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10000 Questions for Prelims 2020 | Prelims 2020 Marathon

Dear Friends,

Let is share and post / paste here questions of various test series . If we crowd source enough, we know that questions will come from here. There was a thread of crowd sourced questions in the past, where @wunwun @burger @pizza and all had contributed and that year we had many questions come from there. 


Let us start this initiative. Also please follow the convention followed last year by @neyawn Sir, let us number the questions in a serial number.


Here I am starting


#1Choose correct statements

1) M N Roy was the founder of Communism in India

2) M N Roy first mooted the idea of Constituent Assembly

3) Patel was the Chairman of Committee on negotiating with states

4) Nehru was the Chairman of Drafting Committee


Select correct

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 2 and 4 only

d) None of t

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The Chinese traveller Fa Xian who visited India recorded the some historical informations about India at that time. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. There was no religious persecution and cordial relations existed between Hindus and Buddhists.

2. The untouchables were made to live outside the city.

3. He was robbed and molested frequently during his travel in the cities. 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a.  1 only

b.  1 and 2 only

c.  2 and 3 only

d.  1, 2 and 3


B.??

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 Consider the following statements:

1. Tax avoidance refers to avoiding payment of tax through illegal means or fraud.

2. Tax evasion refers to avoiding payment of taxes by taking advantage of loop holes in tax laws. 

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

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Which among the following is/are secondary air pollutants?

1.        Ground Level Ozone

2.        Particulate Matter

3.        Smog

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a.     1 and 3 only

b.        2 and 3 only

c.        3 only

d.        1 and 2 only


A?!

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None of the above.


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Which among the following tributaries of river Indus originate in India?

1.        Sutlej

2.        Jhelum

3.        Ravi

4.        Beas

5.        Chenab

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a.       1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

b.        1, 2, 3 and 4 only

c.        2, 4 and 5 only

d.        2, 3, 4 and 5 only


D.

D

shanu_jain,
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Which among the following is/are secondary air pollutants?

1.        Ground Level Ozone

2.        Particulate Matter

3.        Smog

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a.     1 and 3 only

b.        2 and 3 only

c.        3 only

d.        1 and 2 only


A?!

B?

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 Consider the following statements:

1. Tax avoidance refers to avoiding payment of tax through illegal means or fraud.

2. Tax evasion refers to avoiding payment of taxes by taking advantage of loop holes in tax laws. 

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

D. Neither 1 nor 2

D.

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The Chinese traveller Fa Xian who visited India recorded the some historical informations about India at that time. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. There was no religious persecution and cordial relations existed between Hindus and Buddhists.

2. The untouchables were made to live outside the city.

3. He was robbed and molested frequently during his travel in the cities. 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a.  1 only

b.  1 and 2 only

c.  2 and 3 only

d.  1, 2 and 3


B.??

C?

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 Consider the following statements:

1. Tax avoidance refers to avoiding payment of tax through illegal means or fraud.

2. Tax evasion refers to avoiding payment of taxes by taking advantage of loop holes in tax laws. 

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

D. Neither 1 nor 2


Pawan_chauhan,
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Which among the following tributaries of river Indus originate in India?

1.        Sutlej

2.        Jhelum

3.        Ravi

4.        Beas

5.        Chenab

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a.       1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

b.        1, 2, 3 and 4 only

c.        2, 4 and 5 only

d.        2, 3, 4 and 5 only


D.

D

Correct. 

  Satluj rises from the Manasarovar-Rakas Lakes in western Tibet within 80 km of the source of the Indus.

 Jhelum has its source in a spring at Verinag in the south-eastern part of the Kashmir Valley.

Ravi has its source in Kullu hills near the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh. 

The origin of Beas is in the southern side of Rohtang Pass in the Pir Panjal mountain range. Beas Kund Lake, at an altitude of 13,326 feet, is the main source that feeds the river. 

