Consider the following statements with respect to ‘SPYDER’
1.It is a surface-to-air missile
2.It is an acquired missile system from Israel
3.It has a strike range of about 15 km in low altitude
Select the correct statements
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1 and 3 Only
QUESTION 2
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Igla-S missile system’
1.It is Russian man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) technology
2.It is designed for use against visible aerial targets at short range
Select the correct code:
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 3
Consider the following system with respect to ‘Akash Missile’
1.It is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft, or land.
2.It is a joint venture between the Russia and India
Select the correct code:
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 4
‘INDRA NAVY’ is a bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and
Russian Navy
French Navy
Royal Navy
Japanese Navy
QUESTION 5
Consider the following statements about Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017
1.Salt Pans are identified as wetlands in the 2017 rules
2.It does not include artificial wetlands
Select the correct statements
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 6
‘Chang’e 4’ is a lunar exploration mission that aims to achieve the first soft-landing on the far side of the Moon. It is launched by
1.India
2.China
3. US
4.Japan
QUESTION 7
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘VISIONS-2 mission’
1.It aims to explore how the Earth’s atmosphere is slowly leaking in to space
2.It is a joint mission by ISRO and NASA
Select the correct code:
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 8
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Sivalik Hills’
1.They are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas
2.They are chiefly composed of sandstone and conglomerate rock formations
Select the correct code:
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 9
‘Qumran Caves’ are located in
1.Syria
2.Jordan
3.Kazakhstan
4.None of the above
QUESTION 10
Which of the following countries is not a member of ‘Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’?
1.Kuwait
2.Bahrain
3.Qatar
4.Iraq
QUESTION 11
Consider the following statements
1. GM foods are within the scope of the Cartagena Protocol only if they contain LMOs that are capable of transferring or replicating genetic material.
2. Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) functions in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
Select the correct statements
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 12
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Land Acquisition Act, 2013’
1. It replaced the Land Acquisition Act, 1894
2. The scope of the Act includes all land acquisition whether it is done by the Central Government of India, or any State Government of India, except the state of Jammu & Kashmir.
3. The provisions of the Act does not apply to acquisitions under the Railways Act, 1989
Select the correct code:
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) All of the above
QUESTION 13
‘Noney’ was in recently in news. Where is it located?
a) Mizoram
b) Manipur
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Assam
QUESTION 14
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CCEW)’
1. It was launched during the Paris Climate Summit in 2015
2. It is a brainchild of India and China
Select the correct statements
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 15
Edaphic factors are included in
a) Abiotic components
b) Biotic components
c) Consumers
d) Producers
QUESTION 16
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Chiller Star Labelling Program’
1.It has been formulated by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
2.It envisages providing rating in terms of its energy performance
Select the correct statements
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 17
PRAAPTI App and web portal is associated with
a.Power Purchases
b.Coal Block Allocation
c.Road Safety
d.Trafficking of Women and Children
QUESTION 18
Which one of the following is a purpose of ‘UDAY’, a scheme of the Government?
Providing for financial turnaround and revival of power distribution companies
Providing technical and financial assistance to start-up entrepreneurs in the field of renewable sources of energy
Providing electricity to every household in the country by 2020
Replacing the coal-based power plants with natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind and tidal power plants over a period of time
QUESTION 19
Consider the following statements about Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya”
1.Poor households identified using Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 would be provided with free electricity
2.Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) is the nodal agency for the operationalisation of the scheme
3.Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) have been subsumed under the ‘Saubhagya’ scheme
Select the correct statements
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3
d) All of the above
QUESTION 20
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS)’
1.It focuses on feeder separation (households & agricultural)
2.It focuses on strengthening of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure including metering at all levels in rural areas
Select the correct statements
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 21
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Shram Suvidha Portal’
1.It is developed by the Ministry of Labour & Employment
2.It was developed to bring transparency and accountability in enforcement of labour laws and ease complexity of compliance
Select the correct statements
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 22
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY)’
1.It incentivises employers for generation of new employment, where Government of India will be paying the full employer’s contribution towards EPF & EPS both
2.It is targeted for employees earning wages less than Rs 5,000/- per month
Select the correct statements
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 23
The ‘HELP’ and ‘OLAP’ Policy is associated with
Exploration and production of conventional as well as non-conventional Hydrocarbon resources
Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Eco-Sensitive Zones and Environmental Impact Assessment
Women Safety
QUESTION 24
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)’
1.It provides deposit-free LPG connections to women belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families
2.It is aimed at rationalizing LPG subsidies based on approach to cut subsidy leakages, but not subsidies themselves
Select the correct statements
a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
QUESTION 25
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Advanced Motor Fuels (AMF)’
1.It is one of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) transportation related Technology Collaboration Programmes
2.It provides an international platform for co-operation to promote cleaner and more energy efficient fuels and vehicle technologies
Select the correct statements