IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - July 17, 2015
1. Consider the following statements about India's aircraft carriers1. INS vikramaditya's former name is Admiral Gorshkov
2. Currently India has INS Virat scheduled to be decommissioned by 2016
3. Currently under design INS vishal will be nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
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INS Vishal is the second Vikrant-class aircraft carrier currently in its design phase, which will be built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian Navy and the second aircraft carrier built in India. It is the first super-carrier to be built in India. Vishal?'s ?proposed design would make India the third nation after United States and France to operate a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
1. This is high-level body with the aim of fast-track procurement process of the armed forces by optimally utilizing the available budget.
2. Prime Minister is de facto chairman of Defense acquisition council.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Defense Minister is chairman of Defense acquisition council. Minister of State for Defense, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Defense Secretary, Secretary Defense Research & Development, Secretary Defense Production, Chief of Integrated Staff Committees (HQ IDS), Director General (Acquisition) and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defense Staff are members of Defense acquisition council
1. Egypt
2. Venezuela
3. Georgia
4. Yemen
5. Mauritius
a) 1,2,3
b) 1,3,4,5
c) 3,5
d) All
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Georgia was interested in advanced vote counting technology on account of which it signed an MoU with India for cooperation in the field of election management and administration. Election commission of India has signed 20 MoUs so far with election management bodies and international organizations across the world
1. The White Sea is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia
2. The major port of Arkhangelsk is located on the White Sea.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
The whole of the White Sea is under Russian sovereignty and considered to be part of the internal waters of Russia. Arkhangelsk is located in European Russia.
1. INS Kadamba is an Indian Navy base located on east coast
2. The aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is home-ported at INS Kadamba.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
INS Kadamba is an Indian Navy base located near Karwar in Karnataka
1. INS Viraat is the oldest aircraft carrier in service in the world
2. It was purchased from former soviet Union
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
The Indian Navy purchased the vessel from great Britain in 1987.INS Viraat was completed and commissioned in 1959 as the Royal Navy's HMS Hermes and was transferred to India in 1987. She was commissioned on 12 May 1987.
1. The Vikrant aircraft carrier is build with help of Russian technicians.
2. It is built by Cochin Shipyard.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
The Vikrant is the first aircraft carriers to be designed and built in India.
1. The Tribunal is bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
2. It is mandatory for NGT to dispose application within 6 months of filing.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
The Tribunal is not bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, but shall be guided by principles of natural justice.
1. Vayudoot was established in 1981 for North east Indian region where services of Indian airline were not available.
2. Vayudoot has been meged with Indian Airlines.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer10. Match the pairs of international airports and cities.1. Rajiv gandhi international airport------------------ i. Lucknow
2. Raja bhoj international airport--------------------- ii. Varanasi
3. Chaudhari Charan Singh international airport-------- iii. Bhopal
4. Dabholim international airport---------------------- iv. Hyderabad
5. Lal Bahadur Shastri international airport------------ v. Goa
a) 1- iv, 2- v, 3-iii, 4- ii, 5-i
b) 1- iv, 2- iii, 3-i, 4- v, 5-ii
c) 1- i, 2- v, 3-ii, 4- iii, 5-iv
d) 1- iv, 2- ii, 3-v, 4- i, 5-iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1- iv, 2- iii, 3-i, 4- v, 5-ii
1. Maulana Azad National Skill Academy is academy at national level.
2. It works under aegis of HRD ministry.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Maulana Azad National Skill Academy works under aegis of Ministry of Minority affairs.
