UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 236

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 236

Question 26 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which following is the mission of Spacex's dragon capsules, sometimes seen in news:
A
TO land on an asteroid and collecting sample material from it.
B
To carry cargo and astronauts to and from the orbiting International Space Station.
C
To carry astronauts to the far side of the moon
D
To carry astronauts to and from Mars
Question 26 Explanation: 
Dragon is a free-flying spacecraft designed to deliver both cargo and people to orbiting destinations.
Question 27 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following would constitute repression on the Liability side of banks, while discussing "Double Financial Repression"?
A
SLR requirement
B
Provision of 40% of Priority Sector Lending
C
High Inflation and relative diminishing of household savings
D
None of the above
Question 27 Explanation: 
Double Financial Repression is a phenomenon when the banks are faced with financial repression both on the asset and liability side.

Repression on asset side:

Financial repression on asset side is due to SLR requirement (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) i.e. the amount of liquid assets which banks are required to hold in form of cash, government bonds and gold.

Provision of 40% of Priority Sector Lending has led the allocation of cash to less than fully efficient ways.

Repression on Liability side:

Financial repression on the liability side is the result of continued inflation since 2007. This has had a direct effect on real interest rates and hence reduction in household savings as people has to spend more on daily food items

Question 28 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements regarding State emergency.
  1. It can be revoked any time by the President, without the approval of Parliament.
  2. President rule was imposed on all the states in India except Telangana.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both
D
None
Question 28 Explanation: 

Chhattisgarh and Telangana are the only states where the president's rule has not been imposed so far.

Question 29 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements with respect to Saraswati Samman Award:
1. Saraswati Samman award was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991
2. The award is given annually for an outstanding literary work written in any Indian languages
3. K Siva Reddy was awarded the Saraswati Samman award for his collection Pakkaki Ottigilite in 2018 Which of the following below given codes are correct?
A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 29 Explanation: 
Telugu poet K Siva Reddy has been awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2018. K Siva Reddy was awarded the Saraswati Samman award for his collection Pakkaki Ottigilite in 2018. Saraswati Samman award was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991. The award is given annually for an outstanding literary work written in any official Indian languages and published during the preceding 10 years. It is the highest recognition in the field of Indian literature and carries a cash purse of Rs 15 lakh apart from a citation and a plaque. "
Question 30 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With reference to International Criminal Court, consider the following statements: 1.International Criminal Court prosecutes individual's war crimes and crimes against humanity. 2.Botswana is the first country to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Which of the following statement is incorrect?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 or 2
Question 30 Explanation: 
Statement 1 is correct as ICC is an International tribunal which has rights to prosecute individual's war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Statement 2 is incorrect as Burundi has become the first country to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) with effect from October 27, 2017. According to ICC officials, a preliminary investigation launched by the prosecutor in April 2016 into possible crimes against humanity in the central African nation would continue. Burundi's withdrawal does not affect the jurisdiction of the court with respect to crimes alleged to have been committed during the time it was a state party.

There are 30 questions to complete.