National (Current Affairs – UPSC) (Part-III)

Total Questions: 63

21. With reference to "Look East Policy" of India, consider the following statements? [2011-1]

1. India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in the East Asian affairs.

2. India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of Cold War.

3. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbours in Southeast and East Asia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 & 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 & 3

Correct Answer: (b) 1 & 3 only

Solution:The main objective of the Look East policy is economic integration with East and Southeast Asia. India realised that its East Asian neighbours achieved rapid eco-nomic growth and that it was lagging behind.

22. In the union budget 2011-12, a full exemption from the basic customs duty was extended to the bio-based asphalt (bioasphalt). What is the importance of this material? [2011-1]

1. Unlike traditional asphalt, bio-asphalt is not based on fossil fuels.

2. Bioasphalt can be made from non-renewable resources.

3. Bioasphalt can be made from organic waste materials.

4. It is eco-friendly to use bioasphalt for surfacing of the roads.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 & 3 only
(b) 1, 3 & 4 only
(c) 2 & 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 & 4

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 3 & 4 only

Solution:It is based on renewable resources like sugar, molasses, rice, corn and potato starches.

23. With reference to National Rural Health Mission, which of the following are the jobs of 'ASHA', a trained community health worker? [2012-1]

1. Accompanying women to the health facility for antenatal care checkup

2. Using pregnancy test kits for early detection of pregnancy

3. Providing information on nutrition and immunization

4. Conducting the delivery of baby

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 & 3 only
(b) 2 & 4 only
(c) 1 & 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 & 4

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 2 & 3 only

Solution:Conducting the delivery of baby is not the work of Asha.

24. How does the National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor? [2012-1]

1. By setting up a large number of new manufacturing industries and agribusiness centres in rural areas.

2. By strengthening 'self-help groups' and providing skill development.

3. By supplying seeds, fertilizers, diesel pump-sets and micro-irrigation equipment free of cost to farmers.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 & 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 & 3 only
(d) 1, 2 & 3

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Solution:National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) is one of the flagship programs of Government of India with the focus on self-employment by reaching out to Self Help Groups, The mission aims to reach out to all the rural poor families (BPL families) and link them to sustainable livelihoods opportunities through Skill development and other supports. It will nurture them to come out of poverty and enjoy a decent quality of life.

25. The endeavour of 'Janani Suraksha Yojana' Programme is: [2012-1]

1. to promote institutional deliveries.

2. to provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery.

3. to provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 & 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 & 3

Correct Answer: (a) 1 & 2 only

Solution:The endeavour of Janani Suraksha Yojana programme are :

(i) to promote institutional deliveries.

(ii) to provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery.

26. Which one of the following was given classical language status recently? [2015-1]

(a) Odia
(b) Konkani
(c) Bhojpuri
(d) Assamese

Correct Answer: (a) Odia

Solution:Odia (Odiya) language on 20 February 2014 became the sixth language of the country to get classical language status after the Union Cabinet approved it. Odia is billed as the first language from the Indo-Aryan linguistic group and the case for making it a classical language was also premised on the fact that it has no resemblance to Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali and Telugu. With this, Odia came into the same league as Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, which have already been conferred the classical language status.

Guidelines for declaring a language as 'Classical' are: High antiquity of its early texts/recorded history over a period of 1500-2000 years;

A body of ancient literature/texts, which is considered a valuable heritage by generations of speakers;

The literary tradition be original and not borrowed from another speech community;

The classical language and literature being distinct from modern, there may also be a discontinuity between the classical language and its later forms or its offshoots.

27. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 was given to which one of the following? [2015-1]

(a) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(b) Indian Institute of Science
(c) Indian Space Research Organization
(d) Tata Institute of Fundamental research

Correct Answer: (c) Indian Space Research Organization

Solution:Indian space agency ISRO was conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 in recognition of its contribution in strengthening international cooperation in peaceful use of outer space.

28. Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken? [2016-1]

(a) Cauvery and Tungabhadra
(b) Godavari and Krishna
(c) Mahanadi and Sone
(d) Narmada and Tapti

Correct Answer: (b) Godavari and Krishna

Solution:(i) India took a step forward in its ambitious but long-pending goal to interlink major rivers to form a national water grid. The Pattiseema project lifts flood water from the river Godavari and pumps it into the Polavaram right canal that empties into the river Krishna in Vijayawada.

(ii) Andhra Pradesh Government is interlinking Krishna-Godavari rivers through the Pattiseema lift irrigation scheme.

29. Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel? [2016-1]

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Rajasthan

Correct Answer: (d) Rajasthan

Solution:(i) The Rajasthan government is exploring ways to develop an artificial inland port in Jalore by bringing in Arabian Sea water into Rajasthan through Gujarat. If implemented, Rajasthan will become accessible by water transport and will be able to shed the tag of a landlocked state.

(ii) Rajasthan wants to develop artificial inland shipping port at Jalore, it'll be connected to the Arabian Sea by developing a channel along the Kutch Creek.

30. A recent movie titled 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' is based on the biography of: [2016-1]

(a) S. Ramanujan
(b) S. Chandrasekhar
(c) S. N. Bose
(d) C. V. Raman

Correct Answer: (a) S. Ramanujan

Solution:(i) 'The Man who knew infinite' is a biographical movie of Indian Mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan (played by Dev Patel) and his association with British mathematician GH Hardy. Ramanujan was a self-taught (autodidactic) Mathematician-born and died in Madras Presidency.

(ii) He, who after growing up poor in Madras, India, earns admittance to Cambridge University during World War I, where he became a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G. H. Hardy.

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