UPSC QUESTIONS
1. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), based at Chennai, a unit of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an affordable cochlear implant (also known as a bionic ear).
2. It will cost around 1 lakh rupees which is similar to imported device which costs about 8 lakh rupees.
3. India is now the fifth country besides US, Austria, Australia and France in the world to produce such a complex device.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
2. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the National Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD),and IFC International Finance Corporat-ion, a member of the World Bank Group, for jointly undertaking different Projects relating to entrepreneurship development in India.
2. NIESBUD is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
3. The ultimate objective is to create a cadre of Master Trainers who would, in turn, replicate the model to impart training for MSME Sector in a much bigger way.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of these
3. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to hold the Presidential and Legislative elections quickly.
2. The meeting was held between Palestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Chief Khaled Meshal in Doha.
3. Fatah controls West Bank while Hamas rules Gaza. The two rival factions signed an agrrement in April 2011 which called for holding polls simultaneously in West Bank and Gaza stripes by May 2012.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
4. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has published its 12th India State of Forest Report 2011 of the forest cover in the country since 1987.
2. The India State of Forest Report is recognized as the authoritative assessment of the country's forest resources.
3. It is based on interpretation of satellite data from the indigenous IRS-P6-LISS III sensor.
4. Mizoram tops with 90.68% followed by Lakshadweep with 84.56.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 3 only
5. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the advance estimates of national income at constant (2004-05) and current prices, for the financial year 2011-12.
2. The economic growth is likely to be around 6.9 per cent in 2011-12. It was 8.5 per cent in the last fiscal.
3. Government data says this is mainly due to sharp slowdown in the manufacturing, agriculture and mining sectors.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
1. The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), based at Chennai, a unit of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an affordable cochlear implant (also known as a bionic ear).
2. It will cost around 1 lakh rupees which is similar to imported device which costs about 8 lakh rupees.
3. India is now the fifth country besides US, Austria, Australia and France in the world to produce such a complex device.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
2. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the National Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD),and IFC International Finance Corporat-ion, a member of the World Bank Group, for jointly undertaking different Projects relating to entrepreneurship development in India.
2. NIESBUD is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
3. The ultimate objective is to create a cadre of Master Trainers who would, in turn, replicate the model to impart training for MSME Sector in a much bigger way.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of these
3. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to hold the Presidential and Legislative elections quickly.
2. The meeting was held between Palestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Chief Khaled Meshal in Doha.
3. Fatah controls West Bank while Hamas rules Gaza. The two rival factions signed an agrrement in April 2011 which called for holding polls simultaneously in West Bank and Gaza stripes by May 2012.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
4. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has published its 12th India State of Forest Report 2011 of the forest cover in the country since 1987.
2. The India State of Forest Report is recognized as the authoritative assessment of the country's forest resources.
3. It is based on interpretation of satellite data from the indigenous IRS-P6-LISS III sensor.
4. Mizoram tops with 90.68% followed by Lakshadweep with 84.56.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 3 only
5. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the advance estimates of national income at constant (2004-05) and current prices, for the financial year 2011-12.
2. The economic growth is likely to be around 6.9 per cent in 2011-12. It was 8.5 per cent in the last fiscal.
3. Government data says this is mainly due to sharp slowdown in the manufacturing, agriculture and mining sectors.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
