MCQ for Civils Prelims 2018 ( set 7)

1)  Government of India recently launched   BHARAT-22 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).It will be  managed by whom targeting an initial amount of about Rs.8,000 crore ?

a)  SBI

b)  ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund

c) PNB

d) IOB

Ans: b

2) Government has supported the farmers by providing attractive Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the pulses and public procurement of pulses to the tune of 20 lakh tonnes. The domestic production of pulses during 2016-17 was 22.95 million tonnes.   What is the target of  pulses production during 2017-18, as decided by government ? (in million tonnes)

a) 22.90

b) 19

c) 18

d) 15

Ans: a

3) Who created of Cyber and Information Security (CIS) Division and Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Radicalisation (CTCR) Division ?

a) Ministry of Home Affairs

b) Ministry of I&B

c) MeIT

d) Ministry of Women & Child Development

Ans: a

4)   What is approved under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) to make eligible for interest subsidy under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for the Middle Income Group (MIG) ?

a)   increase in the carpet area of houses

b) increase in the roof

c) increase in the drainage system

d) increase in the water supply

Ans: a

5) First industrial revolution was a result of  which development?

a) Coal-seam derived energy

b) hydrocarbon

c) electricity

d) nuclear energy

Ans: a

6) What are the  overall goals ofGlobal Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) GCCS 2017 ? are

a) to promote the importance of inclusiveness and human rights in global cyber policy,

b) to defend the status quo of an open, interoperable and unregimented cyberspace,

c) to create political commitment for capacity building initiatives to address the digital divide and assist countries, and to develop security solutions in a balanced fashion that duly acknowledge the importance of the private sector and technical community

d) All the above

Ans: d

7) Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi,  visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), at Los Banos, in Philippines. IRRI is a premier research organisation dedicated to which of the following ?

a) reducing poverty and hunger through rice science;

b) improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers; and

c) protecting the rice growing environment for future generations. 

d) All the above

Ans: d

8) Under BharatNet Phase I, Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connectivity has reached  over how many  Gram Panchayats (GPs) across different States in the country ?

a) 50,000

b) 1, 00, 000

c) 40,000

d) 25,000

Ans: b

9) Where is Indira Gandhi National Tribal University ?

a) Trayambank, near Nasik

b) Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh

c) Mahabaleswar, Maharastra

d) Indore

Ans: b

10) PM visited Manila,  Philippines to participate in  the ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits. His participation in them symbolised India's commitment to continue deepening relationship with ASEAN Member States, in particular, and with the Indo-Pacific region, in general, within the framework of my Government's Act East Policy. Besides these, he attended which of the following ?

a) Special Celebrations of the 50th anniversary of ASEAN,

b) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Leaders' Meeting and

c) ASEAN Business and Investment Summit

d) All the above

Ans: d

11) Caprolactum Grade Ammonium Sulphate has been manufactured in India only by which  companies?

a) Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) and GSFC

b) Madras Fertilizers

c) FCI

d) Zuari Agrochemicals

Ans: a

12) BrahMos ALCM (Air Launched Cruise Missile)  is launched from which of the following recently ?

a) Mirage

b) Su-30MKI fighter aircraft

c) Tejas

d) Arjun

Ans: b

13) Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) is relating to which of the following ?

a) to implement various developmental and welfare projects/programs in mining affected areas that complement the existing ongoing schemes/projects of State and Central Government

b)  to minimize/mitigate the adverse impacts, during and after mining, on the environment, health and socio-economics of people in mining districts & to ensure long-term sustainable livelihoods for the affected people in mining areas

c) to provide for the welfare of areas and people affected by mining related operations, using the funds generated by District Mineral Foundations (DMFs). 

d)  All the above

Ans: d

14) Which of the following are called as Multi-lateral Development Banks (MDBs)?

a)  World Bank

b) Asian Development Bank and African Development Bank

c) European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)

d) All the above

Ans: d

15) Headquarters of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB) are in which country ? 

a) Japan

b) China

c) Singapore

d) Malaysia

Ans: b

16) What is the minimum initial investment towards the membership of India in European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) ?

a)  approximately 1 (one) million euros 

b)  $1,000

c) Yen 1,000

d) Rupees 1,00,000

Ans: a

17) Which Act mandated the setting up of District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) in all districts in the country affected by mining related operations ?

a) The Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015

b) Indian Contract Act

c) Negotiable Instruments Act

d) BR Act

Ans: a

18) The 14thFinance Commission was set up on 02.01.2013 to make recommendations covering the period of five years commencing on ______.

a) 2016

b) 1st April, 2015

c) 2017

d) 2018

Ans: b

19) The recommendations of the 14thFinance Commission are valid upto  which financial year?

