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.
Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
1. “Hunger is the root cause of all evil” is the motto of FAO.
2. It is headquartered at New York.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is true
Q.2) World Milk Day is observed on
a) 30th May
b) 31st May
c) 1st June
d) 2nd June
Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding change in recruitment rules in the public sector
1.Chairperson of CPSEs and Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) can hold office for fiveyears or up to the age of 65 years whichever is earlier.
2. There is a proposal for Selection of employees in CPSEs for a period of 5 years from Private Sector
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is true
Q.4) With reference to Genetically Modified Organisms, consider the following terms
1. Transgene is a gene which is artificially inserted into an organism.
2.Gene is a biological unit that determines an organism’s inherited characteristics.
3. Genome is the entire hereditary material in a cell.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) All are true
Q.5) The project where there is construction is to be done and there are no previous facilities or infrastructure is known as
a) Greenfield Project
b) Brownfield Project
c) Yellowfield Project
d) Whitefield Project
Q.6) Consider the following statements regarding Labor force participation rate
1. It is the ratio between the labour force and the overall size of their cohort (national population of the same age range).
2. 18 year is taken as the lower limit for it.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is true
Q.7) Consider the following statements regarding Sovereign Wealth Funds
1. It is a fund which is taken from country reserve and kept aside for investment purpose.
2. The fund seeks to benefit country’s economy at the same time accruing benefits for its citizens.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is true
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