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1) Consider following statements

regarding “Champaran Satyagraha”-

1. Mahatma Gandhi had started his

campaign for cleanliness from Badahwa

Lakhansen of Champaran at the time

Champaran movement.

2. Gandhiji agreed to a settlement of 25

per cent refund to the farmers

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


regarding “Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas

Karyakram”-

1. The restructured programme would

provide better socio economic

infrastructure facilities to the minority

communities.

2. Earlier only those Cluster of Villages

which were having at-least 50%

population of Minority Community were

taken. Now the population criteria has

been lowered to 50%.


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

3) ‘SWAYAM’, an initiative of the

Government of India, aims at

(a) promoting the Self Help Groups in

rural areas

(b) providing financial and technical

assistance to young start-up entrepreneurs

(c) promoting the education and health of

adolescent girls

(d) providing affordable and quality

education to the citizens for free

4) ‘NABH NIRMAN’, an initiative of the

Government of India, aims at -

(a) building of airport capacity

(b) promoting rural development

(c) promoting education of girl child

(d) promoting skill development tribals


regarding Atal Tinkering Marathon-

1. To identify India’s best student

innovators.

2. It is a six month long nationwide

challenge across six different thematic

areas, namely, clean energy, water

resources, waste management, healthcare,

smart mobility and agri-tech.


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


regarding Smart India Hackathon 2019:

1.An initiative by Ministry of

HRD,AICTE,Persistent Systems,i4c and

Rambhau Mhalgi Prabhodhine

2. Its 4th edition of highly successful Smart

India Hackathon initiative

the acceptance or rejection of such

consignment specified in the e-way bill.


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2




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regarding Atal Pension Yojana:

1. Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is open to

all bank account holders.

2. The minimum age of joining APY is 18

years and maximum age is 40 years.


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

8) “Aadi Mahotsav” recently seen in news

is:

(a) A National Tribal Festival organized by

Ministry of Tribal Affairs in association

with TRIFED

(b) A ceremony organised by

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

(c) International Flower Festival in Sikkim

(d) A ceremony organised by Tirumala

Tirupati Devasthanams

9) The criteria for inclusion of a medicine

in NLEM are:

1. The medicine should be useful in

disease which is a public health problem in

India.

2. Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) are

not included.


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


regarding Aajeevika -

1. Aajeevika was launched by the Ministry

of Rural Development (MoRD),

Government of India in June 2012.

2. Aided in part through investment

support by the World Bank.


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


regarding Van Dhan Scheme:

1. The Van Dhan Scheme is an initiative of

the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and

TRIFED.

2. It was launched on 14th April, 2017 and

seeks to improve tribal incomes through

value addition of tribal products.


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


regarding POSHAN Abhiyaan-

1. It is a multi-ministerial convergence

mission with the vision to ensure

attainment of malnutrition free India by

2022.

2. It has provision of Setting-up Nutrition

Resource Centres, involving masses

through Jan Andolan for their participation

on nutrition through various activities,

among others.


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2




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13) “09-3X Dynamic Tamping Express

machines” recently seen in news is-

(a) the state of the art integrated track

maintenance

(b)the automatic ticket vending machine

(c)Coin Operated Portable Water Vending

Machine

(d)None of the above

14) Consider following Ports-

1. Cochin Port

2. Paradip Port

3. Mangalore Port

4. Kamarajar Port

Which of the following are Major Ports?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 1, 2 and 4 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d)1,2,3 and 4


regarding “Ujjwala Yojana”-

1. All the manufacturers of cylinders, gas

stoves, regulators, and gas hose are

domestic.

