IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - June 05, 2015
1. What is Repo rate?a) Rate at which the RBI borrows money from commercial banks.
b) Rate at which commercial banks borrow money from RBI
c) Rate at which government lends money to RBI
d) Rate at which banks borrow funds overnight from the RBI
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Rate at which commercial banks borrow money from RBI
Current Repo rate - 7.25%
MSF is the rate at which banks borrow funds overnight from the RBI
1. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is the statutory authority in charge of the waterways in India.
2. The headquarters is located in Mumbai.
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
Inland Waterways Authority of India's headquarters is located in Noida, UP.
1. The Gandhara School of Art is also known as the Graeco-Buddhist School of Art
2. The best specimens of Gandhara art are from Jaulian and Dharmarajika stupa at Taxila
3. It uses Grey stone
Which of the following statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
The Gadhara region extending from Punjab to the borders of Afghanistan was an important centre of Mahayana Buddhism up to the 5th century A.D. Gandhara School imbibed all kinds of foreign influences like Persian, Greek, Roman, Saka and Kushan.
1. Macaulay's Minute
2. Indian Universities act
3. Establishment of Bombay university
4. Establishment of Sanskrit College by jonathan Duncan
a) 2,3,4,1
b) 1,4,3,2
c) 4,1,3,2
d) 2,3,1,4
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 2,3,1,4
- Macaulay's Minute- 1835
- Indian Universities act- 1904
- Establishment of Bombay university-1854
- Establishment of Sanskrit College by Jonathan Duncan -1792
- Wood's dispatch in 1854 by which Bombay,madras,Calcutta universities were established.
1.It provides universal accessibility for all citizens including Persons with Disabilities, to be able to gain access and live independently.
2.Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment provides Grants-in-aids to all States/UTs to provide barrier free environment in important Government buildings
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Sugmaya Bharat Abhigan is also called as Accessible India Campaign
1.The National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) is a project initiated in 2011 to provide broadband connectivity to Gram panchayats of India
2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has the responsibility to execute the project.
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 Special-Purpose Vehicle Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) was incorporated to execute the project
a) All her daughters are color-blind where as all the Sons have normal color vision.
b) All her sons are color-blind where as all the daughters are carrier.
c) All her sons are color-blind where as all the daughters have
normal color vision.
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) All her sons are color-blind where as all the daughters have normal color vision.
Color blindness is usually a sex-linked condition. The genes that produce photo pigments are carried on the X chromosome; if some of these genes are missing or damaged it causes color blindedness.
1. A patent can be gifted, inherited, assigned, sold or licensed
2. Copyright can protect idea
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
There is no copyright on an idea. Copyright protects just expressions and not the ideas.
1. Bhakra Dam ------------------ i. Narmada
2. Almatti Dam ----------------- ii. Godavari
3. Indira sagar ---------------- iii. Chambal
4. Jayakwadi Dam --------------- iv.Krishna
5. Rana Pratap Sagar Dam ------- v.Satlaj
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii, 5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii, 5-iii
c) 1- iii, 2- i, 3-v, 4- ii, 5-iv
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii, 5-v
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii ,5-iii
1. Eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bound nucleus.
2. Bacteria are an example of Eukaryotic cells
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
Bacteria are an example of prokaryotic cells
1. Sariska ------------ i.Mizoram
2. Dampa -------------- ii.Maharashtra
3. Kawal -------------- iii. Chhattisgarh
4. Bor ---------------- iv.Rajasthan
5. Indravati ---------- v. Telangana
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii, 5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii, 5-iii
c) 1- iii, 2- i, 3-v, 4- ii, 5-iv
d) 1- iv, 2- i, 3-v, 4- ii, 5-iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER:d) 1- iv, 2- i, 3-v, 4- ii, 5-iii
Bacteria are an example of prokaryotic cells
1. Mandakini Valley ---------- i. Sikkim
2. Damodar Valley ----------- ii. Kerla
3. Silent Valley ------------ iii. Uttarakhand
4.Valley of Flowers --------- iv. Kedarnath
5. Yumthang Valley ---------- v. Jharkhand
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii ,5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii ,5-iii
c) 1- iii, 2- i, 3-v, 4- ii , 5-iv
d) 1- iv, 2- v, 3-ii, 4- iii ,5-i
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1- iv, 2- v, 3-ii, 4- iii ,5-i
1. Cellulose is a polymer of beta glucose.
2. Cellulose molecules are held together by hydrogen bonds
3. The cellulose in a cell is exported to its outer membrane by Golgi bodies.
Which of the following statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
Cellulose molecules are held together by hydrogen bonds to form microfibrils and these form cellulose fibres.
1. Wheat is grown in cool temperate areas
2. China is the largest producer of wheat
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
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