IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - June 18, 2015
1. Consider the following statements1. India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) was initially supposed to be located at Singara in Nilgiris.
2. Due to proximty with Mudumalai National Park it is relocated to rocky mountain in the Bodi West Hills region of Theni.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) is a proposed particle physics research project to primarily study atmospheric neutrinos in a 1,300 meters (4,300ft) deep cave under Ino Peak near Theni, Tamil Nadu, India.
a) Kerla
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Tamil Nadu
The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary also a declared Tiger Reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu. It shares its boundaries with the states of Karnataka and Kerala
a) Singhbhum
b) Kolar
c) Ratnagiri
d) Joda
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Kolar
India has been among the pioneers in neutrino research, the first of such laboratories having been established in the 1960s at Kolar in Karnataka.It was called the Kolar Gold Field Lab. In 1965, it enabled researchers to detect atmospheric neutrinos.
1. They are most widely occurring particle in the universe.
2. They have feeble mass and no charge and can travel through planets, stars, rocks and human bodies without any interaction.
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
Neutrinos, first proposed by Swiss scientist Wolfgang Pauli in 1930, are the second most widely occurring particle in the universe, only second to photons, the particle which makes up light. In fact, neutrinos are so abundant among us that every second, there are more than 100 trillion of them passing right through each of us — we never even notice them.
1. MoU was signed between India and china for opening of Lipulekh pass for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
2. Earlier pilgrims were using Nathula Pass in Sikkim.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
The new motorable route via Nathula on the India-China border from east Sikkim to Shigatse, the second biggest city in Tibet, was added after a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two countries during Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s state visit to Beijing in September 2014.
1. In the Madras Province, Nilkantha Brahmachari founded a secret Bharatha Matha Association.
2. Vanchi Ayer,member Bharatha Matha Association killed Ashe, the District Magistrate of Tirunelveli in 1911.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Neelakanta Brahmachari formed a branch of Bharatmatha Association in Punalur in which Vanchinathan became a member. Vanchinathan was influenced by Neelakantan and the revolutionary literature from Pondicherry. He also visited Pondicherry to meet V.V.S. Iyer and in 1911 learnt to shoot under his expert guidance.The reason for the selection of Ashe as the target was his role in the suppression of Swadeshi movement led by V.O. Chidambaram and others in Tirunelveli and Tuticorin. His suppressive action also led to the collapse of the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company.
1. Space probe Rosetta's lander Philae became the first spacecraft to land on a comet
2. The European spacecraft Rosetta performed a fly-by of a massive asteroid Lutetia
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer8. Asteroid belt is located betweena) Mars and Jupiter
b) Jupiter and saturn
c) Mercury and Venus
d) Saturn and Uranus
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Mars and Jupiter
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.
a) DRDO
b) ISRO
c) BARC
d) NASA
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) ISRO
Android-based application "Sakaar", an "augmented reality application" intended to give a real world environment to visualise ISRO projects. It provides in real time, three -dimensional models of Mars Missions, various satellites, launch vehicles and other projects of ISRO.
1. US agreed to slow and then stop its emissions by 2030
2. China agreed to reduce emissions by up to 28% by 2025.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
The two countries have announced unilateral measures to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Significantly, China agreed to slow and then stop its emissions by 2030 while the United States agreed to reduce emissions by up to 28% by 2025.
1. United nations summit, held in Rio de Janeiro resulted in creation of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
2. The parties to the convention have met annually from 1995 in Conferences of the Parties (COP) to assess progress in dealing with climate change.
3. The first COP (COP 1) was held in Kyoto.
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 first COP (COP 1) was held in Berlin.
United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP21 venue Paris
The conference objective is to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, from all the nations of the world.
1. Pitutary gland --------- i.Helps in process of digestion
2. Thymus gland ----------- ii. Stimulate liver to convert glycogen
3. Parathyroid gland ------ iii. Formation of lymph cells
4. Thyroid gland --------- iv. Conrols calcium in blood
5. Adrenal gland ---------- v. Increse in height
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii ,5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii ,5-iii
c) 1- v, 2- iii, 3-iv, 4-i , 5-ii
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-v, 4- iii ,5-iv
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1- v, 2- iii, 3-iv, 4-i , 5-ii
Assertion:Many of the world's largest lakes are located in rift valleys.
Reason :The maximum amount of subsidence occur at the fault.a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and Rare true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
A rift lake is a lake formed as a result of subsidence related to movement on faults within a rift zone, an area of extensional tectonics in the continental crust. They are often found within rift valleys and may be very deep. Rift lakes may be bounded by large steep cliffs along the fault margins.
1. Naga Karkata dynysty was founded by Durlabh Vardhan during his reign Hiuen Tsang visited Kashmir.
2. Lalitaditya Muktapida build famous Sun temple of Martand.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Lalitaditya Muktapida was an emperor of the Kashmiri Karkoá¹a dynasty
1. No civil proceeding can be instituted against President during his tenure.
2. The president is not answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of power and duties of office.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
No criminal proceeding can be instituted against President during his tenure. No civil proceeding can be instituted against President during his tenure of office without two month's notice regarding the relief claimed.
a) King Henry
b) King Richard
c) King John
d) King Charles
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) King John
Magna Carta is seen as the foundation of parliamentary democracy, human rights and the supremacy of law.It is a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown. Recently 800th anniversary of Magna Carta was celebrated.
a) Poles
b) Marine and Coastal Environment
c) Carbon emission
d) Wetland management
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Marine and Coastal Environment
The Convention of the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region or Nairobi Convention of 1985 is a regional framework agreement for marine environmental management.
