Competitive Examinations - Smart Learning with B M Gaur

UPSC IAS Prelims 2019 Paper 1 and Paper 2

Here are questions asked with answers in UPSC IAS Prelims 2019 Paper 1 and Paper II. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has conducted the Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2019 on 2nd June 2019. It is for guidance of to aspirants who have already appeared or who intend to appear in the future examination

SMART LEARNING WITH B M GAUR

Question 1:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), consider the following statements

1. AIIB has more than 80 member nations.
2. India is the largest shareholder in AIIB.
3. AIIB does not have any members from outside Asia.

Which of the statements given above is are correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c). 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 only

Question 2:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

What was the purpose of Inter-Creditor Agreement signed by Indian banks and financial institutions recently
(a) To lessen the Government of India's perennial burden of fiscal deficit nd current account deficit
(b) To support the infrastructure projects of Central and State Governments
(c) To act as independent regulator in case of applications for loans of Rs. 50 crore or more
(d) To aim at faster resolution of stressed assets of Rs. 50 crore or more which are-under consortium lending

Answer: (d) To aim at faster resolution of stressed assets of Rs. 50 crore or more which are-under consortium lending

Question 3:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

The Chairmen of public sector banks are selected by the
(a) Banks Board Bureau
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Union Ministry of Finance
(d) Management of concerned bank

Answer: (a) Banks Board Bureau

Question 4:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is the first regulatory body set up by the Government of India.
2. One of the tasks of PNGRB is to, ensure competitive markets for gas.
3. Appeals against the decisions of PNGRB go before the Appellate Tribunals for Electricity.

Which of the statements given above are correct
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

Question 5:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to communication technologies, what isare the difference differences between LTE (Long-Term Evolution) and VoLTE (Voice over Long-Term Evolution)

1. LTE 'is commonly marketed as 3G and VoLTE is commonly marketed as advanced 3G.
2. LTE is data-only technology and VoLTE is voice-only technology.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 6:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which of the following statements is are correct regarding the Maternity Benefit ' (Amendment) Act, 2017

1. Pregnant women are entitled for three months pre-delivery and three months post-delivery paid leave.
2. Enterprises with creches must allow the mother minimum six creche visits daily.
3. Women with two children get reduced entitlements.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c) 3 only

Question 7:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which one of the following is not a sub-index of the World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business Index'
(a) Maintenance of law and order
(b) Paying taxes
(c) Registering property
(d) Dealing with construction permits

Answer: (a) Maintenance of law and order

Question 8:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In India,'extended producer responsibility' was introduced as an important feature in which of the following
(a) The Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998
(b) The Recycled plastic (Manufacturing and Usage) Rules, 1999
(c) The e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011
(d) The Food Safety and Standard Regulations, 2011

Answer: (c) The e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011

Question 9:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

The economic cost of food grains to the Food Corporation of India is Minimum Support Price and bonus (if any) paid to the farmers plus
(a) transportation cost only
(b) interest cost only
(c) procurement incidentals and distribution cost
(d) procurement incidentals and charges for godowns

Answer: (c) procurement incidentals and distribution cost

Question 10:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In the context of any country, which one of the following would be considered as part of its social capital
(a) The proportion of literates in the population
(b) The stock of its buildings, other infrastructure and machines
(c) The size of population in the working age group
(d) The level of mutual trust and harmony in the society

Answer: (d) The level of mutual trust and harmony in the society

Question 11:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

The Service Area Approach was implemented under the purview of
(a) Integrated Rural Programme
(b) Lead Bank Scheme
(c) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(d) National Skill Development Mission

Answer: (b) Lead Bank Scheme

Question 12:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to the management of minor minerals in India, consider the following statements

1. Sand is a 'minor mineral' according to the prevailing law in the country.
2. State Governments have the power to grant mining leases of minor minerals, but the powers regarding the formation of rules related to the grant of minor minerals lie with the Central Government.
3. State Governments have the power to frame rules to prevent illegal mining of minor minerals.

Which of the statements given above is are correct
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(e) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only

Question 13:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. Most of India's external debt is owed by governmental entities.
2. All of India's external debt is denominated in US dollars.

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

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 14:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which of the following is not included in the assets of a commercial bank in India
(a) Advances
(b) Deposits
(e) Investments
(d). Money at call and short notice

Answer: (b) Deposits

Question 15:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In the context of India, which of the following factors isare contributor contributors to reducing the risk of a currency crisis

1. The foreign currency earnings of India's IT sector
2. Increasing the government expenditure
3. Remittances from Indians abroad

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only

Question 16:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which one of the following suggested that the Governor should be an eminent person from outside the State and should be a detached figure without intense political links or should not have taken part in politics in the recent past
(a) First Administrative Reforms Commission (1966)
(b) Rajamannar Committee (1969)
(c) Sarkaria Commission (1983)
(d) National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (2000)

Answer: (c) Sarkaria Commission (1983)

Question 17:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which of the following is issued by registered foreign portfolio investors to overseas investors who want to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly
(a) Certificate of Deposit
(b) Commercial Paper
(c) Promissory Note
(d) Participatory Note

Answer: (d) Participatory Note

Question 18:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. As per law, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority exists at both National and State levels.
2. People's participation is mandatory in the compensatory afforestation programmes carried out under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016.

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

Answer: (a) 1 only

Question 19:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In India, which of the following review the independent regulators in sectors like telecommunications, insurance, electricity, etc.

1. Ad Hoc Committees set up by the Parliament
2. Parliamentary Department Related Standing Committees
3. Finance Commission
4. Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
5. NITI Aayog

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 3, 4 and 5
(d) 2 and 5

Answer: (a) 1 and 2

Question 20:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to India's Five-Year Plans, which of the following statements isare correct

1. From the Second Five-Year Plan, there was a determined thrust towards substitution of basic and capital good industries.
2. The Fourth Five-Year Plan adopted the objective of correcting the earlier trend of increased concentration of wealth and economic power.
3. In the Fifth Five-Year Plan, for the first time, the financial sector was included as an integral part of the Plan.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

Question 21:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements

1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid.
2. An amendment to the Constitution of India cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court of India.

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

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 22:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) exchange rates are calculated by comparing the prices of the same basket of goods and services in different countries.
2. In terms of PPP dollars, India is the sixth largest economy in the world.

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

Answer: (a) 1 only

Question 23:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements

1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.
2. Area under the cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds.
3. Area of cotton cultivation is more than that of sugarcane.
4. Area under sugarcane cultivation has steadily decreased.

Which of the statements given above are correct
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only

Question 24:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Among the agricultural commodities imported by India, which one of the following accounts for the highest imports in terms of value in the last five years
(a) Spices
(b) Fresh fruits
(c) Pulses
(d) Vegetable oils

Answer: (d) Vegetable oils

Question 25:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In the context of polity, which one of the following would you accept as the most appropriate definition of liberty
(a) Protection against the tyranny of political rulers
(b) Absence of restraint
(c) Opportunity to do whatever one likes
(d) Opportunity to develop oneself fully.

