13 AUGUST UPSC Mcqs 9th March
UPSC MCQs Question Answer
MAYUR MOGRE
find the incorrect Satellite Launch Vehicles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
NovoSAR & SSTL-S1 HYSIS+ 30small foreign sattelite Chandrayan -2 RISAT-2B Aditya L1 mission IRNSS-1I
A. B. C. D.
1 ,2,3,4 1 ,2,3 2 ,6,5 2,5,6,
GSLV –C42 rocket GSLV-mk3 GSLV-C45 PSLV-C45 PSLV-XL PSLV-C41
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
NovoSAR & SSTL-S1 HYSIS+ 30small foreign sattelite Chandrayan -2 RISAT-2B Aditya L1 mission IRNSS-1I
Answer is B
PSLV –C42 rocket PSLV C43 GSLV-mk3 PSLV-C45 PSLV-XL PSLV-C41
• With regards to Corporate Social Responsibility consider the following statements
1.
Corporate Social Responsibility provided under section 135 of companies act 2013
2.
India is the first country in the world to make corporate social responsibility (CSR) mandatory,
3.
Companies in India with a net profit of more than US$750,000 (Rs 5 crores) in a single financial year are mandated by the government to spend a minimum of two percent of their average net profits of the last three years (before tax) on social causes in the country.
4.
Currently, there is no official mechanism to monitor or regulate CSR spending in India.
A. B. C. D.
1 and 3 only 1 and 2 only 2 and 4only All of the above
Answer : all of the above Explanation Corporate Social Responsibility provided under section 135 of companies act 2013 India is the first country in the world to make corporate social responsibility (CSR) mandatory, Companies in India with a net profit of more than US$750,000 (Rs 5 crores) in a single financial year are mandated by the government to spend a minimum of two percent of their average net profits of the last three years (before tax) on social causes in the country. Currently, there is no official mechanism to monitor or regulate CSR spending in India.
Source[https://www.india-briefing.com/news/corporate-social-responsibilityindia-5511.html/] Source[https://www.india-briefing.com/news/corporate-social-responsibility-indiaexamining-scope-smes-16775.html/]
With respect India’ Africa relation consider the following statement
1. India has initiated a series of India-Africa forums and is working with Japan on an Asia Africa Growth Corridor.
2. AAGC will essentially be a sea – Land corridor linking Africa with India and other countries of South-East Asia.
A. B. C. D.
1 only 1 and 2 only 2 only none of the above
The Asia-Africa Growth Corridor The Asia-Africa Growth Corridor or AAGC is an economic cooperation agreement between the governments of India, Japan and multiple African countries AAGC will essentially be a sea corridor linking Africa with India and other countries of South-East Asia Answer is : A Unlike OBOR , AAGC is sea corridor only
The Mudumalai National Park is where? A. B. C. D.
Tamil Nadu Karnataka Kerala Andhara Pradesh
with regards to INS Kalvari consider the following statements :
1. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which is designed by French naval defence and energy company. 2. The submarine boasts of superior stealth features such as advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low radiated noise levels. Choose the correct option 1 only 1 and 2 only 2 only All of the above
INS Kalvari (S21) is the first of the six Kalvari-class submarine currently in service with the Indian Navy. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which is designed by DCNS and was manufactured at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai The submarine boasts of superior stealth features such as advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low radiated noise levels, hydro-dynamically optimised shape and the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision-guided weapons, according to MDL.
Navika Sagar Parikrama is the name of expedition for circumnavigation of the globe on INSV Tarini by Indian Navy's Women Naval Officers. Arrange the voyage from their first stop to last stop. a) b) c) d) e) f)
Goa New Zealand Falkland Island Mauritius Western Australia South Africa
A. B. C. D.
a-b-c-d-e-f f-d-b-c-e-a c-e-d-b-f-a e-b-c-f-d-a
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Western Australia New Zealand Falkland Island South Africa Mauritius Goa
Answer : D
NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe – the space agency’s first mission to the sun –consider the following statements regarding this
1.
It will explore the sun’s atmosphere and its outermost atmosphere to find why the sun’s solar surface is so much hotter than the corona
2. It will be more than seven times closer than any spacecraft has come before. The Parker probe is expected to make 24 loops of the Sun over seven years A. B. C. D.
1 only 1 and 2 only 2 only All of the above
Answer is : C Explanation: It will explore the sun’s atmosphere and its outermost atmosphere, the corona that Why the sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, is so much hotter than the solar surface
National Disaster Response Fund 1. NDRF is financed through the levy of a cess on certain items, chargeable to excise and customs duty, and approved annually through the Finance Bill 2. NDRF is located in the “Public Accounts” of Government of India under “Reserve Funds not bearing interest A. 1 only B. 2 only C. None of the above D.
All of the above
• Answer D • National Disaster Response Fund is defined in Section 46 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (DM Act) as a fund managed by the Central Government for meeting the expenses for emergency response, relief and rehabilitation due to any threatening disaster situation or disaster • Sources of Financing NDRF • Like its predecessor, NCCF, the NDRF is financed through the levy of a cess on certain items, chargeable to excise and customs duty, and approved annually through the Finance Bill. The requirement for funds beyond what is available under the NDRF is met through general budgetary resources. • Currently, a National Calamity Contingency Duty (NCCD) is levied to finance the NDRF and additional budgetary support is provided as and when necessary
Source http://www.arthapedia.in/index.php? title=National_Disaster_Response_Fund_(NDRF)
Which cities does not span two continents A. B. C. D. E.
Istanbul, Turkey Suez, Egypt Orenburg, Russia Wuhan, China Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Answer : wuhan ( China ) Cities which span two continents
• Istanbul, Turkey (Europe and Asia) – 14 million. • Suez, Egypt (Africa and Asia) – 560,000. • Orenburg, Russia (Europe and Asia) – 550,000. • Magnitogorsk, Russia (Europe and Asia) – 400,000. • Atyrau, Kazakhstan (Europe and Asia
The Comrade was a weekly English-language newspaper that was published and edited by
A. B. C. D.
Maulana Mohammad Ali Abul Kalam Azad M.G Ranade Ramesh Chandra Dutt
Answer A
• The Comrade was a weekly English-language newspaper that was published and edited by Maulana Mohammad Ali between 1911 and 1914