IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - June 24, 2015
1. Which of the following are open trading border posts between China and India?1. Lipulekh
2. Aghil Pass
3. Imis La
4. Nathu La
5. Dihang Pass
6. Shipkila
a) 1,4,5,6
b) 4,5,6
c) 1,4,6
d) 1,2,4,6
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,4,6
Nathu La is one of the second open trading border posts between China and India; the next is Shipkila in Himachal Pradesh and Lipulekh (or Lipulech) in Nepal is also an other way.
1. It ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programs, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
2. The Chairperson is appointed on the recommendation of a three member Selection Committee constituted by the Central Government under the Chairmanship of the Minister in-charge of the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
3. As defined by the commission, child includes those up to the age of 16 years.
Which of these statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
As defined by the commission, child includes those up to the age of 18 years.
1. It is the third highest mountain in the world
2. It is highest mountain in India
3. It is situated on the border between Sikkim and Tibet.
4. The mountain is part of the Great Himalaya Range.
Which of these statements are true?a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,2,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,2,4
It is situated on the border between Sikkim and Nepal.
1. Red sea separates Asia and Africa
2. It is the world's northernmost tropical sea.
3. The red-colored Trichodesmium erythraeum near the water's surface is responsible for its color.
4. Kenya borders red sea on western shore.
Which of these statements are true?a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,2,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2,3
Saudi Arabia and Yemen border the Red Sea on the east while Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Egypt border it on the west. Egypt also borders the Red Sea on the north along with Israel and Jordan.
1. FMC statutory body set up under Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act 1952.
2. It regulates the commodity market for Edible oilseeds,metals ,spices ,fiber, Gur, rubber, natural gas, crude oil etc.
3. Government proposed the merger of Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with stock market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi),
Which of these statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer6. Speaker of the Lok Sabha submits his resignation toa) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Leader of House
d) Deputy speaker
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Deputy speaker
1. Most precipitation in the temperate appears to be convective
2. Convective precipitation falls over a certain area for a relatively short time
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
Convection occurs when the Earth's surface, within a conditionally unstable or moist atmosphere, becomes heated more than its surroundings, leading to significant evaporation. So Most precipitation in the tropics appears to be convective. Convective rain, or showery precipitation, occurs from convective clouds, e.g., cumulonimbus or cumulus congestus. It falls as showers with rapidly changing intensity. Convective precipitation falls over a certain area for a relatively short time, as convective clouds have limited horizontal extent.
a) Rubber
b) Cotton
c) Jute
d) Hemp
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Rubber
Rubber is not a fiber crop.
1. Blue Mormon is the second largest butterfly found in India
2. It is Declared as state butterfly by Karnataka.
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
It is Declared as state butterfly by Maharashtra.The Blue Mormon is a large, swallowtail butterfly found primarily in Sri Lanka and India, mainly restricted to the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, South India and coastal belts. It may occasionally be spotted in the Maharashtrian mainland between Vidarbha and Western Maharashtra.
1. Sikkim is posed to become India’s first fully organic state by the end of 2015.
2. Arunachal Pradesh government decided to launch “State Soil Health Mission to make Arunachal Pradesh an organic state.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Presently it (organic farming) is being practiced mainly in 12 states and Mizoram are likely to become fully organic in a few years
