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1. Under the World Bank’s STARS Project, which of the following Indian States quality and governance of school education will be improved?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Maharashtra
5. Rajasthan
6. Odisha
Choose the correct option
(a) 1, 3, 4 and 5
(b) 2, 4, 5 and 6
(c) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
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2. Consider the following statements.
1. Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana was launched in 2017.
2. The scheme is a Coal India CSR funded Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) program.
3. Thalassemia is a chronic blood disorder.
4. It is a genetic disorder due to which a patient cannot make enough haemoglobin found in Red Blood Cells (RBC’s).
Which of the following statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
IAS Prelims Mock-Test 2020 – Set 36, 15 October
3. Consider the following statements.
1. Every year, FAO publishes the State of the World’s Forests.
2. FAO and the World Health Organization created the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 1961.
3. FAO created the International Plant Protection Convention or IPPC in 1952.
4. FAO is depositary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, also called Plant Treaty, Seed Treaty or ITPGRFA, entered into force on 29 June 2004.
Which of the following statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
4. Those Mughals who are from their mother’s side were the descendants of:
(a) Afghanis
(b) Turkish
(c) Romans
(d) Mongols
IAS Prelims Mock-Test 2020 – Set 35, 14 October
5. How many Mansabdars were there in the reign of Akbar?
(a) 26
(b) 28
(c) 29
(d) 31
6. The formation of African and Eurasian desert belt is due to:
1. It is located in the subtropical high-pressure cells.
2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.
Which of the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
IAS Prelims Mock-Test 2020 – Set 34, 12 October
7. What are the benefits of holographic imaging?
1. The test could be done in under 30 minutes.
2. It is highly accurate.
3. It can be performed by minimally trained personnel.
Choose the correct option
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
8. What would happen, if a commodity is provided free to the public by the Government?
(a) the opportunity cost is ignored.
(b) the opportunity cost is transferred from the consumers of the product to the tax-paying public.
(c) the opportunity cost is zero.
(d) the opportunity cost is transferred from the consumers of the product to the Government.
IAS Prelims Mock-Test 2020 – Set 33, 8 October
9. Consider the following statements regarding CRISPR Technology.
1. The CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats technology.
2. The technology is used for gene-editing and was first developed in 2012.
Which of the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
10. Which of the following provisions of the Indian Constitution have a bearing on Education?
1. Directive Principles of State Policy
2. Rural and Urban Local Bodies
3. Fifth Schedule
4. Sixth Schedule
3. Seventh Schedule
Choose the correct option
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3, 4 and 5 only
(c) 1, 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Ans: 1(d), 2(d), 3(b), 4(d), 5(c), 6(a), 7(a), 8(d), 9(c), 10(c)
Daily Gist of ‘The Hindu’, ‘PIB’, ‘Indian Express’ and Other Newspapers: 16 October, 2020
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