IAS Prelims Mock-Test 2020 – Set 33, 8 October

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1. Which among the following statement/s is/are correct?
1. Garo, Jaintia and Khasi tribes of Meghalaya are all matrilineal communities.
2. All these are clubbed as “unrepresented tribes” for nomination in Meghalaya’s autonomous tribal councils.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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2. Manu recommended higher punishment for which among the following offences to Brahamans than the persons of other varnas?
(a) Theft
(b) Profanity
(c) Murder
(d) Treason
3. Who among the following was not a part of the “Bombay Triumvirate”?
(a)Badruddin Tyabji
(b)K.T. Telang
(c)Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Pherozeshah Mehta

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4. With respect to the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) consider the following statements :
1. It has been conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF).
2. It includes pre-schoolers, school-age children, and adolescents in both urban and rural areas across India.
Which of the given statement/s is/are INCORRECT?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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5. Which among the following age marks a very distinct growth in the population of Human beings compared to other ages?
(a) Mesolithic age
(b) Neolithic Age
(c) Lower Paleolithic age
(d) Upper Paleolithic Age

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6. With respect to the zinc deficiency, which among the following statement/s is/are correct?
1. Rising carbon dioxide levels can accelerate zinc deficiency in crops.
2. Zinc deficiency causes diarrhoea, growth retardation, loss of appetite and impaired immune function.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
7. Cooch Behar in West Bengal is famous for which among the following industries?
(a) Cotton Cloth Industry
(b) Glass Industry
(c) Petroleum Industry
(d) Silk Industry

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8. Garo and Khasi hills are a part of which of the following ranges?
(a) Himalayas
(b) Satpura
(c) Eastern Ghat
(d) Vindhya
9. Which among the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?
(a) Kutch peninsula is made of tertiary rock system
(b) West coast plain is narrower than the East Coast plain
(c) Nilgiri is the nodal point of Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and Southern system
(d) All are correct
10. Which of the given statement/s is/are correct with respect to Hypoxia -Inducible Factors (HIF)?
1. It regulates the production of red blood cells.
2. When the level of oxygen in the cells increases, HIF in the cells increases.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. 1(a), 2(a), 3(c), 4(c), 5(a), 6(c), 7(d), 8(a), 9(d), 10(a)