IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 31, 2015

IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Aug 31, 2015

1.Which of the following tribe celebrates Ka Pomblang Nongkrem festival?

a) Garo tribe
b) Naga tribe
c) Khasi tribe
d) Jaintia tribe

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ANSWER: c) Khasi tribe

Ka Pomblang Nongkrem is the most important and elaborate festival of the Khasis. This five-day festival is held annually in November at Smit, the capital of the Khyrem Syiemship near Shillong for thanks giving to the Goddess Ka Blei Synshar for a rich harvest and prosperity of the people. An important part of this festival is goat sacrifice made to the deity of Shillong peak. Khasi men and women, dressed in traditional splendour, perform the famous Nongkrem dance.



2. Which of the following statements are correct about NISAR?

1. The NISAR mission is a joint project between Russian space agency and ISRO to co-develop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite.
2. It will be launched into a Sun-synchronous dawn to dusk orbit with a mission life of 3 years.

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

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ANSWER: b) Only 2

The Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission is a joint project between NASA and ISRO to co-develop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite.



3. Which of the following statements are correct about NISAR?

1. Seasat was the first Earth-orbiting satellite designed for remote sensing of the Earth's oceans and had on board the first space borne synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
2. Seasat was managed by ISRO.

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

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ANSWER: a) Only 1

Seasat was managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.



4. Which of the following statements are correct about Tenzing Norgay national awards?

1. National adventure awards renamed as Tenzing Norgay national awards.
2. It is given by ministry of youth affairs and sports.

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

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ANSWER: c) Both

Indo-Tibetan Border Police official and mountaineer Jot Singh has been honored with the Tenzing Norgay national adventure award by President Pranab Mukherjee.



5.Which of the following statements are correct about ITBP?

1. ITBF was raised on 24 October 1962, under the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
2. ITBP is a mountain trained force and most of the officers & men are professionally trained mountaineers and skiers.
3. ITBP's major training center is located at Mussoorie, in Utarakhand.

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

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ANSWER: b) 2,3

ITBF was raised on 24 October 1962, under the CRPF Act, in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of 1962.In September, 1996, the Parliament of India enacted the "Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992" to "provide for the constitution and regulation" of the ITBP "for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected therewith". ITBP Academy at Mussoorie has been given the status of 'Center of Excellence' by the Government of India and now is on the path of modernization of its training infra- structure.



6. India will sign a pact on exchange of information of terrorists on a real time basis with which of the following country ?

a) Israel
b) France
c) Nepal
d) USA

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ANSWER: d) USA

India and the US are likely to sign a pact on exchange of information on terrorists on a real time basis during the counter-terrorism and homeland security dialogue scheduled to be held in December this year.



7. Which of the following products are protected by the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

1. Nagpur Oranges
2. Devgad Alphonso
3. Nasik Grapes
4. Kolhapur Jaggery
5. Byadgi chilli

a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,3,4,5
d) All

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ANSWER: c) 1,3,4,5



8. Saura paintings are an integral part of the religious ceremonies of the Saura tribals found in

a) Bihar
b) Chattisgarh
c) Jharkhand
d) Odisha

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ANSWER: d) Odisha

Saura paintings are an integral part of the religious ceremonies of the Saura tribals and are found in the southern Odisha districts of Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati and Koraput.These paintings, also called Ikons (or ekons) are visually similar to Warli paintings and hold religious significance for the Sauras.



9. The headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organization is located at

a) Washington
b) Paris
c) London
d) Geneva

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ANSWER: d) Geneva

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations.WIPO currently has 188 member states. Non-members are the states of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, South Sudan and Timor-Leste. Palestine has observer status.



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

1. The Jojoba plant has also been used to combat and prevent desertification in the Thar desert.
2. Jojoba is grown commercially to produce jojoba oil, a liquid wax ester extracted from its seed.

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

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ANSWER: c) Both


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