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
Consider the following about Secretary of the Panchayat
- Secretary of the panchayat is elected by the Gram Panchayat from amongst its members.
- Secretary of the panchayat is responsible for calling the meeting of the Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat and keeping a record of the proceedings.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
B
B?
JAYANTKUMAR,Which among the following is correct about ‘Shala Darpan portal’?
a) It is an initiative of Human Resources Development
b) It aims evaluation of teachers and students
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)
A
C?
not sure
C is correct.
Shala Darpan provides an integrated platform to meet the educational and administrative needs of all stakeholders-students, teachers and parents. It is capable of sending and receiving effective dialogue between every stakeholder.
The major components include integrated content management portal which consists of 636 websites of Navodaya schools across the country. It will contain information relating to the service record, transfer/posting, disciplinary action, ACR tracking and the portal will improve mess management and hostel conditions.
Apart from this, it will also strengthen budget and finance management system.The best part is this portal has been designed from OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY and hence the cost incurred was very low and up-dation cost in future will remain low.
The major effect will be end to end info sharing, proper analytical details, better transparency in evaluation of teachers and students both, 654 bilingual platform for each school and role-based access to have better evaluation at every stage.
Another golden leaf is that this platform at this minimum cost abides by the Guidelines for Indian govt. Websites(GIGS).
The Navodaya Vidyalayas are co-educational residential schools established by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti which is an autonomous organization under MHRD to provide quality modern education.
eclectus,Which of the following is/are the constitutional functions of the Indian Parliament?
- Settling disputes between various government departments.
- Supervising the work of State legislatures
- Appointing the heads of all constitutional bodies
Select the correct codes:
a) 1, 2
b) 2, 3
c) 1, 3
d) None
D?
D
Correct.
eclectus,Consider the following about Secretary of the Panchayat
- Secretary of the panchayat is elected by the Gram Panchayat from amongst its members.
- Secretary of the panchayat is responsible for calling the meeting of the Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat and keeping a record of the proceedings.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
B
Correct.
eclectus,
Consider the following statements related to Systemically Important Core Investment Company (CIC-ND-SI)?
1) A CIC-ND-SI is a Non-Banking Financial Company with asset size of Rs 100 crore and above.
2) It holds not less than 50% of its net assets in the form of investment in equity shares, preference shares, bonds, debentures, debt or loans in group companies.
3) Further investments in equity shares in group companies constitutes not less than 60% of its net assets, according to RBI norms.
4) CICs-ND-SI cannot accept public deposits.
Select the correct one:
A) 1,2, and 3 only
B) 1,2, and 4 only
C) 1 and 4 only
D) all of the above.
Q-25 Consider the following pairs:
1. Strait of soya : Separates Japan and South Korea
2. Strait of Tsushima : Seperates Japan and Russia
3. Starit of fermosa : China and Taiwan
Which of above pairs is/are correctly matched?
A) 1 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 3 only
D) All of them
Ans : C
All are arranged from North to South
Strait of soya : connects sea of okhostk and sea of Japan (between japan and Russia)
Strait of Tshushima: connects sea of Japan and East China sea (Between Japan and south Korea)
Strait of fermosa: connects East China sea and South China sea (between Taiwan and China)
upsc2020,Consider the following statements related to Systemically Important Core Investment Company (CIC-ND-SI)?
1) A CIC-ND-SI is a Non-Banking Financial Company with asset size of Rs 100 crore and above.
2) It holds not less than 50% of its net assets in the form of investment in equity shares, preference shares, bonds, debentures, debt or loans in group companies.
3) Further investments in equity shares in group companies constitutes not less than 60% of its net assets, according to RBI norms.
4) CICs-ND-SI cannot accept public deposits.
Select the correct one:
A) 1,2, and 3 only
B) 1,2, and 4 only
C) 1 and 4 only
D) all of the above.
Ans: statements 1,3,4 are correct accordingly to RBI data. No option given
A CIC-ND-SI is a Non-Banking Financial Company
(i) with asset size of Rs 100 crore and above
(ii) carrying on the business of acquisition of shares and securities and which satisfies the following conditions as on the date of the last audited balance sheet :-
(iii) it holds not less than 90% of its net assets in the form of investment in equity shares, preference shares, bonds, debentures, debt or loans in group companies;
(iv) its investments in the equity shares (including instruments compulsorily convertible into equity shares within a period not exceeding 10 years from the date of issue) in group companies constitutes not less than 60% of its net assets as mentioned in clause (iii) above;
(v) it does not trade in its investments in shares, bonds, debentures, debt or loans in group companies except through block sale for the purpose of dilution or disinvestment;
(vi) it does not carry on any other financial activity referred to in Section 45I(c) [CIC-ND-SI can't do the carrying on of any class of insurance business, chits] and 45I(f) of the RBI act, 1934 except investment in bank deposits, money market instruments, government securities, loans to and investments in debt issuances of group companies or guarantees issued on behalf of group companies.
(vii) it accepts public funds
Note: Public funds are not the same as public deposits. Public funds include public deposits, inter-corporate deposits, bank finance and all funds received whether directly or indirectly from outside sources such as funds raised by issue of Commercial Papers, debentures etc. However, even though public funds include public deposits in the general course, it may be noted that CICs/CICs-ND-SI cannot accept public deposits.
Source: RBI
upsc2020,
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