IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - May 26 & 27, 2015
1.Consider the following statements1. The Road Safety Committee was formed by the Parliament.
2. The committee is headed by the former Supreme Court judge K.S. Radhakrishnan.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Only 2
The committee was formed in April, 2014 by supreme court , on a public interest litigation petition to monitor implementation of road safety laws.
1. Introduction of uniform crash tests
2. Setting up of road safety council by State government
3. Tightening of road patrols on highways and setting up of a road safety fund
4. Removal of roadside advertisements and posters that obstruct the view of drivers or distract them
5. Ban on sale of liquor on National and State highways.
a) 1,2,3,5
b) 2,3,4,5
c) 1,3,4 ,5
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer3. Consider the following statements1. The Inter-State Council is set up under Article 263
2. It is permanent constitutional body for co-ordination among center and states and two or more states
3. It was set up on recommendations of Sarkaria Commission
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,3
The Inter-State Council is not a permanent constitutional body
It can be established 'at any time' if it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of such a Council.
a) President
b) Prime minister
c) cabinet secretary
d) Chief ministers elected by members of council
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Prime minister
Council composed of
1. Prime Minister as Chairman
2. Chief Ministers of all States
3. Chief Ministers of Union Territories h
4. Governors of States under President’s Rule
5. Six Ministers of Cabinet rank in the Union Council of Ministers to be nominated by the Prime Minister
6. Four Ministers of Cabinet rank as Permanent invitees
a) Debendranath Tagore
b) Dwarkanath Tagore
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Debendranath Tagore
The Tattwabodhini Sabha was started in 1839 by Debendranath Tagore. In 1859, the Tattwabodhini Sabha were dissolved back into the Brahmo Samaj by Debendranath Tagore.
a) Solar radiation
b) Solar eclipse
c) Lunar eclipse
d) Solar storm
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Solar eclipse
It is also called as a Baily's beads which can be seen during total solar eclipses.
1. Taiu river separates India and Myanmar.
2. Amur River separates china and Russia
3. Mahakali river separates India and Nepal
4. Naf river separates Bangladesh and Myanmar.
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,3,4
Amur River separates china and Afghanistan.
1. Cotton is a kharif crop
2. In Tamil Nadu, it is grown both as a kharif and as a rabi crop.
Which of the above statement is correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Rainfall occurs after September and cotton is sown in October. The irrigated crop is sown in January-February.
1. Vitamin K ------------- i. Maintain Blood Sugar
2. Vitamin A ------------- ii. Healing of Wounds
3. Vitamin B7-------------iii. Blood clotting
4. Vitamin C ----------------iv. antioxidant
a) 1- ii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- iii
b) 1- iv, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
c) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
a) President
b) Supreme Court
c) Election Commissioner
d) President in constitution with Election Commission
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Supreme Court
Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1966, which abolished the election tribunals and transferred the election petitions to the high courts whose orders can be appealed to Supreme Court. However, election disputes regarding the election of President and Vice-President are directly heard by the Supreme Court.
1. Tetanus
2. Dengue
3. Whooping cough
4. Yellow fever
5. Diphtheria
6. Hepatitis B
7. Haemophilus influenza type B
a) 1,3,5,6,7
b) 1,2,3,6
c) 1,4,5,6,7
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer12. Consider the following statements1. John Nash was mathematician whose worked on game theory
2. He was awarded with Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics
3. He was given Abel Prize in 2015 which is considered as a mathematician's "Nobel Prize"
4. He is the only person to win Nobel and Abel prize
Which of the above statements are correct?
a.) 1, 2, 3
b.) 2,3
c.) 1, 3, 4
d.) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d.) All the above
The Abel Prize is an international prize awarded annually by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians.
1. SIMBEX - bilateral naval exercise with the Singapore Navy
2. Two Indian naval ships- INS Satpura and INS Kamorta are participating in exercise
Which of the above statement is correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Annual bilateral exercise SIMBEX was started in in 1999.
1.Akbar II had conferred the title of 'Raja' to Rammohun Roy.
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was Mughal envoy to the Court of St. James
Which of the above statement is correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Akbar Shah II appointed the Bengali reformer Ram Mohan Roy, to appeal against his treatment by the East India Company, Ram Mohan Roy then visited England, as the Mughal envoy to the Court of St. James.
1. FAO ---------------------------- i.New York
2. ILO --------------------------- ii.Nairobi
3. UNDP ----------------------------iii. Rome
4. UNEP ----------------------------iv. Geneva
a) 1- ii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- iii
b) 1- iv, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
c) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
a) Lender
b) Borrower
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Borrower
Inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. Inflation redistributes wealth from creditors to debtors so borrower gets benefits from inflation
