IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - June 22 & 23, 2015
1. Consider the following statements1. Gujarat was the first state to launch Soil health card scheme.
2. Based on current status of soil health carry crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilizers required for the individual farms
3. National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning has it headquarter in Pune.
Which of these statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning has it headquarter in Nagpur.Soil Health Card Scheme is a scheme launched by the Government of India in 2015.
1. CFL contains mercury
2. LED has lower CO2 emission
3. CFL lasts longer than LED
Which of these statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
LED lasts longer than CFL.
1. NITI Aayog vice-chairman will get Cabinet minister's rank and pay
2. Members of the NITI Aayog will be of the rank and status of ministers of state at the Centre
Which of these statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
The NITI or the National Institution for Transforming India, was created after abolishing the decades-old Planning Commission of India with the objective of giving a new direction, thought and focus to policy making and also to make it act as a platform for states to have a meaningful interaction with the Central government.
1. A national emergency can be challenged in a court
2. The President can proclaim a national emergency on the advice of the prime minister.
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 President can proclaim a national emergency only after receiving a written recommendation from the cabinet. This means that the emergency can be declared only on the concurrence of the cabinet and not merely on the advice of the prime minister.
The 38th Amendment Act of 1975 made the declaration of a National Emergency immune from the judicial review. But, this provision was subsequently deleted by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978. Further, in the Minerva Mills case4, (1980), the Supreme Court held that the proclamation of a national emergency can be challenged in a court on the ground of malafide or that the declaration was based on wholly extraneous and irrelevant facts or is absurd or perverse.
1. Khaparkheda ------- i. Nuclear energy
2. Gorakhpur --------- ii. Thermal energy
3. Kolar ------------- iii. Solar energy
4. Salal-------------- iv. Hydro electric power
a) 1- ii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- iii
b) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iii, 4- iv
c) 1- iv, 2- ii, 3-iii, 4-i
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iii, 4- iv
a) Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
b) Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
c) Jammu Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh
d) Himachal Pradeshand Punjab
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
The Kishau Dam is a proposed gravity dam on the Tons River which will straddle the border between the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The Tons is the largest tributary of the Yamuna
a) Beijing -- Xi'an -- Shanghai -- Chengdu
b) Shanghai -- Xi'an -- Chengdu -- Beijing
c) Beijing -- Shanghai -- Xi'an -- Chengdu
d) Shanghai -- Beijing -- Xi'an -- Chengdu
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Shanghai--Beijing--Xi'an--Chengdu
1. India - 2nd largest producer of hematite after Russia.
2. Kodarma has largest Mica deposits in the world.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Hematite, also spelled as haematite, is the mineral form of Iron(III) Oxide (Fe2O3), one of several iron oxides.
1. Sangita Kalanidhi award is given annually by the Madras Music Academy.
2. This honour is considered one of the highest awards in Hindustani music.
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
Sangita Kalanidhi award highest awards in Carnatic music.
Vocalist Sanjay Subrahmanyam selected for Sangita Kalanidhi award 2015
a) Arabian sea
b) Lakshadweep Sea
c) Bay of Bengal
d) Indian ocean
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Lakshadweep Sea
Amini island is part of Lakshadweep islands.
a) Tamil nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Haryana
d) Andhra Pradesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Andhra Pradesh
Kovvada site to build a nuclear project with the assistance of GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy in Andhra Pradesh.
a) whose value comes from a commodity of which it is made.
b) which derives its value from government regulation or law.
c) Any type of money that has face value greater than its value as material substance.
d) Both b and c
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Both b and c
Fiat money is currency which derives its value from government regulation or law. Any type of money that has face value greater than its value as material substance. Used in this sense, fiat money is a type of representative money.
a) Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen
b) Nitrogen oxide and Hydrogen
c) Carbon monoxide and Hydrogen
d) Nitrogen oxide and Carbon monoxide
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Carbon monoxide and Hydrogen
Water gas is a synthesis gas, containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen.It can be used as fuel.
