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A. 1 only
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
C. 1, 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2 and 3 only
Answer: D
Explanation: Anti-dumping duty is a penalty imposed on questionable
low-priced imports, to escalate their price in the importing country and
therefore to protect domestic industry from unfair competition. Therefore
statement 4 is correct.
As it is to curb imports, it will normally cause only a positive impact on
trade deficit. Also, since it is applied only on imports, therefore,
statement 1 and 2 are not correct. WTO under the GATT (General
Agreement on Tariff and Trade) allow their member countries to take a
specific decision on imposing such anti-dumping duty to ensure fair trade
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rather than protecting domestic industry. Therefore statement 3 is not
correct.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 2,3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: D
Explanation: NMEP is developed by the Mining Ministry and approved by
the cabinet. It contains some major policy changes such as -
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Reimbursement of the exploration expenditure on the normative cost
basis, if no mineral reserves are found.
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A. India
B. Pakistan
C. China
D. Japan
Answer: B
Learning Zone: Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership(RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement between the ten
member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
(Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and the six states with which ASEAN has
existing free trade agreements (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea
and New Zealand). RCEP negotiations were formally launched in November
2012 at the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia
Answer: A
Learning Zone: It is a financial awareness program for the identification of
cases relating to the illegal collection of deposits therefore to take timely
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action. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in collaboration with the other
financial regulators, has launched a website called Sachet. It is about
prevention step to be adhered to before making investments into Ponzi
schemes or for that matter any financial schemes. It will also help in
weeding out fly by night operators that promised astronomical returns at
low or zero risks.
A. African Union
B. European Union
C. NATO
D. BRICS
Answer: B
Learning Zone: The Lisbon Treaty, which became law in December 2009,
is designed to make the European Union (EU) "more democratic, more
transparent and more efficient" and is an agreement signed by the heads of
state and governments of countries that are EU members. Britain's complex
negotiations to exit the EU can only begin when Article 50 of the Treaty of
Lisbon is formally triggered by the United Kingdom. No state has left the
European Union before, and the rules for exit are contained in Article 50 of
the Treaty of Lisbon.
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A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: B
Learning Zone: Statement 1 is wrong as the work published can be in
English or any of the languages mentioned in the 8th schedule of the
constitution. However, the age of the person must be below 40 years.
Statement 2 is correct as it is for publishing works of first-time writers.
NBT is an autonomous institute under the ministry of human resource
development.
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B. Inspire people to take care of elderly mothers and not to leave
them alone.
C. Cooperation with NGOs to decrease MMR and IMR.
D. Construction of smart homes across the country.
Answer: A
Learning Zone: A nationwide flagship program of Breastfeeding through
Health Systems by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to ensure
adequate awareness is generated among masses, especially mothers, on the
benefits of breastfeeding.
Components of MAA:
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3. It is a mission to search more moons of Jupiter.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 only
C. 3 only
D. None
Answer: A
Learning Zone: The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource
Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) is a NASA
asteroid study and sample return mission launched in September
2016.OSIRIS-REx seeks answers to the questions that are central to the
human experience: Where did we come from? What is our destiny?
Asteroids, the leftover debris from the solar system formation process, can
answer these questions and teach us about the history of the sun and
planets.
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Ans. D
Learning Zone: Mahanadi, Ken and Manas flow through Satkosiya Tiger
Reserve (Odisha), Panna Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh) and Manas Tiger
Reserve (Assam) respectively.
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D. The United Nation's organ to coordinate it's economic, social and related
network.
Ans. B
Learning Zone: The World Economic Forum is a Swiss international
nonprofit foundation which provides a platform to business, political,
academic, and other leaders for a better world. It also works as a think tank
and prepares various reports like "Global Risks Report", "Global
Competitiveness Report","Global Gender Gap Report".
Ans. B
Learning Zone: RBI had granted 'in-principle' approval to 11 entities to
set up payment banks in 2015. These banks can accept demand deposits
up to 1 lakhs and issue ATM/debit cards but not credit cards. They can not
lend loans. Foreign firms can hold shares of these banks as per FDI norms
for private sector banks.
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A. 1, 2, and 3
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 only
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans. D
Learning Zone: Tejpata or Indian bay leaf, has become the first botanical
plant from Uttarakhand to receive the Geographical Indications (GI) tag.
