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Exam Year: 2016

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    With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the manufacturer to put which of the following information on the main label, as per the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging
    and Labelling) Regulations, 2011?
    1. List of ingredients including additives
    2. Nutrition information
    3. Recommendation, if any, made by the medical profession about the possibility of any allergic reactions
    4. Vegetarian/non-vegetarian
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    (a)

    1, 2 and 3

    (b)

    2, 3 and 4

    (c)

    1, 2 and 4

    (d)

    1 and 4 only

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    India’s ranking in the ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’ is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following has declared that ranking?

    (a)

    Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

    (b)

    World Economic Forum

    (c)

    World Bank

    (d)

    World Trade Organization (WTO)

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)’, often in the news, is

    (a)

    a division of World Health Organization

    (b)

    a non-governmental international organization

    (c)

    an inter-governmental agency sponsored by European Union

    (d)

    a specialized agency of the United Nations

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Mission Indradhanush’ launched by the Government of India pertains to

    (a)

    immunization of children and pregnant women

    (b)

    construction of smart cities across the country

    (c)

    India’s own search for the Earth-like planets in outer space

    (d)

    New Educational Policy

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?

    (a)

    Andhra Pradesh

    (b)

    Chhattisgarh

    (c)

    Karnataka

    (d)

    Rajasthan

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Which of the following are the key features of ‘National Ganga River Basin Authority(NGRBA)?
    1. River basin is the unit of planning and management.
    2. It spearheads the river conservation efforts at the national level. 3. One of the Chief Ministers of the States through which the Ganga flows becomes the
    Chairman of NGRBA on rotation basis.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct?
    1. The Agreement was signed by all the member countries of the UN and it will go into effect in 2017.
    2. The Agreement aims to limit the greenhouse gas emissions so that the rise in average global
    temperature by the end of this century does not exceed 2oC or even 1.50C above pre-industrial levels.
    3. Developed countries acknowledged their historical responsibility in global warming and committed to donate $ 1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    (a)

    1 and 3 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    2 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    What is/are unique about ‘Kharai camel’, a breed found in India?
    1. It is capable of swimming up to three kilometres in seawater.
    2. It survives by grazing on mangroves.
    3. It lives in the wild and cannot be domesticated.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    What is/are the importance/ importances of the ‘United Convention to Combat Desertification’?
    1. It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programmes and supportive
    international partnerships
    2. It has a special/particular focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat
    facilitates the allocation of major portion of financial resources to these regions.
    3. It is committed to bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in
    combating the desertification.
    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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    The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the

    (a)

    Agitation against the Partition of Bengal

    (b)

    Home Rule Movement

    (c)

    Non-Cooperation Movement

    (d)

    Visit of the Simon Commission to India

    Correct Answer:

    (a)