UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 70

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Question 96 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of the following African countries opens out to both, the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Mediterranean Sea?
A
Algeria
B
Spain
C
Western Sahara
D
Morocco
Question 96 Explanation: 


Question mentions, "African countries". Only option 'd' is correct "

Question 97 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
'Container Corporation of India Limited' is a PSU under the
A
Ministry of Shipping
B
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
C
Ministry of Railways
D
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Question 97 Explanation: 

In the news : Indian Railways' PSU CONCOR (Container Corporation of India ltd.) is developing a cold store at Lasalgaon near Nashik for storage of onions and other perishable produce. This cold storage will have a total capacity of 2500 MT out of which 1500 MT will be exclusively utilised for onion storage and remaining for other perishable commodities such as fruits & vegetables. The cold storage is being set up on CSR model by CONCOR.

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Question 98 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With reference to an organization known as 'Birdlife International', which of the following statements is/ are correct?
  1. It is a Global Partnership of Conservation Organizations.
  2. The concept of 'biodiversity hotspots' originated from this organization.
  3. It identifies the sites known/referred to as 'Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas.'
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A
1 and 2 only
B
2 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 98 Explanation: 
1 and 3 only
Question 99 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
GAFA tax recently seen in news is related to
A
Tax on new start-ups with annual turn-over of more than 1 crore
B
Tax on energy consuming industrial products
C
Tax on large technology and internet companies
D
Tax imposed on high carbon emission industries
Question 99 Explanation: 

French finance minister Bruno Le Maire announced the introduction of a GAFA tax-named after Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon-on large technology and internet companies in France from 1 January 2019.

The French proposal is set to target only those profitable companies that have heavy annual global revenue. "

Question 100 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements with respect to India Justice Report 2019:
1. It is India's first-ever ranking of states on justice delivery
2. Kerala tops the list followed by Maharashtra Which of the following below given codes are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 100 Explanation: 
Tata Trusts has released India Justice Report 2019. It has been prepared by Tata Trusts in collaboration with Centre for social Justice, Common Cause, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Daksh, TISS-Prayas and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. It is India's first-ever ranking of states on justice delivery. The report looks into the 'four pillars' - of Judiciary, Legal Aid, Police and Prisons, and analyses the budgets, human resources, personnel workload, diversity, infrastructure and trends against the government's declared standards and benchmarks. Maharashtra has topped the list of states in delivering justice to people followed by Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Haryana. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar ranked at the bottom. "
There are 100 questions to complete.