a) 2021-22

b) 2019-20

c) 2022-23

d) None of these

Ans: b

20) 15thFinance Commission, the recommendations of which will cover how many years   commencing on April 1, 2020 ?

a) 3 years

b) five years

c) four years

d) two years

Ans: b

21) 15thFinance Commission. Under  which article of the Constitution,it is a Constitutional obligation ?

a) Article 14

b) Article 280 (1)

c) Article 32

d) Article 73

Ans: b

22) How many  employees are working  in 320 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in the country ? (in lakhs)

a) 10

b)  6

c) 12.34

d) 15

Ans:  c

23) ‘Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra' will empower whom ?

a) College girls

b) rural women through community participation to create an environment in which they realize their full potential

c) Employees in government

d) Textile workers

Ans: b

24)  Expansion under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has also been approved based on the successful implementation in how many districts ?

a) 100

b) 161

c) 150

d) 120

Ans: b

25) Which year may be  declared as the year  of ‘International Year of Millets’?

a) 2016

b) 2018

c) 2015

d) 2014

Ans: b

26) Millet is a common term to categorize small-seeded grasses that are often termed nutri-cereals or dryland-cereals, and includes which of the following ?

a) sorghum, pearl millet,

b) ragi, small millet, foxtail millet, proso millet,

c) barnyard millet, kodo millet and other millets

d) All the above

Ans: d

27) Which deficiency leads to the anaemia ?

a) zinc deficiency

b) iron deficiency

c) calcium deficiency

d) potassium deficiency

Ans: b

28) Which deficiency leads to  pellagra ?

a) nicotin

b) nitrogen 

c) niacin

d) ammonia

Ans: c

29) The air launched BrahMos missile is a 2.5 ton supersonic air to surface cruise missile with ranges of more than 400 kms. The IAF is the first Air Force in the world to have successfully fired an air launched 2.8 Mach surface attack missile of this category. ‘Mach’ is a unit used for which of the following ?

a) Speed of light

b) Speed of rockets/aeroplanes

c) Speed of motor cycles

d) Speed of baloon

Ans: b

30)  Where is  Indian Naval Academy (INA) ?  

a) Visakhapatnam

b) Ezhimala

c) Chilka Lake

d) Chandipur

Ans: b

31) The BBBP Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on 22nd January, 2015 at Panipat, Haryana as a comprehensive programme to address which of the folllowing ?

a) the declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR)

b) related issues of empowerment of women over a life-cycle continuum.

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

32) What is the proposed outlay of on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao expansion approved for the duration 2017-18 to 2019-20 ? ( Rs. in Crores)  

a) 1132.5

b) 1000

c) 500

d) 200

Ans: a

33) When the Pre-Conception & Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) Act, was passed to stop female foeticides and arrest the declining sex ratio in India  ?

a) 1984

b) 1994

c) 2004

d) None of these

Ans: b

34) New National Policy on Biofuels & Pradhan Mantri Ji- Van Yojana (VGF for 2nd Generation Ethanol Bio Refineries) relating to which of the following ?

a) 1-G Ethanol,

b) 2-G Ethanol, Biodiesel,

c) Municipal Solid Wastes to Fuel & Bio-CNG

d) All the above

Ans: d

35)  Kaziranga and Manas National Parks are in which state ?

a) Assam

b)Arunachal Pradesh

c) Manipur

d)Meghalaya

Ans: a

36) Salaries, gratuity, pension, allowances etc. in respect of Judges of Supreme Court are governed by the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958. Salaries etc. of Judges of High Courts are governed by High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954.  How many judges are there in Supreme Court of India and all High Courts in India ?

a) 31 Judges of Supreme Court of India (including the CJI)

b) 1079 Judges(including the Chief Justices) of High Courts

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans: d

37) Who is Russian Ambassador to India ?

a) Mr. Nikolay Rishatovich Kudashev 

b) Anatoly Antonov

c) Sergy Kislyak

d) Yuri Ushakov

Ans: a

38)   ‘Blockchain revolution’ relating to which of the following ? ?

a)  Internet 2.0 ( Reimagining Trust Management - the biggest impact of 21st Century.) It has been envisioned to make India one of the front runners in the Global Blockchain Revolution

b) Black money

c) Counterfeit notes circulation

d) None of these

Ans: a

39) In order to review the Income-tax Act, 1961  and to draft a new Direct Tax Law in consonance with economic needs of the country, the Government has constituted a Task Force and who is    the following Convenor ?