Answer: (b) Absence of restraint

Question 26:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which one of the following is not the most likely measure the GovernmentRBI takes to stop the slide of Indian rupee
(a) Curbing imports of non-essential goods-and promoting exports
(b) Encouraging Indian borrowers to issue rupee denominated Masala Bonds
(c) Easing conditions relating to external commercial borrowing
(d) Following an expansionary monetary policy

Answer: (d) Following an expansionary monetary policy

Question 27:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

The Reserve Bank of India's recent directives relating to 'Storage of Payment System Data', popularly known as data diktat, command the payment system providers that
1. they shall ensure that entire data relating to payment systems operated by them are stored in a system only in India
2. they shall ensure that the systems are owned and operated by public sector enterprises
3. they shall submit the consolidated system audit report to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India by the end of the calendar year

Which of the statements given above isare correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 only

Question 28:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which of the following adopted a law on data protection and privacy for its citizens known as 'General Data Protection Regulation' in April 2016 and started implementation of it from 25th May, 2018
(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) The European Union
(d) The United States of America

Answer: (c) The European Union

Question 29:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Recently, India signed a deal known as 'Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field' with which of the following countries
(a) Japan
(b) Russia
(c) The United Kingdom
(d) The United States of America

Answer: (b) Russia

Question 30:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

The money multiplier in an economy increases with which one of the following
(a) Increase in the cash reserve ratio
(b) Increase in the banking habit of the population
(c) Increase in the statutory liquidity ratio
(d) Increase in the population of the country

Answer: (b) Increase in the banking habit of the population

Question 31:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements about Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India

1. PVTGs reside in 18 States and one Union Territory.
2. A stagnant or declining population is one of the criteria for determining PVTG status.
3. There are 95 PVTGs officially notified in the country so far.
4. Irular and Konda Reddi tribes are included in the list of PVTGs.

Which of the statements given above are correct
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4

Answer: (c) 1, 2 and 4

Question 32:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to the Constitution of India, prohibitions or limitations or provisions contained in ordinary laws cannot act as prohibitions or limitations on the constitutional powers under Article 142. It could mean which one of the following
(a) The decisions taken by the Election Commission of India while discharging its duties cannot be challenged in any court of law.
(b) The Supreme Court of India is not constrained in the exercise of its powers by laws made by the Parliament.
(c) In the event of grave financial crisis in the country, the President of India can declare Financial Emergency without the counsel from the Cabinet.
(d) State Legislatures cannot make laws on certain matters without the concurrence of Union Legislature.

Answer: (b) The Supreme Court of India is not constrained in the exercise of its powers by laws made by the Parliament.

Question 33:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a State in India, consider the following statements

1. The Governor makes a customary address to Members of the House at the commencement of the first session of the year.
2. When a State Legislature does' not have a rule on a particular matter, it follows the Lok Sabha rule on that matter.

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

Answer: (a) 1 only

Question 34:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a 'Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air'.
2. The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument.
3. A highlight of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly.
4. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member States to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC.

Which of the statements given above are correct
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (c) 2 and 4 only

Question 35:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos grown on forest areas.
2. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce.
3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers.

Which of the statements given above is are correct
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

Question 36:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards one's right to marry the person of one's choice
(a) Article 19
(b) Article 21
(c) Article 25
(d) Article 29

Answer: (b) Article 21

Question 37:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India.
2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board.
3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented in India.

Which of the statements given above isare correct
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c) 3 only

Question 38:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

The Environment Protection Act, 1986 empowers the Government of India to
1. state the requirement of public participation in the process of environmental protection, and the procedure and manner in which it is sought
2. lay down The standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources

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

Answer: (b) 2 only

Question 39:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct
(a) Waste generator has to segregate waste into five categories.
(b) The Rules are applicable to riotified urban local bodies, notified towns and all industrial townships only.
(c) The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.
(d) It is mandatory on the part of waste generator that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to another district.

Answer: (c) The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.

Question 40:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

As per the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Central (Amendment) Rules, 2018
1. if rules for fixed-term employment are implemented, it becomes easier for the firmscompanies to layoff workers.
2. no notice of termination of employment shall be necessary in the case of temporary workman.

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

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Question 41:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In the context of digital technologies for entertainment, consider the following statements

1. In Augmented Reality (AR) , a simulated environment is created and the physical world is completely shut out.
2. In Virtual Reality (VR), images generated from a computer are projected onto real-life objects or surroundings.
3. AR allows individuals to be present in the world and improves the experience using the camera of smart-phone or PC.
4. VR closes the world, and transposes an individual, providing complete immersion experience.

Which of the statements given above is are correct
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 4 only

Answer: (b) 3 and 4

Question 42:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

The word 'Denisovan' is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to
(a) fossils of a kind of dinosaurs
(b) an early human species
(c) a cave system found in North-East India.
(d) a geological period in the history of Indian subcontinent

Answer: (b) an early human species

Question 43:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to the recent developments in science, which one of the following statements is not correct
(a) Functional chromosomes can be created by joining segments of DNA taken from cells of different species.
(b) Pieces of artificial functional DNA can be created in Iaboratories.
(c) A piece of DNA taken out from an animal cell can be made to replicate outside a living cell in a laboratory.
(d) Cells taken out from plants and animals can be made to undergo cell division in laboratory petri dishes.

Answer: (a) Functional chromosomes can be created by joining segments of DNA taken from cells of different species.

Question 44:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

A digital signature is
1. an electronic record that identifies the certifying authority issuing it
2. used to serve as a proof of identity of an individual to access information or server on Internet.
3. an electronic method of signing an electronic document and ensuring that the original content is unchanged

Which of the statements given above is are correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Question 45:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In the context of wearable technology, which of the following tasks isare accomplished by wearable devices

1. Location identification of a person
2. Sleep monitoring of a person
3. Assisting the hearing impaired person
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Question 46:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

'RNA interference (RNAi)' technology has gained popularity in the last few years. Why

1. It is used in developing gene silencing therapies.
2. It can be used in developing therapies for-the treatment of cancer.
3. It can be used to develop hormone replacement therapies.
4. It can be used to produce crop plants that are resistant to viral pathogens.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1 and 4 only

Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 4

Question 47:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Recently, scientists observed the merger of giant 'blackholes' billions of light-years away from the Earth. What is the significance of this observation
(a) 'Higgs boson particles' were detected.
(b) 'Gravitational waves' were detected.
(e) Possibility of inter-galactic space travel through 'wormhole' was confirmed.
(d) It enabled the scientists to understand 'singularity'.

Answer: (b) 'Gravitational waves' were detected.

Question 48:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which of the following are the reasons for the occurrence of multi-drug resistance in microbial pathogens in India

1. Genetic predisposition of some people
2. Taking incorrect doses of antibiotics to cure diseases
3. Using antibiotics in livestock farming
4. Multiple chronic diseases in some people

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3 only
(e) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (a) 1 and 2

Question 49:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

What is Cas9 protein that is often mentioned in news
(a) A molecular scissors used in targeted gene editing
(b) A biosensor used in the accurate detection of pathogens in patients
(c) A gene that makes plants pest-resistant
(d) A herbicidal substance synthesized in genetically modified crops

Answer: (a) A molecular scissors used in targeted gene editing

Question 50:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which one of the following statements is not correct
(a) Hepatitis B virus is transmitted much like HIV.
(b) Hepatitis B, unlike Hepatitis C, does not have a vaccine.
(c) Globally, the number of people infected with Hepatitis B and C viruses are several times more than those infected with HIV.
(d) Some of those infected with Hepatitis Band C viruses do not show the symptoms for many years.

Answer: (b) Hepatitis B, unlike Hepatitis C, does not have a vaccine.

Question 51:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to Mughal India, what isare the differencedifferences between Jagirdar and Zamindar

1. J agirdars were holders of land assignments in lieu of judicial and police duties, whereas Zamindars were holders of revenue rights without obligation to perform any duty other than revenue collection.
2. Land assignments to Jagirdars were hereditary and revenue rights of Zamindars were not hereditary.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(e) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 52:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is correct
(a) The ceiling laws were aimed at family holdings and not individual holdings.
(b) The major aim of land reforms was providing agricultural land to all the landless.
(c) It resulted in cultivation of cash crops as a predominant form of cultivation.
(d) Land reforms permitted no exemptions to the ceiling limits.

Answer: (b) The major aim of land reforms was providing agricultural land to all the landless.

Question 53:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the
(a) International Monetary Fund
(b) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(c) World Economic Forum
(d) World Bank

Answer: (c) World Economic Forum

Question 54:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements about 'the Charter Act of 1813'

1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China.
2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.
3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.