2. LPG connections will be provided to

BPL families with a support of Rs.1600

per connection


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


regarding “MUDRA Yojana”-

1. for providing loans upto Rs 10 lakh to

the non-corporate, non-farm

small/enterprises

2. There are 3 types of loan

i.e.Shishu,Kishor, Tarun


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

17) What are the benefits of Banana Fruit-

1. High Fibre Content

2. Heart Health

3. Powerhouse of Nutrients

4. Sustainable Textile


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4


regarding Star rating under under Swachh

Bharat Mission (Urban)-

1. Segregation at source

2. Bulk Waste Generators compliance

3. Scientific Waste Processing, Scientific

Landfilling and C&D Waste Management

4. User Fees, Penalties, Spot Fines for

littering and Enforcement of Ban on

Plastic


given below as key components of the

rating methodology:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

19) “Bharat Ki Baat Sabke Sath” recently

seen in news is:

(a) interaction of PM with Indian Diaspora

(b) interaction of PM with citizen of India

through Radio




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(c) interaction of PM with Indians in

London

(d) None of the above


regarding Rashtriya Gram Swaraj

Abhiyaan-

1. This scheme will extend to all States

and UTs of the Country and will also

include institutions of rural local

government in non-Part IX areas, where

Panchayats do not exist.

2. The scheme will have both Central

Component - National Level activities

including "National Plan of Technical

Assistance", "Mission Mode project on e-

Panchayat", "Incentivization of

Panchayats" and State component -

Capacity Building of Panchayati Raj

Institutions (PRIs)


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

21) In agriculture Census, the operational

holdings are categorised as follows:

Category Size-

Class

1. Marginal

Below 1.00 hectare

2. Small

1.00-2.00 hectare

3. Semi- Medium

2.00-4.00 hectare

4. Medium

4.00-10.00 hectare


given below:

(a) 1,2 and 3 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 1,3 and 4 only

(d) 1,2,3 and 4


regarding Indian Ocean Naval Symposium

(IONS)-

1. The 6th edition of Indian Ocean Naval

Symposium (IONS) and Conclave of

Chiefs is being hosted by Iran at Tehran

from 23 to 25 April 2018.

2. The IONS was conceived by the Indian

Navy in 2008.


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

23) “Bill To Ship To” recently seen in

news is-

(a) Export transaction model via ship

(b) e-Way Bill model

(c) Area code for registered post


24) Which of the following Smart City

becomes first to run on 100% Renewable

Energy during Daytime-

(a) Diu

(b) Bombay

(c) Bhopal

(d) Jaisalmer

25) Which of the following state recently

announced will get benefits of protective




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measures available under the Fifth

Schedule to the Constitution of India-

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

Detailed Test Wise Schedule

Test No. Test Date Yojana PIB The Hindu

1 24 Feb,2019 June -July'18

2 28 Feb Jan-June 2018

3 03 Mar Jan-April'18

4 07 Mar Jan-April'18

5 10 Mar May '18

6 14 Mar Jan-June 2018

7 17 Mar

S&T (Jan-June '18 PIB)

S&T (Jan-June '18)

8 21 Mar

Env. (International Organization

Website and The Hindu)

9 24 Mar Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-18

10 28 Mar Feb-18 Jul-18 Feb-18

11 31 Mar Mar-18 Aug-18 Mar-18

12 04 Apr Apr-18 Aug-18 Apr-18

13 07 Apr May-18 Sep-18 May-18

14 11 Apr Jun-18 Sep-18 Jun-18

15 14 Apr Jul-18 Oct-18 Jul-18

16 18 Apr Aug-18 Oct-18 Aug-18

17 21 Apr Sep-18 Nov-18 Sep-18

18 25 Apr Oct-18 Nov-18 Oct-18

19 28 Apr Nov-18 Dec-18 Nov-18

20 02 May Dec-18 Dec-18 Dec-18

21 5 May Jan-19 Jan-19 Jan-19

22 9 May Feb-19 Feb-19 Feb-19

23 12 May Mar-19 Mar-19 Mar-19

24 16 May Apr-19 Apr-19 Apr-19




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25 19 May May-19 May-19 May-19

26 23 May

IYB & International Organizations ,Govt. Schemes and Reports, S&T

27 26 May Comprehensive 1

28 30 May Comprehensive2

26) Consider following statements regarding National Bamboo Mission-

1. The scheme will benefit directly and indirectly the farmers as well as local artisans and

associated personnel’s engaged in bamboo sector including associated industries.

2. It is proposed to bring about one lakh ha area under plantation.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

27) Consider following statements regarding Atal New India Challenge-

1. is aimed at supporting innovators creating products based on advanced technologies in

areas of national importance and social relevance through a grant based mechanism, with

access to handholding, mentoring and other technical support.

