29 September 2018 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

Q.1) The Loo Review campaign under the Swachh Bharat Mission is partnered with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs by-

a) Microsoft

b) Google

c) Facebook

d) Whatsapp

Inspired by: [pib] MoHUA partners with Google to launch #LooReview Campaign

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-mohua-partners-with-google-to-launch-looreview-campaign/

Q.2) With reference to the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative, Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. SATAT is an initiative of MoEFCC.
  2. It is aimed to set up Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) production plants and make available CBG in the market for use in automotive fuels.

Select the correct codes:

a) Both 1 and 2

b) Only 1

c) Only 2

d) All are incorrect

Inspired by: [pib] SATAT Initiative

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-satat-initiative/

Q.3) With reference to the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), which of the following statements is/are  incorrect?

  1. A State Government may use complete corpus of the funds available under the SDRF for providing immediate relief against local disasters.
  2. Local Disasters are such which are not included in the notified list of disasters of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Select the correct codes:

a) Only 1

b) Only 2

c) Both 1 and 2

d) None of the above.

Inspired by: Centre to hike grant for SDRF

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/centre-to-hike-grant-for-sdrf/

Q.4) Which of the following phenomena are not included in the notified list of disasters of the MHA covered under State Disaster Relief Funds?

  1. Pest Attack
  2. Cold Waves
  3. Hailstorms
  4. Frost

Select the correct options:

a) 1, 3, 4

b) 3 and 4

c) Only 2

d) None of the above.

Inspired by: Centre to hike grant for SDRF

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/centre-to-hike-grant-for-sdrf/

Q.5) ” Her music opened a vibrant dialogue between the north and the south and the west and the east. She was invited to render a concert before the UN General Assembly, where she performed masterfully before a spellbound audience. The bhava and rasa which her music inspired, overwhelmed the Rasikas and often left them in tears. A ‘Bhajagovindam’ or a ‘Bhavayami’ elevated the listener to a higher plane of emotion or bhakti.”

Which of the following eminent personality is addressed in the above paragraph?

a) L. Vasanthakumari

b) Vedavalli

c) Muktha

d) S. Subbulakshmi

Inspired by:  Press Information Bureau

 

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Aswathy S
Aswathy S
5 years ago

Please check question no 3. Shouldn’t the answer be b?

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5 years ago
Reply to  Aswathy S

Corrected. The question was originally intended to ask incorrect.

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