Prelims Practice Questions 11-12-2018

1) SPYDER, OSA-AK-M was sometimes seen in the news recently. They are

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Know India Programme (KIP)

1. It is an information repository programme, where the ongoing developments in India on various fields are updated online.
2. It is being implemented by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB).
3. Its main objective is to provide young persons of Overseas Indians an exposure to the country of their origin.

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

3) Consider the following statements with respect to Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)

1. It is a non-permanent and independent body.
2. It was constituted to give economic advice to the Government of India, specifically to the Prime Minister. 

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

4) Recently, a multi-species aquaculture complex was launched by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in which of the following states?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to AVIA INDRA 2018

1. It is an Air Force level exercise between India and Russian Federation, held annually.
2. The exercise is unique wherein the foreign participant does not bring its air assets.

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

6) Consider the following statements with respect to International Conference on Sustainable Water Management 

1. The 1st edition of the conference is being held at Mohali, India.
2. It is being organized by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).
3. The theme of the event is “Sustainable Water Management”.

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

7) Consider the following statements

1. India currently has only one functioning aircraft carrier – INS Viraat.
2. INS Vikrant will be the India’s second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) after INS Viraat.

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

8) Consider the following statements with respect to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

1. It is a political and economic alliance of six countries, all located in Arabian Peninsula.
2. It is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
3. The 39th GCC summit was recently held at Doha, Qatar.

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

9) Consider the following statements with respect to Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)

1. It was set up by an act of Parliament.
2. It is headquartered in Chennai, Tamilnadu.
3. It functions under the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s welfare.

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

10) Consider the following statements

1. It was built in 1010 A.D and celebrated its Millennium year of existence in 2010.
2. It is one among the UNESCO’s world Heritage site.
3. It was known in the inscriptions as Dakshina Meru.

Identify the temple that correctly matches with the above characteristics