Which of the statements given above are correct
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

Question 55:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements

1. It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and industries.
2. The National Council of Education was established as a part of Swadeshi Movement.

Which of the statements given above isare correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Question 56:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following pairs

Movement/Organization =Leader
1. All India Anti-Untouchability League = Mahatma Gandhi
2. All India Kisan Sabha=Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
3. Self-Respect Movement=E. V. Ramaswami Naicker

Which of the pairs given above isare correctly matched
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Question 57:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which one of the following is not a Harappan site
(a) Chanhudaro
(b) Kot Diji
(c) Sohgaura
(d) Desalpur

Answer: (c) Sohgaura

Question 58:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka
(a) Kanganahalli
(b) Sanchi I
(c) Shahbazgarhi
(d) Sohgaura

Answer: (a) Kanganahalli

Question 59:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following

1. Deification of the Buddha
2. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas
3. Image worship and rituals

Which of the above isare the feature features of Mahayana Buddhism
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Question 60:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct
(a) It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.
(b) It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions of the Gupta Empire.
(c) The forced labourer was entitled to weekly wages.
(d) The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer.

Answer: (a) It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.

Question 61:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the 'New World' and introduced into the 'Old World'
(a) Tobacco, cocoa and rubber
(b)Tobacco, cotton and rubber.
(c) Cotton, coffee and sugarcane
(d) Rubber, coffee and wheat

Answer: (a) Tobacco, cocoa and rubber

Question 62:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. Asiatic lion is naturally found III India only.
2. Double-humped camel is naturally found in India only.
3. One-horned rhinoceros is naturally found in India only.

Which of the statements given above is are correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 only

Question 63:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following pairs

Famous place=River
Pandharpur=Chandrabhaga
Tiruchirappalli=Cauvery
Hampi=Malaprabha

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

Question 64:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In a given year in India, official poverty lines are higher in some States than in others because
(a) poverty rates vary from State to State
(b) price levels vary from State to State
(c) Gross State Product varies from State to State
(d) quality of public distribution varies from State to State

Answer: (b) price levels vary from State to State

Question 65:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In the context of which of the following do some scientists suggest the use of cirrus cloud thinning technique and the injection of sulphate aerosol into stratosphere
(a) Creating the artificial rains in some regions
(b) Reducing the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones
(c) Reducing the adverse effects of solar wind on the Earth
(d) Reducing the global warming

Answer: (d) Reducing the global warming

Question 66:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In the context of which one of the following are the terms 'pyrolysis and plasma gasification' mentioned
(a) Extraction of rare earth elements
(b) Natural gas extraction technologies
(c) Hydrogen fuel-based automobiles
(d) Waste-to-energy technologies

Answer: (d) Waste-to-energy technologies

Question 67:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which of the following are in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
(a) Neyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
(b) Mudumalai, Sathyamangalam and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Silent Valley National Park
(c) Kaundinya, Gundla Brahme-swaram and Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Mukurthi National Park
(d) Kawal and Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve

Answer: (a) Neyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

Question 68:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. Some species of turtles are herbivores.
2. Some species of fish are herbivores.
3. Some species of marine mammals are herbivores.
4. Some speeies of snakes are viviparous.

Which of the statements given above are correct
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(e) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 69:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following pairs

Wildlife =Naturally found in
1. Blue-finned Mahseer=Cauvery River
2. Irrawaddy Dolphin=Chambal River
3. Rusty-spotted Cat=Eastern Ghats

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only

Question 70:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Why is there a great concern about the 'microbeads' that are released into environment
(a) They are considered harmful to marine ecosystems.
(b) They are considered to cause skin cancer in children.
(c) They are small enough to be absorbed by crop plants in irrigated fields.
(d) They are often found to be used as food adulterants.

Answer: (a) They are considered harmful to marine ecosystems.

Question 71:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Building 'Kalyaana Mandapas' was a notable feature in the temple construction in the kingdom of
(a) Chalukya
(b) Chandela
(c) Rashtrakuta
(d) Vijayanagara

Answer: (d) Vijayanagara

Question 72:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in-charge of revenue collection was known as 'Amil'.
2. The Iqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution.
3. The office of 'Mir Bakshi' came into existence during the reign of Khalji Sultans of Delhi.

Which of the statements given above isare correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 only

Question 73:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. Saint Nimbarka was a contem-porary of Akbar.
2. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.

Which of the statements given above isare correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 74:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements

1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of 'indentured labour'.
2. In Lord Chelmsford's 'War Conference', Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War.
3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people, the Indian National Congress was declared illegal by the colonial rulers.

Which of the statements given above are correct
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only

Question 75:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs

Person=Position held
1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru=President, All India Liberal Federation
2. K. C. Neogy =Member, The Constituent Assembly
3. P. C. Joshi=General Secretary, Communist Party of India

Which of the pairs given above isare correctly matched
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Question 76:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statements is not correct
(a) Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar.
(b) Tansen composed Dhrupads on Hindu gods and goddesses.
(c) Tansen composed songs on his patrons.
(d) Tansen invented many Ragas.

Answer: (a) Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar.

Question 77:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan

Answer: (c) Jahangir

Question 78:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which one of the following National Parks lies completely in the temperate alpine zone
(a) Manas National Park
(b) Namdapha National Park
(c) Neora Valley National Park
(d) Valley of Flowers National Park

Answer: (d) Valley of Flowers National Park

Question 79:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Atal Innovation Mission is set up under the
(a) Department of Science and Technology
(b) Ministry of Employment
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Answer: (c) NITI Aayog

Question 80:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

On 21st June, the Sun
(a) does not set below the horizon at the Arctic Circle
(b) does not set below the horizon at Antarctic Circle
(c) shines vertically overhead at noon on the Equator
(d) shines vertically overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn

Answer: (a) does not set below the horizon at the Arctic Circle

Question 81:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. Agricultural soils release nitrogen oxides into environment.
2. Cattle release ammonia into environment.
3. Poultry industry releases reactive nitrogen compounds into environment.

Which of the statements given above isare correct
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Question 82:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

What is common to the places known as Aliyar, Isapur and Kangsabati
(a) Recently discovered uranium deposits
(b) Tropical rain forests
(c) Underground cave systems
(d) Water reservoirs

Answer: (d) Water reservoirs

Question 83:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In the context of proposals to the use of hydrogen-enriched CNG (H-CNG) as fuel for buses in public transport, consider the following statements

1. The main adyantage of the use of H-CNG is the elimination of carbon monoxide emissions.
2. H-CNG as fuel reduces carbon dioxide and hydrocarbon emissions.
3. Hydrogen up to one-fifth by volume can be blended with CNG as fuel for buses.
4. H-CNG makes the fuel less expensive than CNG.

Which of the statements given above is are correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

Question 84:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Why are dewdrops not formed on a cloudy night
(a) Clouds absorb the radiation released from the Earth's surface.
(b) Clouds reflect back the Earth's radiation.
(c) The Earth's surface would have low temperature on cloudy nights.
(d) Clouds deflect the blowing wind to ground level.

Answer: (b) Clouds reflect back the Earth's radiation.

Question 85:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review.
2. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary.

Which of the statements given above isare correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (b) 2 only

Question 86:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. The- motion to impeach a Judge of the Supreme Court of India cannot be rejected by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha as per the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
2. The Constitution of India defines and gives details of what Constitutes 'incapacity and proved misbehaviour' of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India.
3. The details of the process of impeachment of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India are given in the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
4. If the motion for the impeachment of a Judge is taken up for voting, the law requires the motion to be backed by each House of the Parliament and supported by a majority of total membership of that House and by not less than two-thirds of total members of that House present and voting.

