All aspirants who are giving tomorrow’s test should discuss all there doubts/queries about any question on this thread and not in the comments section of the test
Around 20 questions of the test can be solved using Tikdam method
Tikdams explanations in those selected questions are given in the explanation column itself
By closely observing those questions after every test you will gradually learn the art of Tikdams which will assist you in clearing the UPSC prelims
Highlights of tomorrow’s test:
Q.1) The ‘Justice Srikrishna committee’, recently seen in news, is related to
a) Transparency and accountability of Municipal Corporations
b) Medical innovation in the Pharmaceutical Sector
c) Data Protection Law
d) Prompt corrective action (PCA)
Q.2) Symbiodinium provides coral host with photosynthetic products in return for nutrients and shelter. The Symbiodinium is basically a/an
a) Virus
b) Amoeba
c) Algae
d) Macroscopic Animal
Q.3) With reference to the ‘Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017’ which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The Bill would allow the government to take up infrastructure projects within prohibited areas around protected monuments.
2. The Bill introduces a definition for ‘public works’, which includes the construction of any infrastructure that is financed and carried out by the central government for public purposes.
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
Q.4) Which of the following about the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) is incorrect?
a) It is a fund created under an Act of the Government of India
b) Currently, funds collected under CAMPA directly go into the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI)
c) These funds are meant to be used by states to implement agro-forestry in non-forest land to compensate for felled forest
d) None of the above
Best of luck!