UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 123

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 123

Question 71 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements.
    1. It breaks seed and bud dormancy.
    2. It helps in the process of rapid elongation in deep water rice plants.
    3. It promotes root growth and root hair formation.
The above refers to which plant growth hormone?
A
Cytokinin
B
Gibrellin
C
Ethylene
D
Auxin
Question 71 Explanation: 
  • Ethylene is a simple gaseous Plant growth regulator (PGR).
  • It is synthesised in large amounts by tissues undergoing senescence and ripening fruits.
  • Influences of ethylene on plants include horizontal growth of seedlings, swelling of the axis etc. Ethylene promotes abscission of plant organs especially of leaves and flowers.
  • Ethylene is highly effective in fruit ripening. It enhances the respiration rate during ripening of the fruits. This rise in rate of respiration is called respiratory climactic.

Refer: https://www.britannica.com/science/ethylene "

Question 72 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is/are correct?
  1. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is compulsory for all units registered under the Factories Act.
  2. CSR is provided under Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013.
  3. Companies might use the CSR funds in sectors such as health, eradicating poverty, gender equality, heritage art.
A
1 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 72 Explanation: 
2 and 3 only are correct
Question 73 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following countries share a border with the Persian Gulf?
  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. Lebanon
  3. Oman
  4. Iraq
A
2 and 3 only
B
1, 2, 3 and 4
C
1, 3 and 4 only
D
2 and 4 only
Question 73 Explanation: 
1, 3 and 4 only
Question 74 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements regarding Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB):

1.It is a multilateral development bank that aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region.

2.India and Japan holds second and third largest subscriptions of share of the bank respectively.

3.Headquarters of AIIB is located at Beijing.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A
1 only
B
1 and 3 only
C
1, 2 and 3
D
2 and 3 only
Question 74 Explanation: 

Japan is not a member of AIIB. "

Question 75 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
5. Which of the following are the recommendations given by Bibek Debroy committee?
  1. The report recommends setting up an overarching Railway Regulatory Authority of India (RRAI) as an independent regulatory body.
  2. It recommended that present eight organized Group 'A' services in Indian Railways (recruitment process) can be broadly categorized in two bigger groupings viz. technical and non-technical services.
Select the correct options.
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
None of the above
Question 75 Explanation: 
Railway Regulatory Authority of India (RRAI) as an independent regulatory body shall ensure fair and open access and set access charges; establish tariffs in cases where there the market fails to discover a price; and adjudicate disputes between the track-owning organization and train operators; and between competitors.

Technical and non-technical services classification as suggested for recruitment process can be as follows: The Indian Railway Technical Service (IRTechS) comprising the existing five technical services (IRSE, IRSSE, IRSEE, IRSME and IRSS) and the Indian Railway Logistics Service (IRLogS), comprising the three non-technical services (IRAS, IRPS and IRTS).

There are 75 questions to complete.