Prelims Practice Questions 29-12-2017

1. Consider the following statements.

1. Under the Kalasa Bandura project, Maharashtra government through dams and canals proposed to divert Mahadayi river to address water shortage in Malprabha basin.
2. Kalasa and Bandura are the tributaries of Mahadayi river.
3. Mahadayi river is also known as Mandovi river in Goa.

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 and 3

2. Consider the following statements.

1. Ashwin Advanced Air Defence Interceptor missile is indigenously built.
2. It is capable of destroying any incoming ballistic missile at any altitude.
3. Ashwin interceptor is a two stage solid propellant guided missile.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

3. Consider the following statements.

1. Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy is being set up at Gujarat.
2. The funds of the institute will be audited by Comptroller and Auditor General.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

4. Consider the following statements.

1. The Kra Canal or the Thai Canal refers to a proposal for a canal to cut through the southern isthmus of Thailand, connecting the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea.
2. It would provide an alternative to transit through the Strait of Malacca.
3. China considers the canal as part of its 21st century maritime Silk Road.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

5. Which of the following statements about the religious ideas of Rammohan Roy is/are correct?

1. He believed in Monotheism.
2. He considered the Vedas to be eternal and infallible.
3. He laid emphasis on human reasons and rationality in all religious matter.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

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

6. Consider the following pairs

1. Battle of Karnal   - Muhammad Shah
2. Battle of plassey  - Shuja-ud-daula
3. Battle of Buxar   -  Mir Qasim

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

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. None of the above

7. Which of the following Governor General created the covenanted civil services of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?

1. Dalhousie
2. William Bentinck
3. Lord Canning
4. Cornwallis

8. “Carteze System” was practiced by one of the following European countries to wield their influence over the sea transport in Indian Ocean. Which of the following company/country has introduced this system?

1. Dutch
2. British
3. Portuguese
4. French

9. The term Domestic Content Requirement (DCR), which is in frequent News, is related with the affairs of

1. Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)
2. World Trade Organization (WTO)
3. Regional Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (RCEP)
4. World Bank

10. Which one of the following statement is/are correct about objective of Akali movement?

1. To break caste restriction.
2. To purify the management of Sikh Gurdwaras
3. To throw away the British rule and restore the Sikh kingdom.
4. To spread the true spirit of Sikhism.

Answers & Explanations

1. b

Under the Kalasa Bandura project, Karnataka government through dams and canals proposed to divert Mahadayi river to address water shortage in Malprabha basin.

2. a

Ashwin/Advanced Air Defence Interceptor missile is capable of destroying any incoming ballistic missile at low altitude. The Ashwin interceptor is a single stage solid propellant guided missile.

3. b

Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy is being set up at Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

4. d

5. b

6. b

Battle of Plassey -  Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah

7. d

8. c

Cartaz was a naval trade license or pass issued by the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean during the sixteenth century, under the rule of the Portuguese empire. It shared similarities with the British navicert system of 1939-45. The licensing of vessels by the Portuguese was initiated by Prince Henry the Navigator in 1443. 

9. b

World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel found that the domestic content requirement imposed under India’s national solar programme is inconsistent with its treaty obligations under the global trading regime.

10. b

The Akali movement or the Gurdwara Reform Movement was a campaign to bring reform in the gurdwaras (the Sikh places of worship) in India during the early 1920s. The movement led to the introduction of the Sikh Gurdwara Bill in 1925, which placed all the historical Sikh shrines in India under the control of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The Akalis also participated in the Indian independence movement against the British Government, and supported the non-cooperation movement against them

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