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Q1.Consider the following statements regarding Indian Peafowl
- Peafowl are omnivores and eat mostly plants, flower petals, and seeds
- It is classified under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, Schedule II of 1972
- The Indian Peafowl is listed as Least Concern by IUCN (2014) Red data
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 1 and 3
- 1,2 and 3
Q2.Consider the following statements
- TRPM8 is a receptor in the skin that responds to high temperatures
- Nociceptors are involved in the detection of some spices in food
- Somatosensation is all about the perception of touch
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 2
- 2 only
- 1 and 3
- 1,2 and 3
Q3.Which of the following statements are correct about Shyamji Krishna Varma
- He founded the India House and The Indian Sociologist,
- He opposed the secure Home Rule for India, as advocated by the Bhikaji Cama,
- He Supported Arya Samaj founded by the Dayanand Saraswati
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 2
- 2 only
- 1 and 3
- 3 only
Q4.Recently i-drone Project was seen in the news. It was about-
- Mapping Disaster prone zones in India with the use of drones
- Monitoring Poachers and illegal traders of wildlife trafficking in the national parks with the use of drones
- Delivering life-saving vaccines in the Northeast region
- Mapping of every property with the help of drones in all the villages of the country under the SWAMITVA scheme
Q5.Consider the following statements regarding adhar enabled payment system
- AePS enables consumers to withdraw cash after biometric authentication from micro ATMs operated by the Business correspondent of any bank
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mandates a T+7 settlement period—or seven days for the failure of Aadhar enabled transaction following the transaction date—and a monetary per day penalty for a failure to do so.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Q6. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) works under the aegis of-
- Ministry of Law and Justice
- Ministry of Finance (MoF)
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY)
- It is an autonomous institution working independently
Q7. The terms ‘Langas’ and ‘Manganiyars’ were recently in the news. These are:
- Buddhist monks in the western part of India.
- Muslim musicians residing in Rajasthan.
- Religious rituals
- Handicraft techniques prevalent in South India.
Q8.Consider the following statements regarding United Nations General Assembly:
- Its president is elected every five years.
- It is the only United Nations body having universal representation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Q9.Which among the following statements is correct about Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)
- Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is an indicator of business activity for the manufacturing sector only
- A figure above 40 denotes expansion in business activity.
- the Purchasing Managers’ Index is based on five major indicators: new orders, inventory levels, production, supplier deliveries, and the employment environment.
- It is published every month by NSO
Q10.The 2021 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded for the research in-
- Inventions in the field of laser physics
- The physical modeling of earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming”
- Contributions to the ligo detector and the observation of gravitational waves
- Theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter
Solutions:
1(c), 2(b), 3(c), 4(c), 5(a), 6(c), 7(b), 8(b), 9(c), 10(b)
