Prelims Practice Questions 07-06-2019

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Cabinet Committees

1. They are not mentioned in the Constitution.
2. Non-cabinet ministers are debarred from the membership of Cabinet Committees.

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

2) Consider the following statements with respect to NITI Aayog

1. It is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body.
2. No minister will be a member of NITI Aayog.

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

3) Consider the following statements with respect to Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)

1. Under the scheme, priority will be given to girl child, women and senior citizens.
2. All states in India have joined this flagship health protection scheme.

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

4) India has recently notified the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with which of the following countries?

5) Remdesivir is an anti-viral drug which may help fight off Nipah virus is originally designed to treat which of the following diseases?

6) Consider the following pairs

1. Kinnal Toys – Karnataka
2. Etikoppaka toys – Andhra Pradesh
3. Thanjavur Doll – Tamilnadu

Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

7) Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) sometimes seen in the news recently is a treaty between which of the following?

8) Which of the following countries are not the members of G20 Grouping?

1. Argentina
2. India
3. Russia
4. USA

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

9) Assertion (A): Plaster of Paris heals bone fracture.

Reason (R): Plaster of Paris forms fresh connective tissue cells and fill in the cracks in the bone.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

10) The Inter State Council was set up in 1990 on the recommendation of?