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Q.1) With reference to the Indus Water Treaty, consider the following statements:
1. As per the provisions of the treaty, India and Pakistan can use equal percentage of the total water.
2. The treaty was brokered by the World Bank.
Which the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) Both 1 and 2
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Inspired by: India, Pakistan to hold Permanent Indus Commission meet
Q.2) The President can issue the removal order after an address by the Parliament. Consider the following statements regarding Impeachment of Supreme Court judges in India:
1. The removal of a judge of the SC is regulated by the Judges Inquiry Act,1968.
2. The address has to be presented to the President in the same session of Parliament for such a removal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) Neither 1 nor 2
b) 1 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) 2 only
Inspired by: Talks revived to consider impeachment of CJI
Q.3) With reference to the RUSA scheme which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS).
2. The scheme was launched for special category states only.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 1 only
c) Neither 1 nor 2
d) 2 only
Inspired by: [op-ed snap] A game-changer for higher education
Q.4) The first Indian to join the Viceroy’s Executive Council was:
a) Dadabhai Nairoji
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Satyendra Prasad Sinha
Q.5) The Tiangong-1 is expected to fall back to Earth. With reference to the Tiangong-1, recently seen in news, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a low earth satellite.
2. It was an experimental space lab.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) Both 1 and 2
c) Neither 1 nor 2
d) 2 only
Inspired by: China’s space lab Tiangong-1 expected to fall to earth this week
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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