Prelims Practice Questions 01.02.2018

01. Consider the following statements.

1. INS Karanj is the first Scorpene class submarine of India.
2. The Scorpene submarines are built under Project 75.
3. The Scorpene submarines are made with assistance from France.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2, 3

02. Consider the following statements.

1. GeM is an online market platform to facilitate procurement of goods and services by various Ministries and agencies of the Government.
2. Recently, GeM 3.0 was launched by Ministry of Information Technology.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

03. Consider the following statements.

1. Recently, Ministry of Earth Science has inaugurated Mihir, a High Performance Computing System.
2. It was stationed at National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Nagpur.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

04. Which of the following are the members of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Co-operation (SASEC)?

1. Bangladesh
2. Sri Lanka
3. Myanmar
4. Maldives

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

1. 1, 2 and 3 only
2. 2, 3 and 4 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2, 3, 4

05. Consider the following pairs.

          Groupings  -        Headquarters

1. SAARC                -        Kathmandu, Nepal
2. SASEC                 -        Manila, Philippines
3. ASEAN                -        Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4. European Union -         Brussels, Belgium

Which of the above pairs is/are correct?

1. 1 and 4 only
2. 1, 2 and 4 only
3. 1, 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2, 3, 4

06. Consider the following statements.

1. As per the report of World Steel Association (WPA), India is the second largest producer of Crude Steel in the world.
2. WPA is an inter-governmental body.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

07. Consider the following statements.

1. Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India.
2. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780.
3. It was founded by an Irishman James Augustus Hicky.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2, 3

08. Which one of the following State has recently launched Zero Budget Natural Farming project?

1. Sikkim
2. Chattisgarh
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Jammu and Kashmir

09. Consider the following statements.

1. The India-Vietnam Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX-2018) was conducted at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
2. It is the first military exercise between the two countries.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

10. Consider the following statements.

1. The doctrine ‘res extra commercium’ means ‘Outside Commerce’.
2. If the doctrine is invoked, the government can deny an industry’s legal standing to trade.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answers & Explanation

01. b

Already India has launched two Scorpene class submarines namely INS Kalavari and INS Khanderi. INS Karanj is the third one.

02. a

Government e-Market (GeM) aims to enhance transparency, efficiency and speed in public procurement of goods and services and eliminate corruption. It functions under Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D), Ministry of Commerce and Industries. Recently GeM 3.0 is launched by the Commerce Ministry.

03. a

Mihir was inaugurated at National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Noida.

04. d

SASEC has 7 members. They are India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Maldives.

05. b

ASEAN headquarters is in Jakarta, Indonesia.

06. d

As per the report of World Steel Association (WPA), India is the third largest producer of Crude Steel in the world. China is first and Japan is second.WPA is a non-profit organisation.

07. d

08. c

ZBNF is a farming practice that believes in natural growth of crops without adding any fertilizers and pesticides or any other foreign elements.

09. c

10. c

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