IAS Prelims Mock-Test 2020 – Set 75, 17 December

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1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about 3D Printing?
1. In 3D Printing, China remains the global leader with more than 35% market share.
2. By using successive layers of materials, it produces new products like plastic, resin, ceramic, etc.
Choose the correct answer
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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2. Consider the following statements regarding the Constitution of India.
1. The Constitution itself gives, under Article 136, the Supreme Court the power to review any of its judgments or orders.
2. In a 1975 ruling, Justice Krishna Iyer said a review can be accepted “only where a glaring omission or patent mistake or like grave error has crept in earlier by judicial fallibility”.
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

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3. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about OCI Cardholders?
1. Government of India launched the ‘Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Scheme’ by making amendments to Citizenship Act, 1955 in 2003.
2. On 07 January 2013, the Government of India discontinued the PIO card and merged it with OCI card.
Choose the correct answer
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
4. Consider the following statements regarding Quality Control Oder.
1. The Quality Control Order shall apply to (Toys) Product or material designed or clearly intended for use in play by children under 14 years of age.
2. It exempts goods manufactured & sold by registered Handicrafts artisans from use of BIS Standard Mark.
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

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5. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the the stagnation and deterioration of Agriculture during British period?
1. Indian agriculture began to stagnate as a result of overcrowding of agriculture, excessive land revenue demand, growth of landlordism, increasing indebtedness, etc.
2. Overcrowding of agriculture and increase in sub-infeudation led to subdivision and fragmentation of land into small holdings most of which could not maintain their cultivators.
Choose the correct answer
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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6. What are the reasons of Microclimatic Zones Shifting?
1. Disappearing wetlands
2. Land-use patterns
3. El-Nino
Choose the correct answer
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
7. The UK Sinha committee on MSMEs is appointed by which of the following organisation or body?
(a) Ministry of MSME
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
(d) Reserve Bank of India

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8. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Uighurs?
1. Uighurs are a Muslim minority community concentrated in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang province.
2. They claim closer ethnic ties to Turkey and other central Asian countries than to China, by brute and brutal force.
Choose the correct answer
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
9. Bardoli resolution was passed after which incident?
(a) Death of Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(c) Prison to Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Chauri Chaura incident

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10. Consider the following statement(s) regarding DakPay.
1. It is a new digital payment application launched by the Department of Posts and the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB).
2. DakPay is a suite of digital financial and assisted banking services provided through the postal network to cater to the financial needs of various sections of society, particularly those living in rural areas.
3. The services include free-of-cost money receipts and transfers at doorsteps, and scanned QR codes, to make payments for a range of utility and banking services.
Which of the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: 1(b), 2(b), 3(d), 4(c), 5(c), 6(a), 7(d), 8(c), 9(d), 10(d)

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