Prelims Practice Questions 09-08-2019

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Bharat Ratna Awards

1. It is not mandatory that Bharat Ratna be awarded every year.
2. It cannot be awarded posthumously.
3. The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2) Consider the following statements with respect to World Biofuel Day

1. It is observed every year to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels
2. The theme of the World Biofuel Day 2019 is “Production of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO)”.

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

3) Consider the following statements with respect to National Entrepreneurship Awards (NEA)

1. It aims to recognise and honor outstanding young first generation Entrepreneurs and their Ecosystem Builders for their contribution in entrepreneurship development.
2. It was instituted by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).

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

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) 

1. It aims to promote and support aspiring as well as established women entrepreneurs in India.
2. It is an initiative of Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

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

5) Consider the following statements with respect to Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)

1. It is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme for the farmers in the entry age group of 18 to 40 years.
2. Under the scheme, a monthly pension of 3,000 rupees will be provided to the eligible farmers with up to two acres of land-holding on attaining the age of 60years.

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

6) Consider the following pairs

1. Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary – Uttar Pradesh
2. Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary – Kerala
3. Vaduvoor Bird Sanctuary – Tamil Nadu

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

7) Consider the following statements about Xenotransplants:

1. It is the organ transplantation between different species.
2. Hearts, lungs or livers can be transplanted from one species to the other
3. It is the most common method used for anti-aging in humans.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8) Which of the following actions can combat deflation?

1. Increasing money supply
2. Decreasing cash reserve ratio
3. Increasing statutory liquidity ratio

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

9) Consider the following statements

1. This type of rain is independent of relief or convection
2. Basically it is due to the convergence of two different air masses
3. This type of rain is also called as frontal rain.

Which of the following types of rainfall is correctly related to the above descriptions?

10) One could not navigate fully in most of the African rivers. It is mainly because of