UPSC 2015 Prelims Current Affairs Free Test Series – MCQ’s – Test 9

1. Consider the following

1. India has 30 intangible cultural heritages registered under UNESCO
2. Yoga is being considered to be included as 31^st intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.

Select the correct ans:

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

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2. Consider the following

1. Governor’s need President’s approval 2 weeks in advance whenever they travel within India whereas they require such approval 6 weeks in advance in case of foreign travel
2. Under our constitution, the President has more discretionary powers than Governors within his/her jurisdiction.

Select the correct ans:

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

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3. A former Cold war Soviet ally which recently broke the thaw with USA at Summit of Americas conference held in Panama city is

1. Cuba
2. Venezuela
3. Argentina
4. Columbia

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4. Consider the following

1. As per a recent NSSO Report 83% (small and marginal farmers) of cultivator households average monthly expenditure exceeds their income.
2. Fragmentations of land have reduced the average size of land holdings in India to just 0.6 hectares.

Select the correct ans:

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

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5. Consider the following

1. The light from blue part of spectrum is said to inhibit body’s production of melatonin, a hormone that helps people fall asleep.
2. Red glasses are proving to be effective in blocking this blue part of spectrum effectively.

Select the correct ans:

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

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6. Consider the following

1. The total duration of official visits by a Governor shall not exceed 20% of days in a calendar year as per new guidelines.
2. India has never had a female President so far although we had a woman Prime Minister.

Select the correct ans:

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

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7. Recently at the ‘Summit of Americas’, US President Obama broke the cold war freeze and shook hands besides removing that country from US list of ‘State sponsors of terrorism’

The country is:

1. Mexico
2. Venezuela
3. Cuba
4. Argentina

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8. Consider the following

1. As per a recent NSSO Report, just 6% of land in India is in 10 hectares or larger holdings.
2. Among farmers with irrigated fields nearly 70% use water from irrigation canals

Select the correct ans:

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

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9. Consider the following, which is not true?

1. Subhash Chandra Bose setup the forward Bloc.
2. Sardar Patel headed the planning body set up during Subhash Bose’s INC(congress) presidentship.
3. Rasbehari Bose operated from Japan during world war II.
4. Indian National Army (INA) was formed out of Prisoners of war(POW).

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10. Consider the following

1. Intelligence Bureau (IB) is a constitutional body.
2. IB gathers covert and overt information within India.

Select the correct ans:

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

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11. The Bab el Mandeb Strait links

1. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
2. Black Sea and Gulf of Aden
3. Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden
4. Caspian Sea and Gulf of Aden

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12. ‘Op Decisive Storm’ is an operation connected with

1. Egyptian air strikes in Sinai region
2. Israeli air strikes in Palestine.
3. Pakistan air strikes against terrorist
4. Saudi led air strikes in Yemen

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13. Consider the following

1. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is a health insurance scheme for the BPL (below poverty line) families, providing smartcard based cashless treatment, including maturity based cover up to Rs 30000/- p.a. on a family floater basis.
2. RSBY is being implemented by the labour Ministry.

Select the correct ans:

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

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14. The country which led the highest share of nuclear power generated electricity is

1. Japan
2. Germany
3. France
4. USA

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15. Match the following

          Nuclear plant                                          State

1. Koodankulam                                       Maharashtra
2. Jaitapur                                                 Tamil Nadu
3. Kaiga                                                      Gujarat
4. Kakrapar                                               Karnataka

Select the correct ans:

1. A-b B-c          C-d         D-a
2. A-c B-a         C-b         D-d
3. A-b B-a         C-d         D-c
4. A-d B-a         C-b         D-c

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16. Consider the following

1. Rabindranath Tagore gave the name ‘Deshnayak-Hero of the Nation’ to Sardar Patel.
2. Justice Mukherjee Commission went into the cause of death of Subhash Chandra Bose.

Select the correct ans:

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

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17. Consider the following

1. Net Neutrality is the principle that mobile operators, internet service providers and governments should not discriminate on data access on the internet.
2. A service provider ideally can offer a higher access speed to a website on basis of a higher payment by that website.

Select the correct ans:

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

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18. Consider the following

1. Pakistan’s Gwadar Port, being developed by China, is locate at the mouth of Bab Al Mandad
2. China is building an economic corridors connecting Gwadar with Xinjiang province to transport oil and gas.

Select the correct ans:

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

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19. Consider the following

1. In Industrialized societies, the number of people employed in Agriculture doesn’t exceed 5 % of total workforces whereas in India, it is nearly 50%
2. Compared to India’s 50%, Brazilian workforce employed in Agriculture constitute only 15% of total workforce.

Select the correct ans:

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

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20. The Ongole Bull, which is making news in Brazil for its milk and meat is originally from

1. China
2. India
3. Russia
4. Denmark

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21. Consider the following

1. The Ongole Bull which is famous in Brazil for its meat and milk is native of Karnataka in India.
2. Brazil has requested the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) for its germplasm (semen)

Select the correct ans:

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

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22. Which of these is true regarding anti conversion jurisprudence in India?

1. The centre has jurisdiction over the same
2. The states have jurisdiction over the same
3. Both the above
4. None of the above

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23. The Laureus Sports person of the year award was recently given to

1. Roger Federer
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Roy Macillroy

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24. Match the following

                 A                                                                      B

1. Padmini Rout                                               a. Football
2. Ajinkya Rahane                                            b. Shooting
3. Bala Devi                                                       c. Chess
4. Heena Sidhu                                                 d. Cricket

Select the correct ans:

1. A-a, B-b,  C-c,  D-d
2. A-c , B-d, C-a,  D-b
3. A-d , B-c , C-a, D-b
4. A-b , B-d , C-c, D-a

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25. Consider the following

1. The recently released census data shows that in 2011 there were over 27 lakh child marriages in 10 – 14 age group
2. Maharashtra had the largest proportion of such children followed by Uttar Pradesh

Select the correct ans:

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

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26. Consider the following

1. As per the recent census data, in 2011 there were nearly 1.7 lakh children who were widowed, separated or divorced in 10-14 age group.
2. In Uttar Pradesh, the married children (10-14) constitute nearly 20%.

Select the correct ans:

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

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27. Consider the following

1. As per a CAG report recently, nearly 53% of total land acquired by Government for SEZ (Special Economic Zones) haven’t been put to use from 2006-13.
2. Maharashtra did not use the 96% of its land acquired for this purpose.

Select the correct ans:

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

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28. Which of these isn’t true regarding the recent CAG Report?

1. Nearly 15% of 50% allotted lands were diverted for commercial purposes across 6 states.
2. Nearly 60% of the land allotted for SEZ’s are unused from 2006.
3. West Bengal and Odisha have nearly 96% of acquired land unused.
4. Gujarat has the best usage for such SEZ lands.

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29. Consider the following

1. Solar generated electricity flowing out of houses into power grid have/can cause unanticipated voltage fluctuations that can overload circuits, burn lines and lead to blackouts, with increasing traffic.
2. The above phenomena has been observed in Hawaii, California, Arizona and the like

Select the correct ans:

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

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30. Among to its large member of Owing deaths which has been christened ‘Sea of Sorrow’?

1. English Channel
2. Red Sea
3. Mediterranean sea
4. Caspian Sea

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