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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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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

Nope, they are covered under Invisible Items. 

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  1. The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of
    1. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    2. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
    3. Firoz Tughlaq
    4. Akbar
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"It is found in lentic ecosystem, flowers of this plant are capable of thermoregulation and leaves are hydrophobic in nature". The statement best describes which flower? 

a.   Water Hyacinth

b.        Orchids

c.        Sacred Lotus

d.        Sea Buckthorm

B??


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"It is found in lentic ecosystem, flowers of this plant are capable of thermoregulation and leaves are hydrophobic in nature". The statement best describes which flower? 

a.   Water Hyacinth

b.        Orchids

c.        Sacred Lotus

d.        Sea Buckthorm

B??


A - Water Hyacinth

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  1. The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of
    1. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    2. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
    3. Firoz Tughlaq
    4. Akbar

B?

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Consider the following statements related to International Convention on Civil Aviation (ICAO):

1. It does not allow any country to shoot down the Civilian Aircraft under any circumstances.

2. It designates the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to investigate the attacks on civilian aircrafts.

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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Consider the following statements related to International Convention on Civil Aviation (ICAO):

1. It does not allow any country to shoot down the Civilian Aircraft under any circumstances.

2. It designates the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to investigate the attacks on civilian aircrafts.

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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 Chaukhandi Stupa which was declared to be a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India in June 2019 is located at

A) Sanchi

B) Sarnath

C) Bharhut

D) Thotlakunda

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Space exploration missions being conducted by NASA with the purpose of researching several of the Solar System bodies, including the dwarf planet Pluto are called as

A) New Horizons Mission

B) Exoplanet Exploration Program

C) New Frontiers program

D) VERITAS program

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 Chaukhandi Stupa which was declared to be a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India in June 2019 is located at

A) Sanchi

B) Sarnath

C) Bharhut

D) Thotlakunda

B) Sarnath (UP )

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Space exploration missions being conducted by NASA with the purpose of researching several of the Solar System bodies, including the dwarf planet Pluto are called as

A) New Horizons Mission

B) Exoplanet Exploration Program

C) New Frontiers program

D) VERITAS program

Probably A) bcz it was first to explore pluto..

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 Chaukhandi Stupa which was declared to be a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India in June 2019 is located at

A) Sanchi

B) Sarnath

C) Bharhut

D) Thotlakunda

B) Sarnath (UP )

Right. 

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Space exploration missions being conducted by NASA with the purpose of researching several of the Solar System bodies, including the dwarf planet Pluto are called as

A) New Horizons Mission

B) Exoplanet Exploration Program

C) New Frontiers program

D) VERITAS program

Probably A) bcz it was first to explore pluto..

Incorrect. 

Answer isNew Frontiers Program- C 

New Frontiers program is a series of space exploration missions being conducted by NASA with the purpose of researching several of the Solar System bodies, including the dwarf planet Pluto.

.

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Kurzarbeit scheme, recently seen in the news is related to which country. 

 a) Japan 

 b) USA 

 c) Germany 

 d) Saudi Arabia 

 

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Windrush Scheme, recently seen in news is related to which of the following countries? 

 a) Australia 

 b) Japan 

 c) Germany 

 d) United Kingdom 

 

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 WHO’s REPLACE campaign is related to which of the following ?


 a) Replace all petrol and diesel vehicles to Electric Vehicles by 2030. 


 b) Replace all cooling systems in government buildings with energy efficient cooling system. 


 c) Provide protein rich food to children in the government schools. 


 d) Eliminate industrially produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply.

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Consider the following about ‘Rushikulya’:

1. It flows in the state of Odisha.

2. It makes a very big delta at its mouth.

3. Large scale nesting of olive ridley turtles takes place near the mouth of the river. 

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 3


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Consider the following about ‘Rushikulya’:

1. It flows in the state of Odisha.

2. It makes a very big delta at its mouth.

3. Large scale nesting of olive ridley turtles takes place near the mouth of the river. 

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 3


Ans: C

Guess: Rushikulya itself not a large river, so how it forms a big delta.


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Windrush Scheme, recently seen in news is related to which of the following countries? 

 a) Australia 

 b) Japan 

 c) Germany 

 d) United Kingdom 

 

D) UK, somewhat related to citizenship

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Consider the following statements about the Model Agriculture Land Leasing Act 2016 :-

1) Under this, Land owner can not put leased out land for use such as sale, gift, mortgage, etc. till the end of lease period.

2) Cultivator can use Leased land only for agriculture and allied activities.

3) State governments will constitute a Special Land Tribunal as a final authority to adjudicate dispute.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only 

C) 1 and 3 only

D) None

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