2. Any Indian company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956/2013, primarily a Micro,

Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) as defined in the MSMED Act, 2006 can apply.


(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

28) Which of the following brings out the ‘Consumer Price Index Number for the Industrial

Workers’?

(a) The Reserve Bank of India

(b) The Department of Economic Affairs

(c) The Labour Bureau

(d) The department of Personnel and Training

29) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) recently seen in news-

(a) is a flagship pension scheme for senior citizens

(b) is a flagship scheme for financial inclusion

(c) is a flagship scheme for women empowerment


30) Consider following statements WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control -


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1. is the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization.

2. Is an evidence-based treaty that reaffirms the right of all people to the highest standard of

health.


(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

31) Consider following statements regarding ‘Heat wave’-

1. World Meteorological Organization defines a heat wave as five or more consecutive days

during which the daily maximum temperature exceeds the average maximum temperature by

five degrees Celsius.

2. If the maximum temperature of any place continues to be more than 45° C consecutively

for two days, it is called a heat wave condition.


(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

32) ‘Linke Hofmann Busch’ which is a-

(a) German container technology

(b) German Rail Coach technology

(c) French technology for Artificial Intelligence


33) Consider following statements regarding ‘Index of Industrial Production (IIP)’-

1. It has its base 2011-12

2. Index number for the base year is to be taken as 100, and that for all subsequent periods are

the percentages of the value for the base period


(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

34) Consider following statements regarding Botanic Gardens Conservation International

(BGCI)-

1. It’s a membership organisation representing a network of 500 botanic gardens in more than

100 countries

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2. BGCI is the largest plant conservation network in the world, and aims to collect, conserve,

characterise and cultivate samples from all of the world’s plants as an insurance policy

against their extinction in the wild and as a source of plant material for human innovation,

adaptation and resilience


(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

35) ‘Samarth’ is National Campaign for-

(a) Capacity Building in Textile Sector

(b)Education of Tribal Girls

(c) Capacity Building of Minority Youth

(d)Employment generation for SC and ST

36) A freight village is an area where all activities relating to transport, logistics and the

distribution of goods both for national and international transit is developed by-

(a) Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)

(b) Airport Authority of India

(c) Central Water Commission


37) Consider following statements regarding ‘Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF)’ –

1. Dedicated “Micro Irrigation Fund” (MIF) with NABARD under Pradhan Mantri Krishi

Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

2. The main objective of the fund shall be to facilitate the States in mobilising the resources

for expanding coverage of Micro Irrigation by taking up special and innovative projects and

also for incentivising micro irrigation


(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

38) ‘Network For Spectrum (NFS)’ recently seen in news is-

(a) laying of alternate communication network for Defence Services

(b) one lakh gram panchayats are to be provided with broadband connectivity

(c) Spectrum allocation for 4G

(d)Auction of 2G spectrum

39) Consider following statements regarding ‘National Policy on Biofuels’-




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1. The Policy categorises bio fuels as "Basic Bio fuels" viz. First Generation (1G) bio ethanol

& biodiesel and "Advanced Bio fuels" - Second Generation (2G) ethanol, Municipal Solid

Waste (MSW) to drop-in fuels, Third Generation (3G) bio fuels, bio-CNG etc. to enable

extension of appropriate financial and fiscal incentives under each category

2. The Policy expands the scope of raw material for ethanol production by allowing use of

Sugarcane Juice, Sugar containing materials like Sugar Beet, Sweet Sorghum, Starch

containing materials like Corn, Cassava, Damaged food grains like wheat, broken rice, Rotten

Potatoes, unfit for human consumption for ethanol production.


(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

40) Consider following statements regarding “Ease of Living Index -2018” rankings-

1. Launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)

2. Andhra Pradesh has topped the charts among States

3. Ease of Living assessment standards is its close linkage with the Sustainable Development

Goals (SDGs)


(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) All of the above

41) Consider following statements regarding ‘Green Good Deeds’-

1. The societal movement launched by Ministry for Environment, Forest & Climate Change,

to protect environment and promote good living in the country, has found acceptance by the

global community

2. BRICS Ministerial on Environment Includes Green Good Deeds in its Official Agenda


(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2




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42) Pakal Dul (Drangdhuran)

Hydroelectric Project is a reservoir based

scheme proposed on river –

(a)Marusudar

(b)Chenab

(c)Beas

(d)Narmada


regarding Common Service Centres (CSC)

scheme-

1. CSCs are the access points for delivery

of essential public utility services, social

welfare schemes, healthcare, financial,

education and agriculture services, apart

from host of B2C services to citizens in

rural and remote areas of the country.

