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Q.1) With reference to the Election Commissioners(ECs) which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Constitution empowers the President of India to fix the number of Election Commissioners other than the CEC.
2. The Chief Election Commissioner is empowered to appoint the ECs.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) Neither 1 nor 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) 2 only
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Q.2) With reference to the World Water Development Report 2018, consider the following statements:
1. It is released by an agency under the World Bank.
2. “Nature-based Solutions for Water” was the topic of the report in 2018.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) Neither 1 nor 2
b) Both 1 and 2
c) 1 only
d) 2 only
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Q.3) With reference to the HRIDAY Scheme which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The duration of the scheme is 4 years.
2. It is related to the development of Heritage Cities.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) Neither 1 nor 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Both 1 and 2
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Q.4) Consider the following countries:
1. China
2. France
3. United Kingdom
4. Germany
5. Spain
Which of the above are included in P5+1 ?
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 1, 3 and 5 only
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
d) 2, 4 and 5 only
Q.5) The Doha Development Agenda (DDA) is related to which of the following organisation?
a) International Monetary Fund
b) World Bank Group
c) IBSA Dialogue Forum
d) World Trade Organisation
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Q.6) With reference to ‘Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology’, which of the following statements is/are correct? (CSE: 2015)
1. It is a contactless communication technology that uses electromagnetic radio fields.
2. NFC is designed for use by devices which can be at a distance of even a metre from each other.
3. NFC can use encryption when sending sensitive information.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.7) The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to (CSE: 2015)
a) Central Asia
b) Middle East
c) South-East Asia
d) Central Africa
Q.8) Convertibility of rupee implies (CSE: 2015)
a) being able to convert rupee notes into gold
b) allowing the value of rupee to be fixed by market forces
c) freely permitting the conversion of rupee to other currencies and vice versa
d) developing an international market for currencies in India
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