IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 29 & 30, 2015

IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 29 & 30, 2015

1. Which of the following are major production of tropical rain-forest?

1. Coffee
2. Avocado
3. Olives
4. Banana

a) 1,2,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,3
d) All

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ANSWER: a) 1,2,4

Yam, coffee, chocolate, banana, mango, papaya, macadamia, avocado, and sugarcane all originally came from tropical rainforest and are still mostly grown on plantations in regions that were formerly primary forest.



2. Which of the following statements are correct about Kyoto Protocol?

1. The Protocol’s first commitment period was from 2008 to 2012.
2. A second commitment period from 2013- 2020, known as the Doha Amendment to the protocol.
3. China has become the party to the Kyoto Protocol to accept the Doha Amendment.

a) 1,2,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,3
d) All

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ANSWER: d) All

The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty, which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits State Parties to reduce greenhouse gases emissions, based on the premise that (a) global warming exists and (b) man-made CO2 emissionshave caused it. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005.



3. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. India's latest communication satellite GSAT-6 was launched using GSLV cryogenic engine.
2. GSAT-6 has largest antenna made by ISRO so far

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None

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ANSWER: c) Both

One of the advanced features of GSAT-6 satellite is its S-Band Unfurlable Antenna of 6 m diameter. This is the largest satellite antenna realized by ISRO.The antenna is utilized for five spot beams over the Indian mainland. The spot beams exploit the frequency reuse scheme to increase frequency spectrum utilization efficiency.



4. Kadar tribe is a tribal community found in different parts

a) Chattisgarh
b) Kerala
c) Odisha
d) Andhra Pradesh

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ANSWER: b) Kerala

About six hundred Kadar tribes reside in the forest areas of Kerala state including Cochin. They are also called as a Kadir and converse in an ancient language which is a blend of both Tamil and Malayalam languages.



5. Who was receipent of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2015?

a) Saina Nehwal
b) Ronjan Sodhi
c) Gagan Narang
d) Sania Mirza

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ANSWER: d) Sania Mirza

The Khel Ratna was devised to be an overarching honour, conferred for outstanding sporting performance, whether by an individual or a team,across all sporting disciplines in a given year.



6. Which of the following pair is wrongly matched?

1. Gwadar : Pakistan
2. Kyaukpyu : Myanmar
3. Marao : Maldives
4. Lamu : Yemen

a) 2
b) 2,3
c) 3
d) 4

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ANSWER: d) 4

These are pors build by china in Indian ocean. Chinese built Lamu Port in Kenya



7. Which of the following are tributaries of Krishna?

1. Bhima
2. Venna
3. Tungbhadra
4. Wainganga

a) 2,3,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,2
d) All

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ANSWER: b) 1,2,3

Wainganga is tributary of Godavari.



8. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Sunhak Peace Prize was founded by South Korean religious leader Hak Ja Han Moon to recognise eminent individuals who contributed to peace and development of the world.
2. Sunhak Peace Prize will go a step further and extend its concept of peace to the future and strive for the "peace of the future generations

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None

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ANSWER: c) Both

President of Kiribati Anote Tong received the award for improved global awareness of the severity of climate change and sought for action by the international community for its solution.
Noted Indian agricultural scientist Modadugu Vijay Gupta received prize for pionerring the blue revolution and has invested his entire life to developing aquaculture as an alternative solution to the future food crisis.



9. Which of the following statements is/are correct about CAMPA Fund?

1. Levies will be imposed on development projects that seek land inside a Reserved Forest or a Protected Area (PA) in a sanctuary or a national park which will make CAMPA Funds.
2. CAMPA has been created on the order of the Supreme Court in October 2002.

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None

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ANSWER: c) Both



10. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Gaidinliu was a Naga spiritual and political leader who led a revolt against British rule in India.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru gave her the title of "Rani" to Gaidinliu.

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None

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ANSWER: c) Both



11. Widow Remarriage Act was passed during the tenure of

a) Lord Mayo
b) Lord Ripon
c) Lord William Bentinck
d) Lord Dalhousie

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ANSWER: d) Lord Dalhousie

The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856, also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 26 July 1856, legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule.



12. The World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction has been convened three times. Which of the following are locations of World Conferences?

1. Kobe
2. Yokohama
3. Sendai
4. Kanazawa

a) 1,2,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,3,4
d) 2,3,4

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ANSWER: b) 1,2,3



13. Which of the following statements are correct?

1. Jan Dhan Yojana account holders will be provided free zero-balance bank account along with RuPay debit card.
2. They will also be entitled to accidental insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh.
3. After opening of account for 6 months, account holder can avail Rs 5,000 loan from the bank.

a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All

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ANSWER: d) All



14. A 'Special pension' scheme for Muzaffarnagar riot victims announced by UP Govt is called as a

a) Maulana Azad Pension scheme
b) Mahatma Gandhi unity pension scheme
c) Rani Laxmi Bai Pension Scheme
d) None

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ANSWER: c) Rani Laxmi Bai Pension Scheme



15.Which of the following statements is/are correct about NBFC?

1. They may also accept call deposits.
2. The Reserve Bank will allow setting up new kind of NBFC which would act as account aggregator to help people see their accounts across financial institutions in a common format.

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None

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ANSWER: b) Only 2

NBFC may also accept deposits - however, these deposits are term deposits and not call deposits.



16.The deposit taking activity of Chit Fund Company is regulated by

a) State Governments
b) SEBI
c) RBI
d) Central finance ministry

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ANSWER: c) RBI

The chit fund companies operations are governed by the Chit Fund Act, 1982, which is administered by State Governments. Their deposit taking activities are regulated by the Reserve Bank.



17. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. National Housing Bank (NHB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
2. NHB registers, regulates and supervises Housing Finance Company (HFCs).

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None

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ANSWER: c) Both


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