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Exam Year: 2023

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    Invasive Species Specialist Group’ (that develops Global Invasive Species Database) belongs to which one of the following organizations?

    (a)

    The International Union for Conservation of Nature

    (b)

    The United Nations Environment Programme

    (c)

    The United Nations World Commission for Environment and Development

    (d)

    The World Wide Fund for Nature

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Which one of the following countries has its own Satellite Navigation System?

    (a)

    (a)Australia

    (b)

    (b)Canada

    (c)

    (c)Israel

    (d)

    (d)Japan

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements:
    1. Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the Central Government.
    2. The role of the Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintenance of internal security.
    3. To prevent infiltration on the international border/coastal areas, the Border Wing Home Guards Battalions have been raised in some States.
    How many of the above statements are correct?

    (a)

    Only one

    (b)

    Only two

    (c)

    All three

    (d)

    None

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Consider the following actions:
    1. Detection of car crash/collision which results in the deployment of airbags almost instantaneously
    2. Detection of accidental free fall of a laptop towards the ground which results in the immediate turning off of the hard drive.
    3. Detection of the tilt of the smart phone which results in the rotation of display between portrait and landscape mode
    In how many of the above actions is the function of accelerometer required?

    (a)

    Only one

    (b)

    Only two

    (c)

    All three

    (d)

    None

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Consider the following markets :
    1. Government Bond Market
    2. Call Money Market
    3. Treasury Bill Market
    4. Stock Market
    How many of the above are included in capital markets?

    (a)

    Only one

    (b)

    Only two

    (c)

    Only three

    (d)

    All four

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    ‘Wolbachia method’ is sometimes talked about with reference to which one of the following?

    (a)

    (a)Controlling the viral diseases spread by mosquitoes

    (b)

    (b)Converting crop residues into packing material

    (c)

    (c)Producing biodegradable plastics

    (d)

    (d)Producing biochar from thermochemical conversion of biomass

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    ‘Aerial metagenomics’ best refers to which one of the following situations?

    (a)

    Collecting DNA samples from air in a habitat at one go

    (b)

    Understanding the genetic makeup of avian species of a habitat

    (c)

    Using air-borne devices to colect blood samples from moving animals

    (d)

    Sending drones to inaccessible areas to collect plant and animal samples from land surfaces and water bodies

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Who among the following rulers of Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and a canal-cum-aqueduct several kilometres long from the river to the capital city?

    (a)

    Devaraya I

    (b)

    Mallikarjuna

    (c)

    Vira Vijaya

    (d)

    Virupaksha

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojna:
    1. It is safe motherhood intervention of the State Health Departments.
    2. Its objective is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality among poor pregnant women.
    3. It aims to promote institutional delivery among poor pregnant women.
    4. Its objective includes providing public health facilities to sick infants up to one year of age.
    How many of the statements given above are correct?

    (a)

    Only one

    (b)

    Only two

    (c)

    Only three

    (d)

    All four

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which one of the following activities of the Reserve Bank of India is considered to be part of ‘sterilization?

    (a)

    Conducting ‘Open Market Operations’

    (b)

    Oversight of settlement and payment systems

    (c)

    Debt and cash management for the Central and State Governments

    (d)

    Regulating the functions of Non-banking Financial Institutions

    Correct Answer:

    (a)