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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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To which wildlife sanctuary does the following descriptions refer?

  1. The flagship species of the sanctuary is the near threatened blackbuck antelope, the sole member of the antelope family in India
  2. It is home to both sand dunes and tropical dry evergreen forests
  3. This site has recorded the second largest congregation of migratory waterbirds in India

Find the correct answer from below options:

 a) Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary

 b) Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary

 c) Sariska National Park

 d) Mount Abu Sanctuary

A? 

all others are in Rajasthan, and tropical dry evergreen found in TN and AP.

C?

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Q-1 Consider the following statments about IMF: 

1) IMF, as per Bretton Woods agreement to encourage international financial cooperation, introduced a system of convertible currencies at fixed exchange rates, and replaced gold with the U.S. dollar for official reserve.

2) Countries were not eligible for membership in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) unless they were members of the IMF.

3)  Any other state, whether or not a member of the UN, may become a member of the IMF.

 Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

A) 1 and 2

B) 2 and 3

C) 3 only

D) All of the above.





D??

B?

Correct Ans: D

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Q-1 Consider the following statments about IMF: 

1) IMF, as per Bretton Woods agreement to encourage international financial cooperation, introduced a system of convertible currencies at fixed exchange rates, and replaced gold with the U.S. dollar for official reserve.

2) Countries were not eligible for membership in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) unless they were members of the IMF.

3)  Any other state, whether or not a member of the UN, may become a member of the IMF.

 Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

A) 1 and 2

B) 2 and 3

C) 3 only

D) All of the above.





D??

Correct

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To which wildlife sanctuary does the following descriptions refer?

  1. The flagship species of the sanctuary is the near threatened blackbuck antelope, the sole member of the antelope family in India
  2. It is home to both sand dunes and tropical dry evergreen forests
  3. This site has recorded the second largest congregation of migratory waterbirds in India

Find the correct answer from below options:

 a) Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary

 b) Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary

 c) Sariska National Park

 d) Mount Abu Sanctuary

A? 

all others are in Rajasthan, and tropical dry evergreen found in TN and AP.

C?

A - Point Calimere. 

samudragupt,
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With reference to the term "Arctic Haze "  Consider the following statement:

1) It occurs due to Anthropogenic air pollution.

2) It covers the small Atmospheric region above the Arctic.

3) The haze itself, largely because of low deposition rates, cause adverse effects on plants and animals, direct health problems in humans.

Which of the following statement is/are correct ?

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 only

C) 1 only

D) All of the above.


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Consider the following statements:

  1.  Naupada which is famous for salt fields is located in Odisha
  2. Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary, which is identified as one of the last remaining habitats of the cheetah in India, is located in the Rann of Kutch region

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. 1 and 2 Both

d. Neither 1 nor 2

C

B.. naupada is in AP

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A United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change briefing report in 2009 said that

shifting cultivation like “dangar chas” supplements nutrition to the food baskets of indigenous

communities across the world without jeopardising the climate or causing forest loss. “Dangar

chas” is practised in which of the following states?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Assam

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Odisha

Source: examshack.com

odisha

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When the Chief Justice of a High Court acts in an administrative capacity, he is subject to


a) the writ jurisdiction of any of the other judges of the High Court
b) special control exercised by the Chief Justice of India
c) discretionary powers of the Government of the State
d) special powers provided to the Chief Minister in this regard

Source : CSE 1996
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When the Chief Justice of a High Court acts in an administrative capacity, he is subject to


a) the writ jurisdiction of any of the other judges of the High Court
b) special control exercised by the Chief Justice of India
c) discretionary powers of the Government of the State
d) special powers provided to the Chief Minister in this regard

Source : CSE 1996

C

As per Article 227 (3), the Chief Justice of High Court when acting in an administrative capacity, any rule made by him shall not be inconsistent with the provision of any law in force, and shall require the previous approval of the Governor.

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The cost of government’s borrowing from the open market can be gauged from:

a)  the cut-off price for G-Secs

b)  the cut-off yield for G-Secs

c)  the crowding out effect

d)  the overall interest payments

eclectus,
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In terms of public expenditure, crowding-out effect implies:

a)  Excess government subsidies distorting resource allocation 

b)  Excess private expenditure producing inflation 

c)  Market exploitation by the private sector due to reckless government expenditure.

d)  Excess government expenditure, raising interest rate and depressing the availability of funds. 

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In terms of public expenditure, crowding-out effect implies:

a)  Excess government subsidies distorting resource allocation 

b)  Excess private expenditure producing inflation 

c)  Market exploitation by the private sector due to reckless government expenditure.

d)  Excess government expenditure, raising interest rate and depressing the availability of funds. 

D

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The cost of government’s borrowing from the open market can be gauged from:

a)  the cut-off price for G-Secs

b)  the cut-off yield for G-Secs

c)  the crowding out effect

d)  the overall interest payments

B?

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In terms of public expenditure, crowding-out effect implies:

a)  Excess government subsidies distorting resource allocation 

b)  Excess private expenditure producing inflation 

c)  Market exploitation by the private sector due to reckless government expenditure.

d)  Excess government expenditure, raising interest rate and depressing the availability of funds. 

D

Correct. 

eclectus,
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The cost of government’s borrowing from the open market can be gauged from:

a)  the cut-off price for G-Secs

b)  the cut-off yield for G-Secs

c)  the crowding out effect

d)  the overall interest payments

B?

B is correct. 

The cut -off yield is the interest rate that should be given by the government to the bond holders as per the bond auction. It is the interest rate for the last bundle auction. Hence it shows the interest cost of the government.

eclectus,Shuaibahmed
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When an Indian student is getting royalties from the industrial design that he provided to an overseas company; the receipt will be included under:

a)  None

b)  Forex

c)  Long term capital account 

d)  Invisible items 

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ARS21said

does LTRO come under OMO?

yes

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When an Indian student is getting royalties from the industrial design that he provided to an overseas company; the receipt will be included under:

a)  None

b)  Forex

c)  Long term capital account 

d)  Invisible items 

I'm a bit confused, Royality is a capital gain so it probablyC)  LTCA

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When an Indian student is getting royalties from the industrial design that he provided to an overseas company; the receipt will be included under:

a)  None

b)  Forex

c)  Long term capital account 

d)  Invisible items 

D?

I thought they come under income part in invisible items of current account.

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When an Indian student is getting royalties from the industrial design that he provided to an overseas company; the receipt will be included under:

a)  None

b)  Forex

c)  Long term capital account 

d)  Invisible items 

D?

I thought they come under income part in invisible items of current account.

D is correct. Invisible Items. 

eclectus,
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