IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - June 13 & 14, 2015
1. Consider the following statements1. INS Vikrant is India's largest aircraft carrier
2. Only US, Russia, UK and China are capable of designing and constructing aircraft carriers.
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
INS Vikrant has the capacity to carry 36 fighter planes. The flight deck of IAC will have the capacity to hold 19 aircraft and the hangar inside will have room for 17 fighters.Only US, Russia, UK and France are capable of designing and constructing aircraft carriers.
1. India signed motor vehicles pact with Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
2. It will enable seamless transit of passenger and cargo vehicles among these nations.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
The Cabinet had approved a proposal to sign the SAARC MVA during the SAARC Summit in Kathmandu in November 2014.But due to Pakistan's reservation BBIN pact will be signed.
1. India signed the international convention of 2001 on civil liability for bunker oil pollution damage of the International Maritime Organization
2. India has to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
3. The bunker convention aims to ensure adequate, prompt, and effective compensation for damage caused by spills of oil, when carried as fuel in ships' bunkers.
4. It would now apply to an Indian vessel wherever situated and to a foreign flag vessel while within Indian jurisdiction.
Which of the above statements are true?a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All the above
The bunker convention has been in force internationally since November 21, 2008, and maritime nations accounting for 91 per cent of world shipping tonnage are parties to this. If India does not become a party, too, Indian flag ships visiting foreign ports will have to continue with the present dispensation of approaching foreign countries for bunker insurance compliance certificates, while foreign ships visiting Indian ports are not subject to compulsory insurance.
1. It will enable filing of cheque bounce cases in the place where the cheque was presented for clearance or payment
2. It will help increase the credibility of the cheque as a financial instrument.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer5. Consider the following statements about Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)1. It is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus
2. Camels are likely to be a major reservoir host.
3. It was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012.
Which of the above statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
South Korea has reported its seventh death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).Typical MERS symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath. Pneumonia is common, but not always present. Gastrointestinal symptoms, including diarrhoea, have also been reported.
1.Project Elephant (PE), a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched in February 1992 to provide financial and technical support to major elephant bearing States in the country for protection of elephants, their habitats and corridors.
2. Karnataka get its first elephant reserve by establishing the Dandeli Elephant Reserve under Project Elephant.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Which of the following steel plant is wrongly matcheda) Bhilai / Chhattisgarh / Soviet Union
b) Rourkela / Orissa/ Germany
c) Durgapur / West Bengal / UK
d) Bokaro/ Bihar / Soviet Union
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Bokaro/ Bihar / Soviet Union
Bokaro is in Jharkhand.
1. International Day of Yoga ------------ i. 14 June
2. World Malaria Day -------------------- ii. 7 April
3. World Tuberculosis Day --------------- iii. 25 April
4. World Blood Donor Day ---------------- iv. 24 March
5. World Health Day --------------------- v. 21 June
a) 1- v, 2-ii , 3-i, 4- iii ,5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- iii ,5-ii
c) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii , 5-iii
d) 1- v, 2- iii, 3-iv, 4- i ,5-ii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1- v, 2- iii, 3-iv, 4- i ,5-ii
1. Vizhinjam Port -------------- i. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kirtania port -------------- ii.Kerla
3. Dugarajapatnam -------------- iii.West Bengal
4. Sagar ----------------------- iv.Orissa
5. Nargol ---------------------- v. Gujrat
a) 1- ii, 2-iv , 3-i, 4- iii, 5-v
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: a) 1- ii, 2-iv , 3-i, 4- iii, 5-v
Vizhinjam International Seaport is a proposed port by the Arabian Sea at Thiruvananthapuram. Kirtania port is a deep-water, all-weather port proposed to be constructed at the mouth of Subarnarekha River in Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha.The government has decided to set up two new major ports, one each at Sagar in West Bengal and Dugarajapatnam in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.
1. Employment under MGNREGA is a legal entitlement.
2. It provides employment to every individual in rural area.
3. The act make it compulsory to have a 33 percent participation for women.
Which of the above statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,3
It provides employment to every rural household and not every individual.
1. 42nd amendment extended the term of loksabha to 6 years.
2. 42nd amendment gave precedence to directive principles over fundamental rights
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
42nd amendment brought about the most widespread changes to the Constitution in its history, and is sometimes called a "mini-Constitution" or the "Constitution of Indira. 43rd and 44th Amendments tried to restore the pre-1976 position to some extent.
a) Manipur
b) Mizoram
c) Nagaland
d) Sikkim
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Mizoram
The Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJW) in Vairengte, Mizoram, India is a training and research establishment of the Indian Army specialising in unconventional warfare, especially counter-insurgency and guerrilla warfare.
a) Type of coffee
b) Tropical cyclone
c) Shifting cultivation
d) Region in Europe
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Shifting cultivation
It is a name of Shifting cultivation practiced in Brazil.
1. Anglo Afgan treaty ------------- Treaty of Rawalpindi
2. Anglo Nepal treaty ------------- Treaty of Yandabo
3. Anglo Burma treaty ------------- Sugauli Treaty
4. Anglo Tibet treaty ------------- Traty of Lhasa
a) Only 1
b) 2 and 3
c) Only 3
d) Only 2
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2 and 3
- Anglo Afgan treaty - Treaty of Rawalpindi,1919
- Anglo Nepal treaty - Sugauli Treaty 1814
- Anglo Burma treaty - Treaty of Yandabo 1826
- Anglo Tibet treaty - Treaty of Lhasa 1904
1.Indus script is largely pictorial but includes many abstract signs.
2. It has been mostly written from right to left
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
The Indus script is a corpus of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilization during the Kot Diji and Mature Harappan periods. It is still undeciphered.