Which of the statements given above isare correct
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4

Answer: (c) 3 and 4 only

Question 87:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Morarji Desai

Answer: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 88:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. Coal sector was nationalized by the Government of India under Indira Gandhi.
2. Now, coal blocks are allocated on lottery basis.
3. Till recently, India imported coal to meet the shortages of domestic supply, but now India is self-sufficient in coal production.

Which of the statements given above isare correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 only

Question 89:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of 'Office of Profit'.
2. The above-mentioned Act was amended five times.
3. The term 'Office of Profit' is well-defined in the Constitution of India.

Which of the statements given above isare correct
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

Question 90:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Under which Schedule of the Constitution of India can the transfer of tribal land to private parties for mining be declared null and void
(a) Third Schedule
(b) Fifth Schedule
(c) Ninth Schedule
(d) Twelfth Schedule

Answer: (b) Fifth Schedule

Question 91:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Recently, there was a growing awareness in our country about the importance of Himalayan nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) because it is found to be a sustainable source of
(a) anti-malarial drug
(b) blodiesel
(c) pulp for paper industry
(d) textile fibre

Answer: (d) textile fibre

Question 92:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

For the measurement/estimation of which of the following are satellite images/remote sensing data used

1. Chlorophyll content in the vegetation of a specific location
2. Greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies of a specific location
3. Land surface temperatures of a specific location

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Question 93:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following States

1. Chhattisgarh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Odisha


With reference to the States mentioned above, in terms of percentage of forest cover to the total area of State, which one of the following is the correct ascending order
(a) 2-3-1-4
(b) 2-3-4-1
(c) 3-2-4-1
(d) 3-2-1-4

Answer: (c) 3-2-4-1

Question 94:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Which of the following statements are correct about the deposits of 'methane hydrate

1. Global warming might trigger the release of methane gas from these deposits.
2. Large deposits of 'methane hydrate' are found in Arctic Tundra and under the seafloor.
3. Methane in atmosphere oxidizes to carbon dioxide after a decade or two.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Question 95:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following

1. Carbon monoxide
2. Methane
3. Ozone
4. Sulphur dioxide

Which of the above are released into atmosphere due to the burning of cropbiomass residue
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 4 'only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 96:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following pairs

Sea=Bordering country
1. Adriatic Sea=Albania
2. Black Sea=Croatia
3. Gaspian Sea=Kazakhstan
4. Mediterranean Sea=Morocco
5. Red Sea=Syria

Which of the pair given above are correctly matched
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Answer: (b) 1, 3 and 4 only

Question 97:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Myanmar
(d) Vietnam

Answer: (b) India

Question 98:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following pairs

Glacier=River
1. Bandarpunch=Yamuna
2. Bara Shigri=Chenab
3. Milam=Mandakini
4. Siachen=Nubra
5. Zemu=Manas

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 5
(d) 3 and 5

Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 4

Question 99:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

In India, the use of carbofuran, methyl parathion, phorate and triazophos is viewed with apprehension. These chemicals are used as
(a) pesticides in agriculture
(b) preservatives in processed foods
(c) fruit-ripening agents
(d) moisturising agents in cosmetics

Answer: (a) pesticides in agriculture

Question 100:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

Consider the following statements

1. Under Ramsar Convention, it is mandatory on the part of the Government of India to protect and conserve all the wetlands in the territory of India.
2. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 were framed by the Government of India based on the recommendations of Ramsar Convention.
3. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 also encompass the drainage area or catchment regions of the wetlands as determined by the authority.

Which of the statements given above is are correct
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c) 3 only

SMART LEARNING WITH B M GAUR

Questions asked with answers in UPSC IAS Prelims 2019 Paper II. 

Question 1:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

1. The number of times the digit 5 will appear while writing the integers from 1 to 1000 is
(a) 269
(b) 271
(c) 300
(d) 302

Answer: (c) 300

Question 2:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

2. A solid cube is painted yellow, blue and black such that opposite faces are of same colour. The cube is then cut into 36 cubes of two different sizes such that 32 cubes are small and the other four cubes are Big. None of the faces of the bigger cubes is painted blue. How many cubes have only one face painted
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10

Answer: (c) 8

Question 3:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

3. A and B are two heavy steel blocks. If B is placed on the top of A, the weight increases by 60%. How much weight will reduce with respect to the total weight of A and B, if B is removed from the top of A
(a) 60%
(b) 45.5%
(c) 40%
(d) 37.5%

Answer: (a) 60%

Question 4:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

4. Mr 'X' has three children. The birthday of the first child falls on the 5th Monday of April, that of the second one falls on the 5th Thursday of November. On which day is the birthday of his third child, which falls on 20th December
(a) Monday
(b) Thursday
(c) Saturday
(d) Sunday

Answer: (d) Sunday

Question 5:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

5. Consider the following Statements and Conclusions
Statements

1. Some rats are cats.
2. Some cats are dogs.
3. No dog is a cow.

Conclusions

I. No cow is a cat.
II. No dog is a rat.
III. Some cats are rats.

Which of the above conclusions is/are drawn from the statements
(a) I, II and III
(b) Only I and II
(c) Only III
(d) Only II and III

Answer: (c) Only III

Question 6:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

6. The number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of four parallel lines intersecting another set of four parallel lines, is
(a) 18
(b) 24
(c) 32
(d) 36

Answer: (d) 36

Question 7:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

7. In a school every student is assigned a unique identification number. A student is a football player if and only if the identification number is divisible by 4, whereas a student is a cricketer if and only if the identification number is divisible by 6. If every number from 1 to 100 is assigned to a student, then how many of them play cricket as well as football
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12

Answer: (b) 8

Question 8:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

8. When a runner was crossing the 12 km mark, she was informed that she had completed only 80% of the race. How many kilometres was the runner supposed to run in this event
(a) 14
(b) 15
(c) 16
(d) 16.5

Answer: (b) 15

Question 9:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

9. Raju has Rs. 9000 with him and he wants to buy a mobile handset; but he finds that he has only 75% of the amount required to buy the handset. Therefore, he borrows 2000 from a friend. Then
(a) Raju still does not have enough amount to buy the handset.
(b) Raju has exactly the same amount as required to buy the handset.
(c) Raju has enough amount to buy the handset and he will have 500 with him after buying the handset.
(d) Raju has enough amount to buy the handset and he will have 1000 with him after buying the handset.

Answer: (a) Raju still does not have enough amount to buy the handset.

Question 10:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

10. In 2002, Meenu's age was one-third of the age of Meera, whereas in 2010, Meenu's age was half the age of Meera. What is Meenu's year of birth
(a) 1992
(b) 1994
(c) 1996
(d) 1998

Answer: (a) 1992

Question 11:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

11. Rakesh and Rajesh together bought 10 balls and 10 rackets. Rakesh spent 1300 and Rajesh spent 1500. If each racket costs three times a ball does, then what is the price of a racket
(a) Rs. 70
(b) Rs. 90
(c) Rs. 210
(d) Rs. 240

Answer: (c) Rs. 210

Question 12:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

12. In a conference, out of a total 100 participants, 70 are Indians. If 60 of the total participants are vegetarian, then which of the following statements isare correct

1. At least 30 Indian participants are vegetarian.
2. At least 10 Indian participants are non-vegetarian.

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

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 13:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

13. Read the passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage 1

What stands in the way of the widespread and careful adoption of 'Genetic Modification (GM)' technology is an `Intellectual Property Rights' regime that seeks to create private monopolies for such technologies. If GM technology is largely corporate driven, it seeks to maximize profits and that too in the short run. That is why corporations make major investments for herbicide-tolerant and pest-resistant crops. Such properties have only a short window, as soon enough, pests and weeds will evolve to overcome such resistance. This suits the corporations. The National Farmers Commission pointed out that priority must be given in genetic modification to the incorporation of genes that can help impart resistance to drought, salinity and other stresses.
13. Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed by the above passage
(a) Public research institutions should take the lead in GM technology and prioritise the technology agenda.
(b) Developing countries should raise this issue in WTO and ensure the abolition of Intellectual Property Rights.
(c) Private corporations should not be allowed to do agribusiness in India, particularly the seed business.
(d) Present Indian circumstances do not favour the cultivation of genetically modified crops.