a) Shri Arbind Modi, Member (Legislation), CBDT - Convener

b) Ms. Mansi Kedia

c) Shri Mukesh Patel

d) Dr. Arvind Subramanian

Ans: a

40) Loktak Lake only floating National Park on our planet . Where is this lake ?

a) Odisha

b)  UP

c) Manipur

d) Jarkhand

Ans: c

41) Why Great Bir Tikendrajit  and his comrades became cherished icons?

a)They are  martyrs of 1891 and  these heroes will always be remembered for their contribution to the cause of our freedom and human liberty ( Manipur )

b)Soldiers from J&K

c) Soldiers from Rajasthan

d) None of these

Ans: a

42) Sagol Kangjei  is the traditional sport   game. It is inspiration for which of the folloiwng ?

a)  inspiration for modern polo.   Imphal is the oldest polo ground in the world.

b) Football

c) Basket ball

d) Volley Ball

Ans: a

43) Huyen Langlon is a martial art and it deserves much greater international exposure. It is from which state ?

a) West Bengal

b) Manipur

c) Odisha

d) Chattisgarh

Ans: b

44)  Yubi Lakpi is played with a greased coconut instead of a which of the following ? 

a) iron ball

b) tennis ball

c) rugby ball

d) cock

Ans: c

45) Amarjit Singh Kiyam and the gallant goal-keeper Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem are associated with which of the following ? 

a) Indian football

b) Hockey

c) Kho Kho

d) Running Race

Ans: a

46) Manipur is India’s window to Southeast Asia and a key player in our Government’s Act East Policy.  Act East Policy relating to which of the following ?

a) India’s foreign policy

b) India’s telecom policy

c) Banking technology

d) None of these

Ans: a

47) Justice Dalveer Bhandari is re-elected to which of the  following ?

a) WB

b) International Court of Justice. 

c) IMF

d) UNESCO

Ans: b

48) Judge in the International Court of Justice, The Hague is elected by whom ?

a) Students

b) all the members of UNGA as well as UNSC

c) Ssupreme Court Judges

d) None of these

Ans: b

49) India contributes to about 6.3 % of global fish production which is also 1.1% of the national GDP and 5.15 % of the agricultural GDP of the country.  Which of the following is correct ?

a) inland aquaculture and capture fisheries : 7.21MMT comes

b) marine capture fisheries : 3.58 MMT

c) Total fish production during 2015-16  : 10.79 million metric tons (MMT)

d) All the above

Ans: d

50) Recently where Namami Barak festival is conducted ? 

a) Bihar

b) Silchar, Assam

c) UP

d) HP

Ans: b

51) "Pre-natal diagnostic tests"include which of the following ?

a) ultrasonography or any test

b)  analysis of amniotic fluid, chorionic villi, blood or any tissue of a pregnant woman conducted to detect genetic or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or congenital anomalies or haemoglobinopathies or sexlinked diseases;

c) All the above

d) None of these

Ans: c

52) ISRO has presently how many operational satellites?  ISRO has set new benchmarks in Lunar and Mars exploration by India’s successful launch of Chandrayaan And Mangalyaan.

a)42

b) 34

c) 25

d) 22

Ans: a

53)  Every year day is celebrated all over the world as World Fisheries Day ?

a) 14^th November

b) 21^st November

c) 19^th November

d) 28^th February

Ans: b

54) The International Competition section of IFFI 2017, which carries a cumulative cash prize of over Rs. 1 Crore (Rs.10 Million)will showcase 15 of the finest films of this year. In IFFI which awards are given ?

a) Mahavir Chakra

b) Golden and Silver Peacock awards

c) Shourya Chakra

d) Ashok Chakra

Ans: b

55)Indian film personality of the year award  to acclaimed actor Amitabh Bachchan and the Lifetime Achievement award to celebrated Canadian director Atom Egoyan is given on which occasion ?

a) Children’s day

b)  IFFI 2017

c) Army day

d) Sports day

Ans: b

56) Which  Central schemesfunds  of Ministry of Power (MoP) and Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) are  providing funds for improving power infrastructure ?

a) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY),

b) Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS),

c) Power Sector Development Fund

d) All the above

Ans:d  

57) Which of the following demand Side interventions in UDAY  would help in reducing peak load, flatten load curve and thus help in reducing energy consumption in the State/UTs ?

a) usage of energy-efficient LED bulbs, agricultural pumps,

b) usage of energy-efficient  agricultural pumps

c) usage of energy-efficient  agricultural pumps fans & air-conditioners and efficient industrial equipment through PAT (Perform, Achieve, Trade) 

d) All the above

Ans: d

58) On 20th November, 2016 from Agra, which is scheme was started by PM?  Give details.

a) Hon’ble Prime Minister launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) exactly one year ago

b) A target of completing one crore new houses after beneficiary registration, geo-tagging and account verification by 31st March, 2019 was set. Of these, 51 lakh houses had to be completed by 31st March, 2018.

