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
upsc2020said
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
C. It is 2.1
upsc2020said
FCI stores the food grains procured for the central pool in the following:1. FCI’s own godowns2. Central Warehousing godowns3. State Warehousing godowns4. Godowns hired from private sectorSelect the correct answer using the code given below:(a) 1 only(b) 1, 2 & 3(c) 2 & 4(d) All of the above
D
upsc2020said
FCI stores the food grains procured for the central pool in the following:1. FCI’s own godowns2. Central Warehousing godowns3. State Warehousing godowns4. Godowns hired from private sectorSelect the correct answer using the code given below:(a) 1 only(b) 1, 2 & 3(c) 2 & 4(d) All of the aboveD
Correct. Taken from Economic Survey
upsc2020said
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 aboveC. It is 2.1
Correct.
Replacement level fertility is usually marked at 2.1. But the required replacement level fertility for India is higher than the usual benchmark of 2.1. The reason is the skewed sex ratio, because of which a woman would have to give birth to more than 2.1 children in order for the population to replace itself. Estimates suggest that the effective replacement level fertility after taking into account the skewed sex ratio could be around 2.15 to 2.2 for India with a sex ratio of 1.11 (Replacement level fertility is the level of fertility at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next.)
Undine,upsc2020said
Consider the following statements:1. The main source of World Bank funding is share capital of member countries2. The main source of funds for International Monetary Fund (IMF) is borrowing from specific member countries.Select the correct answer using thecode given below:(a) 1 only(b) 2 only(c) Both 1 & 2(d) Neither 1 nor 2D?
Read somewhere that WB borrows large chunk of its capital from the market.
Correct.
(d)
World Bank has two sources of funds:
1. Share capital of each member country based on their share in GDP
2. Issuance of bonds in the international financial markets
Out of the above two sources, main source is issuance of bonds (debt finance)
IMF has again two sources of funds
1. QUOTA (every member country has put/subscribed funds)
2. Borrowing from specific member countries
Out of the above two sources, main source is QUOTA
Undine,Which of the following statements are correct regarding Black Carbon?1. It contributes to warming by converting incoming solar radiation to heat.2. It also influences cloud formation, and impacts regional circulation and rainfall patterns.3. When deposited on ice and snow, Black Carbon and co-emitted particles reduce surface albedo and heat the surface, thereby resulting in melting of ice.4. Per unit of mass, it has a warming impact on climate weaker than carbon dioxide.Select the correct answer using the codegiven below:(a) 2, 3 and 4 only(b) 1, 2 and 3 only(c) 1, 2 and 4 only(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
B
Black Carbon is an important contributor to warming, because it is very effective at absorbing light and heating its surroundings. Per unit of mass, Black Carbon has a warming impact on climate that is 460-1,500 times stronger than CO2.
When suspended in the atmosphere, Black Carbon contributes to warming by converting incoming solar radiation to heat. It also influences cloud formation, and impacts regional circulation and rainfall patterns.
Undine,Consider the following statements:1. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is empowered to either withdraw any member from the House or name any persons for suspension for smoothfunctioning of the House.2. A motion shall be presented in the Lok Sabha for the suspension of the named person and on being passed by the House, results in suspension of the member for the remainder of the Session of the House.3. The motion for the suspension of the member of the Rajya Sabha is moved by the Chairman and is adopted by the Council.Which of the statements given above are correct?(a) 1 and 3 only(b) 1 and 2 only(c) 2 and 3 only(d) 1, 2 and 3
B
The Chairman may name a member,who disregards the authority of the Chair or abuses the rules of the Council by persistently and willfully obstructing the business of the Council.
After a member of the Council has been named, then the House may adopt a motion suspending the member from the service of the House for a period not exceeding the remainder of the session. The House may, however, by another motion, terminate the suspension.
Unlike the Lok Sabha, the motion for the suspension of a member of the Rajya Sabha is not moved by the Chairman, but is adopted by the Council.
Undine,Consider the following statements regarding the Fishing Cat:1. It is a globally vulnerable species that is elusive and found in a very few places in south and south-east Asia.2. Wild cat species usually hunt on ground, but the Fishing Cat hunts in water.3. In India, the Fishing Cat is included in Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.Which of the statements given above are correct?(a) 1 and 3 only(b) 1 and 2 only(c) 2 and 3 only(d) 1, 2 and 3
B
West Bengal government officially declared the Fishing Cat as the State Animal. From 2016, a programme called “Know Thy Neighbours” (a Fishing Cat monitoring protocol bythe community) was initiated, under which enthusiastic residents were given a camera trap, so that they could monitor their backyard cats. They were also trained on how to identify different individuals and then encouraged them to name them. Pisciculture, intensive aquaculture, shrimp farming etc., are few of the threats to the Fishing Cat.
Undine,
Consider the following pairs:City in news Country /Region1. Idlib Iraq2. Baghuz Syria3. Hodiedah YemenWhich of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?(a) 1 only(b) 1 and 2 only(c) 2 and 3 only(d) 1, 2 and 3
C
Idlib is a city in Syria. It has been in the news because of the Syrian crisis and the ISIS.
Baghuz was the last village under the control of the ISIS.
Hodiedah has been in the news because of a humanitarian crisis that is unfolding in Yemen because of the civil war.
Undine,
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