1) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Flash flood?
1. Flash flood is a short time phenomenon without advance warning.
2. Soil characteristics and basin characteristic influences the flash floods.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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A flood, which is caused by heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of time over a relatively small area, is referred to as flash flood. In flash flood, water level rises and falls quite rapidly with little or no advance warning.
Typically, flash floods occur in areas where the upstream basin topography is relatively steep and the concentration time of the basin is relatively short.
Flash floods occur primarily at night and when there is an abundance of atmospheric moisture; in addition, there is usually little, if any, vertical wind shear present.
Flash flooding can be produced by large, slow-moving storms or as a result of "train effect" storms (i.e., sequential mature storms that release precipitation over the same area). Train effect storms can be part of multi cell cluster or squall line storm systems.
Soil moisture, soil permeability, soil surface alterations, and vertical soil profile are important soil characteristics that affect runoff production and hence help define flash flood prone areas. Basin characteristics, (e.g., size, shape, slope, land cover) influence runoff and hence flash flood occurrence potential.
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2) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Mid day meal scheme?
1. In drought affected areas, midday meals shall be supplied even during summer vacations.
2. In appointment of cooks and helpers, preference shall be given to Dalits, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
3. The state Government shall make provisions for construction of kitchen sheds.
a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. All
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ANSWER: 1,2
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The Central Government shall make provisions for construction of kitchen sheds. The Midday Meal Scheme is a school meal program of the government of India designed to improve the nutritional status of school-age children nationwide. The program supplies free lunches on working days for children in primary and upper primary classes in government, government aided, local body, Education Guarantee Scheme, and alternate innovative education centres, Madarsa and Maqtabs supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, and National Child Labour Project schools run by the ministry of labour.
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3) For which of the following rivers, tribunal awards are notified in official gazette by the Government of India?
1. Tapi
2. Vamsadhara
3. Mahadayi
a. 1,2
b. Only 3
c. 2,3
d. all
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ANSWER: 2,3
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For Godavari, Narmada, Ravi & Beas rivers, Cauvery, Vamsadhara River,Mahadayi /Mandovi River and Krishna River tribunal awards are notified in official gazette by the Government of India.
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4) Which of the following is incorrect?
1. Grammy Award: Music
2. Emmy Awards : Stage performance
3. Tony Awards : Television
4. Academy Awards : Motion pictures
a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. 3,4
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ANSWER: 2,3
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Emmy Awards : Television
Tony Awards : Stage performance
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5) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill?
1. According to Haryana Panchayati Raj(Amendment) Bill, class VII is fixed as minimum educational qualification of any candidate for elections to Panchayati Raj.
2. Haryana became the second state in India after Rajasthan to fix educational and other qualifications for the candidates contesting Panchayat elections.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
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Criteria for Candidates:
- General candidates contesting the Panchayat elections should have matriculation as essential qualification.
- For Women (general) and Scheduled Caste candidates’, class VIII mark-sheet is mandatory.
- The educational qualification for SC candidates for the post of ‘panch’ is class V.
- Also, it is mandatory for the candidates contesting elections to have functional toilets and payment of power bills.
- Candidates should not have been charge -sheeted by any court of law and must not be loan defaulters.
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6) Which of the following countries are landlocked countries?
1. Latvia
2. Serbia
3. Belarus
4. Slovakia
5. Bulgaria
a. 1,2,3
b. 2,3,4,5
c. 2,3,4
d. All
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7) Which of the following statements is/are correct about e-Pragati?
1. 'e-Pragati' is a comprehensive framework for implementing e-governance and provides e-services to citizens of Karnataka.
2. It is developed in association with Infosys.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: None
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- The state government of Andhra Pradesh rechristened the AP State Enterprise Architecture (APSEA) as 'e-Pragati'.
- APSEA is a comprehensive architecture to leverage the latest advances in e-governance tools. Developed in association with technology giant Wipro in a span of eight months,
- 'e-Pragati' is a comprehensive framework for implementing e-governance and provides e-services to citizens of Andhra Pradesh.
- With e-Pragati, Andhra Pradesh becomes the first state in India to conceive and execute a state-wide enterprise architecture.
- e-Pragati extend to 33 secretariat departments and over 300 government agencies in AP. It seeks to provide a bouquet of 745 services in the government to customer (G2C), government to business (G2B), government to enterprise (G2E) and government to government (G2G) areas.
