UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 234

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 234

Question 31 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With reference to "Indian Council for Cultural Relations", which of the following statement is/are correct?
  1. ICCR is an autonomous organisation of the government of India.
  2. The Council was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 31 Explanation: 
Statement 1 is correct. ICCR is an autonomous organisation of the government of India.

Statement 2 is correct. The Council was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Question 32 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With the Blue flag drill recently in news, consider the following statements: 1. This is a biannual exercise designed to strengthen Japan's naval military cooperation internationally. 2. India is participating in the Blue Flag drill for the second time. Which of the following statement(s) is correct?
A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 32 Explanation: 
  • Blue Flag drill is a biannual exercise designed to strengthen Israel's military cooperation internationally. Statement 1 is incorrect
  • India is participating in the Blue Flag drill for the first time.Statement 2 is incorrect
  • India is looking to boost its special forces capabilities, including cross-border counter- terrorist operations, during a two-week military drill with the air forces of Israel and eight other nations in what is the largest such exercise in Israeli history.
Question 33 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements with respect to the recently released report of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI): 1)India was the third largest military spender in 2017. 2)The total global military spending went down from 2016 in 2017. Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 33 Explanation: 
According to the recent report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India's defence spending increased by 5.5 per cent over 2016 and touched $63.9 billion- the fifth highest in the world after US, China, Russia and Saudi Arabia.The global military expenditure increased to $1.73 trillion- 2.2 per cent of the global GDP and 1.1 per cent over the expenditure in 2016. While the US spent a whopping $610 billion on its military, China spent $228 billion on its military needs.
Question 34 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Korean Peninsula is located between
A
East Sea and South China Sea
B
East Sea and Sea of Okhotsk
C
Yellow Sea and East China Sea
D
Yellow Sea and East Sea
Question 34 Explanation: 

The Korean Peninsula is located in East Asia. It is surrounded by the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the east and the Yellow Sea (West Sea) to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the two bodies of water.

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Question 35 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements regarding Edicts of Asoka.
  1. The inscriptions of Asoka were first deciphered by James Princep.
  2. They were completely written in Pali language.
  3. In some parts of India, Asokan inscriptions were found in Karoshti script.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A
1, 2
B
2, 3
C
1, 3
D
1, 2, 3
Question 35 Explanation: 

The inscriptions of Asoka were first deciphered by James Princep in 1837. They are written in Pali language and in some places Prakrit was used. The Brahmi script was employed for writing. In the northwestern India Asokan inscriptions were found in Karoshti script.

There are 35 questions to complete.