UPSC 2015 Prelims Current Affairs Free Test Series – MCQ’s – Test 14

1. ‘Veerappa Moily’ recently won the ‘Saraswati Samman 2014 Award for his:

1. Ramayana Darshanam
2. Ramayana Mahanveshanam
3. Chikkaveera Rajendra
4. Mankuthimma

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2. Consider the following which isn’t true:

1. A subsidy is the amount spent by the Government to provide goods and services at prices lower than market rates as a welfare measure.
2. Subsidies don’t ensure equitable availability of essentials to low income groups
3. Subsidies encourage higher consumption or production of certain products
4. Subsidies represent a sizeable Government expenditure.

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3. Which among these heritage towns has been selected in Karnataka under the HRIDAY programme

1. Badami
2. Aihole
3. Pattadakal
4. Belur

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4. Which among these Kannada writer was recently chosen ‘Fellow of Sahitya Akademi

1. Girish Karnad
2. L. Bhyrappa
3. Gundappa
4. Siddelingiah

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5. The Zoological Survey of India recently found new coral reef in which state of India

1. Karnataka
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. West Bengal
4. Maharashtra

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6. The ‘Saraswati Samman 2014’ has been given to

1. Veerappa Moily
2. Girish Karnad
3. Chandrashekar Kambar
4. Sidharamiah

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7. Consider the following

1. The ‘Tadadi Port Project’ falls in the estuary region of Aghanashini, an ecosystem hotspot.
2. The Tadadi Port Project is located in Andhra Pradesh.

Select the correct ans:

1. 1) only
2. 2) only
3. Both
4. None

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8. The Ranji Trophy 2015 was won by

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Maharashtra
3. Karnataka
4. Punjab

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9. The ‘Krishi Abhiyana Yojana’ recently announced in the Budget 2015 envisages.

1. Providing Call Centre facilities to farmers
2. Agriculture Department and University officials will visit hoblis to provide farmer consultation
3. Providing high quality seeds to farmers.
4. Initiative to reduce Post Harvest losses through Capacity building

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10. Karnataka Manchester is name given to

1. Chitradurga
2. Davangere
3. Badami
4. Bhadravati

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11. Consider the following regarding small enterprises

1. Investment in equipment can be up to Rs 2 crore starting from 10 lakh
2. Investment in plant and machinery can be upto Rs 5 Crore, starting from Rs 25 lakh

Select the correct ans:

1. 1) only
2. 2) only
3. Both
4. None

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12. Consider the following regarding Indo – Sri Lanka Relationship

1. China is the largest trading partner over taking India, with Sri Lanka
2. The bilateral trade between India – Sri Lanka stood at $ 4.6 billion in 2014

Select the correct ans:

1. 1) only
2. 2) only
3. Both
4. None

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13. ‘Mekedatu Project’ R.Cauvery is a

1. Balancing reservoir project
2. Drinking water project
3. Irrigation project
4. Water diversion project

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14. Match the following

Nation                                                            Heads

1. Sri Lanka                                           i) James Alex Michel
2. Seychelles                                          ii) Maithripala Srisena
3. Mauritius                                           iii)  Anerood Jugnauth

Select the correct ans:

1. 1 iii, 2 i, 3 ii
2. 1 ii, 2 i, 3 iii
3. 1 i, 2 iii, 3 ii
4. 1 ii, 2 iii, 3 i

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15. Consider the following

1. The Maharashtra Government has reconstituted a high power committee headed by Chief Minister Fadnavis to relook into the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute in the reference to Belgaum.
2. The earlier Maharashtra Karnataka border dispute Commission was headed by Gadgil

Select the correct ans:

1. a) only
2. b) only
3. Both
4. None

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16. ‘Solar Impulse’ is a

1. Largest solar farm in the world
2. Largest solar reflector in the world
3. First solar powered plane
4. First solar Car

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17. a) The nature of the volcano on Mars recently sighted by MOM mission is Arsia Mom’s

b) Arsia Mom is 30 times larger than Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the largest volcano on earth.

Select the correct ans:

1. a) only
2. b) only
3. Both
4. None

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18. Consider the following regarding Micro Enterprises

1. The investment in plant and machinery should not exceed Rs 25 lakh
2. Investment in equipment should not exceed Rs 15 lakh

Select the correct ans:

1. 1) only
2. 2) only
3. Both
4. None

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19. The brand ambassador for the anti tobacco campaign of Union Health Ministry is

1. Rahul Dravid
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Marikom
4. Sania Mirza

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20. Consider the following

1. India features among top 10 countries with highest number of women MPs (Member of Parliament)
2. India features better than its neighbour like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal in having women parliamentarian

Select the correct ans:

1. 1) only
2. 2) only
3. Both
4. None

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21. The Granite Capital of Karnataka is

1. Raichur
2. Chamrajnagar
3. Gadag
4. Tumkur

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22. Consider the following regarding our demography –

1. The low fertility states have low development indices.
2. Unlike the observed trends the north eastern states have comparatively low fertility states with low fertility rates & average ages.

Select the following ans:

1. 1) only
2. 2) only
3. Both
4. None

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23. Recently the Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) signed a formal mechanism regarding,

1. Monetary Policy
2. Setting of interest rates
3. Inflation targeting
4. Know your Customer (KYC) norms

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24. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has increased the entries to decide credit worthiness of a borrower. Which is not a criteria?

1. Timely payment of telephone bills
2. Timely payment of school children for school fees for children.
3. Timely payment of insurance premium
4. Track record of previous payments.

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25. The largest volcano on Earth is Mauna Loa and is located on

1. Indonesia
2. Hawaii
3. French Polynesia
4. Spratly Islands.

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26. The ‘Kessler Syndrome’ is associated with

1. Space debris
2. Inter stellar space
3. Supernova explosions
4. Martian Atmosphere

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27. The ‘World Economic Forum (WEF) has just published its 10^th annual Global Risk Report relating to:

1. Poverty
2. Water
3. Climate Change
4. Economic Slowdown

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28. The Financial Sector legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) is headed by

1. Sri Krishna
2. Gadgil
3. Rangarajan
4. Raghuram Rajan

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29. Consider the following

1. The Central Government’s TOP (Target Olympic Podium) programme aims at preparing athletes to ensure a podium position in the next Olympics.
2. It envisages all the athletes to end all ties with private organisations while they are provided technical and financial assistance under TOP

Select the correct ans:

1. 1) only
2. 2) only
3. Both
4. None

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30. Consider the following

1. The Union Government procures the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine from China for its National Programme for Prevention and Control of Japanese Encephalitis.
2. Both India and China have resolved their border dispute along McMahon line

Select the correct ans:

1. 1) only
2. 2) only
3. Both
4. None

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