IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - April 04, 2015
1. RBI has launched a website called Paisa-Bolta-Hai. What is the purpose of that website?a) To create awareness about investment
b) To provide knowledge about mutual funds
c) To tell risks about investing in fake hedge funds
d) To create awareness of counterfeit currency among users of the INR.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) To create awareness of counterfeit currency among users of the INR.
1. India has third-highest number of obese people after the U.S. and China
2. It is most common among woman and Children under age of 5 in India.
3. The major causes of childhood malnutrition are vitamin and mineral deficiencies and minimal breastfeeding practices.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer3. Consider the following statements related to Anemia1. It is a decrease in the amount of red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin in the blood.
2. It lowers the ability of the blood to carry oxygen
3. Severe anemia is associated with a higher mortality rate among pregnant women.
4. The recent report says the high proportion of anaemic women of reproductive age is linked to 62% of children in the country showing insufficient vitamin A status, which raises the risk of decreased immune function, increased morbidity and mortality and blindness.
Which of the above statements are correct? a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer4. Consider the following statements 1. Each red blood cell contains hemoglobin molecules.
2. Hemoglobin is composed of protein (globulin) and a molecule (heme), which binds to iron.
3. In the lungs, the heme component binds to oxygen in exchange for carbon dioxide.
4. The oxygenated red blood cells are then transported to the body's tissues, where the hemoglobin releases the oxygen in exchange for carbon dioxide, and the cycle repeats.
Which of the above statements are correct? a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer5. Consider the following statements 1. Palestine has formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC)
2. Israel is already a member state
3. The ICC works under aegis of United Nations system.
Which of the above statements are not correct? a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2,3
Israel unsigned" the Rome Statute indicating that it is no longer party to ICC.
The ICC is an independent international organization, and is not part of the United Nations system. However, the Rome Statute grants certain powers to the United Nations Security Council, which limits its functional independence.
1. Haldia to Allahabad is the longest Waterway in India
2. It is caleed as a National Waterways-1
3. It got $50 million boost and technical support from the World Bank to build requisite infrastructure and turn it into yearlong navigation.
4. It travels through Ganga- Bhagirathi- Hooghly river
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer7.Consider the following statements1. The president consults the Prime Minister in the appointment
of judges of the High Courts and the governor appoints the judges of the District Courts.
2. Article 156 explains the procedure for impeachment of governor
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
The president consults the governor in the appointment of judges of the High Courts and the governor appoints the judges of the District Courts.There is no provision of impeachment of governor as he can be dismissed by the president on the advice of the prime minister of the country, at whose pleasure the governor holds office.
