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Exam Year: 2015

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    The terms ‘Agreement on Agriculture’, ‘Agreement on the application of Sanitary and
    Phytosanitary Measures’ and ‘Peace Clause’ appear in the news frequently in the context of the
    affairs of the

    (a)

    Food and Agricultural Organization

    (b)

    United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change

    (c)

    World Trade Organization

    (d)

    United Nations Environment Programme

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to

    (a)

    Central Asia

    (b)

    Middle East

    (c)

    South-East Asia

    (d)

    Central Afria

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    With reference to inflation in India, which of the following statements is correct?

    (a)

    Controlling the inflation in India is the responsibility of the Government of India only

    (b)

    The Reserve Bank of India has no role in controlling the inflation

    (c)

    Decreased money circulation helps in controlling the inflation

    (d)

    Increased money circulation helps in controlling the inflation

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    The substitution of steel for wooden ploughs in agricultural production is an example of

    (a)

    labour-augmenting technological progress

    (b)

    capital-augmenting technological progress

    (c)

    capital-reducing technological progress

    (d)

    None of the above

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    With reference to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which of the following statements is/are correct?
    (1) IUCN is an organ of the United Nations and CITES is an international agreement between governments.
    (2) IUCN runs thousands of field projects around the world to better manage natural
    environments.
    (3) CITES is legally binding on the States that have joined it, but this Convention does not take the place of national laws.
    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:

    (b)

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    With reference to Indian History, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the feudal system?
    (1) A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority
    (2) Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land
    (3) Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?

    (a)

    Assam and Rajasthan

    (b)

    Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan

    (c)

    Assam and Gujarat

    (d)

    Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Which of the following statements regarding ‘Green Climate Fund’ is/are correct?
    (1) It is intended to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to
    counter climate change.
    (2) It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian Development Bank and World Bank.
    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:

    (a)

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    The term ‘Goldilocks Zone’ is often seen in the news in the context of

    (a)

    the limits of habitable zone above the surface of the Earth

    (b)

    regions inside the Earth where shale gas is available

    (c)

    searh for the Earth-like planets in outer space

    (d)

    search for meteorites containing precious metals

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are
    not a participant/participants?
    (1) Bangladesh
    (2) Cambodia
    (3) China
    (4) Mayanmar
    (5) Thailand
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2, 3 and 4

    (c)

    1 and 3

    (d)

    1, 2 and 5

    Correct Answer:

    (c)