Answer: (a) Public research institutions should take the lead in GM technology and prioritise the technology agenda.

Question 14:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

14. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made

1. The issue of effects of natural calamities on agriculture is not given due consideration by GM technology companies.
2. In the long run, GM technology will not be able to solve agricultural problems arising due to global warming.

Which of the above assumptions isare valid
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (a) 1 only

Question 15:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

15. Passage - 2

Most invasive species are neither terribly successful nor very harmful. Britain's invasive plants are not widespread, not spreading especially quickly, and often less of a nuisance than vigorous natives such as bracken. The arrival of new species almost always increases biological diversity in a region; in many cases, a flood of newcomers drives no native species to extinction. One reason is that invaders tend to colonise disturbed habitats like polluted lakes and post-industrial wasteland, where little else lives. They are nature's opportunists.

Question: Which one of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage
(a) Invasive species should be used to rehabilitate desert areas and wastelands of a country.
(b) Laws against the introduction of foreign plants are unnecessary.
(c) Sometimes, the campaigns against foreign plants are pointless.
(d) Foreign plants should be used to increase the biodiversity of a country.

Answer: (a) Invasive species should be used to rehabilitate desert areas and wastelands of a country.

Question 16:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

16. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made

1. Food safety is a complex issue that calls for a multipronged solution.
2. Great investments need to be made in developing the manpower for surveillance and training.
3. India needs to make sufficient legislation for governing food processing industry.

Question: Which of the above assumptions is/are valid

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

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

Question 17:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

17. Passage - 4
17. The interests of working and poor people have historically been neglected in the planning of our cities. Our cities are increasingly intolerant,', unsafe and unlivable places for large numbers of citizens and yet we continue to plan via the old ways — the static Development Plan — that draws exclusively from technical expertise, distanced from people's live experiences and needs, and actively excluding large number of people, places, activities and practices that are an integral part of the city.

Question: The passage seems to argue
(a) against the monopoly of builders and the interests of elite groups.
(b) against the need for global and smart cities.
(c) in favour of planning cities mainly for working class and poor people.
(d) in favour of participation of peoples' groups in city planning.

Answer: (d) in favour of participation of peoples' groups in city planning.

Question 18:  Smart learning with B M Gaur-IAS PREM 2019  

18. Passage - 5
A vast majority of Indians are poor, with barely 10 percent employed in the organised sector. We are being convinced that vigorous economic growth is generating substantial employment. But this is not so. When our economy was growing at 3 percent per year, employment in the organised sector was growing at 2 percent per year. As the economy began to grow at 7 - 8 percent per year, the rate of growth of employment in the organised sector actually declined to 1 percent per year.

The above passage seems to imply that

1. most of modern economic growth is based on technological progress.
2. much of modern Indian economy does not nurture sufficient symbiotic relationship with labour-intensive, natural resource-based livelihoods.
3. service sector in India is not very labour-intensive.
4. literate rural population is not willing to enter organised sector.

Question: Which of the statements given above are correct
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

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19. India has banking correspondents, who help bring people in the hinterland into the banking fold. For them to succeed, banks cannot crimp on costs. They also cannot afford to ignore investing in financial education and literacy. Banking correspondents are way too small to be viewed as a systemic risk. Yet India's banking regulator has restricted them to serving only one bank, perhaps to prevent arbitrage.'Efforts at banking outreach may succeed only if there are better incentives at work for such last-mile workers and also those providers who ensure not just basic bank accounts but also products such as accident and life insurance and micro pension schemes.

Question: Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial inference that can be derived from the above passage
(a) Efforts to bring people in India's hinterland into the banking system are not successful.
(b) For meaningful financial inclusion, India's banking system needs more number of banking correspondents and other such last-mile workers.
(c) Meaningful financial inclusion in India requires that banking correspondents have diverse skills
(d) Better banking outreach would be impossible unless each banking correspondent is allowed to serve a number of banks

Answer: (b) For meaningful financial inclusion, India's banking system needs more number of banking correspondents and other such last-mile workers.

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20. A five-storeyed building with floors from I to V is painted using four different colours and only one colour is used to paint a floor.
Consider the following statements

1. The middle three floors are painted in different colours.
2. The second (II) and the fourth (IV) floors are painted in different colours.
3. The first (I) and the fifth (V) floors are painted red.

Question: To ensure that any two consecutive floors have different colours
(a) Only statement 2 is sufficient
(b) Only statement 3 is sufficient
(c) Statement 1 is not sufficient, but statement 1 along with statement 2 is sufficient
(d) Statement 3 is not sufficient, but statement 3 along with statement 2 is sufficient

Answer: (b) Only statement 3 is sufficient

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21. P, Q and R are three towns. The distance between P and Q is 60 km, whereas the distance between P and R is 80 km. Q is in the West of P and R is in the South of P. What is the distance between Q and R
(a) 140 km
(b) 130 km
(c) 10 km
(d) 100 km

Answer: (d) 100 km

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22. All members of a club went to Mumbai and stayed in a hotel. On the first day, 80% went for shopping and 50% went for sightseeing, whereas 10% took rest in the hotel. Which of the following conclusion(s) can be drawn from the above data

1. 40% members went for shopping as well as sightseeing.
2. 20% members went for only shopping.

Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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23. In a school, 60% students play cricket. A student who does not play cricket, plays football. Every football player has got a two-wheeler. Which of the following conclusions cannot be drawn from the above data

1. 60% of the students do not have two-wheelers.
2. No cricketer has a two-wheeler.
3. Cricket players do not play football.

Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

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24. The ratio of a two-digit natural number to a number formed by reversing its digits is 4 7. The number of such pairs is
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2

Answer: (c) 3

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25. In an examination, A has scored 20 marks more than B. If B has scored 5% less marks than A, how much has B scored
(a) 360
(b) 380
(c) 400
(d) 420

Answer: (b) 380

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26. Seeta and Geeta go for a swim after a gap of every 2 days and every 3 days respectively. If on 1st January both of them went for a swim together, when will they go together next
(a) 7th January
(b) 8th January
(c) 12th January
(d) 13th January

Answer: (a) 7th January

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27. X, Y and Z are three contestants in a race of 1000 m. Assume that all run with different uniform speeds. X gives Y a start of 40 m and X gives Z a start of 64 m. If Y and Z were to compete in a race of 1000 m, how many metres start will Y give to Z
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 35

Answer: (b) 25

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28. If x is greater than or equal to 25 and y is less than or equal to 40, then which one of the following is always correct
(a) x is greater than y
(b) (y - x) is'greater than 15
(c) (y - x) is less than or equal to 15
(d) (x - y) is greater than or equal to 65

Answer: (c) (y - x) is less than or equal to 15

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29. Ena was born 4 years after her parents' marriage. Her mother is three years younger than her father and 24 years older than Ena, who is 13 years old. At what age did Ena's father get married
(a) 22 years
(b) 23 years
(c) 24 years
(d) 25 years

Answer: (b) 23 years

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30. Rakesh had money to buy 8 mobile handsets of a specific company. But the retailer offered very good discount on that particular handset. Rakesh could buy 10 mobile handsets with the amount he had. What was the discount the retailer offered
(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%

Answer: (b) 20%

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31. The average marks of 100 students are given to be 40. It was found later that marks of one student were 53 which were misread as 83. The corrected mean marks are
(a) 39
(b) 39.7
(c) 40
(d) 40.3

Answer: (b) 39.7

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32. Directions for the following 8 (eight) items

Read the following six passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage –1
Low-end IoT (Internet of Things) devices are cheap commodity items addressing security would add to the cost. This class of items is proliferating with new applications; many home appliances, thermostats, security and monitoring devices and personal convenience devices are part of the IoT. So are fitness trackers, certain medical implants and computer-like devices in automobiles. The IoT is expected to expand exponentially — but new security challenges are daunting.

