TEST-77- INSIGHTS IAS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2019 – DAILY REVISION TESTS: 30 May 2019

Consider the following statements

1. The World Nuclear Association (WNA) is the international organization that promotes nuclear power and supports the companies that comprise the global nuclear industry
2. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited is wholly owned by the Central Government and is responsible for the generation of nuclear power for electricity.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements regarding Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

1.It is an intergovernmental agency that is organized under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

2. It assists member countries in maintaining and further developing safe, environmentally friendly and economical use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Measles.

1. It is a highly contagious bacterial disease.

2. Measles is transmitted via droplets from the nose, mouth or throat of infected persons

3. Severe measles is more likely among poorly nourished young children, especially those with insufficient vitamin A.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 Consider the following statements regarding West Nile River Virus

1. The virus was first found in a woman in the West Nile district of Uganda in 1937.

2. West Nile Virus (WNV) is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the family Flaviviridae.

3. The virus is maintained in nature through mosquito-bird-mosquito transmission cycle.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

Project Sashakt‘, has been launched is,

The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the,

 Which of the following statements about MILAN Exercise is/ are correct?

1. It is a congregation of littoral navies conducted biennially by Indian Navy.

2. It was started in 2015 under the aegis of Andaman and Nicobar Command.

3. In total, 16 countries participated in MILAN 2018.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements regarding the “One Planet One City Challenge”:

1. it’s a friendly competition, organized by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to mobilize cities to deliver on the Paris Agreement.
2. The logo of WWF is a Red Panda.
3. Pune was selected as a National Winner in 2017-2018 edition of WWF’s “One Planet City Challenge (OPCC)”.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

Which of the following adds / add nitrogen to the soil?

1. Excretion of urea by animals

2. Burning of coal by man

3. Death of vegetation

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

1.It is the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons.

2.It was passed in 1974 after India conducted its first nuclear test.

3.The treaty automatically prohibits the development, testing, production, stockpiling, transfer and use of nuclear weapons for all the UN member countries.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP)

1.It is the largest initiative in automotive sector and a joint initiative between the Government of India, a number of State Governments and Indian Automotive Industry.

2.The project aims at creating core global competencies in automotive sector in India and facilitate integration of Indian Automotive industry with the world.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).

1.This is the first ever effort in the country to frame a national framework for air quality management with a time-bound reduction target.

2.The NCAP will be a five-year action plan with 2019 as the first year.

3.City specific action plans are being formulated for 102 non-attainment cities identified for implementing mitigation actions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).

1.It is a multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons.

2.The treaty was negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations (UN).

3.It regulates the domestic sale or use of weapons in any country.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:

1.A private member’s bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India.

2.Recently, a private member’s bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 From the ecological point of view, which one of the following assumes importance in being a good link between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats?

The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for

 Due to some reasons, if there is a huge fall in the population of species of butterflies, what could be its likely consequence/consequences?

1.Pollination of some plants could be adversely affected.

2.There could be a drastic increase in the fungal infections of some cultivated plants.

3.It could lead to a fall in the population of some species of wasps, spiders and birds.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The main advantage of the parliamentary form of government is that

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?

 What climate change will undeniably do is cause of amplify events that hasten the reduction of resources. Competition over these diminishing resources would ensue in the form of political or even violent conflict. Resource based conflicts have rarely been overt and are thus difficult to isolate. Instead they take on veneers that appear more politically palatable. Conflicts over resources like water are often cloaked in the guise of identity or ideology.

What does the above passage imply?

The man who is perpetually hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do neither. The man who resolves, but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter Suggestion of a friend—who fluctuates from opinion to opinion and veers from plan to plan-can never accomplish anything. He will at best be stationary and probably retrograde in all. It is only the man who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly and then executes his purpose with inflexible perseverance, undismayed by those petty difficulties which daunt a weaker spirit—that can advance to eminence in any line.

The keynote that seems to be emerging from the passage is that

 If second and fourth Saturdays and ,all the Sundays are taken as only holidays for an office, what would be the minimum number of possible working days of any month of any year?

Four tests—Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology are to be conducted on four consecutive days, not necessarily in the same order. The Physics test is held before the test which is conducted after Biology. Chemistry is conducted exactly after two tests are held. Which is the last test held?

Consider the following

Statement:

Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practising to improve and well in the field of music.

Conclusions:

1. Natural gifts need nurturing and care.
2. Even though one’s voice is not good, one can keep practising.

Which one of the following is correct, in respect of the above statement and conclusions?

Consider the following:

A+ B means A is the son of B.

A – B means A is the wife of B.

What does the expression P + R – Q mean?