Most Expected MCQs for Prelims 2020 from July Newspaper
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1)
Consider the
following pairs:
Place of Pilgrimage: Location
1.
Vitthal-Rukmini temple: Bhubaneshwar
2.
Padmanabhaswamy temple:
Thiruvananthapuram
3.
Lingaraja Temple: Pandharpur
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly
matched?
a) 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: a
2)
Which of the following reports are published by Central Statistical Organization?
1. National Income Accounting
2. Gender Statistics
3. Index of Industrial Production
4. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index
Select the
correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) All of the above
Ans: a
Solution: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index is published by NITI Aayog.
3)
Which of the following statements related to Anti-Defection
Act is/are correctly matched?
1.
A legislator is deemed to have defected if he either voluntarily gives up the membership of his party or disobeys the
directives of the party leadership on a vote.
2. The Presiding Officer of the concerned legislature the sole arbiter of defection proceedings.
3. The law does not specify a time-period for the Presiding Officer to decide on a disqualification plea.
Select the
correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 only
d) All of the above
Ans: d
4)
Which of the
following Fundamental Right provide security against Custodial Violence?
1. Article 21
2. Article 20
3. Article 22
4. Article 19
Select the
correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 1 and 2 only
Ans: d
5)
Consider the
following statements related to Hagia Sophia:
1.
It was turned into a museum in 1453 under Sultan Mehmet
II’s
2.
It is located near Yenisei river.
3.
It has been listed as UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
Which of the
above statements is/are incorrect?
a)
1 and 2 only
b)
2 and 3 only
c)
2 only
d)
All of the above
Ans: a
6)
Which of the following statements related to Geographical
Indications is/are correct?
1. To get the GI Tag, the qualities,
characteristics of the product should be essentially due to the place of
origin.
2. The registration of a geographical indication
is valid for a period of 15 years.
Select the
correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
1 only
b)
2 only
c)
Both 1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
7) Which of the following is the provision of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana?
a) It will provide 5
kg free wheat/rice per person / month along with 1 kg free whole chana to each
family per month.
b) It will provide
35 kg and 1 kg free whole chana to each family per month.
c)
It will provide 5 kg free wheat/rice per person / month.
d)
None of the above
Ans: a
8)
Consider the following statements related to the PM Cares
Fund:
1.
Prime Minister is the ex-officio Chairman and only Minister of
Home Affairs is the ex-officio Trustees of the Fund.
2.
PM CARES would be audited by the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India.
3.
PM CARES Fund would qualify for 80G benefits for 100%
exemption under the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Which of the
above statements is/are correct?
a)
1 and 2 only
b)
2 and 3 only
c)
3 only
d)
All of the above
Ans: a
9)
Which of the following statement to NATGRID is correct?
1.
It is responsible for
collecting and analysing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL) mainly.
2.
It is exempted from the Right
to Information Act, 2005
3.
It is being established through
legislation passed in the Parliament.
Select the
correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) All of the above
Ans: b
10)
Which of the following terms related to COVID is/are
correct?
1. Antibodies are proteins produced by a
human body and used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign
objects such as bacteria and viruses.
2.
An
antigen refers to any toxin in the body that triggers an immune response.
3. Plasma therapy uses
antibodies found in the blood of people who have recovered from an
infection to treat patients who are infected
4. Serological survey detects the presence of specific antigens that triggers an immune response.
Select the
correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 1 and 2 only
Ans: a
11) Which of the following pairs is/are correctly
matched?
1. Pangong Lake: highest
altitude freshwater lake
2. Lonar Lake: notified national geo-heritage monument
3. Wular
Lake: largest saline
water lake
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) All of the above
Ans: b
12)
Which of the
following space missions and their objectives is/are correctly matched?
1.
Hope Mission: aims to study Martian topography and geology.
2.
Tianwen-1: aims to form integrated model of the Red planet’s
atmosphere.
3.
Solar Orbitor Mission:
aims to examine how the Sun creates and
controls the heliosphere.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) All of the above
Ans: b
13)
Which of the
following is/are the beneficiaries of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund?
1.
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
2.
Farmer
Producers Organizations
3.
Self Help Group and NGOs
4.
Farmers
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) All of the above
Ans: c
14) Identify the personality:
1. Founded the Indian Statistical
Institute
2. Played key role in formulating
India's strategy for industrialisation in the Second Five-Year Plan.
3. He
was the pioneer of pilot surveys.
Codes:
a) Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
b) Amit Mitra
c) Prabhat Patnaik
d) Upinderjit Kaur
Ans: a
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