UPSC IAS (Pre.) General Studies Categorized Exam (Paper - 1) - 2015
Current
1. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana has been launched for
(a) Providing housing loan to poor people at cheaper interest rates
(b) Promoting women’s Self Help Groups in backward areas
(c) Promoting financial inclusion in the country
(d) Providing financial help to marginalised communities
2. The ‘Fortaleza Declaration’ recently in the news, is related to the affairs of:
(a) ASEAN
(b) BRICS
(c) OECD
(d) WTO
3. Among the following which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?
(a) Syria and Jordan
(b) Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
(c) Philippines and Papua New Guinea
(d) Jamaica, Haiti and Surinam
4. With reference to ‘fly ash’ produced by the power plants using the coal as fuel, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Fly ash can be used in the production of bricks for building construction
2. Fly ash can be used as a replacement for some of the Portland cement contents of concrete
3. Fly ash is made up of silicon dioxide and calcium oxide only, and does not contain any toxic elements.
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
5. In the context of modern scientific research, consider the following statements about ‘IceCube’, a particle detector located at South Pole, which was recently in the news :
1. It is the world’s largest neutrino detector, encompassing a cubic kilometre of ice.
2. It is a powerful telescope to search for dark matter
3. It is buried deep in the ice.
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 only
