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Exam Year: 2016

  • ,

    Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?

    (a)

    Cauvery and Tungabhadra

    (b)

    Godavari and Krishna

    (c)

    Mahanadi and Son

    (d)

    Narmada and Tapti

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • ,

    Gadgil Committee Report’ and ‘Kasturirangan Committee Report’, sometimes seen in the news, are related to

    (a)

    constitutional reforms

    (b)

    Ganga Action Plan

    (c)

    linking of rivers

    (d)

    protection of Western Ghats

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    What is ‘Greased Lightning-10 (GL-10)’, recently in the news?

    (a)

    Electric plane tested by NASA

    (b)

    Solar-powered two-seater aircraft designed by Japan

    (c)

    Space observatory launched by China

    (d)

    Reusable rocket designed by ISRO

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    With reference to ‘Financial Stability and Development Council’, consider the following
    statements:
    1. It is an organ of NITI Aayog.
    2. It is headed by the Union Finance Minister.
    3. It monitors macroprudential supervision of the economy.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    3 only”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””

    (c)

    2 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • ,

    A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography of

    (a)

    S. Ramanujan

    (b)

    S. Chandhrashekhar

    (c)

    S. N. Bose

    (d)

    C. V. Raman

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    In the context of which of the following do you sometimes find the terms ‘amber box, blue box
    and green box’ in the news?

    (a)

    WTO affairs

    (b)

    SAARC affairs

    (c)

    UNFCCC affairs

    (d)

    India-EU negotiations on FTA

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • ,

    Which of the following is/are the indicator/ indicators used by IFPRI to compute the Global Hunger Index Report?
    1. Undernourishment
    2. Child stunting
    3. Child mortality
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1, 2 and 3

    (d)

    1 and 3 only

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • ,

    ‘European Stability Mechanism’, sometimes seen in the news, is an

    (a)

    agency created by EU to deal with the impact of millions of refugees arriving from Middle East

    (b)

    agency of EU that provides financial assistance to eurozone countries

    (c)

    agency of EU to deal with all the bilateral and multilateral agreements on trade

    (d)

    agency of EU to deal with the conflicts arising among the member countries

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • ,

    Which one of the following is the best description of ‘INS Astradharini’, that was in the news
    recently?

    (a)

    Amphibious warfare ship

    (b)

    Nuclear-powered submarine

    (c)

    Torpedo launch and recovery vessel

    (d)

    Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • ,

    There has been a persistent deficit budget year after year. Which action/actions of the following
    can be taken by the Government to reduce the deficit?
    1. Reducing revenue expenditure
    2. Introducing new welfare schemes
    3. Rationalizing subsidies
    4. Reducing import duty
    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, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (c)