UPSC 2015 Prelims Current Affairs Free Test Series – MCQ’s – Test 5

1. India is a major importer of Defence equipments, it imports highest from:

1. Israel
2. USA
3. Russia
4. China

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2. Supreme Court (SC) directive on acid attack

1. All states to pay victim of acid attack Rs 3 Lakh towards medical treatment and rehabilitation.
2. All institutions should maintain a register on acid usage and file it with local police and sub-divisional magistrate.
3. Any breach will be liable for imprisonment

Select the ans:

1. 1,2
2. 2,3
3. 3 Only
4. 1,2,3

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3. Consider the following

1. Kiev is the capital of Ukraine and Minsk of Belarus
2. Kiev is the capital of Belarus and Minsk of Ukraine

Select the ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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4. Consider the following about Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLND) 2011

1. Sec 17(b) gives the operator the ‘Right to recourse’ and Sec 46 gives victims right to sue in case of any nuclear accident
2. Sec 46 gives the operator the ‘Right to recourse’ and Sec 17(b) gives victim ‘right to sue’ in case of accident.

Select the ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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5. Consider the following regarding Uranium resources :

1. Canada is the highest producer of Uranium whereas Australia has the highest Uranium resources
2. Australia is the highest producer of Uranium whereas Canada has the highest Uranium resources.

Select the ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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6. The 2 Indian who were recently awarded during the 2015 edition of Grammy Awards were

1. R.Rehman and Rickey Kej
2. Anoushka Shankar and Neela Vaswani
3. Neela Vaswani and A.R.Rehman
4. Rickey Kej and Neela Vaswani

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7. Consider the following regarding our energy model goals:

1. India plans to generate 60GW of wind and 5GW of small Hydro by 2022
2. India pans to generate 60GW of small Hydro and 5GW of wind by 2022

Select the ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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8. Which of the following forces set as an aircraft in flight?

1. Thrust, gravitation, drag, wind
2. Gravity, drag, lift, thrust
3. Air pressure, drag, lift
4. None of the above

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9. Consider the following regarding judiciary.

1. Courts are justified in invoking ‘contempt’ of court proceedings.
2. In a democracy, judges are supreme

Select the ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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10. Consider the following about GDP (Gross Domestic Products).

1. The base year for GDP calculating has been revised to 2013-14
2. GDP is the total outcomes of all goods produced by Indians in India and abroad

Select the ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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11. Consider the following about Grammy Awards 2015 :

1. Rickey Kej won in the Best Children’s Album Category whereas Neela Vaswani won for Best New Age Album.
2. Rickey Kej won the Best New Age Album whereas Neela Vaswani won in the Best Children’s Album category.
3. 1 Only
4. 2 Only
5. Both
6. None

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12. Consider the following regarding our energy needs/targets :

1. We plan to generate 100 GW of Solar energy and 10 GW of Bio energy by 2022.
2. We plan to generate 10 GW of Solar energy and 100 Gw of Bio energy by 2022.

Select the ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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13. Consider the following regarding Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)

1. It is a safe motherhood intervention under National Urban Mission
2. There is a special focus on Low performing states (LPS), wherein the institutional deliveries are below 50%
3. LPS states are Utter Pradesh, Utterkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and the like

Select the ans:

1. 1,2
2. 3 Only
3. 1,3
4. 1,2,3

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14. The National Ganga Action Plan is under

1. Cabinet Secretary
2. Ministry of Environment. Forest and Climate change
3. Water Resources Ministry
4. Rural Development Ministry

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15. World Health Organization (WHO) has found excessive Coliform bacteria in River Ganga. The reasons for the same are:

1. Excessive Shipping
2. Sewage released by Urban Cities
3. Humans faeces , Urine
4. All of the above

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16. Consider the following regarding Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act 2011 ( LND) :

1. Rs 2610 crore will be jointly borne by Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCL) and the Government in entirety in case of any nuclear accident.
2. Rs 2610 crore is the maximum that can be claimed in case of any nuclear damage.

Select the ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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17. Consider the following regarding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs):

1. They are connected to a network to enable analysis, making them vulnerable to hacking.
2. They are standalone devices, not connected to any network and hence, can’t be hacked.

Select the ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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18. The Mysore state was renamed ‘Karnataka’ on

1. 1 November 1975
2. 1 November 1976
3. 1 November 1974
4. 1 November 1973

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19. The ‘Nirbhay Missile’ is

1. India’s first long range supersonic cruise missile
2. It is capable of flying at low altitudes for over 1000 km

Select the ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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20. The Government has setup the Central Silk Board with collaboration from

1. USA
2. Japan
3. China
4. United Kingdom

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21. Rickey kej an Indian won for Best New Age Album Category at 2015 Grammy Awards, he is from

1. Mumbai
2. Bangaluru
3. Varanasi
4. Delhi

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22. Consider the following ‘Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK):

1. Whereas the Institutional deliveries of all types are free, it doesn’t entails free drugs
2. Free diet is provided for 7 days to newly delivered mothers
3. It entails free transport from home to institution and vice versa.

Select the correct ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2,3
3. 3 Only
4. 1,3

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23. Consider the following regarding River Ganga .

1. The Ganga Action Plan was launched by Smt. Indira Gandhi
2. Nearly 40% of our population are dependent on Ganga for survival

Select the correct ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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24. The first Chief Minister of the newly named state of Karnataka was:

1. C.Reddy
2. Devaraj Urs
3. Vasundra Patil
4. D.Jatti

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25. Which of the following are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)?

1. Nishant, Tejas, Dhruv
2. Tejas, Netra, Rustom
3. Dhruv, Netra, Rustom
4. Nishant, Rustom, Netra

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26. Consider the following regarding Grammy Award 2015:

1. Rickey Kej won for his album ‘I am Malala’ where as Neela Vaswani won for ‘Winds of Samsara’
2. Rickey Kej won for ‘Winds of Samsara’ where as Neela Vasvani won for ‘I am Malala’

Select the correct ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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27. Which Kannada writer has pen name of ‘Vaidehi’

1. Sudha Murthy
2. Kamala Hampana
3. Janaki Srinivas Murthy
4. None of the above

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28. The TAPI (Turkmenistan. Afghanistan. Pakistan. India) pipeline is a

1. Natural gas pipeline
2. Petroleum pipeline
3. Oil pipeline
4. CNG (Compressed Natural Gas)

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29. The present comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) is

1. Vinod Rai
2. Shashi Kant Sharma
3. N.Gopalaswami
4. N.Y.Qurishi

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30. 1) Article 262 of the constitution deals with Interstate Councils

       2)Article 263 of the Constitution deals with interstate river disputes

Select the correct ans:

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both
4. None

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