Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding the Exercise ‘INDRA 2017’, which was recently conducted:
1. It was a Tri-Services exercise.
2. It was held between India and Russia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) Neither 1 nor 2
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) 1 only
Q.2) Project CHAMAN, often seen in news, is related to
a) Farmers
b) Minorities
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Rural employment
Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Law Commission of India:’
1. It is an executive body.
2. It is established for a fix tenure.
3. The first commission was established before independance.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 1 and 2 only
Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO):
1. The cool phase of ENSO is called “La Niña”.
2. Trade Winds become weak in the El Nino year.
Which of the following statements given below is/are correct?
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only
c) 1 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.5) Which of the following Insurance schemes for farmers given below has/had provisions for local calamities such as landslide, hailstorm, inundation, etc?
1. National Agriculture Insurance Scheme(NAIS)
2. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Select the correct option using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.6) What is the difference between “vote on account” and interim budget ?
1. The provision of a “voteonaccount” is used by a regular government, while an “interim budget” is a provision used by a caretaker government.
2. A “vote on account” only deals with the expenditure in governmentis budget, while an “interim budget” includes both expenditure and receipts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
a) 1 only.
b) 2 only.
c) Both 1 and 2.
d) Neither 1 nor2.
Q.7) Regarding the international monetary fund, which one of the following statements is correct ?
a) It can grant to any country.
b) It can grant loans to only developed countries.
c) It grants loans to only member countries.
d) It can grant loans to the central bank of a country.
Q.8) Consider the following :
1. Carbon dioxide.
2. Oxides of nitrogen.
3. Oxides of Sulphur
Which of the above is/are the emission/emissions from coal combustion at thermal power plants ?
a) 1 only.
b) 2 and 3 only.
c) 1 and 3 only.
d) 1,2,and 3
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