1. Consider the following statements about National Programme for Organic Production
It is a comprehensive scheme that subsumed the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture to improve organic farming
It is implemented by Department of Agriculture under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
Which of the statement(s) is/ are true?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : d
It is implemented by APEDA, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
NPOP aims to provide the means of evaluation of certification programme for organic agriculture and products (including wild harvest, aquaculture, livestock products) as per the approved criteria.
2. Consider the following statements about UMANG
It is a one-stop application that allows access to customer- centric services of only the central and state governments
It is developed by National e-governance division of MeitY
Which of the statement(s) is/ are true?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : c
UMANG provides a single platform for all Indian Citizens to access pan India e-Gov services ranging from Central to Local Government bodies and other citizen centric services.
3. Consider the following statements about Government e- Marketplace
It is set up as a 100 per cent public company for procurement of common use goods and services by government organizations.
Currently, all the states have signed an MoU to make procurement through e- Marketplace mandatory
Which of the statement(s) is/ are true?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : a
All the states have started using GeM facility. However, only 22 states have signed an MoU to make it mandatory.
4. Consider the following statements about CAG
CAG is the supreme audit Institution of India and is part of the executive
CAG can be removed only in the same manner and grounds like a supreme court judge
Which of the statement(s) is/ are not correct?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : a
CAG is independent of the executive and legislature.
5. Consider the following statements about NETRA
It is an indigenous UAV developed by DRDO for surveillance and reconaissance operations
It can function in all-weather conditions and it gives 360 degree of space coverage
Which of the statement(s) is/ are true?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : a
NETRA can give 240 degree of space coverage.
6. Arrange the following South American countries from north to south
Brazil
Chile
Bolivia
Venezuela
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : b
7. Consider the following statements about the National Anti- Profiteering Authority
It can order companies to reduce prices and return undue benefits earned to the customer under the GST
It is a statutory body composed of a chairman and four technical members
Which of the statement(s) is/ are true?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : a
It is a body created by the executive.
8. Consider the following statements about National Green Tribunal
It is a statutory body created for the purpose of unburdening the higher courts from cases related to the environment
It is mandated to dispose the case within a period of six months
Which of the statement(s) is/ are true?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : c
9. The 'Ease of Getting Electricity Index' is given by
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : b
India ranks 26th in the World Bank's "Ease of Getting Electricity" Index, up from 99th in 2014.
10. Consider the following statements about Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The geographic isolation and changed ecological conditions are the primary reasons for the high percentage of endemism in these islands
Percentage of Marine endemism is significantly higher than that of Terrestial Endemism in the islands
Which of the given statement(s) is/ are true?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : a
A high percentage of endemism is noted in the terrestrial fauna (24.95%, 816 species).
Endemism in marine habitats is four times as low as of that observed in land, despite the marine environment supporting the major chunk of Andaman and Nicobar fauna.