2. It is a pan-India network catering to

regional, geographic, linguistic and

cultural diversity of the country, thus

enabling the Government’s mandate of a

socially, financially and digitally inclusive

society.


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only





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(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

44) “Advaita” philosophy was propounded

by-

(a) Vallabhacharya

(b) Adi Shankaracharya

(c) Madhvacharya



regarding Prime Minister’s Employment

Generation Programme (PMEGP)-

1. The scheme is implemented by Khadi

and Village Industries Commission

(KVIC) functioning as the nodal agency at

the national level.

2. Any individual, above 18 years of age

can apply


given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

46) Brahmos can be fired from which of

the following platforms-

1. Ship Based

2. Land Based

3. Air Launched

4. Submarine based


given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 1, 3and 4 only

(d) All of the above

47) ‘PRAGATI’ recently seen in news is-

(a) the ICT-based, multi-modal platform

(b) annual report of Ministry of rural

development

(c) new robot introduced at PMO


48) Consider the following statements:

1. The Asian Infrastructure Investment

Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development

bank with a mission to improve social and

economic outcomes in Asia.

2. The headquarters of New Development

Bank is in Beijing.

Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

49) Recently India signed Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) on trade in poppy

seeds to ensure quick and transparent

processing for import of poppy seeds with-

(a)Turkey

(b)Afghanistan

(c)Nepal

(d)Ukraine

50) Consider the following statements:

1. Transfers through your bank account

have a limit Rs.10,000 per transaction and

Rs. 25,000in 24 hours.

2. Two major initiatives of NITI Aayog,

promotion of BHIM and the Women

Entrepreneurship Platform.

Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

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ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

1) Ans: c

Exp: Gandhi remained in Champaran for

an initial uninterrupted period of seven

months and then again for several shorter

visits. The visit, undertaken casually on

the entreaty of an unlettered peasant in the

expectation that it would last a few days,

occupied almost a year of Gandhi’s life.

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mountain of evidence against the big

planters, and when they saw this they

agreed, in principle, to make refunds to the

peasants. “But how much must we pay?”

they asked Gandhi. They thought he would

demand repayment in full of the money

which they had illegally and deceitfully

extorted from the sharecroppers. He asked

only 50 per cent. “There he seemed

adamant,” writes Reverend J. Z. Hodge, a

British missionary in Champaran who

observed the entire episode at close range.

“Thinking probably that he would not give

way, the representative of the planters

offered to refund to the extent of 25 per

cent, and to his amazement Mr. Gandhi

took him at his word, thus breaking the

deadlock.”

Mahatma Gandhi had started his campaign

for cleanliness from Badahwa Lakhansen

of Champaran at the time Champaran

movement.

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2) Ans: a

Exp: The restructured programme would

provide better socio economic

infrastructure facilities to the minority

communities particularly in the field of

education, health & skill development as

compared to the present situation, which

would further lead to lessening of the gap

between the national average and the

minority communities with regard to

backwardness parameters. The flexibility

introduced in the programme will enable

addressing important issues that would

result in speedier implementation leading

to greater inclusiveness of the minority

communities.

The criteria for identification of Minority

Concentration Towns and Clusters of

Villages have been rationalized by

lowering the population percentage criteria

of Minority Communities and fulfilment of

backwardness parameters in the following

manners:-

Earlier only those Towns which were

found backward in terms of both in Basic

Amenities and Socio-economic parameters

were taken up as MCTs. Now, the Towns

which were found backward in either or

both of the criteria have been taken up as

MCT.

Earlier only those Cluster of Villages

which were having at-least 50%

population of Minority Community were

taken. Now the population criterion has

been lowered to 25%.


