Q.1) Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the creation of the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA). Consider the following statements regarding it:
1. The HEFA would mobilise CSR funds from PSUs/Corporates.
2. All the Centrally Funded Higher Educational Institutions would be eligible for joining as members of the HEFA.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) Neither 1 nor 2
c) Both are correct
d) 2 only
Q.2) The ‘Naresh Chandra Committee’ of 2011 was related to
a) the RBI
b) OBC Reservation
c) the GST
d) Defense
Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Border Roads Organisation:
1. It has also operated in Tajikistan and Libya.
2. It was brought under the control of the Defence Ministry in 2015.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) Both are correct
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.4) ‘Solar Flares’ can have possible affects on
1. Operation of satellites.
2. Power grids on Earth.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) Both are correct
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.5) Which of the following countries use the ‘First Past the Post’ system of Election?
1. United Kingdom
2. The United States
3. Canada
4. India
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 and 4 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 ad 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q.6) Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic? (CSE: 2015)
a) Khangchendzonga National Park
b) Nandadevi National Park
c) Neora Valley National Park
d) Namdapha National Park
Q.7) Amnesty International is (CSE: 2015)
a) an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil war.
b) a global Human Rights Movement.
c) a non-governmental voluntary organization to help very poor people.
d) an inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions.
Q.8) With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest? (CSE: 2015)
a) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar
b) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
c) Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram
d) Varaha Image at Udayagiri
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