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2 August 2017 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions & Tikdams
Q.1) State Bank of India has decided to revise the interest rate on Saving Accounts downward by 50 basis points to 3.5% from 4%. Consider the following statements relating to this:
1. Savings account interest rates were deregulated in 2011 by the RBI.
2. Deposits of Rs. 1 crore and above will continue to earn 4%.
Which of the statesment given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither 1 nor 2Q.2) Consider the following statements relating to the National Disaster Response Force:
1. Its parent department is Ministry of Defence.
2. The President of India is the Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) Neither 1 nor 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Both are correctQ.3) Which of the following organisation/ministry prepares the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)?
a) Jointly by State Governments
b) Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
c) Medical Council of India
d) None of the aboveQ.4) Which of the following statements regarding the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) is/are correct?
1. It comes under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2. Within the CDSCO, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) regulates pharmaceutical and medical devices.
Select the correct option using the codes given below.
a) Neither 1 nor 2
b) 2 only
c) 1 only
d) Both are correctQ.5) Recenlty, the Supreme Court has prohibited the use of five chemicals, in the manufacture of firecrackers. Which of the following chemcals are included in that list?
1. Antimony
2. Lithium
3. Mercury
4. Arsenic
Select the correct option using the codes given below.
a) 1, 3 and 4 only
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 2, 3 and 4 onlyQ.6) Among the following organisms, which one does not belong to the class of other three? (CSE: 2014)
a) Crab
b) Mite
c) Scorpion
d) SpiderQ.7) The power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India is vested in (CSE: 2014)
a) the President of India
b) the Parliament
c) the Chief Justice of India
d) the Law CommissionQ.8) Consider the following towns of India : (CSE: 2014)
1. Bhadrachalam
2. Chanderi
3. Kancheepuram
4. Kamal
Which of the above are famous for the production of traditional sarees / fabric?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 1, 3 and 4
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1 Aug 2017 | GS 4 | Recently a social activist fighting against superstition was killed by a mob with certain political affiliation while addressing a public gathering in the area where you are posted as Chief Medical Officer in a government hospital. His body was sent to your hospital for post mortem. Subsequently you started getting telephone calls from some influential people and politicians pressurizing you to ( i) manipulate the post mortem report in a manner that the case of murder is not substantiated. You are also threatened for life if you do not comply or (ii) in case if you comply, offer is given to you for promotion as well as suitable monetary compensation. (a) What are the ethical conflicts the doctor faces in this case? (b) What would be consequence if the doctor does not stick to his professional ethics? (c) What would be practically right thing to do for the doctor and why?
GS PAPER 4 ETHICS & INTEGRITY
Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.
Q.4) Recently a social activist fighting against superstition was killed by a mob with certain political affiliation while addressing a public gathering in the area where you are posted as Chief Medical Officer in a government hospital. His body was sent to your hospital for post mortem. Subsequently you started getting telephone calls from some influential people and politicians pressurizing you to ( i) manipulate the post mortem report in a manner that the case of murder is not substantiated. You are also threatened for life if you do not comply or (ii) in case if you comply, offer is given to you for promotion as well as suitable monetary compensation.(a) What are the ethical conflicts the doctor faces in this case?
(b) What would be consequence if the doctor does not stick to his professional ethics?
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1 Aug 2017 | GS 3 | Is inflation targeting is the right way to tackle inflation in India? Critically Discuss.
GS PAPER 3- INDIAN ECONOMY
Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth
Q.3)Ā IsĀ inflation targeting is the right way to tackle inflation in India? Critically Discuss.
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-reserve-bank-is-off-target/article19397935.ece
http://www.indianeconomy.net/splclassroom/251/inflation-targeting-in-india-what-are-the-features-and-why-it-is-controversial/Ā
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1 Aug 2017 | GS 2 | The basic purpose of the Whistle-blower Act is to encourage people to report wrongdoing. If whistle-blowers are prosecuted for disclosing information as part of their complaints and not granted immunity from the OSA, the very purpose of the law would be defeated. In the light of the above statement critically discuss the key provisions of Whistle-blower amendment bill 2015?
GS PAPER 2 POLITY & GOVERNANCE
Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability
Q.2) The basic purpose of the Whistle-blower Act is to encourage people to report wrongdoing. If whistle-blowers are prosecuted for disclosing information as part of their complaints and not granted immunity from the OSA, the very purpose of the law would be defeated. In the light of the above statement critically discuss the key provisions of Whistle-blower amendment bill 2015?
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1 Aug 2017 | GS 1 | The Battle of Buxar was a war of circumstances rather than intentions. Comment
GS PAPER 1 INDIAN HISTORY
Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present
Q.1) The Battle of Buxar was a war of circumstances rather than intentions. Comment.
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1 August 2017 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions & Tikdams
Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding the ‘National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)’:
1. Once the NCLT admits a case, it cannot be withdrawn.
2. SC’s power of ‘Complete Justice’ has no say on the NCLT.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) Both are correct
c) Neither 1 nor 2
d) 1 onlyQ.2) Which of the following statements regarding ‘National Housing Bank (NHB)’ is/are correct?
1. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
2. It was set up under the āHousing for All by 2022ā Mission.
Select the correct option using the codes given below.
a) 2 only
b) Neither 1 nor 2
c) 1 only
d) Both are correctQ.3) Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’:
1. It doesn’t cover Commercial Crops.
2. Under the scheme, there is no upper limit on Government subsidy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 2 only
b) Both are correct
c) 1 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2Q.4) What are the possible effects of high Credit Growth on individuals in an Economy?
1. High tendency of Borrowing
2. High tendency of Spending
Select the correct option using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) Both are correct
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2Q.5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Indians to celebrate August 15 this year as Sankalp Parva. PM announced this day for doing something constructive for the country. What is the deadline under the ‘Sankalp Parva’?
a) August 2019
b) October 2022
c) August 2020
d) August 20122Q.6) The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its (CSE: 2014)
a) advisory jurisdiction
b) appellate jurisdiction.
c) original jurisdiction
d) writ jurisdictionQ.7) Consider the following techniques/phenomena: (CSE: 2014)
1. Budding and grafting in fruit plants
2. Cytoplasmic male sterility
3. Gene silencing
Which of the above is/are used to create transgenic crops?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) NoneQ.8) Consider the following statements : (CSE: 2014)
1. Maize can be used for the production of starch.
2. Oil extracted from maize can be a feedstock for biodiesel.
3. Alcoholic beverages can be produced by using maize.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only.
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
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Sir I referred pib report of Feb 2017 the interest rates are different there
Sir I referred pib report of Feb 2017 the interest rates are different here