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3) Ans: a

Exp: The Ministry of Human Resource

Development has launched a major and

unique initiative of online professional

development of 1.5 million higher

education faculty using the MOOCs

platform SWAYAM.


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4) Ans: a

Exp: Shri Suresh Prabhu, Minister for

Civil Aviation today said that the

government is committed to the building

of airport capacity as part of NABH

(NextGen Airports for BHarat) Nirman

initiative. He said that the three key

aspects of NABH Nirman are (1) fair and

equitable land acquisition, (2) long-term



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master plan for airport and regional

development and (3) balanced economics

for all stakeholders. He said that

improving passenger amenities, promoting

cargo handling facilities and early

operationalisation of 56 new airports under

UDAN scheme will be his focus areas

while simultaneously working on

improving regional connectivity and

improving passenger services in a big way.

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5) Ans: c

Exp: In an effort to identify India’s best

student innovators, Atal Tinkering Labs of

the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of

NITI Aayog, organized an Atal Tinkering

Marathon, a six month long nationwide

challenge across six different thematic

areas, namely, clean energy, water

resources, waste management, healthcare,

smart mobility and agri-tech.


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6) Ans: a

Exp: What is SIH2019?

•An initiative by Ministry of HRD,

AICTE, Persistent Systems, i4c and

Rambhau Mhalgi Prabhodhine

•Involves 1 Lakh+ technical students,

3000+ technical institutions, 200+

organizations from across India

•World's biggest Software and Hardware

Hackathon

•3rd edition of highly successful Smart

India Hackathon initiative

•Technology Students across India

compete to creatively solve problems and

offer technical solutions

•Harness expertise of students from IISc,

IITs, NITs and AICTE/UGC approved

institutions


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7) Ans:c

Exp: Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is open

to all bank account holders. The Central

Government would also co-contribute 50%

of the total contribution or Rs. 1000 per

annum, whichever is lower, to each

eligible subscriber account, for a period of

5 years, i.e., from Financial Year 2015-16

to 2019-20, who join the NPS between the

period 1st June, 2015 and 31st December,

2015 and who are not members of any

statutory social security scheme and who

are not income tax payers. However the

scheme will continue after this date but

Government Co-contribution will not be

available.

The minimum age of joining APY is 18

years and maximum age is 40 years. The

age of exit and start of pension would be

60 years. Therefore, minimum period of

contribution by the subscriber under APY

would be 20 years or more.

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8) Ans: a

Exp: The 4th edition of annual “Aadi

Mahotsav”, a National Tribal Festival

organized by Ministry of Tribal Affairs in

association with TRIFED and Ministry of

Culture to celebrate and cherish the spirit

of tribal culture, craft, cuisine and

commerce is underway at Dilli Haat, Shri

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Delhi ended on 19thNovember.


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9) Ans: a

Exp: The criteria for inclusion of a

medicine in NLEM are as follows: – The

medicine should be approved/licensed in

India. – The medicine should be useful in

disease which is a public health problem in

India. – The medicine should have proven

efficacy and safety profile based on valid

scientific evidence. – The medicine should

be cost effective. – The medicine should

be aligned with the current treatment

guidelines for the disease. – The medicine

should be stable under the storage

conditions in India. – When more than one

medicine are available from the same

therapeutic class, preferably one prototype/

medically best suited medicine of that

class to be included after due deliberation

and careful evaluation of their relative

safety, efficacy, cost-effectiveness.

National List of Essential Medicines

(NLEM) 2015 Page 5 of 38 – Price of total

treatment to be considered and not the unit

price of a medicine. – Fixed Dose

Combinations (FDCs) are generally not

included unless the combination has

unequivocally proven advantage over

individual ingredients administered

separately, in terms of increasing efficacy,

reducing adverse effects and/or improving

compliance. – The listing of medicine in

NLEM is based according to the level of

health care, i.e. Primary (P), Secondary (S)

and Tertiary (T) because the treatment

facilities, training, experience and

availability of health care personnel differ

at these levels.

10) Ans: b

Exp: Aajeevika - National Rural

Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was

launched by the Ministry of Rural

Development (MoRD), Government of

India in June 2011.

