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Answer Key
1 | b | 6 | a | 11 | c | ||
2 | c | 7 | a | 12 | c | ||
3 | d | 8 | d | 13 | d | ||
4 | c | 9 | b | 14 | d | ||
5 | c | 10 | a | 15 | d |
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Q1. With reference to Article 368 of the Constitution of India, which of the following actions require a special majority plus state ratification by half of the states?
- Distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the states.
- Adding a subject in the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.
- Increasing salaries and allowances of the Members of Parliament.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is Correct: Special majority of Parliament and consent of half of the State Legislatured by simple majority if distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the states are being amended.
Statement 2 is Correct: Amending any of the lists in the Seventh Schedule requires both the special majority and state’s representation.
Statement 3 is Incorrect: Increasing salaries and allowances of the members of Parliament requires a simple majority of the two houses of Parliament only.
Q2. Consider the following missions with regard to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission:
- The mission will improve equitable access to quality healthcare by encouraging use of technologies such as telemedicine and enabling national portability of health services.
- Under this, every citizen will now get a digital health ID and their health record will be digitally protected.
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will be the implementing agency of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 3 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Option: (c)
Explanation:
Both Statements 1 and 2 are correct: Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission will now connect the digital health solutions of hospitals across the country with each other. Under the ABDM, citizens will be able to create their ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) numbers, to which their digital health records can be linked. This will enable creation of longitudinal health records for individuals across various healthcare providers, and improve clinical decision making by healthcare providers. Under this, every citizen will now get a digital health ID and their health record will be digitally protected.
Statement 3 is Incorrect: The National Health Authority (NHA) will be the implementing agency of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
Q3. Consider the following statements:
- The ‘Union of India’ is a wider expression than the ‘Territory of India’.
- The ‘Union of India’ includes not only the States but also Union Territories.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Option: (d)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The ‘Territory of India’ is a wider expression than the ‘Union of India’ because the term ‘Union of India’ includes only states while the former includes not only the states, but also union territories and territories that may be acquired by the Government of India at any future time.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The ‘Union of India’ includes only states.
Q4. Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), seen in the news recently, is associated with which of the following organizations?
(a) Interpol
(b) Financial Action Task Force
(c) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(d) World Bank
Correct Option: (c)
Explanation:
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure was established by the member states to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.
RATS was established in 2004 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Q5. Consider the following statements with reference to Aravalli Range:
- The Aravallis act as a barrier between the fertile plains in the east and the sandy desert in the west.
- It has been formed primarily of folded crust when two convergent plates move towards each other.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Option: (c)
Explanation
Both the statements are correct:
The Aravali Hills lie on the western and northwestern margins of the Peninsular plateau.
The Aravallis act as a barrier between the fertile plains in the east and the sandy desert in the west. Historically, it is said that the Aravalli range checked the spread of the Thar desert towards the Indo-Gangetic plains, serving as a catchment of rivers and plains.
It has been formed primarily of folded crust when two convergent plates move towards each other by the process called orogenic movement.
In news because recently, the Supreme Court of India extended Green Protection to forest land in Aravalli ranges. The court's ruling will mean around 30,000 hectares across the Aravallis and Shivaliks in Haryana will be considered forest land.
Q6. Consider the following statements about Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC):
- GEAC is a committee whose clearance is mandatory for the environmental release of Genetically Modified (GM) crops.
- GEAC is constituted under the aegis of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Option: (a)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Clearance of Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is mandatory for the environmental release of Genetically Modified (GM) crops.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is the statutory committee constituted under the “Rules for the Manufacture, Use/Import/Export and Storage of Hazardous Microorganisms/Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells (Rules, 1989)” framed under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Q7. Consider the following statements:
- Total fertility Rate (TFR) refers to the total number of children born or likely to be born to a woman in her lifetime if she were subject to the prevailing rate of age-specific fertility in the population.
- Total Fertility Rate of about 4.1 children per woman is called Replacement-level fertility.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Option: (a)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The average number of children a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality. It is expressed as children per woman.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Replacement level fertility is the total fertility rate—the average number of children born per woman—at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next, without migration.
Total Fertility Rate of about 2.1 children per woman is called Replacement-level fertility.
Recently, the Government of India reported that India has achieved replacement level fertility, with as many as 31 States/Union Territories reaching a Total Fertility Rate of 2.1 or less.
