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Test Code-C01P2019 SAMPLE QUESTIONS WITH EXPLANATIONS

1) Aspirational Districts Baseline ranking

parameters is/are- 6) ‘Turing test’ recently seen in news is-
1. Health (a) a method of inquiry for determining
2. Education whether or not a computer is capable of
3. Agriculture thinking like a human being
4. Financial (b) is a method to diagnose cancer
5. Basic Infrastructure (c) is a method to find Human IQ
Select the correct answer using the code (d) None of the above
given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only 7) The terms tabun, sarin, soman, and
(b) 1, 2 and5 only cyclosarin sometimes mentioned in the
(c) 1, 2, 3and 5 only news are related to-
(d) 1,2,3,4 and 5 (a) Nerve agents
(b) Crypto currency
2) ‘LaQshya’ mobile app is for- (c) Cyber Attacks
(a) m-health tool to support health workers (d) Mini Satellites
(b) tracking mgnrega work
(c)tracking construction of Swach Bharat 8) ‘The Fermi paradox’ recently seen in
Toilets news is related to -
(d)None of the above (a) Extraterritorial life
(b) Satellite life cycle
3) ‘Ash track’ recently seen in news is – (c) Biological clock
(a) mobile App for better management of (d) None of the above
fly ash produced by thermal power plants 9) ‘Freeze for Freeze’ recently seen in
(b) quantity of ash used for a garden news is related to-
(c) Providing an interface between fly ash (a) North Korea and South Korea treaty
producers and potential ash users such as – (b) Pakistan and Afghanistan treaty
road contractors, cement plants etc. (c) USA and Russia Nuclear Missile treaty
(d) Both (a) and (c) (d) None of the above

4) Nipah Virus infects- 10) With reference to the Indigenous

(a) Animals Missile System, consider the following
(b) Humans pairs:
(c) Both (a) and (b) 1. Nirbhay: Subsonic Cruise Missile
(d) Fruit Bat 2. Astra-Surface to air Missile
3. Nag-Anti tank Guided Missile
5) ‘Pratush’ and ‘Mihir’ recently seen in Which of the pairs given above is/are
news are - correctly matched?
(a) Super Computer (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) Missile (b) 3 only
(c) Submarine (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) Aircraft carrier (d) 1, 2 and 3

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Detailed Test Wise Schedule

Test No. Test Date Yojana PIB The Hindu

1 24 Feb,2019 June -July'18

2 28 Feb Jan-June 2018
3 03 Mar Jan-April'18
4 07 Mar Jan-April'18
5 10 Mar May '18
6 14 Mar Jan-June 2018
S&T (Jan-June '18 S&T (Jan-June
7 17 Mar
PIB) '18)
Env. (International
Organization
8 21 Mar
Website and The
Hindu)
9 24 Mar Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-18
10 28 Mar Feb-18 Jul-18 Feb-18
11 31 Mar Mar-18 Aug-18 Mar-18
12 04 Apr Apr-18 Aug-18 Apr-18
13 07 Apr May-18 Sep-18 May-18
14 11 Apr Jun-18 Sep-18 Jun-18
15 14 Apr Jul-18 Oct-18 Jul-18
16 18 Apr Aug-18 Oct-18 Aug-18
17 21 Apr Sep-18 Nov-18 Sep-18
18 25 Apr Oct-18 Nov-18 Oct-18
19 28 Apr Nov-18 Dec-18 Nov-18
20 02 May Dec-18 Dec-18 Dec-18
21 5 May Jan-19 Jan-19 Jan-19
22 9 May Feb-19 Feb-19 Feb-19
23 12 May Mar-19 Mar-19 Mar-19
24 16 May Apr-19 Apr-19 Apr-19
25 19 May May-19 May-19 May-19
IYB & International Organizations ,Govt. Schemes and Reports,
23 May
26 S&T
27 26 May Comprehensive 1
28 30 May Comprehensive2

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(Answers and Explanation)
1) Ans: d
Exp: 1.Health, 2.Education, 3.Agriculture,
4.Financial, 5.Basic Infrastructure, 6.Skill
development
2) Ans: a
Exp: Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare has recently announced the launch
of program ‘LaQshya’, aimed at improving
quality of care in labour room and
maternity Operation Theatre (OT). The
Program will improve quality of care for
pregnant women in labour room, maternity
Operation Theatre and Obstetrics Intensive
Care Units (ICUs) and High Dependency
Units (HDUs). The LaQshya program is
being implemented at all Medical College
Hospitals, District Hospitals and First
Referral Unit (FRU), and Community
Health Center (CHCs) and will benefit
every pregnant woman and new-born
delivering in public health institutions.
get sick from Nipah virus. However, they
can pass the virus to other animals such as
pigs, which can get sick. These animals
can then pass the virus along to people.
5) Ans: a
Exp: Pratyush and Mihir are the
supercomputers established at Indian
Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM),
Pune and National Center for Medium
Range Weather Forecast (NCMRWF),
Noida respectively.
6) Ans: a
Exp: In artificial intelligence (AI), a
Turing Test is a method of inquiry for
determining whether or not a computer is
capable of thinking like a human being.
7) Ans: a
Exp: The organophosphate nerve agents
tabun (GA), sarin (GB), soman (GD), and
cyclosarin (GF) are among the most toxic
chemical warfare agents known.

3) Ans: d
Exp: Union Minister of State (IC) for
Power and New & Renewable Energy,
launched a Web based monitoring System
and a Fly Ash mobile application named
ASH TRACK here today. These platforms
will enable better management of the ash
produced by thermal power plants by
providing an interface between fly ash
producers (Thermal Power Plants) and
potential ash users such as – road
contractors, cement plants etc.
4) Ans: c
Exp: The main reservoir, or carrier, animal
of Nipah virus is a species of fruit bat
found in Southeast Asia. Fruit bats do not
8) Ans: a
Exp: The Fermi paradox, or Fermi's
paradox, named after physicist Enrico
Fermi, is the apparent contradiction
between the lack of evidence and high
probability estimates for the existence of
extraterrestrial civilizations.
9) Ans: a
Exp: A proposal on the table to avert war
and start talks is “freeze for freeze” in
which North Korea suspends its nuclear
and missile testing in exchange for halting
or scaling back large-scale US-S.Korea
joint war drills.
10) Ans: c

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