Q.181·International Relations·EasyAfzal borrowed Rs. 40,000 at 10% annual compounding. If the loan was to be repaid in two equal instalments, what was the approximate value of each instalment?View question
Q.182·International Relations·EasyWhich of the following pairs, related to the personalities and the posts associated with them, is/are correctly matched? 1. Sir Dinkar Rao – Nominated as a member of the Viceroy’s Legislative Council through the Indian Council Act of 1861. 2. Satyendra Prasad Sinha – The first Indian law member through the Morley-Minto Act. 3. Sardar Baldev Singh – Nominated as the first Indian in the Reserve Bank of India. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.183·International Relations·EasyThe Tropic of Capricorn passes through which of the following countries? 1. Madagascar 2. Namibia 3. Botswana Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.184·International Relations·EasyA person has only Rs. 1 and Rs. 2 coins with her. If the total number of coins that she has is 50 and the amount of money with her is Rs. 75, then the number of Rs. 1 and Rs. 2 coins are, respectivelyView question
Q.185·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements regarding water vapour: 1. In the warm and wet tropics, it may account for 100 per cent of the air by volume. 2. It is not a greenhouse gas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.186·International Relations·EasyOn the basis of which of the following criteria, franchise was given for direct election under the Government of India Act of 1919? 1. On the basis of property 2. On the basis of caste and religion 3. On the basis of education 4. On the basis of gender Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.187·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements: 1. Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored for more than three months. 2. State cannot enter into any contract with private corporations for sharing of Aadhar data 3. Aadhaar is mandatory for obtaining insurance products. 4. Aadhaar is mandatory for getting benefits funded out of the Consolidated fund of India. Which of the statements give above is/are correct?View question
Q.188·International Relations·EasyPointing to a man, Indira said, ―He is the youngest son of my Father-in-law‘s only son‖. How is Indira related to this youngest son‘s father?View question
Q.189·International Relations·EasyWhich of the following statements are correct about the recommendations of the Urjit Patel Committee? 1. The headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) should be the nominal anchor for monetary policy and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should make this the predominant objective. 2. Monetary policy decisions should be vested in a Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), comprising the Governor, the Deputy Governor and Executive Director in charge of monetary policy, and two external full-time members. 3. There should be a remunerated standing deposit facility at the RBI to sterilize excess liquidity. 4. All sector specific refinance should be phased out, as committed to the World Bank. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.190·International Relations·EasyWhich of the following statements is/are correct about the Charvaka School? 1. Kumarila Bhatta is the founder of the Charvaka School of Philosophy. 2. It finds mention in the Vedas and Brihadaranyka Upanishad. 3. The Charvaka philosophy deals with the materialistic philosophy. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.191·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements about Aquaculture: 1. It is the production of aquatic plants and animals under controlled conditions. 2. Sea Farming is a type of brackish water aquaculture. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.192·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements with respect to Basel III norms, prescribed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision: 1. It requires banks to maintain sufficient capital in order to meet an unexpected default. 2. It requires banks to maintain capital to cover risks like cyber-attack on bank server. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.193·International Relations·EasyWhich of the following statements regarding the Indus Waters Treaty is/are correct? 1. The Treaty was reached through the arbitration of the UN. 2. India has the exclusive rights to use the waters of River Sutlej. 3. India can utilize only 20 percent of the total discharge of the Indus River System. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.194·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements about the sources of energy: 1. Fire-wood, charcoal and animal power come under the category of non-commercial energy. 2. In India, anthracite coal is found only in Jharkhand and Odisha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.195·International Relations·EasyTo prevent its environmental exploitation, the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 was signed. It has been agreed that Antarctica should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and that military activities would be prohibited. It also guaranteed continued freedom for scientific research and promoted international scientific cooperation. Which of the following statements will weaken the argument for preserving Antarctica as a site for scientific research and cooperation?View question
Q.196·International Relations·EasyThe Indian Independence Act of 1947 has abolished the Office of the Secretary of State for India. His functions were transferred to theView question
Q.197·International Relations·EasyPassage The Global Financial Stability Report finds that the share of portfolio investments from advanced economies in the total debt and equity investments in emerging economies has doubled in the past decade to 12 percent. The phenomenon has implications for Indian policy makers as foreign portfolio investments in the debt and equity markets have been on the rise. The phenomenon is also flagged as a threat that could compromise global financial stability in a chain reaction, in the event of United States Federal Reserve’s imminent reversal of its “Quantitative Easing” policy. Which among the following is the most rational and critical inference that can be made from the above passage?View question
Q.198·International Relations·EasyWhich of the following statements is/are correct about the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS)? 1. ATUFS has been introduced by the Ministry of Textiles (MoT) for textiles and jute industry to facilitate induction of state-of-the- art technology. 2. The primary objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to a group of entrepreneurs to establish state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities in a cluster for setting up their textile units. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question