Prelims Practice Questions 28-11-2017

1. Consider the following statements regarding Red Sanders.

          1. The Red Sandelwood species is found only in South India.

          2. It is listed as an Endangered species by IUCN.

          3. The wood is aromatic in nature.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

          a) 1 and 2 only

          b) 2 and 3 only

          c) 3 only

          d) 1, 2 and 3

2. Consider the following statements.

          1. The Ganges River Dolphin is referred to as Blind Dolphin.

          2. It is found in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

          3. It is listed in vulnerable category by IUCN.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

          a) 1 only

          b) 2 and 3 only

          c) 3 only

          d) 1 and 2 only

3. Consider the following statements.

        1. Dollarisation refers to the economic phenomenon wherein people turn to U.S. dollar as an alternative to local currency.

          2. Usually countries suffering from hyperinflation resort to dollarization.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

          a) 1 only

          b) 2 only

          c) Both 1 and 2

          d) Neither 1 nor 2

4. Consider the following statements.

      1. First-past-the-post system is the most commonly used electoral system in democratic countries.

      2. Both India and Nepal follows the First-past-the-post system.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

          a)1 only

          b) 2 only

          c) Both 1 and 2

          d) Neither 1 nor 2

5. Consider the following statements.

        1. Mount Agung volcano is an extinct volcano.

        2. It is located in Indonesia.

      3. Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire where the Indo-Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate are pushed under the Eurasian plate.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

          a) 1 and 2 only

          b) 2 only

          c) 2 and 3 only

          d) 1, 2 and 3

6. Consider the following statements.

        1. The Strait of Malacca is located between Malaysia and Indonesia.

        2. Singapore shares its border with Malaysia and Indonesia.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

          a) 1 only

          b) 2 only

          c) Both 1 and 2

          d) Neither 1 nor 2

7. Consider the following statements.

        1. The recommendation of Finance commission is non-mandatory in nature.

     2. The appointment of finance commission is co-terminus with the election of Lok Sabha.

        3. The 15^th finance commission is to give recommendation for the period beginning from April 1, 2020.

        4. Y.V. Reddy is the chairman of 15^th Finance commission.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

          a) 1 and 2 only

          b) 1 and 3 only

          c) 1, 3, 4 only

          d) 1, 2, 3 only

8. Which of the following steel plant, located in Chhattisgarh, was built with the assistance from the erstwhile USSR?

          a) Bokaro Steel Plant

          b) Rourkela Steel Plant

          c) Bhilai Steel Plant

          d) Durgapur Steel Plants

9. With reference to Wahabi movement, consider the following statements:

1. It was a revivalist Islamic movement which aimed to return to the pure Islam and society of the Prophet’s times.
2. It became a nationalist movement and posed a potential danger to the colonial government in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

          a) 1 only

          b) 2 only

          c) Both 1 and 2

          d) Neither 1 nor 2

10. Consider the following Pairs:

                   List I                             List II

              Lord Wellesley         -    Subsidiary Alliance

                   Lord Cornwallis        -      Asiatic society of Bengal

                   William Bentinck     -      Abolition of Sati

Which of the given above pairs is / are not correctly matched?

          a) 2 only

          b) 2 and 3 only

          c) 1, 2 and 3

          d) None of the above

Answers and Explanations

1. a

          The Red Sandalwood is endemic to Eastern Ghats of South India.

2. d

          The Gangetic Dolphin is listed in Endangered category by IUCN.

3. c

4. d

          The most commonly used Electoral system is Proportional Representation. Nepal follows ‘Mixed system’

5. c

          Mt.Agung is an active volcano.

6. a

Singapore shares its borders with only Malaysia

7. b

      The Finance commission is appointed once in every 5 years. N.K Singh is the chairman of 15^th Finance commission.

8. c

9. a

10. a

           The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on 15 January 1784 at the Fort William in Calcutta.  

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