Day 40- 26 Dec - UPSC Prelim English Quiz - UPSC 2019

Day 40- 26 Dec - UPSC Prelim English Quiz

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1. Consider the following statements about the recently tested AGNI-IV missile:
   1. Indigenously developed sophisticated fire IV has a strike range of 4,000 kilometers and it is a two-stage missile.
   2. Agni-IV missile is equipped with advanced Avionics, 5th generation on-board computer and distributed architecture.
   3. Ballistic Missiles like Agni-I, II and III and IV have been included in Armed Forces arsenal, which has given India an effective preventative capacity.
   Which of the above statements is true?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3


2. Ministry of Defense launched Information Fusion Center - Indian Ocean Region, IFC-IOR. Which of the following statements is true in this regard?
   1. The Indian Ocean region is important for the world trade and economic prosperity of many countries because over 75% of the world's marine trade and 50% global oil consumption passes through the IOR.
   2. The purpose of the IFC-IOR is to connect with partner countries and to develop multi-national marine marine domain awareness and to share information on the ships of interest.
   3. The IFC-IOR will work in coordinating the capacity building, incident response and disaster relief in the area and sharing information about submarine safety over time.

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3


3. Which of the following natural events / disasters can trigger a tsunami:
   1. Landslide
   2. Earthquake
   3. Nuclear explosions
   4. Impact of meteorite
   5. Volcanic eruption
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 3, 4 and 5 only
c) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5


4. Consider the following statements.
   1. The tenure of Lok Sabha cannot be increased under any circumstance.
   2. With the dissolution of the Lok Sabha, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees have to be reconstituted.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2


5. Consider the following statements regarding the territorial extent of Central and State legislation in India:
   1. The territorial jurisdiction of the Parliament is absolute in nature for whole or any part of the territory of India.
   2. The laws enacted by state legislature cannot be applicable outside the state.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2


6. With reference to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemicals Weapons, consider the following statements:
   1. It is the implementing body for the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons.
   2. It has limited power to only send teams to places to collect samples and cannot assign blame for attacks using banned toxic materials.
   3. India is one of its members.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3


7. Establishment of local governments helps in:
   1. Active participation of the citizenry.
   2. Increased accountability of the administration.
   3. Centralization of decision making.
   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3


8. With reference to the State Legislative Council, consider the following statements:
   1. The legislative council of a state can be abolished by the Parliament on the recommendation of the legislative assembly.
   2. The Chairman of a legislative council of a state need not be a member of the council.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

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