Prelims Practice Questions 08-06-2019

1) Which of the following is/are not the objective(s) of Food Corporation of India (FCI)?

1. To provide effective price support to farmers.
2. To procure and supply grains to PDS for distributing subsidized staples to economically vulnerable sections of society.
3. To keep a strategic reserve to stabilize markets for basic food grains.

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2) Torishima Island sometimes seen in the news recently is located in which of the following countries?

3) A party is recognised as a national party if, which of the following conditions is fulfilled?

1. If it secures six per cent of the valid votes polled in the state at a general election to the legislative assembly of the state concerned.
2. If it is recognised as a state party in four states.
3. If it secures eight per cent of the total valid votes polled in the state at a General Election to the Lok Sabha from the state or to the legislative assembly of the state.

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4) Consider the following statements with respect to National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)

1. It is a statutory body set up in 2007 under Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.
2. The Commission shall not enquire into any matter which is pending before a State Commission or any other Commission duly constituted under any law for the time being in force.

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

5) Arrange the following from North to South:

1. Sea of Okhotsk
2. Sea of Japan
3. Yellow Sea
4. East China Sea

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6) Raman 1.0 sometimes seen in the news recently is a?

7) With respect to the country Sudan, Consider the following statements:

1. It is a landlocked country in Central Africa.
2. The Equator passes through Sudan.

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

8) Consider the following statements with respect to Kailash Sacred Landscape

1. Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar are part of the Kailash Sacred Landscape. 
2. The landscape spreads across a vast region comprising parts of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, India and Nepal.
3. The landscape is also the origin of four of Asia’s major rivers – the Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra and the Karnali.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

9) To keep our skin moisturised and soft, our bodies produce a natural oil called sebum. What can occur when too much sebum is produced?

10) Corruption Perceptions Index is annually released by