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Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (18 January 2016)

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1. Consider the following statements:

(1) CSIR has developed India’s first push-Button type 300 w self supported polymer Electrolyte membrane Fuel cell system.
(2) CSIR - 800 is the programme to increase per capital income by Rs. 15/- day the target group of 800 mn. people of India.
(3) ‘Fish Map’ is a unified and centralized resource for storage, retrieval and display of genomic information of Zebra fish.

Which of the above statement is / are correct.

(a) 2 & 3 only
(b) all of the above
(c) none of the above.
(d) 2 only

2. Consider the following statements:

(1) Year 2002 was declared as the year of Scientific Awareness by the Govt.
(2) The National Children’s Science Congress aimes to relate the learning of science to the environment around involving children in age 10-17 years.
(3) Vigyan Prasar was established to take up large scale science popularisation programmes.

Which of the above statement is / are correct.

(a) All of the above
(b) 2 & 3
(c) none
(d) 1 only

3. Geneva 2 Peace talks are related to which international issue

(a) South Sudan crisis
(b) Syrian Crisis
(c) Ukraine Crisis
(d) EU economic crisis

4. Consider the following statements.

(i) GSAT-12 is being realized as replacement for INSAT – 3B
(ii) ASTROSAT is the first dedicated Indian Astronomy Satellite Mission.
(iii) INSAT – 3D is a meteorological satellite.

Which of the above are incorrect?

(a) i & ii
(b) ii & iii
(c) none of the above
(d) I only

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:: CSAT (Paper -2) ::

1. There are a number of specific actions that the World Bank should take to facilitate more meaningful public participation in its decision making. What would be the more specific recommendations from you which calls upon the Bank to integrate participation into its decision making ?

(a) The World Bank should increase participation in its decision-making at each stage of the project/policy cycle.
(b) The World Bank should establish mandatory minimum standards for consultation and participation.
(c) The World Bank should improve the transparency of its governance and operations.
(d) The Bank should respect, and proactively seek to expand and protect, political space for democratic and participatory decision-making in national political processes

2. Now a days the trend of live-in relationship is more popular than before, which leads to mental harassment of both, particularly girls. Should the minimum age of marriage for boys be brought down to 18 years. What is the foremost steps to reduce this psychological harassment ? What is your argument ? I. No, an 18 year old boy is not capable of taking responsibility to start a family. II. Yes, since the minimum age for marriage for girls is 18 years, the same should be applicable for boys as well. III. No, the boys should be allowed to marry only after they become self independent.

(a) Only I is strong
(b) Only II and III are strong
(c) Only I and 11 are strong
(d) None is strong

3. Media is considered to be the 4th pillar of the democracy.But stillmedia is not perform very well. Should the govt. impose restriction on access to sensitive information to the journalists to avoid the media hype?

I. Yes, the media creates hype and publishes distorted information at times.
II. No, journalists should have an access to all information as media is the best source to expose the malfunctions in the society.
III. Yes, at times it leads to harassment of those who are affected and alleged to be involved in the crisis.

(a) Only I is strong
(b) Only I and II are strong
(c) Only I and III are strong
(d) I, II and Ill are strong

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