IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - June 03, 2015
1. Consider the following statements related to Swachhata Saptapadi scheme1. Dumping of debris or waste will not be allowed at dumping grounds.
2. Processing of waste will be made mandatory.
3. The scheme comes under Swachh Maharashtra Abhiyan
4. Grants received from the 14th Finance Commission will be linked with it.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
On the lines of Centre government's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', the Maharashtra Government will launch 'Swachhata Saptapadi' scheme
1. Gomati is only tributary of Ganga that rises in plains not in hills
2. Gomati is right bank tributary of Ganga
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
The Gomti originates from Gomat Taal which formally known as Fulhaar jheel, near Madho Tanda, Pilibhit, India. Gomati is left bank tributary of ganga.
1. Article 338 tells appointment of a Special Officer for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes appointed by the President.
2. 46th Amendment replaced the single member Special Officer by multi-member body
3. 89th Amendment separated commission establishing different commissions for SCs and Sts.
4. National Commission for Backward Classes was estblished through amedment.--
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2,3
National Commission for Backward Classes is an Indian statutory body established on 14 August 1993, under the provisions of National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993
1.Shipki La pass is in Uttaranchal.
2. The river Sutlej enters India through this pass.
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
Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-Tibet border. The river Sutlej enters India through this pass.It is located in Kinnaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, and Tibet. The pass is India's third border post for trade with Tibet after Nathu La in Sikkim, and Lipulekh in Uttarakhand.
1.The state of Maharashtra is the leading producer of Jowar in the country.
2. Jowar is both Rabi and Kharif crop
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Maharashtra cultivates about 52% of the overall Jowar production in the country. Other important producers of Jowar include states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
1. A.O. Hume was first British Indian National Congress president
2. Sarojini Naidu was first woman president of Indian National Congress.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
Sarojini Naidu was first Indian woman President while Annie Besant was first woman President ever. George Yule was first British President.
1. sulfur dioxide
2. nitrogen oxide
3. Nitrous oxide
4. Carbon trioxide
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids.
a) clover - snail - thrush - hawk
b) snail -clover - thrush - hawk
c) snail -clover -hawk- thrush
d) hawk- hawk- snail -clover
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) hawk- hawk- snail -clover
Clover is a plant and it is the producer in this food chain. A thrush eats lots of snails, and a hawk eats lots of thrushes.
1. The organization was founded in Belgrade in 1961
2. The headquarter is in Bandung
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
The NAM does not have a constitution or a permanent secretariat. Its highest decision-making body is the Conference of Heads of States or Government, which usually meets once every three years. The NAM's Co-ordinating Bureau, also based at the UN.
1. Mining is prohibited in zone 1 and zone 2
2. No river project is allowed in zone 1 and zone 2
3. New Power plants are not allowed in zone 1 and zone 2
4. Polluting Industries are allowed in zone 3 with with strict regulation and social audit.
5. Allow New mining license only IF scarce minerals not available on the plains in zone 3
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2,3,5
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4,5
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,3,4,5
No river projects higher than 3 meters is allowed in Zone 1 while in zone 2 river projects not higher than 15m is allowed. Any height for river project is in zone 3 allowed but with detailed environmental impact assessment.
1. River deltas in eastern ghats cause discontinuous hills
2. Nilgiri hills connect Western and Eastern Ghats
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Coastal plains between Western Ghats and the Arabian sea are very narrow. So coastal rivers are short hence do not form delta on western coast.
1. Anamudi highest peak of western ghat
2. It is in Tamilnadu
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
Anamudi is in Kerla.
1. National flag is designed by designed by Pingali Venkayya.
2. The flag is to be made of is to be made of khadi
3. Constituent Assembly adopted the flag on 25 Jan 1950.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
Constituent Assembly adopted the flag on 22 July 1947.The flag, by law, is to be made of khadi, a special type of hand-spun cloth, or silk made popular by Mahatma Gandhi. The manufacturing process and specifications for the flag are laid out by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The right to manufacture the flag is held by the Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission, who allocate it to the regional groups. As of 2009, the Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha was the sole manufacturer of the flag.
a) Tax terrorism
b) Tax Heavens
c) Tax Keepers
d) Tax generators
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Tax Heavens
A tax haven is a state, country or territory where, on a national level, certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all.