Aided in part through investment support

by the World Bank, the Mission aims at

creating efficient and effective institutional

platforms of the rural poor, enabling them

to increase household income through

sustainable livelihood enhancements and

improved access to financial services.

NRLM set out with an agenda to cover 7

Crore rural poor households, across 600

districts, 6000 blocks, 2.5 lakh Gram

Panchayats and 6 lakh villages in the

country through self-managed Self Help

Groups (SHGs) and federated institutions

and support them for livelihoods

collectives in a period of 8-10 years.

In addition, the poor would be facilitated

to achieve increased access to rights,

entitlements and public services,

diversified risk and better social indicators

of empowerment. DAY-NRLM believes in

harnessing the innate capabilities of the

poor and complements them with

capacities (information, knowledge, skills,

tools, finance and collectivization) to

participate in the growing economy of the

country.

In November 2015, the program was

renamed Deendayal Antayodaya Yojana

(DAY-NRLM).


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11) Ans: a

Exp: The Van Dhan Scheme is an

initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

and TRIFED. It was launched on 14th

April, 2018 and seeks to improve tribal

incomes through value addition of tribal

products.

12) Ans: c

Exp: POSHAN Abhiyaan is a multi-

ministerial convergence mission with the

vision to ensure attainment of malnutrition

free India by 2022. The objective of

POSHAN Abhiyaan to reduce stunting in

identified Districts of India with the

highest malnutrition burden by improving

utilization of key Anganwadi Services and

improving the quality of Anganwadi

Services delivery. Its aim to ensure holistic

development and adequate nutrition for

pregnant women, mothers and children.

The POSHAN Abhiyaan, as an apex body,

will monitor, supervise, fix targets and

guide the nutrition related interventions

across the Ministries.

The proposal consists of-

Mapping of various Schemes contributing

towards addressing malnutrition

Introducing a very robust convergence

mechanism

ICT based Real Time Monitoring system

Incentivizing States/UTs for meeting the

targets

Incentivizing Anganwadi Workers

(AWWs) for using IT based tools

Eliminating registers used by AWWs

Introducing measurement of height of

children at the Anganwadi Centres

(AWCs)

Social Audits

Setting-up Nutrition Resource Centres,

involving masses through Jan Andolan for

their participation on nutrition through

various activities, among others.

13) Ans: a

Exp: Indian Railway has inducted three

numbers of 09-3X Dynamic Tamping

Express machines, the state of the art

integrated track maintenance.


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14) Ans: d

Exp: India has 13 major ports viz. Kolkata

Port, Paradip Port, New Mangalore Port,

Cochin Port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port,

Mumbai Port, Kandla Port,

Vishakhapatnam Port, Chennai Port,

Tuticorin port, Ennore Port, Mormugao

Port and Port Blair Port. Out of them, the

Mumbai, JNPT, Kandla, Manglore,

Cochin and Mormugao Port and Port Blair

Port. Out of them, the Mumbai, JNPT,

Kandla, Manglore, Cochin and Momugao

are located at western coast while Kolkata,

Vishakhapatnam, Paradeep, Chennai,

Tuticorin and Ennore are located on East

Coast. Port Blair is located in Andaman

and Nicobar islands.

15) Ans: c

Exp: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

(PMUY) aims to safeguard the health of

women & children by providing them with

a clean cooking fuel – LPG, so that they

don’t have to compromise their health in

smoky kitchens or wander in unsafe areas

collecting firewood.

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Narendra Modi on May 1st, 2016 in Ballia,

Uttar Pradesh. Under this scheme, 5 Cr

LPG connections will be provided to BPL

families with a support of Rs.1600 per

connection in the next 3 years. Ensuring

women’s empowerment, especially in rural

India, the connections will be issued in the

name of women of the households. Rs.

8000 Cr. has been allocated towards the

implementation of the scheme.

Identification of the BPL families will be

done through Socio Economic Caste

Census Data.

Launch of this scheme will also provide a

great boost to the ‘Make in India’

campaign as all the manufacturers of

cylinders, gas stoves, regulators, and gas

hose are domestic.


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16) Ans: c

Exp:

Documentation

Mudra loans extend credit to non-farm

enterprises in manufacturing, trading and

services whose credit needs are below Rs.

