IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - June 17, 2015
1. Consider the following statements1. Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched in 2010.
2. Government revised the target of producing solar energy from 20GW to 100 GW by 2022.
3. The scheme falls under Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Which of the following statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
The scheme falls under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
With 100 GW of capacity installed, around nine percent of India's electricity requirement will be met by solar alone (currently 0.5 percent). India would then surpass Germany, where solar energy currently accounts for six percent of total power.
1. 100% FDI is permitted in generation and transmission of electric energy produced in hydro electric, coal/lignite based thermal, oil based thermal and gas based thermal power plants.
2. Electricity comes under Union list
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
Electricity is concurrent subject.
1. FSSAI banned some energy drinks because it contains combination of caffeine and ginseng which have an opposing effect on the human body.
2. Ginseng is a herb which is believed to restore and enhance well-being while caffeine stimulates the central nervous system.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer4. Consider the following statements related to Sariska tiger reserve1. It is located in Alwar district of Rajasthan
2. The national park is part of Aravalli ranges
3. Tigers were reintroduced in the Sariska and Panna tiger reserves after poaching, habitat loss and prey depletion made them extinct in those protected areas.
Which of the following statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer5. Consider the following statements 1. Konark temple was built by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty around AD 1250.
2. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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 Sun Temple of Konark marks the highest point of achievement of Kalinga architecture
1. Alboran Sea
2. Ionian Sea
3. Aegean sea
4. Sea of Azov
5. Liguarain sea
a) 4,2,3,5,1
b) 4,3,5,2,1
c) 4,3,2,5,1
d) 4,5,2,3,1
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Consider the following statements 1. The white Nile originates in Great Lakes region of central Africa
2. The Blue Nile begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia
3. The two rivers meet near Juba.
Which of the following statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
Juba is capital of south Sudan.The two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.
1. The ICC governed by Rome statute has mandate to prosecute individuals for crime against humanity.
2. It can only act if national courts are unwilling or unable to prosecute criminals or when state refers investigations to it.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Rome statute came into force on 1 July 2002 so individuals can only be prosecuted for crimes that took place on or after 1 July 2002.
1. The "smell of rain" is caused by a bacteria called actinomycetes.
2. Ribosomes are absent in bacteria
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
Ribosomes are present in bacteria while absent in virus.
a) Acid based extraction
b) Micro-filtration
c) Sublimation
d) Distillation
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Distillation
Distillation is a process that can be used to separate a pure liquid from a mixture of liquids. It works when the liquids have different boiling points. Distillation is commonly used to separate ethanol (the alcohol in alcoholic drinks) from water.
1. The Indian Nuclear Insurance Pool is set up by General Insurance Corporation (GIC) of India and 11 other non-life insurers.
2. The pool has to maintain fund of 1500 crore rupees which is mandatory provision.
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 pool will address third party liability insurance in a bid to offset financial burden of foreign nuclear suppliers under the CLNDA, 2010.
1. Red laterite soils are more suitable for tree crops like cashew nut.
2. Nitrogen is abundant in arid soil
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
Arid soil lacks nitrogen while phosphorus content is normal but soil has little humus and organic matter.
a) China
b) Japan
c) India
d) Tibet
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Tibet
Drepung Monastery is one of the "great three" Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet. The other two are Ganden and Sera.All three were reestablished in exile in the 1950s in Karnataka state in south India. Drepung and Ganden are in Mundgod and Sera is in Bylakuppe.
1. Uraiyur, the capital of the early Chola rulers, was a famous centre for cotton textiles
2. The system of local self government was prevailing in the Chola period.
3. Devadasi system was prohibited during Chola.
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 Chola empire encouraged the devadasi system.