Q8. Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions the term “Union Budget”?
(a) Article 112
(b) Article 122
(c) Article 119
(d) None of the above
Correct Option: (d)
Explanation:
The term 'Budget' is not mentioned in the Indian Constitution. It is mentioned as the 'Annual Financial Statement' in Article 112 of the Indian Constitution.
It is a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government in a Financial Year.
Q9. Consider the following statements with respect to Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In):
- CERT-In is a functional organization of the Cyber Department of the Ministry of Power.
- It is the nodal agency to deal with cyber security threats like hacking and phishing.
- CERT-In draws its functions under the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Option: (b)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: CERT-In was established in 2004 as a functional organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Statement 2 and 3 are correct: The Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008 designated CERT-In to serve as the national agency to perform the following functions in the area of cyber security:
- Collection, analysis and dissemination of information on cyber incidents.
- Forecast and alerts of cyber security incidents
- Emergency measures for handling cyber security incidents
- Coordination of cyber incident response activities.
- Issue guidelines, advisories, vulnerability notes and whitepapers relating to information
- security practices, procedures, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents.
- Such other functions relating to cyber security as may be prescribed.
Q10. Consider the following statements with respect to the Legal Services Authorities in India:
- The State Legal Services Authority is headed by the Hon’ble Chief Justice of the respective High Court.
- The President of India is the Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Option: (a)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The State Legal Services Authority is headed by Hon’ble the Chief Justice of the respective High Court who is the Patron-in-Chief of the State Legal Services Authority. A Senior Most Judge of the High Court is nominated as Executive Chairman, SLSA. In every State, the State Legal Services Authority has been constituted to give effect to the policies and directions of the NALSA and to give free legal services to the people and conduct Lok Adalats in the State.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Chief Justice of India (and not the President) is the Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to organize Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes.
Q11. Tara is a brilliant student studying in class 5. She was asked to multiply a number by 25 but by mistake she multiplied by 45 and the answer was 200 more than the correct answer. What was the number?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Let the number be n
So, According to given condition
n*25 = n*45 - 200
20*n = 200
n=10
Q12. In a certain code language 'MATHEMATICS' is written as 'LBSIDNZUHDR'. How is 'CHEMISTRY' written in that code language?
(a) DIDLHRSSX
(b) DGFLIRUQZ
(c) BIDNHTSSX
(d) BIDLHTSSX
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
The pattern followed here is:
a. For the letters in odd places (1st,3rd.5th.7th.9th,11th)- Positional value of the
letter - 1
b. For the letters in even places (2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th) Positional value of the
letter + 1
Q13. A school has 180 students. Among them 150 speak English, 100 speak Hindi, some students speak both English and Hindi. How many of them speak English only ?
(a) 30
(b) 60
(c) 70
(d) 80
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
Let us denote the number of students who speak English by n(E) and the number of students who speak Hindi by n(H).
According to the question,
Total number of students in School, ⇒ n(E ∪ H) = n(E) + n(H) - n(E ∩ H)
⇒ 180 = 150 + 100 - n(E ∩ H)
⇒ n(E ∩ H) = 250 - 180 = 70
So, there are 70 students in the school who speak both English and Hindi.
Now, Number of Students who speak English only = (Number of Students who speak English) - (Number of students who speak English and Hindi both)
⇒ n(E) - n(E ∩ H)
⇒ 150 - 70 ⇒ 80
∴ The number of students who speak English only is 80.
Q14. In a row of 40 boys, Rahul was shifted 8 places to the right of Raju and Sumit was shifted 8 places to the left of Ravi. If Ravi was 21st from the left and there were 2 boys between Sumit and Rahul after shifting, what was the position of Raju in the row?
(a) 10th from the left end
(b) 15th from right end
(c) 13th from right end
(d) Data inadequate
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
Ravi was 21st from the left and Sumit is 8 places left to Ravi So, Sumit is 13th from left. Now there are 2 boys between Sumit and Rahul so Rahul may be 10th or 16th from left. Since the exact position of Rahul cannot be ascertained, so Data Inadequate.
Q15. If the letters in the word SUBORDINATE are arranged as they appear in English alphabetical order, then which of the following letters will be fifth from right?
(a) S
(b) T
(c) N
(d) O
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
Arranging the letters in alphabetical order, we get: ABDEINORSTU We can see that the letter O is fifth from the right. Hence, option (d) is correct.