30 August 2017 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions & Tikdams

Q.1) Which of the statements given below is/are correct regarding the ‘Nathu La pass’?
a) It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
b) Only citizens of India can visit the pass.
c) The pass forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road
d) All of the above

Q.2) The Indian Telegraph Act, 1883 is the enabling legislation in India which governs the use of
1. Wired and wireless telegraphy
2. Telephones
3. Teletype
4. Radio communications
5. Digital data communications
Select the correct option using the codes given below.
a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Automatic route of the FDI’:
1. By this route FDI is allowed without prior approval by Government or Reserve Bank of India.
2. Majority of the FDI has come through this route in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 2 only
b) Neither 1 nor 2
c) 1 only
d) Both are correct

Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Indo-Tibetan Border Police’:
1. It comes under the Ministry of Defence.
2. It was raised under the CRPF Act.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 2 only
b) Both are correct
c) 1 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.5) Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?
a) Odia
b) Konkani
c) Bhojpuri
d) Assamese

Q.6) With reference to an organization known as ‘BirdLife International’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a Global Partnership of Conservation Organizations.
2. The concept of biodiversity hotspots’ originated from this organization.
3. It identifies the sites known/ referred to as ‘Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas’.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.7) Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?
a) Syria
b) Jordan
c) Lebanon
d) Israel

Q.8) In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?
a) Tropical moist deciduous forest
b) Tropical rain forest
c) Tropical thorn scrub forest
d) Temperate forest with grasslands


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