5th December 2018 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

Q.1) With reference to the Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX), which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. It is a combat exercise held jointly by the Indian Army along with US Army.
  2. It is held every year.

Select the correct alternative from the following codes:

a) Both 1 and 2

b) Only 1

c) Only 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Inspired by: Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise (TROPEX)

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/theatre-level-readiness-and-operational-exercise-tropex/

Q.2) The Soyuz manned mission to International Space Station (ISS) has recently took off. With respect to the Soyuz, consider the following statements:

  1. The Soyuz is the only means of reaching the ISS.
  2. It is originally a part of Russia’s moon landing project.
  3. The recent Soyuz mission to ISS is also collaborated by USA.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3

c) Only 2

d) All are correct

Inspired by: Soyuz: first manned mission to ISS since October failure

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/soyuz-first-manned-mission-to-iss-since-october-failure/

Q.3) Consider the following statements with reference to the GSAT-11 satellite:

  1. It is heaviest satellite ever built by ISRO.
  2. It was launched through the GSLV MK III.
  3. It is launched to provide high-speed Internet data services at the rate of 100 Gbps to Indian users.

Which of the given statements is/are not correct?

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) Only 2

d) Only 3

Inspired by: India’s heaviest satellite GSAT-11 is aloft in space from Kourou

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/indias-heaviest-satellite-gsat-11-is-aloft-in-space-from-kourou/

Q.4) Which of the following countries is/are leading producer of crude oil amongst OPEC countries?

a) UAE

b) Saudi Arabia

c) Qatar

d) Kuwait

Inspired by: Why Qatar has left OPEC, and how the decision will impact oil prices, India

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/why-qatar-has-left-opec-and-how-the-decision-will-impact-oil-prices-india/

Q.5) The Rajiv Kumar Committee recently seen in news is related to:

a) Sale of domestic oil and gas field

b) Allocation of Coal fields

c) Natural gas exploration

d) Floating Solar Plants

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