Mock Test-1 (Paper-1) (Question 101-125)

Total Questions: 25

1. Consider the following statements with respective to Mission Innovation (MI)

1. It is a global initiative of 24 countries and UNDP for catalysing energy trade.

2. It aims to demonstrate clean energy affordable, attractive and accessible for all.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only
Solution:Mission Innovation (MI)
  • Mission Innovation (MI) is a global initiative of 22 countries and the European Commission (on behalf of the European Union).
  • It was launched during 21 st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) UNFCCC in November 2015.
  • It catalyses a decade of action and investment in research, development and demonstration to make clean energy affordable, attractive and accessible for all.
  • India is a member of this mission.
  • Department of Biotechnology is the nodal agency for coordinating national efforts in clean energy R&D under the mission.

2. The Pensilungpa Glacier, sometimes seen in the news recently, is located in?

Correct Answer: (b) Ladakh, India
Solution:Pensilungpa Glacier
  • It is located in Zanskar, Ladakh.
  • Researchers have recently found that it is being retreating, and attributed the retreat to an increase in the temperature and decrease in precipitation during winters.
  • The study also suggests that due to continuous rise in the air temperature in line with the global trend, the melting would increase, and it is possible that the precipitation of summer periods at higher altitudes will change from snow to rain, and that may influence the summer and winter pattern.

3. Consider the following statements with respective to Abanindranath Tagore

1. He mastered the Western art of oil painting, but painted themes from Indian mythology

2. He belonged to the Renaissance School or the Revivalist School, as it represented the first modern movement of Indian art.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:Abanindranath Tagore
  • He was a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore, in his youth, he received training in European and Academic style from European artists.
  • However, during the last decade of the 19th century, he developed distaste for the corporeality of European naturalism (which represented things closer to the way one sees them - inspired by the principles of natural science).
  • Mughal miniatures influenced his visual ideas deeply.
  • Another source of inspiration came from the visit of the Japanese philosopher and aesthetician Okakura Kakuzo to Kolkata in 1902.

4. Consider the following statements with respect to e-RUPI

1. It is a cashless and contactless digital payments medium, which will be delivered to mobile phones of beneficiaries in form of an SMS-string or a QR code.

2. It has been developed by the National Payments Corporation of India in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and National Health Authority.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:
  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch e-RUPI, a person and purpose specific digital payment solution today.

e-RUPI

  • It is a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment.
  • It has been developed by National Payments Corporation of India on its UPI platform, in collaboration with the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and National Health Authority.

5. Consider the following statements with respect to e-RUPI

1. It is a cashless and contactless digital payments medium, which will be delivered to mobile phones of beneficiaries in form of an SMS-string or a QR code.

2. It has been developed by the National Payments Corporation of India in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and National Health Authority.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:
  • e-RUPI, a person and purpose specific digital payment solution today.

e-RUPI

  • It is a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment.
  • It has been developed by National Payments Corporation of India on its UPI platform, in collaboration with the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and National Health Authority.

6. Amagarh Fort, sometimes seen in the news recently, is located in?

Correct Answer: (a) Jaipur, Rajasthan
Solution:Amagarh Fort
  • The fort, located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, is at the centre of a conflict between the tribal Meena community and local Hindu groups.
  • Members of the Meena community say the Amagarh Fort was built by a Meena ruler predating Rajput rule in Jaipur, and this has been their holy site for centuries where they worship Amba Mata.

7. Sela Tunnel recently in news is located in which of the Himalayan states?

Correct Answer: (d) Arunachal Pradesh
Solution:Sela Tunnel
  • It will be the longest bi-lane road tunnel in the world at an altitude above 13,000 feet, located in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • It will provide all weather connectivity to Tawang.

8. Kakatiya Ramappa Temple is located in which of the following states?

Correct Answer: (d) Telangana
Solution:Kakatiya Ramappa Temple
  • It was built during the rule of Kakatiya dynasty, located in the State of Telangana, declared as UNESCO's World Heritage site.
  • It is the main Shiva temple in a walled complex built during the Kakatiyan period (1123-1323 CE) under rulers Rudradeva and Recharla Rudra.
  • Its sculptures of high artistic quality illustrate regional dance customs and Kakatiya culture.
  • It is nominated under UNESCO's Criterion i (Masterpiece of human creative genius) and Criterion iii

(bearing a unique or at least an exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition, which is living or which has disappeared).

9. Consider the following statements with respective to Pangolin

1. Indian pangolin is found throughout North Eastern states, where Chinese Pangolin is found in Kumaon Himalayas.

2. Indian pangolin is listed as "endangered" and the Chinese pangolin has been listed as "critically endangered".

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

10. The least number that should be added to 2055 so that the sum is exactly divisible by 27:

Correct Answer: (a) 24
Solution:Number has to be less than 27.

Let the number be x.

On Dividing 2055 by 27,

we get remainder as 3

Now, 3 + x = 27

∴ x = 24