Figs from Saswad, Purandar, stand out for its size, colour, taste and high
iron content. Moreover, it grows on red soil, which adds to the natural
benefits.
The golden-green Sangli raisins melt in one's mouth and have fewer
wrinkles on the outside, which adds to its taste. GholwadChickoo belongs to
the Dahanu-Gholvad belt of Palghar.
Qn 2) Brucellosis' is caused by
A. Bacteria
B. Virus
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C. Fungi
D. Moulds
Ans. A
Ans. D
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Ans. B
Qn 2) "Surya Jyoti" is a
A. Micro solar dome which captures and concentrates sunlight
B. Solar stove
C. Solar powered drones
D. Solar powered fencing facility
Ans. A
Learning Zone: "Surya Jyoti" is a Micro Solar Dome (MSD) which is a day
and night lighting single device. It has a transparent semi-spherical upper
dome made of an acrylic material which captures the sunlight and the light
passes through a sun-tube having a thin layer of highly reflective coating on
the inner wall of the passage. It also contains a lower dome made of acrylic.
There is a shutter in the bottom of the lower dome which can be closed if
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the light is not required in the daytime. About 1000 Micro Solar domes
now working in the slums of Delhi, Kolkata, Agartala, Guwahati, Bhopal,
and Bengaluru.
Ans. A
Learning Zone: The Kakatiya dynasty was a South Indian dynasty which
ruled for the period 11751324 CE.Their capital was "Orugallu", now
known as Warangal. They built several beautiful temples like the fort in
Orugallu, Thousand Pillar Temple in Hanumakonda and Ramappa temple.
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Ans: (A)
Learning Zone: Budget 2017-2018 noted that Panchayati Raj institutions
still lack human resources for implementing development programmes. It
announced a programme of human resource reforms for results during
2017-18 to develop human resources for better implementation of
development programmes in Panchayati Raj institutions.
In 2017-18, it is also proposed to launch the Skill Acquisition and
Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion Programme
(SANKALP) at a cost of Rs. 4,000 crores. SANKALP will provide market
relevant training to 3.5 crore youth.
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Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (C)
Learning Zone: At the time of independence, the land tenure system was
characterised by intermediaries (variously called zamindars, jagirdars etc.)
who merely collected rent from the actual tillers of the soil
without contributing towards improvements on the farm.
Equity in agriculture called for land reforms which primarily refer to
change in the ownership of landholdings. Just a year after independence,
steps were taken to abolish intermediaries and to make the tillers the
owners of the land.
The land ceiling was another policy to promote equity in the
agricultural sector. This means fixing the maximum size of land which
could be owned by an individual.
Ans. (A)
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A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. C
Ans. C
Learning Zone: All these sites have palaeolithic rock paintings. The Rock
Shelters of Bhimbetka are located about 45 km south-east of Bhopal and
spread over 10 km in length and about 3 km in width has more than 700
rock shelters, of which over 400 have paintings. Hunsgi is a town located in
a north-western part of Karnataka and a large number of stone tools and
weapons were discovered in the region suggesting a presence of
community habitat as well as a stone factory during the palaeolithic era.
Kurnool caves are famous for palaeolithic caves.
Ans. B
Learning Zone: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is
a regional organisation comprising ten South-east Asian states which
promote intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic
integration amongst its members. Member countries are Indonesia,
Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia,
Brunei, Laos, and Vietnam.
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation
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involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia. These are
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan, and Nepal.
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A. Sequence of bases
B. Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding
C. Number of nucleotides
D. Number of twists of helix structure
Ans. A
Ans. D
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. C
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A. BrihaddharmaPurana
B. Vishnu Purana
C, Garuda Purana
D. SkandhPurana
Ans. A
Learning Zone: Normally, Brahmana caste people were not allowed to eat
any non-vegetarian food in the medieval period. But, in Bengal region due
to the abundance of fish as food, made the community of Brahmanas relax
this norm. This permission has a mention in BrihaddharmaPurana.
A. Sikkim
B. Garhwal Himalaya
C. Ladakh
D. Dafla Hills
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Ans. C
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2, 3
Ans. C
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