Q.15067·Miscellaneous·EasyConsider the following statements about Shalabanjika: 1. It is the common depiction of a woman embracing a tree in the Indian sculptures. 2. It is associated with the fertility cult. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.15068·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements about the Chola temples: 1. Sepulchral temples were built where the kings were buried. 2. The temples functioned as banks by advancing loans and by purchasing and receiving endowments and donations. 3. The temples became educational centres. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.15069·International Relations·EasyConsider the following about Odissi dance form: 1. Evidence of this dance form has been found in the caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri. 2. Odhra Magadha can be identified as the earliest precursor of the present day Odissi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.15070·Art & Culture·EasyWhich of the following musical forms belongs/belong to Carnatic music? 1. Suladi 2. Svarajati 3. Thumri Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.15071·Miscellaneous·EasyConsider the following statements regarding the social welfare measures taken by the Congress government during its twenty-eight months of rule: 1. No court or public authority was to recognize any custom or usage, which imposed any civil disability on the Harijans. 2. Prison reforms were taken up. Which of the statements given above are correct?View question
Q.15072·International Relations·EasyWith reference to Shrenis (Merchant guilds) in ancient India, consider the following statements: 1. They were professional bodies of artisans which maintained fair wages and prices of products. 2. Guild members could impeach and punish the chief of the shreni. 3. Shrenis were strictly restricted to one locality only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.15073·Polity·EasyConsider the following statements : 1. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Review Committee Report has recommended a debt to GDP ratio of 60% for the general (combined) government by 2023, comprising 40% for the Central Government and 20% for the State Governments. 2. The Central Government has domestic liabilities of 21 % of GDP as compared to that of 49% of GDP of the State Governments. 3. As per the Constitution of India, it is mandatory for a State to take the Central Government's consent for raising any loan if the former owes any outstanding liabilities to the latter. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?View question
Q.15074·International Relations·EasyWith reference to digital payments, consider the following statements : 1. BHIM app allows the user to transfer money to anyone with a UPI-enabled bank account. 2. While a chip-pin debit card has four factors of authentication, BHIM app has only two factors of authentication. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?View question
Q.15075·Miscellaneous·EasyWhich among the following indicators is/are used to calculate Disability-adjusted Life Year (DALY)? 1. Years of Life Lost (YLL) due to premature mortality 2. Years Lost due to Disability (YLD) Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.15076·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements about the recommendations of the Khan Committee: 1. The Khan Committee was set up by the Ministry of Finance to harmonize the roles of the Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and banks. 2. The Committee argued that DFIs should be given banking licences eventually and until then they should be allowed to establish 100 per cent banking subsidiaries, while they continue to play their present role. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.15077·Current Affairs·EasyThe Global Multidimensional Poverty Index was developed by which of the following organizations?View question
Q.15078·Science & Technology·EasyConsider the following statements about Kheda Satyagrah: 1. Peasants of Kheda district were in extreme distress due to the failure of crops and that their appeals for the remission of land revenue were being ignored by the Government. 2. Vallabh Bhai Patel was the president of the Gujarat Sabha, which played a leading role in the agitation. 3. Gandhiji called for withholding of revenue, even for those who could pay, if the government did not suspend the collection of land revenue. Which of the statements given above are correct?View question
Q.15079·Modern History·EasyConsider the following statements about the significance of the Battle of Plassey: 1. The Battle established the military supremacy of the English in Bengal. 2. The English obtained a grant of territories for the maintenance of a properly equipped military force. 3. It exposed the sub-continent’s internal conflicts, destroying the native dynasties then in power and also the economy of imperial Bengal. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.15082·Miscellaneous·EasyWhich of the following literary works talks about the overthrow of the Nandas by the Mauryans?View question
Q.15083·International Relations·EasyWhich of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Both Nalanda and Vikramashila were residential universities. 2. The rise of Bhagvatism is considered as the cause of the decline in Buddhism. 3. Buddhist literature was written in Pali and Sanskrit simultaneously. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.15084·Polity·EasyWhich of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Kautilya put forward the idea of royal absolutism. 2. The Mauryan army also consisted of a Navy wing. 3. The Mauryan Empire was divided into five provinces, administered by governors. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question