IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - June 20 & 21, 2015
1. Consider the following statements about Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 20151. It will establish Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) as the National Standards Body of India.
2. It will repeal Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer2. The world's thinnest light bulb is created usinga) Silicene
b) Borophene
c) Germanene
d) Graphene
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Graphene
Researchers have created the world's thinnest light bulb using graphene instead of tungsten as a filament.
a) Planning of New Delhi
b) Planning of Navi Mumbai
c) Planning of Chandigarh
d) Indian Parliament building
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Planning of Navi Mumbai
Le Corbusier prepared the master plan for the planned city of Chandigarh in India, and contributed specific designs for several buildings there. The Indian Parliament building was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker, who were responsible for the planning and construction of New Delhi too. Charles Correa designed memorial Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Museum at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad,Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Bhopal.
a) Crafoord Prize
b) Kluge Prize
c) Tang Prize
d) Pritzker Prize
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Pritzker Prize
Crafoord Prize : astronomy and mathematics; geosciences; biosciences, with particular emphasis on ecology; and polyarthritis
Kluge Prize: Study of Humanity
Tang Prize: sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, sinology, and rule of law
1. The city Sri Anandpur Sahib was founded by the Sri Guru Gobind Singh.
2. Khalsa Panth was created here by Sri Guru Gobind Singh at Sri Anandpur Sahib
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
The holy city Sri Anandpur Sahib was founded by the Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur in 1665 ninth Guru of Sikhs. Later in 1699, Khalsa Panth was created here by the Tenth Guru Sri Guru Gobind Singh.
a) Tripura
b) Mizoram
c) Manipur
d) Nagaland
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Manipur
The sangai is an endemic, rare and endangered brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur, India.
1. National Dairy Plan-1 is a central scheme
2. The implementation period of the plan has also been extended for two years till 2018-19
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
National Dairy Plan-1, a central scheme, was approved for implementation in 15 milk potential states by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) with an outlay of Rs 2,242 crore for a period of six years from 2011-12 to 2016-17. The implementation period of the plan has also been extended for two years till 2018-19 in order to achieve key outputs. Also inclusion of Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh in the list of states to be covered under the National Dairy Plan-1 is declared by government.
a) Keibul Lamjao National Park
b) Sundarbans National Park
c) Jaldapara National Park
d) Gorumara National Park
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Keibul Lamjao National Park
Kelbul Lamjao National Park is the only floating National Park in the World, on the Loktak Lake.Keibul lamjao national park is covering with the floating plant (phumdi).
1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to permit non-resident Indians (NRIs) to subscribe to the chit funds without limit on a non-repatriation basis.
2. Chit funds are managed by SEBI.
Which of the above statements is/are not correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Chit funds are governed by the Chit Fund Act 40/1982 and regulated by the respective state governments
1. Chandra Taal ------------ i. Assam
2. Harike Wetland ---------- ii. Andhra Pradesh
3. Rudrasagar Lake --------- iii.Punjab
4. Dipor Bil --------------- iv. Himachal Pradesh
5. Kolleru Lake ------------ v. Tripura
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii, 5-iv
b) 1- iv, 2- iii, 3-v, 4- i, 5-ii
c) 1- iv, 2- ii, 3-v, 4-i, 5-iii
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-v, 4- iii, 5-iv
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1- iv, 2- iii, 3-v, 4- i ,5-ii
a) Hague
b) Antwerp
c) Brussels
d) Copenhagen
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Copenhagen
Benelux is an economic union of states comprising three neighbouring countries in midwestern Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Copenhagen is in Denmark.
1. It is the sea surface temperatures in which the western Indian Ocean becomes alternately warmer and then colder than the eastern part of the ocean.
2. It occurs every two years.
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 Indian Ocean Dipole(IOD) also known as the Indian Nino is an irregular oscillation of sea-surface temperatures in which the western Indian Ocean becomes alternately warmer and then colder than the eastern part of the ocean.
a) Oldest member of house
b) Prime Minister
c) Senior cabinate minister
d) A member from the Panel of Chairmen
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) A member from the Panel of Chairmen
A member from the Panel of Chairmen presides over the House in the absence of both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.
1. 3rd buddhist council was held during his time
2. Charaka has been called the Court Physician of Kanishka
3. He was the first to introduce gold coinage in India
Which of the following statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2,3
He convened the 4th Buddhist council in the Kundalvana of Kashmir in 78 AD.
a) Carbon
b) Oxygen
c) Hydrogen
d) Nitrogen
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Oxygen
Most of the mass of the human body is oxygen, but most of the atoms in the human body are hydrogen atoms.