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8) The 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games are held at
a. Scotland
b. Maldives
c. South Africa
d. Samoa
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ANSWER: Samoa
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The Commonwealth Youth Games are a small-scale version of the Commonwealth Games, designed for the youth of the 71 Commonwealth countries. Fifth edition of Commonwealth Youth Game is held at Apia, Samoa in 2015.
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9) Anirban Lahiri is related to which of the following sports
a. Cycling
b. Golf
c. Carom
d. Shooting EurAsia Cup
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ANSWER: Golf
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Anirban Lahiri is an Indian professional golfer. Anirban Lahiri became the first Indian to qualify for the prestigious President's Cup. He represented India in 2013 world cup while Asia in EurAsia Cup in 2014.
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10) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Ambergris?
1.Ambergris occurs as a bile duct secretion of the intestines of the sperm whale, primarily coming from whale vomit.
2. Ambergris has been mostly known for its use in creating perfume and fragrance.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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Ambergris occurs as a bile duct secretion of the intestines of the sperm whale and can be found floating upon the sea, or lying on the coast.
ambergris as primarily coming from whale vomit. It takes years for ambergris to form.
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11) Where are Santa Catalina islands located?
a. Atlantic ocean
b. Mediterranean sea
c. South china sea
d. Pacific ocean
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ANSWER: Pacific ocean
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Santa Catalina Island is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. State of California in the Gulf of Santa Catalina. Satellite photos of Santa Catalina island suggest that the island is sinking, probably as a result of changes in the active fault systems around the island.
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12) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Inner Line Permit?
1. Inner Line Permit can be obtained by foreigner to visit north eastern India
2. Except for Manipur all North east states require Inner line permit.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: None
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The Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order 1958 states that a Protected Area Permit (PAP) is required for non-Indian citizens to visit certain areas in India (mainly in the North-East).Certain requirements have to be fulfilled in order to get this permit. Indian citizens who are not resident in these areas need an Inner Line Permit (ILP) to enter these places.
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13) Which article in constitution defines Anglo–Indian person?
a. Article 334
b. Article 331
c. Article 366
d. The definition is not given in constitution.
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ANSWER: Article 366
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According to Article 366, an Anglo Indian means a person whose father or any of whose other male progenitors in the male line is or was of European descent but who is domiciled within the territory of India and is or was born within such territory of parents habitually resident therein and not established there for temporary purposes only.
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14) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)?
1. It is statutory body under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)
2. CPCB's head Office is in Bhopal.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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15) According to Indian constitution, who is authorized to declare particular area as Scheduled Areas?
a. National Commission for Scheduled Castes
b. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
c. National Human right Commission
d. President of India
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ANSWER: President of India
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The term 'Scheduled Areas' has been defined in the Indian Constitution as "such areas as the President may by order declare to be Scheduled Areas"according to Fifth Schedule of the Constitution.
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16) Economic Intelligence Council is affiliated to the
a. CBI
b. Central Vigilance Commission(CVC)
c. Ministry of Home
d. Ministry of finance
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ANSWER: Ministry of finance
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The Economic Intelligence Council is the apex forum overseeing government agencies responsible for economic intelligence and combating economic offenses in India. The Council is also the apex of 18 regional economic intelligence committees, and is part of the Union Ministry of Finance. It was formed in 1990.
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17) Who has launched PARICHAALAN?
a. RBI
b. Railway
c. SEBI
d. Exim bank
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ANSWER: Railway
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Parichaalan is a mobile application conceptualized to make decision making on freight operations absolutely easy and user friendly.
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18) Which of the following statements is/are correct about India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)?
1. India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) is the nodal agency of the Government of India under aegis of Ministry of Commerce and Industry for promoting country's external trade.
2. ITPO is a Mini-Ratna Category-1 Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) with 100 percent shareholding of Government of India.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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19) Match the traditional water harvesting systems with regions.
1. Kere ---------------------------------- i. Maharashtra
2. Zing----------------------------------- ii. Uttarakhand
3. Naula----------------------------------iii. Karnataka
4. Phad----------------------------------- iv. Meghalya
5. Bamboo drip system -------------- v. Ladakh
a. 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii ,5-iv
b. 1- iv, 2- v, 3-i, 4- ii ,5-iii
c. 1- iv, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii , 5-ii
d. 1- iii, 2- v, 3-ii, 4- i ,5-iv
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ANSWER: 1- iii, 2- v, 3-ii, 4- i ,5-iv
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Water harvesting system is the collection of rain water, surface water and ground water to meet a variety of local needs including domestic, live stocks and agriculture. Water harvesting has been practiced in India for over 7000 years.
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