UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 9

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 9

Question 56 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
'Bank of Schemes, Ideas, Innovation and Research portal' has been launched by:
A
Reserve Bank of India
B
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
C
Ministry of Finance
D
Both (a) and (c)
Question 56 Explanation: 
  • Launched by Union Ministry of MSME.
  • The Portal gives access to all Schemes of Union, State and UT Governments. It has the provision for uploading Ideas, Innovations & Researches in the sector.
  • The portal has unique features of not only crowd sourcing of Ideas, but also evaluation and rating the ideas by crowd sourcing. It can also facilitate inflow of venture capital, foreign collaboration etc.

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Question 57 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements:
  1. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be larger in size that half of the Legislative Assembly of that particular State.
  2. The Governor of State nominates the Chairman of Legislative Council of that particular State.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 57 Explanation: 

The maximum strength of the council is fixed at one-third of the total strength of the assembly and the minimum strength is fixed at 40 (with some exceptions).

The Chairman of the Legislative Council is elected by the council itself from amongst its members.

Question 58 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
A
Jahangir
B
Akbar
C
Shah Jahan
D
Sher Shah Suri
Question 58 Explanation: 
Shah Jahan
Question 59 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  1. Earth's seasons and weather cannot influence the ionosphere.
  2. NASA's GOLD (Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk) mission will measure the temperature and makeup of gases in the stratosphere.
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
None of the above
Question 59 Explanation: 
  • The ionosphere is filled with ions. These particles move about in a giant wind. However, conditions in the ionosphere change all the time. Earth's seasons and weather can cause changes in the ionosphere, as well as radiation and particles from the Sun - called space weather.
  • In 2018, NASA has plans to launch two missions that will work together to study the ionosphere. NASA's GOLD (Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk) mission launched in January 2018. GOLD will orbit 22,000 miles above Earth. From way up there, it will be able to create a map of the ionosphere over the Americas every half hour. It will measure the temperature and makeup of gases in the ionosphere. GOLD will also study bubbles of charged gas that are known to cause communication problems.
Question 60 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Arrange the following cities from West to east
  1. Phnom Penh
  2. Kuala Lumpur
  3. Manila
  4. Bander Seri Begawan
Choose the Correct code:
A
2,1,4,3
B
2,4,1,3
C
1,2,3,4
D
4,1,3,2
Question 60 Explanation: 
There are 60 questions to complete.