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Q1) Consider the following program:
A)Comprehensive Newborn Screening
B)Hridyam
C)Raita Belaku
D)Prakalpa
Which of the above initiatives/programme/programmes is/are started/will be
started by Kerala?
1) A & D
2) B & D
3) A & B
4) B & D
Q2) Choose the correct statements, as per the Pesticide Management Bill,
2017
A)It will give the state power to ban a chemical pesticide
for a period of 6 months instead of the current period
of 2 months.
B)It will replace the Insecticides Act, 1968
C)In case of sale of prohibited or spurious pesticides the maximum punishment is five years’ imprisonment coupled with a penalty of Rs 50 lakhs.
Options:
1)Only A is correct
2)A & B are correct
3) B & C are correct
4)All are correct
Disclosure
The Bill stipulates that any pesticide sold to a farmer, producer,
distributor, retailer, pest control operator or stockist must disclose
the expected safety, efficacy and performance of the pesticide
under the given conditions.
Compensation
Under the Bill the affected users are entitled to get compensation
under the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 in case
of any damage to health or environment caused by the use of such
pesticides.
Punishment
In case of sale of prohibited or spurious pesticides the maximum
punishment is five years’ imprisonment coupled with a penalty of
Rs 50 lakhs. The punishment has increased from earlier three years’
imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 2000.
Q3) Consider the following statements :
A)Twin Balance Sheet Problem (TBS) deals with two balance sheet
problems , one with Indian companies and the other with Indian
Banks.
B)The committee under Charan Singh, has been constituted to assess
the idea of special asset reconstruction companies or asset
management companies to take over bad loans from banks.
Options:
1) Both are correct
2) None is correct
3) Only B is correct
4) Only A is correct
Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian had suggested the creation
of a Public Sector Asset Rehabilitation Agency (PARA) to deal with what
he described as India’s “festering twin balance sheet problem”. By this
he meant over-leveraged corporates unable to service debt or invest
afresh, and banks hit by non-performing assets (NPAs) cagey about fresh
lending. This overhang hurts new investments and continues to dent
India’s medium-term growth and job creation prospects. A
professionally-run PARA, or the so-called ‘bad bank’, could assume
custody of the largest and most difficult-to-resolve NPAs from lenders’
balance sheets. This would allow banks to focus on extending fresh
credit and supporting the pick-up in growth. More importantly, a bad
bank taking tough decisions on borrowers-gone-bad, it was argued,
could free bankers from the risks entailed in large loan write-downs.
But there are good reasons why the Finance Ministry left the bad bank
idea in the cold over the past year and a half – among them the fact that
the new entity would need a lot of capital support, just as banks do.
Q4) Choose the correct statements, according to lateral entry in Government Sector :
A)The applicant should have a minimum age of 40 and minimum qualification of graduation
from a recognized university or institute B) The notification invites individuals with a
minimum of 15 years’ of experiences C)The recruitment will be on contract basis for
three to five years.
Options:
1)All are correct
2)A & B are correct
3) B & C are correct
4)A & C are correct
Q5) Consider the following statements regarding Gharanas:
A)This Gharana was started by Bade Fateh Ali Khan
and Ali Baksh Khan in the 19th Century.
B) The Gharana stress on the use of greater rhythm.
C)It uses unique taans, gamak and gayaki of tarana
style.
The above statements are talking about which Music Gharana ?
1) Gwalior Gharana
2) Kirana Gharana
3) Agra Gharana
4) Patiala Gharana
Q6) Which of these statements is correct about BIOPIRACY ?
1. Unethical appropriation of biological materials
that are native to a particular country or territory
2. Cloning a plant or animal species without
authentic legal/medical permits for commercial
exploitation
3. Illegal manufacturing of bio-weapons such as
sarin gas
4. Biodiversity loss due to introduction of foreign
species of animals and plants in a country
Q7) Consider the following Features:
A)Bicameralism
B)Rigid Constitutions
C)Flexibility of the Constitution
D)Division of Powers
Which of the above features is/ are part of Federal Features of the Constitution
1) A, B & D
2) A, C & D
3) A & D
4) A, B & D
Q8) Look at the map
and name the water
body?
A) Balkan Sea
B) Gulf of Mexico
C) Baltic Sea
D) North Sea
Q9) Consider the following statements :
A)The World Hindi Conference is a major event organised
every three years by the Ministry of Culture
B)World Hindi day is observed on 14th September
C) World Hindi Secretariat (WHS) is in India
D)First World Hindi Conference was inaugurated on 10
January 1975.
Options:
1) A, B & C are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) B & D are correct
4) Only D is correct
Q10) Which of the following offences are included under the “a petition that
has been filed in the Supreme Court to direct the government to make
electoral offences cognisable with a punishment of minimum two years in jail”
A)Bribery
B)Undue influence
C) Impersonation
D)Non-filing of accounts.
Options:
1) All are included
2) A , B & C are included
3) B , C & D are included
4) A , B & D are included
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court to direct the government to make electoral
offences cognizable with a punishment of minimum two years in jail. The offences listed
are bribery, undue influence, impersonation, false statement, illegal payments and non-filing of
accounts.
Q11) Consider the following statements regarding “Women’s suffrage” in the United Kingdom ?
A) It was a movement in UK to fight for women’s right to
education
B) This movement has completed its 100 years
Options:
1)Only B is correct
2)Only A is correct
3)None is correct
4) Both are correct
Q12) Consider the following statements regarding “KATRIN experiment”?
A) It is an experiment to measure the mass of a neutron
B) KATRIN, is a massive detector based in Germany
C) Neutron is also called Neutrino
Options:
1)Only B
2)Only A
3)A&B are correct
4) B&C are correct
Q13) India will host the first ever military exercise of which of these organisations ?
A) BRICS
B) BIMSTEC
C) SAARC
D) MGC
BIMSTEC was set up in 1997 and includes India, Bangladesh, Bhutan Myanmar, Nepal,
Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Q14) Which of these is correctly matched
A) Rail Madad app – Grievances redressal
B) Menu on Wheels – To check the list of meals and beverages served on
all type of trains
C) R-Mitra – Online ticket booking
D) Eyewatch railways – To ease the usage of Trinetra in Railways during
winters
Options:
1) A,B&D are correct
2) Only A
3) A&B are correct
4) C&D are correct
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