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

59) How many Fair Price Shops are there in the country ?

a)  5.2 lakh Fair Price Shops (FPSs),  covering 80.7 crore persons under NFSA against 23.2 crore ration cards

b) 1.2 lakh

c) 2.2 lakh

d) None of these

Ans: a

60) Teen Murti Memorial was instituted in the memory of the Cavalry Officers and Men of the 15th Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade, who sacrificed their lives during World War I (1914-1919), in the Sinai, Palestine and Syria. The Armoured Corps has traversed the journey in time since independence, with raising of modernised Tank Regiments. 15^th Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade  composed of which of the following ?

a) Cavalry Regiments from the Indian States of Hyderabad

b) Cavalry Regiments from Mysore

c) Cavalry Regiments from  Jodhpur and detachments from Bhavnagar, Kashmir and Kathiawar

d) All the above

Ans: d

61) As a part of ‘Hausla 2017’ celebration, a painting event for children residing in Child Care Institutions (CCIs) from all over the country was organized by whom in New Delhi ?

a) Ministry of Women & Child Development 

b) Ministry of External Affairs

c) Ministry of Home Affairs

d) Ministry of Finance

Ans: a

62) On which multiple channels, UMANG service available ?

a) Mobile application

b) Web

c) IVR and SMS

d) All the above (through smart phones, feature phones, tablets, desktops)

Ans: d

63) ‘Saubhagya’ scheme was launched  Shri Narendra Modi,PM on 25th September, 2017 with an outlay of Rs. 16,320 Crores including Budgetary Support of Rs. 12,320 Crores. Under Saubhagya scheme what are the benefits ?

a) all willing households in rural areas and poor families in urban areas are given free electricity connections. 

b) There are around 4 Crore un-electrified households in the country and they are targeted for providing electricity connections by December 2018.

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans: c

64)  Envoys of foreign countries can present their credentials to whom ?

a) Union Finance Minister

b) President of India

c) Union Railway Minister

d) Union Commerce & Trade Minister

Ans:  b

65) UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) Mobile App,  provides which of the following ? 

a) Provides single platform for all Indian Citizens to access pan India e-Gov services ranging from Local Government bodies and other citizen centric services

b) Intends to provide major services offered by
Central and State Government departments , local bodies

c) provides services offered by other utility services from private organisations

d) All the above

Ans: d

66) Where is  International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) ?

a) Los Banos, in Philippines

b) Patancheru

c) New Delhi

d) Cuttack

Ans: a

67)  Riders like JS Ahluwalia, Mohammed Khan, Hussain Khan & Daya Singh, the first ones to represent India in Olympic, were devoid of medals because of their lack of experience and exposure in cross country phase of eventing. The equestrian sport patronized by  whom ? It has transformed house riding into an adventure & competitive sport at national & international levels.

a) Maharajas of Kerala

b) Maharajas of Rajasthan

c) Maharajas of Vijayanagar

d) None of these

Ans: b

68)  Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD),  an Institute of National Importance has come out with Youth Development Index and Report 2017. Where is RGNIYD ?

a) Bhubaneswar

b) Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu

c) Lucknow

d) Allahabad

Ans: b

69) Where 15th ASEAN-India Summit was conducted in November,  2017 ?

a) Manila, Philippines

b) Tokyo

c) Bangkok

d) Jakarta

Ans: a

70) When World Diabetes Day observed ?

a) 14.11.2017

b) 19.11.2017

c) 1.12.2017

d) 222.12.2017

Ans: a

71) During World War-I, the Garhwal Brigade comprising of 1^st/39^th and  2^nd / 39^th Royal Garhwal showed unparalleled bravery in treacherous trenches of France and Flanders. Fighting shoulder to shoulder with British soldiers, the Gharwal Brigade earned six Battle Honours and two Victoria Cross in France and Flanders Theatre. Victoria Cross is given in which country ?

a) Germany

b) UK

c) France

d) Poland

Ans: b

72) "Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013" (MS Act, 2013)” . This important Central Act was enacted by the Parliament in September, 2013.  When it came into force?

a) 2002

b) December, 2014

c) 2006

d) 2004

Ans:  b

73) “The Particulate Matter level reached ‘Very Poor’ category with PM10 at 316.8 micrograms /m3 and PM2.5 at 206.8 micrograms/m3” . This is relating to which of the following ?

a)  Soil pollution

b) Air Pollution

c) Water pollution

d) None of these

Ans: b