10 lakhs

Based on the stage of growth /

development and funding needs of the

micro unit / entrepreneur, the beneficiary

can avail of the following types of loans:

Shishu - Loans up to Rs. 50,000/-

Kishor - Loans between Rs. 50,000 and

Rs. 5 lakh

Tarun - Loans between Rs. 5 lakh and Rs.

10 lakh


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17) Ans: d

Exp: High Fibre Content; Heart Health;

Ease in Digestion; Powerhouse of

Nutrients; Sustainable Textile


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18) Ans: d

Exp: KEY COMPONENTS OF THE

RATING METHODOLOGY « Door-to-

Door Collection « Segregation at source «

Sweeping of public, commercial and

residential areas (no visible eyesores on

streets) « Waste Storage Bins, Litter Bins

and material recovery facility « Bulk

Waste Generators compliance « Scientific

Waste Processing, Scientific Landfilling

and C&D Waste Management « User Fees,

Penalties, Spot Fines for littering and

Enforcement of Ban on Plastic « Citizen

grievance Redressal and feedback system

« Eradication of crude dumping of garbage

and dump remediation « Cleaning of storm

drains and surface of water bodies « Waste

Reduction « Visible beautification in the

city

19) Ans: a

Exp: It is interaction by PM with Indian

Diaspora.

20) Ans: c

Exp: (i) This scheme will extend to all

States and UTs of the Country and will

also include institutions of rural local

government in non-Part IX areas, where

Panchayats do not exist.

(ii)The scheme will have both Central

Component - National Level activities

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Panchayats" and State component -

Capacity Building of Panchayati Raj

Institutions (PRIs).

21) Ans: c

Exp: In agriculture Census, the operational

holdings are categorized in five size

classes as follows:-

Sl. No. Category Size-Class

Marginal Below 1.00 hectare

Small 1.00-2.00 hectare

Semi- Medium 2.00-4.00 hectare

Medium 4.00-10.00 hectare

Large 10.00 hectare and above

22) Ans: c

Exp: The 6th edition of Indian Ocean

Naval Symposium (IONS) and Conclave

of Chiefs is being hosted by Iran at Tehran

from 23 to 25 April 2018. The Chief of the

Naval Staff is leading a four member

Indian delegation for the event.

The IONS was conceived by the Indian

Navy in 2008. The forum seeks to enhance

maritime cooperation among navies of the

littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region

by providing an open and inclusive forum

for discussion on regionally relevant

maritime issues that would lead to

common understanding on the way ahead.

The inaugural edition of IONS was held in

February 2008 at New Delhi, with Indian

Navy as the Chair for two years. This was

followed by UAE from 2010 - 2012, South

Africa from 2012 - 2014, Australia from

2014 - 2016 and Bangladesh from 2016 -

2018.

23) Ans: b

Exp: A number of representations have

been received seeking clarifications in

relation to requirement of e-Way Bill for

“Bill To Ship To” model of supplies. In a

typical “Bill To Ship To” model of supply,

there are three persons involved in a

transaction, namely:

‘A’ is the person who has ordered ‘B’ to

send goods directly to ‘C’.

‘B’ is the person who is sending goods

directly to ‘C’ on behalf of ‘A’.

‘C’ is the recipient of goods.

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24) Ans: a

Exp: Diu Smart City becomes first to run

on 100% Renewable Energy during

Daytime


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25) Ans: a

Exp: The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime

Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given

approval to the declaration of Scheduled

Areas in respect of Rajasthan under Fifth

Schedule to the Constitution of India by

rescinding the Constitution Order

(C.O.)114 dated 12th February 1981 and

promulgation of a new Constitution Order.


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Exp: The scheme will benefit directly and

indirectly the farmers as well as local

artisans and associated personnel’s

engaged in bamboo sector including

associated industries. Since it is proposed

to bring about one lakh ha area under

plantation, it is expected that about one

lakh farmers would be directly

benefitted in terms of plantation.

27) Ans: c

Exp: Who can apply for Atal New India

Challenge?

