The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 13 April, 2016

Hi Friends,

Starting Monday, March 28, 2016 We are taking up a new initiatives for Prelims 2016 . We will be posting a 7-10 Questions Quiz based on 9 PM Brief, on a daily basis.

The purpose of these is to enable practise on a daily level for you to prepare Current Affairs for Civil Services Prelims Examination. This questions will be moderate level and it is expected of you solve these questions with decent overview of 9 PM Brief

Please type your answers in the comments below .

Note : Answers to the quiz will be posted one day later.

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Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding particulate matter

1. Particles less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5) are referred to as “fine” particles and are believed to pose the greatest health risks.
2. Particles with diameters between 2.5 and 20 micrometers are referred to as “coarse”.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true

Q.2) Consider the following industries

1.  Fertilizers
2.  Electricity
3. Steel
4.  Automobile
5. Pharmaceutical
6. Defense Industry

Which of the above industries is not a Core Industry? Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1, 4, and 6
b) 3, 4 and 5
c) 2 and 6
d) 4, 5 and 6

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Index of Industrial Production (IIP)

1.  Currently IIP figures are calculated considering 2000-01 as base year.
2. The IIP index is computed and published by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO).

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true

Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding Unified Payments Interface

1. It has been launched by RBI
2. Transactions can now happen over a mobile will be a boon for a lot of businesses, especially small- and medium-sized entrepreneurs
3. Payments are only restricted to business accounts.

Select the correct answer using the codes below
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) All are true

Q.5) In the context of Indian monsoon, which of the following affects the amount of rainfall that India receives?

1. Indian Ocean Dipole
2. La Nina
3. Movements of Intertropical Convergence Zone
4. El Nino

Select the correct answer using the codes below
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) All of these

Q.6) Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Committee                   Objective

1. a) P.J. Nayak             Financial Inclusion
2. b) Bimal Jalan           Private Bank Licenses
3. c) Urjit Patel               Monetary Policy reforms
4. d) Gopal Krishnan    Capacity Building

Q.7) Consider the following regarding Dr. B R Ambedkar

1. Bhimrao Ambedkar was Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly
2. Bhimrao Ambedkar embrace Buddhism in 1956
3. Ambedkar said Directive Principles of State Policy are just “a cheque on bank payable at the convenience of bank

Select the correct answer using the codes given below
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) All are true