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UPSC / Civil Service Examination / IAS PT-2015 Questions from Current Affairs Class Notes:

  1. Which of the following brings out the ‘Consumer Price In-
    • dex Number for Industrial Workers?
    • The Reserve Bank of India
    • The Department of Economic Affairs
    • The Labour Bureau
    • The Department of Personnel and Training
  2. The terms ‘Agreement on Agriculture’, ‘Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures’ and ‘Peace Clause’ appear in the news frequently in the context of the affairs of the
    • Food and Agriculture Organization
    • United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change
    • World Trade Organization
    • United Nations Environment Programme
  3. The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in
    • Central Asia
    • Middle East
    • South-East Asia
    • Central Africa
  4. Which one the following is associated with the issue of control and phasing out of the use of ozone- depleting substances?
    • Bretton Woods Conference
    • Montreal Protocol
    • Kyoto Protocol
    • Nagoya Protocol
  5. The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the
    • Human Rights Commission
    • Finance Commission
    • Law Commission
    • Planning Commission
  6. What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?
    • It is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable De- velopment
    • It is a Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization
    • It is a Conference of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
    • It is a Conference of the Member Countries of the Con vention on Biological Diversity
  7. Which of the statements regarding ‘Green Climate Fund’ is/are correct?
    1. It is intended to assist the developing countries in adaption and mitigation practices to counter climate change.
    2. It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian De velopment Bank and World Bank.

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    • 1 only
    • 2 only
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither 1 nor 2
  8. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Develop ment for 2014 was given to which one of the following?
    • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
    • Indian Institute of Science
    • Indian Space Research Organization
    • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
  9. India is a member of which among the following?
    1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
    2. Association of South-East Asian Nations
    3. East Asia Summit.

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    • 1 and 2 only
    • 3 only
    • 1, 2 and 3
    • India is a member of none of them
  10. In India, the steel production industry requires the import of
    • saltpetre
    • rock phosphate
    • coking coal
    • All of the above
  11. Who/Which of the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India?
    • The President of India
    • The Prime Minister of India
    • The Lok Sabha Secretariat
    • The Supreme Court of India
  12. Consider the following statements:
    1. The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide loan assistance to poor farmers.
    2. The Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974-75 for the development of water-use efficiency.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    • 1 only
    • 2 only
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither 1 nor 2
  13. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is constituted under the
    • Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
    • Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Pro- tection) Act, 1999
    • Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
    • Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
  14. In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/ participants?
    1. Bangladesh
    2. Cambodia
    3. China
    4. Myanmar
    5. Thailand

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    • 1 only
    • 2, 3 and 4
    • 1 and 3
    • 1, 2 and 5
  15. With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)’, consider the following statements :
    1. It was established very recently in response to incidents of piracy and accidents of oil spills.
    2. It is an alliance meant for maritime security only.

      3. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    • 1 only
    • 2 only
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither 1 nor 2
  16. Which one of the following countries of South- West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?
    • Syria
    • Jordan
    • Lebanon
    • Israel
  17. ‘Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action’, often seen in the news, is
    • a strategy to tackle, the regional terrorism, an outcome of a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
    • a plan of action for sustainable economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Region, an outcome of the deliberations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum
    • an agenda for women’s empowerment, an outcome of a World Conference convened by the United Nations
    • a strategy to combat wildlife trafficking, a declaration of the East Asia Summit
  18. Consider the following countries:
    1. China
    2. France
    3. India
    4. Israel
    5. Pakistan

    Which among the above are Nuclear Weapons States as recog- nized by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?

    • 1 and 2 only
    • 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
    • 2, 4 and 5 only
    • 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
  19. With reference to bio-toilets used by the Indian Railways, consider the following statements:
    1. The decomposition of human waste in the bio-toilets is initiated by a fungal inoculums.
    2. Ammonia and water vapour are the only end products in this decomposition which are released into the atmosphere.

      3. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

      • 1 only
      • 2 only
      • Both 1 and 2
      • Neither 1 nor 2
  20. “Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojna’ has been launched for
    • providing housing loan to poor people at cheaper interest rates
    • promoting women’s Self-Help Groups in backward areas
    • promoting financial inclusion in the country
    • providing financial help to the marginalized communities
  21. With reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
    1. It has increased the share of States in the central divis- ible pool from 32 percent to 42 percent.
    2. It has made recommendations concerning sector-specific grants. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
    • 1 only
    • 2 only
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither 1 nor 2
  22. The ‘Fortaleza Declaration’, recently in the news, is related to the affairs of:
    • ASEAN
    • BRICS
    • OECD
    • WTO
  23. Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?
    • Syria and Jordan
    • Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
    • Philippines and Papua New Guinea
    • Jamaica, Haiti and Surinam