Prelims Practice Questions 14-06-2018

1. Consider the following

1. Corruption
2. Crime against human trafficking
3. Environmental crime
4. War crime
5. Terrorism

Which of these crimes are investigated by INTERPOL?

2. Consider the following regarding North Eastern Council

1. It is a statutory body and aims at bringing increased cooperation and coordination among the eight north-eastern states
2. It's members include the governors and all ministers of the states

Which of the above statement(s) is/are not correct?

3. Consider the following regarding the proposed Dam Safety Bill, 2018

1. It will help the states and union territories to adopt uniform safety procedures to ensure safety of reservoirs.
2. It will ensure proper surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all specified dams in that State and ensure their safe functioning

4. The Composite Water Management Index is launched by?

5. Consider the following regarding North Korea

1. India is the second largest trading partner of North Korea only after China
2. Refined oil products are the primary import articles of India from North Korea

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

6. Consider the following regarding earthquake prone zones in India

1. Zone 5 covers the areas that are very severe intensity zones
2. Uttarakhand is part of Zone- 4    

Which of the above statement(s) is/are not correct?

7. Consider the following regarding mining in India

1. Rajasthan is the leading producer of Zinc in the country
2. There is no mining activity in the northeastern states of India

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

8. Consider the following regarding Maldives

1. It falls under the equitorial region and gets rainfall throughout the year
2. The sediments from the runoff of the rivers have a potential impact on the growth of coral in the islands

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

9. Which of the following does not require a constitutional amendment?

1. Abolition or creation of states
2. Abolition or creation of legislative council in a state
3. Change in second schedule
4. Delimitation of constituencies

10. The modern educated Indians did not support revolt of 1857 because