UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 125

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 125

Question 46 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements:
1. The railway station in this town, 'Karmatar' - it has emerged as one of the biggest hubs of cybercrime in the country, is named after him/her
2. His/her suggestions were adopted by British officials who passed a law in 1856 permitting widow remarriage
The statements given above refer to which one of the following social reformers?
A
Veerasalingam Pantulu
B
Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
C
Pandita Ramabai
D
Tarabai Shinde
Question 46 Explanation: 

One of the most famous reformers, Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, used the ancient texts to suggest that widows could remarry. His suggestion was adopted by British officials, and a law was passed in 1856 permitting widow remarriage.
* The quiet railway station in the heart of Karmatar draws its name from one of the country's greatest social reformers, but today hardly anyone seems to be aware of the connection of this place to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
* Instead, this nondescript little town in Jharkhand's Jamtara district is often frequented by police from different States: it has emerged as one of the biggest hubs of cybercrime in the country.
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Source and Improvisation: TH: The cyber con artists of Jamtara;
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Question 47 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements with respect to The Intensive Agriculture District Programme (IADP):
1. IADP is also known as package programme.
2. The major objective of the programme is to increase agriculture production.
Which of the following codes given below is/are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 47 Explanation: 
The Intensive Agriculture District Programme (IADP) was launched as the first major experiment in intensive agriculture development in the year 1960. The IADP popularly known as package programme was launched in three districts in 1960 - 61 and four districts in 1962 - 63. The major objectives of the programme were to demonstrate the most effective ways of achieving rapid and significant increase in agriculture production through adoption of a package of improved practices and to suggest successful and adoptable innovations, approaches and procedures which could be adopted in similar areas of the country.
Question 48 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements :
    1. Bhakti saint- Guru Ravidas was contemporary of the Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
    2. Saint Ravidas greatly influenced by Tulsidas
    3. Ravidas devotional songs were included in the Sikh scriptures, Guru Granth Sahib
Which of the statement given above is/are Incorrect?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above
Question 48 Explanation: 
Here, Directive word is INCORRECT!!
  • Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534) was a Bengali Hindu mystic, saint, and the chief proponent of the Achintya Bheda Abheda Vedanta school and the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism. He also expounded the Vaishnava school of Bhakti yoga, based on Bhagavata Purana and Bhagavad Gita
  • Tulsidas ((1532-1623) was a Hindu Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama. Tulsidas wrote several popular works in Sanskrit and Awadhi; he is best known as the author of the epic Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of the Sanskrit Ramayana based on Rama's life in the vernacular Awadhi dialect of Hindi.

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Question 49 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements about Mission Innovation (MI)
  1. Mission Innovation (MI) is a global initiative of 23 countries (which includes India) and the European Commission.
  2. It is to accelerate global clean energy innovation with the objective to make clean energy widely affordable.
  3. MI was announced at COP24 Katowice 2018.
  4. The members have committed to seek to double public investment in clean energy RD&D.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A
1, 2
B
1 and 3
C
1, 2, 4
D
1, 2, 3, 4
Question 49 Explanation: 

Mission Innovation (MI) is a global initiative of 23 countries and the European Commission (on behalf of the European Union) working to reinvigorate and accelerate global clean energy innovation with the objective to make clean energy widely affordable.

MI was announced at COP21 on November 30, 2015, as world leaders came together in Paris to commit to ambitious efforts to combat climate change.

These 24 members have committed to seek to double public investment in clean energy RD&D and are engaging with the private sector, fostering international collaboration and celebrating innovators.

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Question 50 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following index/indexes is published by Central Statistical organisation?
  1. CPI (urban)
  2. CPI (Rural)
  3. CPI (Agricultural Labour)
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
A
1 and 2 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 50 Explanation: 
Statements 1 and 2 are correct

The CPI (urban),CPI (rural) and CPI (combined) series is published by the Central Statistical Organisation, the others are published by the Department of Labour.

Statements 3 is incorrect

CPI(AL) is published by Ministry of labour.

There are 50 questions to complete.