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Exam Year: 2015

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    There has been a persistent deficit budget year after year. Which of the following actions can be
    taken by the government to reduce the deficit?
    (1) Reducing revenue expenditure
    (2) Introducing new welfare schemes
    (3) Rationalizing subsidies
    (4) Expanding industries
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    (a)

    1 and 3 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1 only

    (d)

    1, 2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical,
    temperate and arctic?

    (a)

    Khangchendzonga National Park

    (b)

    Nandadevi National Park

    (c)

    Neora Valley National Park

    (d)

    Namdapha National Park

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    With reference to ‘Forest Carbon Partnership Facility’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
    (1) It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples.
    (2) It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in
    scientific forestry research to develop eco-friendly and climate adaptation technologies for
    sustainable forest management.
    (3) It assists the countries in their ‘REDD+ (Reduing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)’ efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance.
    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

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
    (1) It recommended a federal government
    (2) It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
    (3) It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 and 3

    (c)

    1 and 3

    (d)

    None

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?
    (1) The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’.
    (2) In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League.
    (3) Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt
    Satyagraha.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    1 and 2 only

    (c)

    2 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    With reference to the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), which of
    the following statements is/are correct?
    (1) It is a Public Limited Government Company.
    (2) It is a Non-Banking Financial Company.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following?
    (1) Gravitational force of the Sun
    (2) Gravitational force of the Moon
    (3) Centrifugal force of the Earth
    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

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    In the ‘Index of Eight Core Industries, which one of the following is given the highest weight?

    (a)

    Coal Production

    (b)

    Electricity generation

    (c)

    Fertilizer production

    (d)

    Steel production

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    When the Reserve Bank of India reduces the Statutory Liquidity Ratio by 50 basis points, which of the following is likely to happen?

    (a)

    India’s GDP growth rate increases drastically

    (b)

    Foreign institutional Investors may bring more capital into our country

    (c)

    Sheduled Commercial Banks may cut their lending rates

    (d)

    It may drastically reduce the liquidity to the banking system

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    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

    Correct Answer:

    (a)