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Q1) Consider the following statements :
A) Sivapithecus, was the last common ancestor of orangutans and human, discovered in the 19th century.
B) A number of Acheulian artefacts (dated to about 1, 500,000–1,50,000 years ago) along with
contemporary Soanian ones were discovered from an unexplored site at Ghumarwin in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh.
C) The oldest dated Acheulian sites in India are those at Attirampakkam in Tamil Nadu, dating to 1.5 million years ago.
Options :
1) A & C are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) All are correct
4) Only B is correct

Which one of the following is not a site for insitu method of conservation of flora? (2011)
(a.) Biosphere Reserve
(b.) Botanical Garden
(c.) National Park
(d.) Wildlife Sanctuary
Consider the following areas:(2012)
Bandipur
Bhitarkanika
Manas
Sunderbans
Which of the above are Tiger Reserves?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) l, 2, 3 and 4

Q3) As per Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, consider the following statements
and choose the correct ones :
A) The source segregation of waste has been mandated to channelize the waste to
wealth by recovery, reuse and recycle.
B) The developers of Special Economic Zone, industrial estate, industrial park
to earmark at least 10% of the total area of the plot or minimum 5 plots/ sheds for
recovery and recycling facility.
C) Non-recyclable waste having calorific value of 1500 K/cal/kg or more shall not be
disposed of on landfills and shall be utilized for generating energy .
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) A & C are correct
4) B & C are correct

Q4) Consider the following statements :
A) VSHORAD stands for very short-range air defence system
B) The system should have a maximum range of 8 km and an
altitude of 3 km, besides all-weather capability.
C) Saab Group is a Russian aerospace and defence company
Options :
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) Only A is correct
4) Only B is correct

Q5) Consider the following statements :
A) The Lok Sabha has passed the Finance Bill, 2018 to exempt political parties from scrutiny of
funds received from abroad since 1976.
B) Lok Sabha passed 21 amendments to the Finance Bill, 2018
C) Upper House does not have a say in passing Finance Bills, and can only return the bills within
14 days
Options:
1) Only A is correct
2) Only B is correct
3) A & C are correct
4) All are correct

Q6) Consider the following statements:
A) Cross-subsidy surcharge’ (CSS) is a surcharge that a discom levies on a
customer for defraying costs of free or subsidised power to some
sections of the society. .
B) The central idea of the Electricity Act, 2003 was the creation of an open
market for electricity.
Options:
1) Both are correct
2) Only A is correct
3) None is correct
4) Only B is correct

Q7) Consider the following statements :
A) Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is a government sector index while the Index of
Industrial Production(IIP) is gauged by Private Sector.
B) IIP is a measure of output, while PMI measures activity at the purchasing or input
stage.
Options :
1) Both A & B are correct
2) Only B is correct
3) Only A is correct
4) Neither is correct

Q8) Consider the following statements :
A) According to a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India
was the largest arms importer in the last five years, accounting for 12% of global
imports.
B) The Indian defence budget has now overtaken that of the France to become the
fifth largest in the world.
C) Saudi Arabia, stands third in Defence Budget
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) A & B are correct
4) B & C are correct

Q9) Consider the following statements :
A) India needs 3,00,000 more in order to meet the World Health Organisation
standard of the ideal doctor-population ratio.
B) Only 21% of the country’s doctors serve the Rural India.
C) The government is now planning to revamp 1,50,000 sub-centres into health
and wellness centres by 2021.
Options :
1) All are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) A & C are correct
4) A & B are correct

Q10) Consider the following statements :
A) As per the SCM Agreement, any Annex VII developing country which had reached export
competitiveness in one or more products must gradually phase out export subsidies on such
products over a period of Ten years.
B) In 2016-17, the total outlay on export promotion schemes saw an increase of more than 30% in three years.
C) As per the SCM Agreement countries included in the Annex VII of the agreement t are allowed to use the subsidies as long as their per capita Gross National Product (GNP) had not crossed $1,500, at constant 1990 dollars, for three consecutive years.
Options:
1) A & C are correct
2) All are correct
3) None is correct
4) B & C are correct

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