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Exam Year: 2018

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    Consider the following:

    1. Birds
    2. Dust blowing
    3. Rain
    4. Wind blowing

    Which of the above spread plant diseases?

    (a)

    1 and 3 only

    (b)

    3 and 4 only

    (c)

    1, 2 and 4 only

    (d)

    1, 2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Consider the following statements :

    1.Most of the world’s coral reefs are in tropical waters.
    2.More than one-third of the world’s coral reefs are located in the territories of Australia, Indonesia and Philippines.
    3.Coral reefs host far more number of animal phyla than those hosted by tropical rainforests.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • ,

    Consider the following statements :

    1.The Earth’s magnetic field has reversed every few hundred thousand years.
    2.When the Earth was created more than 4000 million years ago, there was 54% oxygen and no carbon dioxide.
    3.When living organisms originated, they modified the early atmosphere of the Earth.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • ,

    Consider the following statements:

    1.The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Review Committee Report has recommended a debt to GDP ratio of 60% for the general (combined) government by 2023, comprising 40% for the Central Government and 20% for the State Governments.
    2.The Central Government has domestic liabilities of 21% of GDP as compared to that of 49% of GDP of the State Governments.
    3.As per the Constitution of India, it is mandatory for a State to take the Central Government’s consent for raising any loan if the former owes any outstanding liabilities to the latter.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    a)1 only

    (b)

    b)2 and 3 only

    (c)

    c)1 and 3 only

    (d)

    d)1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Consider the following statements :

    1.The deïŹnition of “Critical Wildlife Habitat” is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
    2.For the ïŹrst time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights.
    3.Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change oïŹ‚icially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Consider the following pairs :
    Regions sometimes mentioned in news Country
    1. Catalonia – Spain
    2. Crimea – Hungary
    3. Mindanao – Philippines
    4. Oromia – Nigeria

    Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?55555

    (a)

    1, 2 and 3

    (b)

    3 and 4 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    2 and 4 only

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • ,

    Consider the following statements:
    1. No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the Governor of a State in any court during his term of office.
    2. The emoluments and allowances of the Governor of a State shall not be diminished during his term of office.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Consider the following pairs :
    Craft. Heritage of
    1. Puthukkuli shawls Tamil Nadu
    2. Sujni embroidery Maharashtra
    3. Uppada Jamdani saris Karnataka

    Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    1 and 2

    (c)

    3 only

    (d)

    2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    As per the NSSO 70th Round “Situation Assessment Survey of Agriculture Households”, consider the following statements:
    1.Rajasthan has the highest percentage share of agriculture households among its rural households.
    2.Out of the total households in the country, a little over 60 percent being to OBCs.
    3.In Kerala, a little over 60 percent of agriculture households reported to have received maximum income from sources other than agriculture activities.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    2 and 3 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    The terms ‘Wanna Cry, Petya and Eternal Blue’ sometimes mentioned in the news recently are related to

    (a)

    Exo-planets

    (b)

    Crypto-currency

    (c)

    Cyber attacks

    (d)

    Mini satellites

    Correct Answer:

    (c)