10000 Questions for Prelims 2020 | Prelims 2020 Marathon

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Which of the following best describes the term 'Phantom Capital'?

a) It is the investment done by the government in the loss making PSUs.

b) It is the revenue generated by selling of shares of large PSUs by the government.

c) It is a strategic funding by consortium of corporate companies in prospective startups.

d) The capital invested by foreign companies into shell companies in order to avoid corporate taxes.

upsc2020said

Which of the following statements is /are correct about Sentinelese Tribes?

1. It is a tribe that lives in Lakshwadeep Islands.

2. They are hunter-gatherers and are fiercely hostile to outside contact.

3. Traditional areas occupied by the tribes have been declared as reserves.

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 2 only

upsc2020said

Consider the following statements about the Predators in an ecosystem:

1. They help in transferring the energy fixed by the lower trophic level to higher trophic level.

2. They help in checking the growth of prey population.

3. They help in preventing the extinction of species due to increment in inter-specific competition.

Which of the given above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

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upsc2020said

Which of the following is the basic difference between edge computing and cloud 

computing?

1. The basic difference between edge computing and cloud computing lies in where the 

data processing takes place.

2. An edge computing network reduces the amount of data that travels over the 

network as compared to cloud computing.

3. Edge computing can be performed at full potential even at 3G and 4G networks.

Select the correct answer.

a. 1 and 2 only

b. 2 and 3 only

c. 1 and 3 only

d. 1, 2 and 3