Prelims Practice Questions 03-01-2019

1) Consider the following statements with respect to swap ratios

1. It is the exchange rate at which the currencies are accepted between two countries with Currency Swap Aggrement.
2. The swap ratios are based on stock prices.

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

2) An expert committe under SEBI Chairman U K Sinha is set up to examine the solutions for?

3) Consider the following statements about Shola forest-grassland ecosystem

1. It is a Tropical Montane Forest.
2. It is characterised by patches of forest of stunted evergreen shola trees in the hill slopes and grasslands on valleys.
3. They are native to Southern Western Ghats.
4. Nilgiri Tahr is endemic to the region.

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

4) Consider the following statements with respect to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

1. It is an international independent agency funded equally by the sport movement and governments of the world.
2. Its primary activities include monitoring of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code).
3. Pursuant to the terms of the Brazzaville Declaration, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was established.

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

5) “Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA)” was sometimes seen in the news recently was enacted by which of the following countries?

6) Consider the following statements with respect to National Health Authority

1. It will dissolve and replace the existing society “National Health Agency”.
2. It aims to efficiently implement Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA).
3. It will be an attached office under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

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

7) “Global Stocktake Process” was sometimes seen in the news recently, is associated with which of the following?

8) Consider the following statements with respect to Cinereous vulture

1. It is one of the heaviest and largest raptors in the world.
2. It is classified as least concern in the IUCN Red list.
3. It migrates from the mountainous regions of Europe and Asia to India during summer.

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

9) “Io” was sometimes seen in the news recently. Consider the following statements with respect to Io

1. It is one of the moons of planet Saturn.
2. It is the most volcanically active world in the Solar System.
3. Its extreme volcanic activity is due to the tug-of-war between Jupiter’s gravity and its moons Europa and Ganymede’s gravity.

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

10) “Moynagiri rice” is an indigenous rice variety of which of the following states?