Question: Which one of the following statements is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage
(a) Development of enabling technologies in India can be a big boost to its manufacturing sector.
(b) India is not yet fully ready to adopt IoT in view of the imminent security challenges.
(c) Life becomes more comfortable with the development of cheap low-end IoT devices.
(d) As we go digital, we must recognise the huge threat to Internet security from some IoT devices.

Answer: (d) As we go digital, we must recognise the huge threat to Internet security from some IoT devices.

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33. Passage - 2

With the digital phenomenon restructuring most social sectors, it is little surprise that global trade negotiations are now eyeing the digital area in an attempt to pre-emptively colonise it. Big Data is freely collected or mined from developing countries, and converted into digital intelligence in developed countries. This intelligence begins to control different sectors and extract monopoly rents. A large foreign company providing cab service, for instance, is not a work of cars and drivers, it is digital intelligence about commuting, public transport, roads, traffic, city events, presonal behavioural characteristics of commuters and driver and so on.
Question: Which one of the following is the most logical and rational corollary to the above passage
(a) Globalization is not in the interests of India as it undermines its socio-economic structures.
(b) India should be careful to protect its digital sovereignty in global trade talks.
(c) India should charge monopoly rents from multinational companies in exchange for Big Data.
(d) The loss of Big Data from India is proportional to the degreevalue of its foreign trade.

Answer: (b) India should be careful to protect its digital sovereignty in global trade talks.

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34. Which of the following is most definitively implied by the above passage
(a) 7 Big Data is the key resource in the digital space.
(b) Big economies create Big Data.
(c) Access to Big Data is the prerogative of developed countries.
(d) Access to and possession of Big Data is a characteristic of developed countries.

Answer: (a) 7 Big Data is the key resource in the digital space.

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35. Passage - 3
The rural poor across the world, including India, have contributed little to human-induced climate change, yet they are on the frontline in coping with its effects. Farmers can no longer rely on historical averages for rainfall and temperature, and the more frequent and extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods, can spell disaster. And there are new threats, such as sea level rise and the impact of melting glaciers on water supply. How significant are small farms As many as two billion peopre worldwide depend on them for their food and livelihood. Small-holder farmers in India produce 41 percent of the country's food grains, and other food items that contribute to local and national food security.

Question: What is the most logical and rational Corry to the above passage
(a) Supporting small farmers is an important part of any agenda regarding environmentally sustainable development.
(b) Poor countries have little role to play in the mitigation of global warming.
(c) Due to a large number of farmer households, India will not have food security problem in the foreseeable future.
(d) Only small-holder farmers in India can ensure food security.

Answer: (a) Supporting small farmers is an important part of any agenda regarding environmentally sustainable development.

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36. The above passage implies that

1. There is a potential problem of food insecurity in India.
2. India will have to strengthen its disaster management capabilities.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

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37. Passage – 4
A changing climate, and the eventual efforts of governments (however reluctant) to deal with it, could have a big impact on investors' returns. Companies that produce or use large amounts of fossil fuels will face higher taxes and regulatory burdens. Some energy producers may find it impossible to exploit their known reserves, and be left with stranded assets — deposits of oil and coal that have to be left in the ground. Other industries could be affected by the economic damage caused by more extreme weather — storms, floods, heat waves and droughts.

Question: On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made
1. Governments and companies need to be adequately prepared to face the climate change.
2. Extreme weather events will reduce the economic growth of governments and companies'in future.
3. Ignoring climate change is a huge risk for investors.
Which of the above assumptions isare valid
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only

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38. Passage - 5
Access to schooling for those coming of school age is close to universal, but access to quality exhibits a sharp gradient with socio-economic status. Quotas for the weaker sections in private schools is a provision introduced by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The quotas have imposed a debate on issues of social integration and equity in education that private actors had escaped by and large, The idea of egalitarian education system with equality of opportunity as its primary goal appears to be outside the space that private school principals inhabit. Therefore, the imposition of the quotas has led to resistance, sometimes justified,

Question: With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made
1. Making equality of opportunity a reality is the fundamental goal of the Indian education system.
2. The present Indian school system is unable to provide egalitarian education.
3. Abolition of private schools and establishment of more government schools is the only way to ensure egalitarian education.
Question 38: Which of the above assumptions isare valid
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

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39. Passage – 6
A majority of the TB infected in India are poor and lack sufficient nutrition, suitable housing and have little understanding of prevention. TB then devastates families, makes the poor poorer, particularly affects women and children, and leads to ostracisation and loss of employment. The truth is that even if TB does not kill them, hunger and poverty will. Another truth is that deep-seated stigma, lack of counselling, expensive treatment and lack of adequate support from providers and family, coupled with torturous side-effects demotivate patients to continue treatment — with disastrous health consequences.
Question: Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed by the above passage
(a) TB is not a curable disease in Indian circumstances.
(b) Curing TB requires more than diagnosis and medical treatment.
(c) Government's surveillance mechanism is deficient; and poor people have no access to treatment.
(d) India will be free from diseases like TB only when its poverty alleviation programmes are effectively and successfully implemented.

Answer: (b) Curing TB requires more than diagnosis and medical treatment.

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40. If every alternative letter of the English alphabet from B onwards (including B) is written in lower case (small letters) and the remaining letters are capitalized, then how is the first month of the second half of the year written
(a) JuLY
(b) jULy
(c) jUly
(d) jUlY

Answer: (d) jUlY

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41. Sunita cuts a sheet of paper into three pieces. Length of first piece is equal to the average of the three single digit odd prime numbers. Length of the second piece is equal to that of the first plus one-third the length of the third. The third piece is as long as the other two pieces together. The length of the original sheet of paper is
(a) 13 units
(b) 15 units
(c) 16 units
(d) 30 units

Answer: (d) 30 units

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42. In the sequence 1, 5, 7, 3, 5, 7, 4, 3, 5, 7, how many such 5s are there which are not immediately preceded by 3 but are immediately followed by 7
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) None

Answer: (a) 1

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43. A joint family consists of seven members A, B, C, D, E, F and G with three females. G is a widow and sister-in-law of D's father F. B and D are siblings and A is daughter of B. C is cousin of B. Who is E
1. Wife of F
2. Grandmother of A
3. Aunt of C

Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

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44. Each face of a cube can be painted in black or white colours. In how many different ways can the cube be painted
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12

Answer: (d) 12

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45. How many triplets (x, y, z) satisfy the equation x + y + z = 6, where x, y and z are natural numbers
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 9
(d) 10

Answer: (d) 10

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46. If $ means 'divided by'; @ means 'multiplied by'; # means 'minus', then the value of 10#5@1$5 is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 9

Answer: (d) 9

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47. An 8-digit number 4252746B leaves remainder 0 when divided by 3. How many values of B are possible
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6

Answer: (c) 4

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48. Directions for the following 3 (three) items

Read the following information and answer the three items that follow
Six students A, B, C, D, E and F appeared in several tests. Either C or F scores the highest. Whenever C scores the highest, then E scores the least. Whenever F scores the highest, B scores the least. In all the tests they got different marks; D scores higher than A, but they are close competitors; A scores higher than B; C scores higher than A.
Question 48: If F stands second in the ranking, then the position of B is
(a) Third
(b) Fourth
(c) Fifth
(d) Sixth

Answer: (c) Fifth

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49. If B scores the least, the rank of C will be
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Second or third

Answer: (b) Third

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50. If E is ranked third, then which one of the following is correct
(a) E gets more marks than C
(b) C gets more marks than E
(c) A is ranked fourth
(d) D is ranked fifth

Answer: (b) C gets more marks than E

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51. Directions for the following 2 (two) items

