Prelims Practice Questions 19-10-2018

1. Consider the following statements about Dharma Guardian-2018

1. It is a joint military exercise between armies of India and Japan
2. It is the first ever joint exercise between these two countries

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

2. Which of the following countries border the Adriatic sea?

1. Italy
2. Bosnia–Herzegovina
3. Croatia

Select the answers using the codes given below.

3. Consider the following statements about Antyodaya scheme

1. It is an integration of the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) and National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM).
2. It is a centrally sponsored scheme

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

4. Consider the following statements about Nano-carbons

1. They are found to be very effective in killing Aedes Ageypti mosquito
2. Nano-carbon are odourless which makes them environment friendly and non-toxic to humans.

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

5. Consider the following statements about VIMOS instrument which was in news recently

1. It recently discovered Hyperion, the largest and most massive galaxy super cluster
2. It is an experiment of European Space Agency

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

6. Consider the following statements about TIgers

1. The white colour fur in white tigers is attributed to the genetic mutation that occurs in Bengal Tigers
2. Bengal TIgers are the largest subspecies among the tigers worldwide

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

7. 'Shahi litchi' recently got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Which of the following states it belongs to?

8. Consider the following statements about Ultra Mega Power Projects

1. They are power plants with individual capacity of about 5000 MW or above
2. They are completely coal- based
3. They use Super Critical Technology to achieve higher levels of fuel efficiency

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

9. Consider the following statements about Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS)

1. It is one of the two schemes introduced in Foreign Trade Policy of India 2015-20, as a part of Exports from India Scheme
2. Under the scheme, the government provides duty benefits to exporters depending on product and country

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

10. Conisder the following statements about Lok Adalat

1. It has statutory status
2. The decision is not binding on the parties
3. There is no court fee payable when a matter is filed in a Lok Adalat

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