Prelims Practice Questions 04-01-2019

1) Consider the following statements

1. The retirement age of a judge of a High Court is 65.
2. A Bill, which sought to increase the retirement age of High Court judges needs to be ratified by at least 50% of the states.

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

2) Consider the following statements about Clause 6 of Assam Accord

1. It was inserted to protect, preserve and promote the culture and heritage of the “Assamese people”.
2. It provides complete constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to protect their socio-political rights.

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

3) “Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)” was published by which of the following organisations?

4) “Forest Reference Level (FRL) Report” was sometimes seen in the news recently, is associated with which of the following?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to Change-4 Mission

1. It is China’s mission to explore the dark side of the Moon.
2. Since the moon's revolution cycle is the same as its rotation cycle, one half of the moon will never expose to sunlight, resulted in the dark zone of Moon.
3. With this mission, China has now joined U.S, Russia, EU and India who have made a soft landing on the moon.

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

6) “World Development Report” was released by which of the following organisations?

7) Consider the following statements with respect to Kadaknath Chicken

1. It was also known as Kali Masi Chicken, traditionally reared by Jhabua adivasi communities of Odisha.
2. Its feathers, flesh and even bones are black in colour.
3. It was granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2018.

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

8) “The Von Karman Crater” was sometimes seen in the news recently, is located in which of the following?

9) Consider the following statements with respect to Western Disturbances

1. It originates over the Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea and Black Sea and move eastwards across north India.
2. They are brought into India by the easterly jet stream.

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

10) “Astana Declaration” is related to which of the following?