IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - April 03, 2015
1. Consider the following statements1. Education is state subject according to constitution.
2. The Karnataka State Assembly, recently, passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Karnataka Amendment) Bill 2015, which seeks to provide primary education (standard I to V) in the child's mother tongue or in Kannada.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
Under the Constitution of India, initially, education was a State subject but, the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976, shifted it from the 'State list' to the 'Concurrent List'.
1. India gifts Dornier aircraft to Mauritius
2. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy between India and Mauritius.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
India gifts Dornier aircraft to Seychelles.
1. Acupuncture
2. Yoga & Naturopathy
3. Unani
4. Siddha
5. Homoeopathy
6. Ayurveda
a) 1,2,3,4,5
b) 2,3,4,5,6
c) 1,2,4,5,6
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer4. Consider the following statements regarding Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)1. This scheme provides health insurance including maternity benefit of close to INR 30,000 per annum on a family floater basis to BPL families.
2. BPL families have to chose among from public hospitals
3. RSBY was launched by the ministry of health and family welfare
4. Coverage extends to 5 members of the family including the head of the household, the spouse and three dependents
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,3,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,4
RSBY provides BPL families with freedom to choose between public and private hospitals
RSBY was launched by the Labor and Employment Ministry to provide insurance
coverage
a) Macro Units Development and Refinance Agency
b) Micro Units Development and Restructure Agency
c) Micro Units Development and Resettlement Agency
d) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
1. MUDRA Bank will be established through statutory enactment.
2. It will provide financial support to last mile financiers of micro and small business enterprises
3. INR 3000 crore will be provided to the MUDRA Bank from the Budget for the creation of a Credit Guarantee corpus for loan guarantee being provided to micro businesses.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,3
b) 1,2
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer7. What is the fullform of SAGAR MALA?a) Security and Growth for All in the Region.
b) Strategy and Growth for All in the region
c) Safety and Growth for All in the region
d) None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Security and Growth for All in the Region.
1. GOI will print one rupee note with signature of RBI governor
2. It was discontinued in 1990.
3. The Government of India has the sole right to mint coins of all denominations.
4. While RBI has the authority to issue bank notes of denominational values of Rs. 1 ,Rs. 2, Rs. 5, Rs. 10, Rs. 20, Rs. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 500, Rs. 1,000, Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 10,000
Which of the above statements are not correct?a) 1,3,4
b) 1,2,4
c) 1,2
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,2,4
Government of India will restart printing 1 rupee note, with bilingual signature of the finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi,under coinage act 2011.
It was discontinued in 1994.The one rupee note was printed and issued by the central government and circulated by RBI.
1. According to RBI rules citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, China, Iran, Nepal or Bhutan are forbidden from acquiring property in India.
2. Now Hong Kong and Macau administered by China are also forbidden from acquiring property in India
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer10. Consider the following statements1. The Assemblies too will have to approve the Bill ahead of the April 2016 deadline.
2. It is an indirect tax levy on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods as well as services at a national level.
3. In the GST system, both Central and State taxes will be collected at the point of sale.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,3
b) 1,2
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer11. Consider the following statements1. El Ninos occur every three to five years but may come as frequently as every two years or as rarely as every seven years.
2. It is unusual warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean
3. On occurrence El Ninos of Off the east coast of southern Africa, drought conditions often occur.
4. Australian Bureau of Meteorology gave warning of El-nino occurring this year
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,3,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,4
d) All
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