Read the following statements SI and S2 and answer the two items that follow
S1 Twice the weight of Sohan is less than the weight of Mohan or that of Rohan.
S2 Twice the weight of Rohan is greater than the weight of Mohan or that of Sohan.
Question 51: Which one of the following statements is correct
(a) Weight of Mohan is greatest
(b) Weight of Sohan is greatest
(c) Weight of Rohan is greatest
(d) Whose weight is greatest' cannot be determined

Answer: (d) Whose weight is greatest' cannot be determined

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52. Which one of the following statements is correct
(a) Weight of Mohan is least
(b) Weight of Sohan is least
(c) Weight of Rohan is least
(d) 'Whose weight is least' cannot be determined

Answer: (b) Weight of Sohan is least

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53. Directions for the following 7 (seven) items

Read the following five passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage - 1
India's economic footprint, given its population, still remains small compared to the US, the European Union or China. It has much to learn from other economies, yet must implement solutions that fit its unique circumstances. India especially needs an effective long-term regulatory system based on collaboration rather than the ' current top-down approach. Regulations seek desirable outcomes yet are repeatedly used as political tools to push one agenda or another. Often, regulations fail to consider impacts on jobs and economic growth — or less restrictive alternatives. Regulations may be used to protect local markets at the expense of more widely shared prosperity in the future. Additionally, regulations inevitably result in numerous unintended consequences. In today's hyper competitive global economy, regulations need to be viewed as weapons that seek cost-justified social and environmental benefits while improving the economic well-being of most citizens.
Question 53: Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial inference that can be derived from the above passage
(a) A better regulatory system will help India achieve the size of economy appropriate to its population.
(b) In a competitive global economy, India must use regulations strategically.
(c) Regulations in India do not favour its integration with today's hyper competitive global economy.
(d) Job creation and economic growth should be dominant considerations in developing India's regulatory system.

Answer: (a) A better regulatory system will help India achieve the size of economy appropriate to its population.

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54. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made

In today's global economy,
1. regulations are not effectively used to protect local markets.
2. social and environmental concerns are generally ignored by the governments across the world while implementing the regulations.

Question: Which of the above assumptions isare valid
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

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55. Passage — 2
In a study, scientists compared the microbiomes of poorly nourished and well nourished infants and young children. Gut microbes were isolated from faecal samples of malnourished and healthy children. The microbiome was immature and less diverse in malnourished children compared to the better developed mature microbiome found in healthy children of the same age. According to some studies, the chemical composition of mother's milk has shown the presence of a modified sugar (sialylated oligosaccharides). This is not utilized by the baby for its own nutrition. However, the bacteria constituting the infant's microbiome thrive on this sugar which serves as their food. Malnourished mothers have low levels of this sugar in their milk. Consequently, the microbiomes of their infants fail to mature. That in turn, leads to malnourished babies.
Questio 55: Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial inference that can be derived from the above passage
(a) If malnourished condition in children is caused by gut bacteria, it cannot be treated.
(b) The guts of malnourished babies should be inoculated with mature microbiomes.
(c) Babies of malnourished mothers should be fed with dairy milk fortified with sialylated oligosaccharides instead of mother's milk.
(d) Research on benign effects of gut bacteria on nutrition has policy implications.

Answer: (c) Babies of malnourished mothers should be fed with dairy milk fortified with sialylated oligosaccharides instead of mother's milk.

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56. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made

1. Processed probiotic foods are a solution to treat the children suffering from malnutrition due to immature gut bacteria composition.
2. The babies of malnourished mothers generally tend to be' malnourished.
Question: Which of the above assumptions isare valid
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

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57. Passage – 3
Temperatures have risen nearly five times as rapidly on the Western Antarctic Peninsula than the global average over the past five decades. Researchers have now found that melting glaciers are causing a loss of species diversity among benthos in the coastal waters off the Antarctic Peninsula, Impacting an entire seafloor ecosystem. They Believe increased levels of suspended sediment in water to be the cause of the dwindling biodiversity in the coastal region.
On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been Made

1. Regions of glaciers warm faster than other regions due to global warming.
2. Global warming can lead to seafloor sedimentation in some areas.
3. Melting glaciers can reduce marine biodiversity in some areas.

Question: Which of the above assumptions isare valid
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

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58. Passage - 4
A research team examined a long-term owl roost. Owls prey on small mammals and the excreted remains of those meals that accumulated over the time, provide us an insight into the composition and structure of small mammals over the past 'millennia. The research suggested that when the Earth went through a period of rapid warming about 13,000 years ago, the small mammal community was stable and resilient. But, from the last quarter of the nineteenth century, human-made changes to the environment had caused an enormous drop in biomass and energy flow. This dramatic decline in energy flow means modern ecosystems are not adapting as easily as they did in the past.
58. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made

1. Global warming is a frequently occurring natural phenomenon.
2. The impending global warming will not adversely affect small mammals.
3. Humans are responsible for the loss of the Earth's natural resilience.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b) 3 only

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59. Passage — 5
Food varieties extinction is happening all over the world --- and it is happening fast. For example, of the 7,000 apple varieties that were grown during the nineteenth century, fewer than o hundred remain. In the Philippines, thousands of varieties of rice once thrived; now only up to a hundred are grown there. In China, 90 percent of the wheat varieties cultivated just a century ago have disappeared. Farmers in the past painstakingly bred and developed crops well suited to the peculiarities of their local climate and environment. In the recent past, our heavy dependence on a few high yielding varieties and technology-driven production and distribution of food is causing the dwindling of diversity in food crops. If some mutating crop disease or future climate change decimates the few crop plants we have come to depend on to feed our growing population, we might desperately need some of those varieties we have let go extinct.

59. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made

1. Humans have been the main reason for the large scale extinction of plant species.
2. Consumption of food mainly from locally cultivated crops ensures crop diversity.
3. The present style of production and distribution of food will finally lead to the problem of food scarcity in the near future.
4. Our food security may depend on our ability to preserve the locally cultivated varieties of crops.

Which of the above assumptions are valid
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 4

Answer: (d) 1 and 4

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60. What is X in the sequence 132, 129, 124, 117, 106, 93, X
(a) 74
(b) 75
(c) 76
(d) 77

Answer: (c) 76

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61. A wall clock moves 10 minutes fast in every 24 hours. The clock was set right to show the correct time at 800 a.m. on Monday. When the clock shows the time 600 p.m. on Wednesday, what is the correct time
(a) 536 p.m.
(b) 530 p.m.
(c) 524 p.m.
(d) 518 p.m.

Answer: (a) 536 p.m.

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62. If the numerator and denominator of a proper fraction are increased by the same positive quantity which is greater than zero, the resulting fraction is
(a)always less than the original fraction
(b) always greater than the original fraction
(c) always equal to the original fraction
(d) such that nothing can .be claimed definitely

Answer: (a)always less than the original fraction

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63. What is X in the sequence 4, 196, 16, 144, 36, 100, 64, X
(a) 48
(b) 64
(c) 125
(d) 256

Answer: (b) 64

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64. In a group of 15 people; 7 can read French, 8 can read English while 3 of them can read neither of these two languages. The number of people who can read exactly one language is
(a) 10
(b) 9
(c) 5
(d) 4

Answer: (b) 9

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65. A printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and uses 3089 digits in all. How many pages does the book have
(a) 1040
(b) 1048
(c) 1049
(d) 1050

Answer: (d) 1050

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66. Consider the following sequence that follows some arrangement

c_accaa_aa_bc_b

The letters that appear in the gaps are
(a) abba
(b) cbbb
(c) bbbb
(d) cccc

Answer: (b) cbbb

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67. A family has two children along with their parents. The average of the weights of the children and their mother is 50 kg. The average of the weights of the children and their father is 52 kg. If the weight of the father is 60 kg, then what is the weight of the mother
(a) 48 kg
(b) 50 kg
(c) 52 kg
(d) 54 kg

Answer: (d) 54 kg

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68. Suppose you have sufficient amount of rupee currency in three denominations Rs. 1, Rs. 10 and Rs. 50. In how many different ways can you pay a bill of Rs. 107
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 18
(d) 19

Answer: (a) 16

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69. 'A' started from his house and walked 20 m towards East, where his friend 13' joined him. They together walked 10 m in the same direction. Then 'A' turned left while 'B' turned right and travelled 2 m and 8 m respectively. Again 'B' turned left to travel 4 m followed by 5 m to his right to reach his office. 'A' turned right and travelled 12 m to reach his office. What is the shortest distance between the two offices
(a) 15 m
(b) 17 m
(c) 19 m
(d) 20 m

Answer: (b) 17 m

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70. Consider two statements S1 and S2 followed by a question

S1 p and q both are prime numbers.
S2 p + q is an odd integer.

