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For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by
(a) anyone residing in India. (b) a resident of the constituency from which the election is to be contested. (c) any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency. (d) any citizen of India.
UPSC Prelims 2017 Indian Polity & Governance
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The Global Infrastructure Facility is a/an
(a) ASEAN initiative to upgrade infrastructure in Asia and financed by credit from the Asian Development Bank. (b) World Bank collaboration that facilitates the preparation and structuring of complex infrastructure Public-Private Partnership (PPPs) to enable mobilization of private sector and institutional investor capital. (c) Collaboration among the major banks of the world working with the OECD and infrastructure projects that have the potential to mobilize private investment. (d) UNCTAD funded initiative that seeks to finance and facilitate infrastructure development in the World.
UPSC Prelims 2017 International Relations & Infrastructure
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278
With reference to 'National Investment and Infrastructure Fund', which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is an organ of NITI Aayog. 2. It has a corpus of Rs. 4,00,000 crore at present.
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UPSC Prelims 2017 Indian Economy
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279
Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries?
1. Jordan 2. Iraq 3. Lebanon 4. Syria
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UPSC Prelims 2017 World Geography
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280
With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:
1. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism. 2. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2017 Ancient Indian History & Religion
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281
With reference to 'Global Climate Change Alliance', which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is an initiative of the European Union. 2. It provides technical and financial support to targeted developing countries to integrate climate change into their development policies and budgets. 3. It is coordinated by World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
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UPSC Prelims 2017 Environment & International Cooperation
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282
Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom?
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283
Consider the following statements:
1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years. 2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2016 Indian Polity & Governance
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284
A recent movie titled "The Man Who Knew Infinity" is based on the biography of
(a) S. Ramanujan (b) S. Chandrasekhar (c) S. N. Bose (d) C. V. Raman
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285
Consider the following statements:
1. The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the 'Club of Rome'. 2. The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2016 Environment & Sustainable Development
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286
With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The Agreement was signed by all the member countries of the UN and it will go into effect in 2017. 2. The Agreement aims to limit the greenhouse gas emissions so that the rise in average global temperature by the end of this century does not exceed 2°C or even 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. 3. Developed countries acknowledged their historical responsibility in global warming and committed to donate $1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change.
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287
Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?
UPSC Prelims 2016 Current Affairs / Infrastructure
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288
The Parliament of India acquires the power to legislate on any item in the State List in the national interest if a resolution to that effect is passed by the
(a) Lok Sabha by a simple majority of its total membership (b) Lok Sabha by a majority of not less than two-thirds of its total membership (c) Rajya Sabha by a simple majority of its total membership (d) Rajya Sabha by a majority of not less than two-thirds of its members present and voting
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289
Consider the following pairs: Famous place — Region 1. Bodhgaya — Baghelkhand 2. Khajuraho — Bundelkhand 3. Shirdi — Vidarbha 4. Nasik (Nashik) — Malwa 5. Tirupati — Rayalaseema
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
UPSC Prelims 2016 Indian Geography
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290
The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War
(a) India should be granted complete independence (b) India should be partitioned into two before granting independence (c) India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth (d) India should be given Dominion status
UPSC Prelims 2016 Modern Indian History
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291
What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?
(a) Introduction of communalism into Indian politics by Lord Minto (b) Extremists' lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British Government (c) Foundation of Muslim League (d) Aurobindo Ghosh's inability to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress
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292
Consider the following statements:
1. The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission 2. It made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after USA 3. It made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt
Which of the statements given above are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2016 Science & Technology
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293
Recently, for the first time in our country, which of the following States has declared a particular butterfly as 'State Butterfly'?
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294
With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?
UPSC Prelims 2016 Ancient Indian History & Culture
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295
With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term 'Araghatta' refers to
(a) bonded labour (b) land grants made to military officers (c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land (d) wasteland converted to cultivated land
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296
With reference to 'Astrosat', the astronomical observatory launched by India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Other than USA and Russia, India is the only country to have launched a similar observatory into space. 2. Astrosat is a 2000 kg satellite placed in an orbit at 1650 km above the surface of the Earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2016 Science & Technology
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297
In the cities of our country, which among the following atmospheric gases are normally considered in calculating the value of Air Quality Index?
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UPSC Prelims 2016 Environment & Pollution
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298
Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?
(a) Cauvery and Tungabhadra (b) Godavari and Krishna (c) Mahanadi and Sone (d) Narmada and Tapti
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299
Regarding 'DigiLocker', sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a digital locker system offered by the Government under Digital India Programme. 2. It allows you to access your e-documents irrespective of your physical location.
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300
Which of the following is/are the advantage/advantages of practising drip irrigation?
1. Reduction in weed 2. Reduction in soil salinity 3. Reduction in soil erosion
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UPSC Prelims 2016 Agriculture & Irrigation
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