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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

jack_Sparrow,curious_kidand125 otherslike this
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Which of the following statements best describes the term “Operation Vanilla”? 

(a) Affiliation of the island nations of Seychelles, Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius, Comoros and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean to promote tourism.
(b) SAARC initiative to stabilize the supply of fruits and flowers. 
(c) Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief provided to cyclone hit Madagascar. 
(d) None of the above.

c

Cis correct.

“Operation Vanilla”  launched by the Indian Navy to help the cyclone-hit Madagascar. INS Airavat is a large amphibious ship that was on a mission-based deployment near Seychelles. Itimmediately diverted to Madagascar to provide assistance to the flood affected people. The assistance of India to Madagascar is in consonance with the Indian Navy's Foreign Co-operation Initiatives, in line with the Prime Minister's vision of 'Security and Growth for all in the Region (SAGAR)

@balwintejas 

Undine,
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upsc2020said

Which of the following crops were cultivated in the Indus Valley Civilization?

1. Pea
2. Wheat
3. Millet

Select the correct answer using the code 
given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

D

D is correct. 

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Consider the following statements about 'Petro
Plants':

1. These plants require highly fertile land for their
growth.
2. These plants are alternative sources of liquid
fuels.
3. Jatropha curcas is a good example of petro
plant.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

B?

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Consider the following statements about 'Petro
Plants':

1. These plants require highly fertile land for their
growth.
2. These plants are alternative sources of liquid
fuels.
3. Jatropha curcas is a good example of petro
plant.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

B?

That's correct.

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Consider the following statements about the 1000 Springs Initiative:

1. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
2. It aims to provide access to piped drinking water to the tribal people living around natural springs.

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 about Mission Purvodaya:

1. The Mission aims at the integrated development of the North-Eastern India.
2. It aims to promote horticulture development and tribal handicrafts.
3. It will be implemented by the North Eastern Council.

Which of the statements given above are incorrect?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Consider the following statements about the Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (NWRs):

1. The Negotiable Warehouse Receipts can be issued in both the physical and the electronic forms.
2. Only warehouses registered with the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority can issue the NWRs.
3. The Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
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Consider the following statements about Mission Purvodaya:

1. The Mission aims at the integrated development of the North-Eastern India.
2. It aims to promote horticulture development and tribal handicrafts.
3. It will be implemented by the North Eastern Council.

Which of the statements given above are incorrect?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

D, I guess. Its related to development of steel sector in Eastern India (West Bengal, Odisha etc). Probably being done under Ministry of Steel. 

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Which among the following best describes the concept of "Dark Fibre"?

(a) Optical fibre network used for connecting to the Dark Net.
(b) Unused optical fibre network.
(c) Illegal optical fibre network laid down by the private telecom companies in ecologically sensitive areas.
(d) None of the above.
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Consider the following statements about the 1000 Springs Initiative:

1. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
2. It aims to provide access to piped drinking water to the tribal people living around natural springs.

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? 


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Consider the following statements about the Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (NWRs):

1. The Negotiable Warehouse Receipts can be issued in both the physical and the electronic forms.
2. Only warehouses registered with the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority can issue the NWRs.
3. The Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only

C? 

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Which among the following best describes the concept of "Dark Fibre"?

(a) Optical fibre network used for connecting to the Dark Net.
(b) Unused optical fibre network.
(c) Illegal optical fibre network laid down by the private telecom companies in ecologically sensitive areas.
(d) None of the above.

It is B 

eclectus,
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upsc2020said

Consider the following statements about the Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (NWRs):

1. The Negotiable Warehouse Receipts can be issued in both the physical and the electronic forms.
2. Only warehouses registered with the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority can issue the NWRs.
3. The Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only

B

ARS21,
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Which of the following are imposed in case a country’s government is subsidizing its exporters?

(a) Anti-Dumping Duty
(b) Counter-vailing Duty
(c) Safeguard Duty
(d) Customs Duty
Rise from Ashes,
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Consider the following statements:

1. The main source of World Bank funding is share capital of member countries
2. The main source of funds for International Monetary Fund (IMF) is borrowing from specific member countries.

Select the correct answer using the 
code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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upsc2020said

Which of the following are imposed in case a country’s government is subsidizing its exporters?

(a) Anti-Dumping Duty
(b) Counter-vailing Duty
(c) Safeguard Duty
(d) Customs Duty

B

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Which of the following statements is true regarding ‘replacement level fertility’?

(a) It is the level of fertility at which population remains constant
(b) It is the level of fertility at which population growth remains constant
(c) It is the level of fertility at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to another
(d) None of the above
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The unemployment caused due to the workers living far from the regions and are unable to move to the locations where jobs are available is an example of which type of unemployment:

(a) Cyclical 
(b) Frictional 
(c) Structural
(d) Disguised

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upsc2020said

Consider the following statements:

1. The main source of World Bank funding is share capital of member countries
2. The main source of funds for International Monetary Fund (IMF) is borrowing from specific member countries.

Select the correct answer using the 
code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

D?

Read somewhere that WB borrows large chunk of its capital from the market.


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FCI stores the food grains procured for the central pool in the following:

1. FCI’s own godowns
2. Central Warehousing godowns
3. State Warehousing godowns
4. Godowns hired from private sector

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1, 2 & 3
(c) 2 & 4
(d) All of the above

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