Question: Is pq an odd integer
Which one of the following is correct
(a) S1 alone is sufficient to answer the question
(b) S2 alone is sufficient to answer the question
(c) Both S1 and S2 taken together are not sufficient to answer the question
(d) Both S1 and S2 are necessary to answer the question

Answer: (d) Both S1 and S2 are necessary to answer the question

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71. Which year has the same calendar as that of 2009
(a) 2018
(b) 2017
(c) 2016
(d) 2015

Answer: (d) 2015

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72. Number 136 is added to 5B7 and the sum obtained is 7A3, where A and B are integers. It is given that 7A3 is exactly divisible by 3. The only possible value of B is
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 8

Answer: (d) 8

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73. Directions for the following 8 (eight) items
Read the following seven passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage - 1
Political theorists no doubt have to take history of injustice, for example, untouchability, seriously. The concept of historical injustice takes note of a variety of historical wrongs that continue into the present in some form or the other and tend to resist repair. Two reasons might account for resistance to repair. One, not only are the roots of injustice buried deep in history, injustice itself constitutes economic structures of exploitation, ideologies of discrimination and modes of representation. Two, the category of historical injustice generally extends across a number of wrongs such as economic deprivation, social discrimination and lack of recognition. This category is complex, not only because of the overlap between a number of wrongs, but because one or the other wrong, generally discrimination, tends to acquire partial autonomy from others. This is borne out by the history of repair in India.
Question: 73: What is the main idea that we can infer from the passage
(a) Untouchability in India has not been taken seriously by political theorists.
(b) Historical injustice is inevitable in any society and is always beyond repair.
(c) Social discrimination and deprivation have their roots in bad economies.
(b) It is difficult, if not impossible, to repair every manifestation of historical injustice.

Answer: (b) It is difficult, if not impossible, to repair every manifestation of historical injustice.

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74. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made

1. Removal of economic discrimination leads to removal of social discrimination.
2. Democratic polity is the best way to repair historical wrongs.

Which of the above assumptions isare valid
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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75: Passage - 2
Education plays a great transformatory role in life, particularly so in this rapidly changing and globalizing world. Universities are the custodians of the intellectual capital and promoters of culture and specialized knowledge. Culture is an activity of thought, and receptiveness to beauty and human feelings. A merely well informed man is only a bore on God's earth. What we should aim at is producing men who possess both culture and expert knowledge. Their expert knowledge will give them a firm ground to start from and their culture will lead them as deep as philosophy and as high as art. Together it will impart meaning to human existence.
Question: 75. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made
1. A society without well educated people cannot be transformed into a modern society.
2. Without acquiring culture, a person's education is not complete.

Which of the above assumptions isare valid
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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76. Passage - 3
Soil, in which nearly all our food grows, is a living resource that takes years to form. Yet it can vanish in minutes. Each year 75 billion tonnes of fertile soil is lost to erosion. That is alarming — and not just for food producers. Soil can trap huge quantities of carbon dioxide in the form of organic carbon and prevent it from escaping into the atmosphere.

Question 76: On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made
1. Large scale soil erosion is a major reason for widespread food insecurity in the world.
2. Soil erosion is mainly anthropogenic.
3. Sustainable management of soils helps in combating climate change.

Which of the above assumptions isare valid
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

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77. Passage - 4
Inequality is visible, even statistically measurable in many instances, but the economic power that drives it is invisible and not measurable... Like the force of gravity, power is the organising principle of inequality, be it of income, or wealth, gender, race, religion and region. Its effects are seen in a pervasive manner in all spheres, but the ways in which economic power pulls and tilts visible economic variables remain invisibly obscure,

Question 77: On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made

1. Economic power is the only reason for the existence of inequality in a society.
2. Inequality of different kinds, income, wealth, etc, reinforces power.
3. Economic power can be analysed more through its effects than by direct empirical methods.

Which of thy above oasomptions isare valid
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only

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78. Passage - 5
Climate change may actually benefit some plants by lengthening growing seasons and increasing carbon dioxide. Yet other effects of a warmer world, such as more pests, droughts, and flooding, will be less benign. How will the world adapt Researchers project that by 2050, suitable croplands for four commodities — maize, potatoes, rice and wheat — will shift, in some cases pushing farmers to plant new crops. Some farmlands may benefit from warming, but others won't. Climate alone does not dictate yields; political shifts, global demand, and agricultural practices will influence how farms fare in the future.

Questio 78: Which one of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from) the above passage
(a) Farmers who modernize their methods and diversify their fields will be. in an advantageous position in future.
(b) Climate change will adversely affect the crop diversity.
(c) Shifting ma' r crops to new croplands will lead to a gr t increase in the total area under culti tion and thus an increase in overall agricultural production.
(d) Climate change is the most important factor affecting the agricultural economy in the future.

Answer: (a) Farmers who modernize their methods and diversify their fields will be. in an advantageous position in future.

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79. Passage - 6
A bat's .wings may look like sheets of skin. But underneath, a bat has the same five fingers as an orangutan or a human, as well as a wrist connected to the same cluster of wrist bones connected to the same long bones of the arm. What can be more curious than that the hand of a man, formed for grasping, that of a mole for digging, the leg of the horse, the-paddle of the porpoise, and the wing of the bat, should all be constructed on the some pattern

Question 79: Which one of the following is the most logical, scientific and rational inference that can be made from the above passage
(a) Different species having similar structure of hands is an example of biodiversity.
(b) Limbs being used by different species for different kinds of work is an example of biodiversity.
(c) Man and the aforementioned animals having similar structure of limbs is an example of coincidence in evolution.
(d) Man and the aforementioned animals have a shared evolutionary history.

Answer: (d) Man and the aforementioned animals have a shared evolutionary history.

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80. Passage - 7
Around 56 million years ago, the Atlantic Ocean had not fully opened and animals, perhaps including our primate ancestors, could walk from Asia to North America through Europe and across Greenland. Earth was warmer than it is today, but as the Palaeocene epoch gave way to Eocene, it was about to get much warmer still —rapidly and radically. The cause was a massive geologically sudden release of carbon. During this period called Palaeocene - Eocene Thermal Maximum or PETM, the carbon injected into the atmosphere was roughly the amount that Would be injected today if humans burned all the Earth's reserves of coal, oil and natural gas. The PETM lasted for about 1,50,000 years, until the excess carbon was reabsorbed. It brought on drought, floods, insect plagues and a few extinctions. Life on Earth survived — indeed, it prospered — but it was drastically different.

Question 80: Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made

1. Global warming has a bearing on the planet's biological evolution.
2. Separation of land masses causes the release of huge quantities of carbon into the atmosphere.
3. Increased warming of Earth's atmosphere can change the composition of its flora and fauna.
4. The present man-made global warming will finally lead to conditions similar to those which happened 56 million years ago.

Which of the assumptions given above are valid
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 4

Answer: (c) 1 and 3

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