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Exam Year: 2018

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    With reference to the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), consider the following statements :

    1. IRNSS has three satellites in geostationary and four satellites in geosynchronous orbits.
    2. IRNSS covers entire India and about 5500 sq. km beyond its borders.
    3. India will have its own satellite navigation system with full global coverage by the middle of 2019.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    1 and 2 only

    (c)

    2 and 3 only

    (d)

    None

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    With reference to the religious practices in India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect belongs to

    (a)

    (a)Buddhism

    (b)

    Jainism

    (c)

    Vaishnavism

    (d)

    Shaivism

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    With reference to digital payments, consider the following statements:
    1.BHIM app allows the user to transfer money to anyone with a UPI-enabled bank account.
    2.While a chip-pin debit card has four factors authentication, BHIM app has only two factors of authentication.
    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:

    (a)

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    The well-known painting “Bani Thani” belongs to the

    (a)

    Bundi school

    (b)

    Jaipur school

    (c)

    Kangra school

    (d)

    Kishangarh school.

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    What is/are the consequence/consequences of a country becoming the member of the ‘Nuclear Suppliers Group’?

    1.It will have access to the latest and most efficient nuclear technologies.
    2.It automatically becomes a member of “The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)”.

    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:

    (a)

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    Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948 ?

    (a)

    B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George

    (b)

    Jayaprakash Narayan, De Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy

    (c)

    C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu

    (d)

    Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    With reference to educational institutes during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs :

    Institution Founder
    1. Sanskrit College William at Benaras – William Jones
    2. Calcutta Madarsa – Warren Hastings
    3. Fort William Arthur College – Arthur Wellesley
    Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?

    (a)

    1 and 2

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    1 and 3

    (d)

    3 only

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which one of the following is an ‘artificial lake‘?

    (a)

    Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)

    (b)

    Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)

    (c)

    Nainital (Uttarakhand)

    (d)

    Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    If a commodity is provided free to the public by the Government, then

    (a)

    the opportunity cost is zero.

    (b)

    the opportunity cost is ignored.

    (c)

    the opportunity cost is transferred from the consumers of the product to the tax-paying public.

    (d)

    the opportunity cost is transferred from the consumers of the product to the Government.

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    The identity platform ‘Aadhaar‘ provides open “Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)”. What does it imply?
    1.It can be integrated into any electronic device.
    2.Online authentication using iris is possible.
    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)