IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - May 28 & 29, 2015
Q1. Consider the following statements related to Jaitapur1. After completion Jaitapur Plant would be the largest nuclear power generating station in the world by net electrical power rating with capacity 9,900 MW
2. Currently largest plant with 8,200 MW is Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan
Which of the above statement is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
French state-controlled nuclear engineering firm Areva S.A. and Indian state-owned nuclear operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India signed an agreement for jaitapur nuclear power project. The location of project is Madban village of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.
1. Kakrapar --------------- i.Uttar Pradesh
2. Kaiga ----------------- ii. Haryana
3. Narora ----------------- iii. Karntaka
4.Gorakhpur ------------- iv. Gujarat
a) 1- ii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- iii
b) 1- iv, 2- iii, 3-i, 4- ii
c) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1- iv, 2- iii, 3-i, 4- ii
The Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant is a proposed nuclear power plant in Gorakhpur Village, Fatehabad district of Haryana.
The plant will have four units which are indigenously developed pressurised heavy water reactors each of 700 MWs with total 2,800-MWe capacity.
1. National highways come under state list.
2. Relief and rehabilitation of persons displaced from their original place of residence by reason of the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan comes under Union list
Which of the above statement is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
National highways comes under Union list while elief and rehabilitation of persons displaced from their original place of residence by reason of the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan comes under State list.
1. The Attorney General has the right of audience in all Courts in India
2. He can participate in the proceedings of the Parliament
3. He could vote in parliament.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
He can participate in the proceedings of the Parliament but can not vote.
1. Idukki ----------------- i.Odisha
2. Mettur ----------------- ii. Himachal Pradesh
3. Pandoh Dam -------------- iii.TamilNadu
4. Jalaput Dam -------------- iv.Madhya Pradesh
5. Indira Sagar--------------- v. Kerla
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii ,5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- iii, 3-ii, 4- i ,5-iv
c) 1- iii, 2- i, 3-v, 4- ii , 5-iv
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii ,5-v
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1- v, 2- iii, 3-ii, 4- i ,5-iv
1. Sloth bears are found in India,Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan
2. The species comes under red list of threatened species
3. Gujarat government has initiated the sloth habitat project.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
Gujarat government has initiated the sloth habitat project at Jessore sanctuary.
Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary and Thimmalapura sanctuary in Tutumkru district karnatataka are two sanctuaries for sloth bear. It is extinct from Bangladesh
1. Mandakini - Alaknanda at Rudraprayag
2. Bhagirthi – Alaknanda at Devprayag
Which of the above statement is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Origin of river
- Bhagirthi from Gaumukh
- Alaknanda from Badrinath
- Mandakini from Kedarnath
1. Kosi : Sorrow of Bengal
2. Damodar: Sorrow of Bihar
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Kosi is called as ‘Sorrow of Bihar’, while Damodar gets the name ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ as these cause huge floods in these regions.
1. The McMahon Line forms boundry between India and Tibet as well as Tibet and Myanmar
2. It was agreed by Simla Accord, a treaty signed in 1914 by Britain and Tibet
Which of the above statement is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
The McMahon Line is a line agreed to by Britain and Tibet as part of the Simla Accord, a treaty signed in 1914.It also forms boundary with Myanmar. As china has occupied Tibet it rejects McMahon Line with India but China accepts McMahon Line with Myanmar.
1. India
2. Cambodia
3. Bangladesh
4. Laos
5. Vietnam
6. Thailand
7. Myanmar
8. China
a) 1,2,3,5,7,8
b) 2,3,4,5,6,7
c) 1,3,4 ,5,6,7,8
d) 1,2,4,5,6,7
e) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1,2,4,5,6,7
India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. They emphasized four areas of cooperation, which are tourism, culture, education, and transportation
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1. Galapagos Islands are located off the coast of Peru
2. It is situated on equator
3. The island holds the world's only population of pink iguanas
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 2,3
Galapagos Islands are located off the coast of Ecuador
1. Lighter colored surfaces have a greater albedo effect.
2. Mercury being close to sun has highest albedo
Which of the above statement is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Mercury is covered in dark rocks and dust.
1. Anushilan samiti -------- i.Pulin Das
2. Anushilan comitee ------- ii.Barindra Kumar Ghosh
3. Mitra mandal ------------ iii. V.D.Savarkar
4. Abhinav Bharat ---------- iv. Ganesh savarkar
a) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iii, 4- iv--
b) 1- iv, 2- iii, 3-i, 4- ii
c) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iii, 4- iv
a) Peru Current: Cold
b) Kuroshio: Cold
c) Aghulas: hot
d) Canari: cold
e) Somali: Hot
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Kuroshio: Cold
Kuroshio begins off the east coast of Luzon, Philippines, Taiwan and flows northeastward past Japan. It is hot water current
1. Coconut
2. Jute
3. Rubber
4. Vegetable
5. Tobacco
a) 1,2
b) 2,3,4
c) 2,5
d) 1,2,3,5
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 2,5
A cash crop is an agricultural crop which is grown for sale to return a profit.
1. Invasions from Central Asia
2. Rise of Vedanta movement
3. Hinduism's adaptation to Buddhism.
4. Adoption of Sanskrit by Buddhist monks and Scholars
a) 1,2,3
b) 1,3 ,4
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
Central Asian and North Western Indian Buddhism weakened in the 6th century after the White Hun invasion and after Islamic invasion. Later Buddha was considered as incarnation of Vishnu.
