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a.The Constitution does not include any provision for categorisation of any State in India as a Special Category Status (SCS) State.

b.The National Development Council first accorded SCS in 1969 to Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland.

c.The central Government pays 90% of the funds required in a centrally sponsored scheme to SCS category States as against 60% in case of normal States.

Which of the above statements is/are false?

1 Only a

2 a and b

3 Only c

4 None of the above

Recently ‘ Bonnethead Shark’ was in the news. Consider the following statements regarding this.

a.It mainly eats the sea grass.

b.It is mainly found in Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.

Choose the correct statement/s from the coded given below:

1 Only a

2 Only b

3 Both a and b

4 Neither a nor b

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

1 India’s first environment friendly bio-fuel powered flew between Chennai and Bengaluru.

2 India has recently released its National Policy on Bio-fuel 2018.

3 The policy envisages a target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol by 2030.

4 None of the above

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. India opens Zokhawthar immigration check-post in Mizoram along Myanmar border.

b.Zokhawthar is the second immigration check-post in Mizoram along Myanmar border after Zorinpui check-post.

c.India shares 1751 km long border with Myanmar which touches Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Assam and Meghalaya.

1 a and b

2 a and c

3 a, b and c

4 only a

Which is the world’s fastest super computer ? (Up to end of June 2018)

1 Tianhe(China)

2 Sunway Taihulight (China)

3 Summit (USA)

4 Titan (USA)

Consider the following statements:

a.India was elected to the UN’s top human rights body for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019.

b.India got 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category, the highest number of votes among all candidates in UNHRC election.

c.India had previously been elected to the Geneva based Human Rights Council for the 2010-2013 and 2013-2016 term.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

1 Only a

2 a and b

3 Only c

4 All of the above

Consider the following statements:

a.As of July 2018, a total of 1092 World Heritage sites exist across 167 countries.

b.Italy, with 54 World Heritage sites has the most of any country (up to July 2018).

c.India has 39 World Heritage sites (up to July 2018).

d.A collection of Victorian, Gothic and Art Deco buildings of Mumbai are declared as world Heritage sites in 2018.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1 a, b and d

2 b, c and d

3 a, b and c

4 All of the above

‘Tikka’ disease affects which one of the following crops?

1 Cotton

2 Wheat

3 Groundnut

4 Rice

Consider the following statements about ‘Survekshan Gramin awards, 2018’:

a.Haryana was ranked as best State in India.

b.Maharashtra was ranked as second best State in India.

c.Satara District of Maharashtra was ranked as best district.

d.Nashik District of Maharashtra was ranked first for maximum citizens participation.

1 a, b and c

2 b, c and d

3 a,c and d

4 All of the above

On January 31, 2018, a rare ‘Blue Moon’ event was experienced in large parts of the globe. In that context consider the following statements.

a. It was a rare moment as a blue moon, a super moon and a total lunar eclipse fell on the same day.

b. When two full moons appear in the same calendar month, the second is termed as ‘Super moon’.

c. When the full moon is at the closest point of its orbit to the Earth it is termed as ‘Blue moon’.

1 Only a

2 Only a and b

3 Only b and c

4 Only a and c

Which one of the following statements is false with regard to Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018?

1 The bill makes specific provision related to giving of bribes is now an offence.

2 The bill amends various provision of prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

3 The bill incorporated the recommendations given by the 21st Law Commission headed by justice B.S Chauhan.

4 By making citizens liable for offering a bribe to public servant, the anti-corruption law has been brought to line with UN Convention Against.

Match the pairs about ‘BRICS’ summit:

a. 2014 I. Goa Summit

b. 2015 II. Fortaleza Summit

c. 2016 III. Xiamen Summit

d. 2017 IV. Ufa Summit

e. 2018 V. Johannesburg Summit.

1 a b c d e II III IV I V

2 II IV I III V

3 I II III IV V

4 V IV II III I

Which one of the following statements about Nuclear Supplier’s Group (NSG) is not correct?

1 Initially the NSG had seven participating governments.

2 As of 2018, the NSG has 51 participating governments.

3 The NSG chair for 2018-19 is Latvia.

4 India seeks to join the NSG to become an exporter of nuclear technology.

Consider the following statements:

a.There are five types of bones in the skeleton.

b.The function of the long bones is to support weight and facilitate movement.

c.The function of the flat bones is to protect tendon from stress.

1 Statements a and b are correct

2 Statements b and c are correct

3 Statements a and c are correct

4 All the statements are correct.

Which one of the following statements about ‘ Statue of Unity’ is false?

1 The 182-meter-high statue of Unity is twice the height of New York’s Statue of Liberty.

2 The height of the Statue in meters has been picked to match the total Assembly Constituencies in Gujarat.

3 October 31, 2018 marks the 145th birth anniversary of Sarder Vallabhbhai Patel.

4 None of the above.

Which of the following statements about ‘ Lok Adakat’ is incorrect?

1 Under the Legal Services Authorities Act of 1987, Lok Adalats have been given a statutory status.

2 Lok Adalats can be constituted of serving or retried judicial persons only.

3 Every award made by the Lok Adalat is final and binding on the parties.

4 The award passed by the Lok Adalat is deemed to be a decree of a civil court.