Prelims Practice Questions 18-06-2018

1. The Mihir Shah committee is concerned with which of the following?

a. Restructuring the Central Water Commission and the Central Ground Water Board b. Review The Operation Of The Cash Credit System c. To look into the functioning of Small Scale Industries d. Water resourse management in Northeast India

2. Consider the following statements regarding Jawaharlal Nehru

He was the president of the Lahore session of INC which called for Complete Independence
He was instrumental in the formation of Indian Independence League, a political organisation that operated outside India for the removal of British colonialism

Which of the given statement(s) is/ are not true?

a. 1 only b. 2 only c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2

3. Consider the following statements regarding 'Dhanush'

It is India's first indigenous, long-range artillery gun which was recently cleared for induction into the Army
Its range is 11 km more than that of the Bofors guns, based on whose design Dhanush was developed

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

a. 1 only b. 2 only c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2

4. Consider the statements regarding Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate

It is a loan pricing mechanism which replaced the erstwhile base rate system
RBI is yet to link the MCLR to the base rate for loans dated before 1 April 2016

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

a. 1 only b. 2 only c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2

5. Which of the following rivers originate from Lake Manasarovar in the Tibet region?

Ghagara
Brahmaputra
Indus
Sutlej

a. 1,2,3,4 b. 1, 3, 4 only c. 2 and 3 only d. 2, 3, 4 only

6. Which of the following conditions are essential for growing rubber in India?

Rainfall between 200 to 300 cm evenly distributed without any marked dry season and with 125 to 150 rainy days per annum.
Temperatue between 20 and 34 degree Celsius with a monthly mean of 25 to 28°C.
Low Humidity of less than 50%
Bright sunshine of atleast 6 hours though all months

a. 1 ,2, 3 only b. 2, 3, 4 only c. 1, 2, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 4 only

7. The Right to Information is a

a. Legal Right b. Constitutional Right c. Civil Right d. Fundamental Right

8. Which of the following places are part of Pacific Ring of Fire?

Mexico
Antartica
Russia
Canada
Taiwan

a. 1, 2, 3, 5 only b. 1, 3, 4, 5 only c. 2, 3, 4, 5 only d. All the above

9. Which one of the following acts abolished the monopoly of tea trade and trade with China by the East India Company?

a. Regulating Act of 1773 b. Pitt’s India Act c. Charter Act of 1813 d. Charter Act of 1833

10. Which of the following statements is not correct with respect to Ordinances?

a. Ordinances are issued by the decree of the President. b. When either of the Houses of Parliament are not in session and if the President is satisfied of the emergency circumstances, he/she may promulgate an ordinance. c. Any ordinance promulgated will have the same effect as the statute of Law passed by the parliament d. An ordinance will cease to effect within three months from the date of reassembly of the parliament.

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