
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1,2,3,4,5
To be greenhouse gas the molecule must have a strong absorbence in the IR frequencies of light. Neither oxygen or nitrogen (the major gases in the atmosphere) have this characteristic.
1.Cabinet secretary is highest post in India.
2. He is the head of all civil services under the rules of business of the Government of India
3. The Cabinet Secretary is under the direct charge of the President.
Which of the above statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
The Cabinet Secretary is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister. P.K Sinha is new cabinet secretary
1. Lord Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath
2. 11th Tirthankar Shryasnath died at Sarnath
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Sarnath is also called Rishipatna and Mrigdava or Mrigadaya.
1. The headquarter of Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is in Vienna.
2. The organization was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize
3. India is yet to ratify the convention.
Which of the above statements are not true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,3
The headquarter of Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is in The Hague, Netherlands. Only six states are yet to ratify the convention that includes Angola, Egypt, Israel, Myanmar, North Korea and South Sudan.
1. It provides 100 MB secure dedicated personal electronic space for storing the documents.
2. It is is linked to the Aadhar number of the user.
3. User can avail the facility of digital signature
4. DigiLocker can also store Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) link of e-documents issued by various issuer departments.
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2,3,4
DigiLocker service provides 10 MB secure dedicated personal electronic space for storing the documents.The government is also planning to subsequently increase the storage space to 1 GB.DigiLocker is one of the key initiatives under the Digital India Programme. This was released by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Govt. of India.
1. Chukchi Sea ------------ i.Pacific ocean
2. Timor sea --------------- ii. Artic ocean
3. Marmara sea ----------- iii. Indian Ocean
4. Kora Sea -------------- iv. Atlantic Ocean
a) 1- ii, 2-iv , 3-i, 4- iii
b) 1- iv, 2-iii, 3-i, 4- ii
c) 1- iv, 2-i , 3-iii, 4- ii
d) 1- ii, 2- iii, 3-iv, 4- I
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1- ii, 2- iii, 3-iv, 4- I
a) Chief Justice of India
b) President
c) Governor
d) chief justice of high court
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) President
Article 222 - The President may, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transfer a Judge from one High Court to any other High Court
1.India's first new pulp line unit for production of bank note paper is established at Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh
2. It will eliminate the need to import its currency paper from Australia and Japan.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
It is the initiative under Make in India.
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Kerla
3. Jammu Kashmir
4. Assam
5. Uttaranchal
6. Tamil Nadu
a) 1,3,4,5
b) 1,3,5,6
c) 1,4,5
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,3,5,6
Himachal Pradesh acconts for largest production of apples in India followed by jammu and kashmir and Uttarakhand Uttar pradesh hilly areas.Now area under cultivation is extended to Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nagaland,Meghalya and Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu.
a) Increases
b) decreases
c) Doesn't change
d) First decreases then increases
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Increases
The volume of water increases after freezing due to molecular expansion.