The river Chenab (or Chandra Bhaga) is formed after the two streams the Chandra and the Bhaga merge with each other. The Chandra and the Bhaga originate from the south-west and north-west faces of Barelacha pass respectively in the Himalayan canton of Lahul and Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh. 

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 Consider the following statements:

1. Tax avoidance refers to avoiding payment of tax through illegal means or fraud.

2. Tax evasion refers to avoiding payment of taxes by taking advantage of loop holes in tax laws. 

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

D. Neither 1 nor 2


Correct. 

The terms "tax avoidance" and "tax evasion" are often used interchangeably, but they are very different concepts. Tax avoidance is legal, while tax evasion is not. Tax avoidance is the minimizing of taxes by taking advantage of loop holes in law. Tax evasion is the illegal act or practice of failing to pay taxes which are owed. Tax evasion is undertaken by employing unfair means. 

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The Chinese traveller Fa Xian who visited India recorded the some historical informations about India at that time. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. There was no religious persecution and cordial relations existed between Hindus and Buddhists.

2. The untouchables were made to live outside the city.

3. He was robbed and molested frequently during his travel in the cities. 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a.  1 only

b.  1 and 2 only

c.  2 and 3 only

d.  1, 2 and 3


B.??

C?

B is the correct answer. 

Fa Xian gave an account of the administration of Chandragupta Vikramaditya. The accounts of Fa Xian give a clear indication that India was probably never governed better than the era of Chandragupta Vikramaditya. Fa Hien accounts show that Buddhism flourished in parts but the Brahmanical faith was predominant. There was no religious persecution and cordial relations existed between Hindus and Buddhists. 

Fa Xian noticed the condition of those who were treated as ‘untouchable’ by the powerful people. They made them live outside the city. He writes: “If such a man enters a town or a market place, he strikes a piece of wood, in order to keep himself separate; people, hearing this sound, know what it means and avoid touching him or brushing against him.”

Fa-Hein, who travelled in India for 11 years, recorded that he was never molested or robbed. While Huen Tsang narrated that he was attacked by robbers on the way, something which we don’t find in the narrations of Fa Hien who travelled in the Gupta Period. It shows that the administrative machinery deteriorated after the Gupta period. 

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With reference to the sedition act of 1870, consider the following statements:

1. Under the act, any person protesting or criticising the government could be arrested without due trial.

2. Mahatma Gandhi was jailed in 1922 on sedition charges under this act.

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

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With reference to the sedition act of 1870, consider the following statements:

1. Under the act, any person protesting or criticising the government could be arrested without due trial.

2. Mahatma Gandhi was jailed in 1922 on sedition charges under this act.

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

C?

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Which of the following statements about “Deep Ocean Mission” is not correct? 

A. A major thrust of the Mission is on the search of metals and rare minerals. 

B. It comprises an offshore desalination plant that will work with tidal energy and 

developing a submersible vehicle. 

C. It is a pilot project under a larger Samudrayaan project for deep ocean mining of 

rare minerals. 

D. It is to be led by the Union Earth Sciences Ministry.

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Consider the following multilateral groups: 

1. G4

2. G7

3. G20 

India is not a part of which of the above groups? 

A. 1 and 2 only 

B. 2 only 

C. 1 and 3 only 

D. 1 only 


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Which of the following isnota risk of raising overseas sovereign bonds? 

A. Crowding out of Private sector 

B. Rupee Appreciation

C. Negative impact on exports

D. External Debt becoming expensive due to volatility in the currency 


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With reference to Hydroponics, consider the following statements:

1. Soil is replaced by a water solution that is rich in macro-nutrients.

2. Water consumption is very high in hydroponics farming.

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


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Lower Circuits, a term recently in news, is in reference to

a. F1 racing

b. Fusion Energy

c. Share Market

d. None of the above


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Which among the following diseases outbreaks have been declared as pandemics?

1. Spanish Flu, 1918

2. H1N1, 2009

3. Ebola, 2014

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a.  1 and 3 only

b.  1 and 2 only

c.  2 and 3 only

d.  1, 2 and 3

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