Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (9 May 2015)

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1. Microbial fuel cells are considered a source of sustainable energy. Why?

1. They use living organisms are catalysts to generate electricity from certain substances.
2. They use a variety of inorganic materials as substrates.
3. They can be installed in waste water treatment plants to cleanse water and produce electricity.

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

2. Which one of the following statements appropriately describes the “fiscal stimulus”?

(a) It is a massive investment by the Government in manufacturing sector to ensure the supply of goods to meet the demand surge caused by rapid economic growth.
(b) It is an intense affirmative action of the Government to boost economic activity in the country.
(c) It is Government’s intensive action on financial institutions to ensure disbursement of loans to agriculture and allied sectors to promote greater food production and contain food inflation.
(d) It is an extreme affirmative ation by the Government to pursue its policy of financial inclusion.

3. The formation of ozone hole in the Antarctic region has been a cause of concern. What could be the reason for the formation of this hole?

(a) Presence of prominent tropospheric turbulence; and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons
(b) Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons.
(c) Absence of polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of methane and chlo rofluorocarbons.
(d) Increased temperature at polar region due to global warming.

4. Consider the following actions which the Government can take

1. Devaluing the domestic currency.
2. Reduction in the export subsidy
3. Adopting suitable policies which attract greater FDI and more funds from Flls.

Which of the above action/actions can help in reducing the current account deficit?

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

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:: CSAT (Paper -2) ::

Five cities P, Q, R, Sand Tare connected by different modes of transport as follows:
P and Q are connected by boat as well as rail.
Sand R are connected by bus and boat.
Q and T are connected by air only.
P and R are connected by boat only.
T and R are connected by rail and bus.

Which mode of transport would help one to reach R starting from Q, but without changing the mode of transport?
(a) Boat
(b) Rail
(c) Bus (d) Air

1. If a person visits each of the places starting from P and gets back to P, which of the following places must he visit twice?

(a) Q
(b) R
(c) S
(d) T

2. Which one of the following pairs of cities is connected by any of the routes directly without going to any other city?

(a) P and T
(b) T and S
(c) Q and R
(d) None of these

3. Between which two cities among the pairs of cities given below are there maximum travel options available?

(a) Q and S
(c) P and T
(b) P and R
(d) Q and R

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