Any Indian company incorporated under

the Companies Act 1956/2013, primarily a

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(MSME) as defined in the MSMED Act,

2006

Start-ups

Government or private R&D organizations

(other than a Railway R&D organization),

academic institutions, academicians, or

even individual innovators are encouraged

to apply, provided they partner with

entities with appropriate manufacturing

capabilities.

Any individuals looking to apply for their

technologies/products in the identified 17

sectors should partner with entities able to

manufacture, market and scale up their

products, in keeping with the objective of

the ANICs to rapidly deploy technologies

across large markets.

What are the Atal New India Challenges?

The Atal New India Challenges initiative

by Atal Innovation Mission is aimed at

supporting innovators creating products

based on advanced technologies in areas of

national importance and social relevance

through a grant based mechanism, with

access to handholding, mentoring and

other technical support.


RID=1530111

28) Ans: c

Exp: The CPI-IW series on scientific lines

was first introduced with base 1960=100

which was based on the results of Family

Living Survey conducted in 1958-59 at 50

industrially important centres. The series

was then, updated on base 1982=100 and a

revision in 1999-2000 has further updated

the base on 2001=100. The current series

of CPI-IW with base year 2001=100

covers 78 industrially important centers

spread across the country.

It reflects the consumption pattern of the

working class population.


RID=1530962

29) Ans: a

Exp: Pradhan Mantri Vaya

Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) is a flagship

pension scheme for senior citizens, which

was launched in May 2017. In a big relief

to the retirees who depend on the pension

for their basic expenses, Pradhan

Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana was

announced to enable them to generate

income post retirement.


RID=1530962

30) Ans: c

Exp: The WHO Framework Convention

on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the

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reaffirms the right of all people to the

highest standard of health. The WHO

FCTC represents a paradigm shift in

developing a regulatory strategy to address

addictive substances; in contrast to

previous drug control treaties, the WHO

FCTC asserts the importance of demand

reduction strategies as well as supply

issues.


RID=1530950

31) Ans: c

Exp: Heat wave: Heat-wave is a condition

of atmospheric temperature that leads to

physiological stress, which sometimes can

claim human life. Heat-wave is defined as

the condition where maximum temperature

at a grid point is 3˚C or more than the

normal temperature, consecutively for 3

days or more. World Meteorological

Organization defines a heat wave as five or

more consecutive days during which the

daily maximum temperature exceeds the

average maximum temperature by five

degrees Celsius. If the maximum

temperature of any place continues to be

more than 45° C consecutively for two

days, it is called a heat wave condition.

There will be no harm to the human body

if the environmental temperature remains

at 37° C. Whenever the environmental

temperature increases above 37° C, the

human body starts gaining heat from the

atmosphere. If humidity is high, a person

can suffer from heat stress disorders even

with the temperature at 37°C or 38°C. To

calculate the effect of humidity we can use

Heat Index Values. The Heat Index is a

measure of how hot it really feels when

relative humidity is factored in with the

actual air temperature. As an example, if

the air temperature is 34°C and the relative

humidity is 75%, the heat index--how hot

it feels--is 49°C. The same effect is

reached at just 31°C when the relative

humidity is 100 %.


RID=1531915

32) Ans: b

Exp: Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB)

coaches are the passenger coaches of

Indian Railways that have been developed

by Linke-Hofmann-Busch of Germany

(renamed Alstom LHB GmbH in 1998

after the takeover by Alstom) and mostly

produced by Rail Coach Factory in

Kapurthala, India.


RID=1531916

33) Ans: c

Exp: Index number for the base year is to

be taken as 100, and that for all subsequent

periods are the percentages of the value for

the base period

The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial

Production (IIP) with base 2011-12 for the

month of March 2018 have been released

by the Central Statistics Office of the

Ministry of Statistics and Programme

Implementation. IIP is compiled using data

received from 14 source agencies viz. (i)

Department of Industrial Policy &

Promotion (DIPP); (ii) Indian Bureau of

Mines; (iii) Central Electricity Authority;

(iv) Joint Plant Committee, Ministry of

Steel; (v) Ministry of Petroleum & Natural

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& Vegetable Oils; (ix) Department of

Fertilizers; (x) Tea Board; (xi) Office of

Jute Commissioner; (xii) Office of Coal

Controller; (xiii) Railway Board; and (xiv)

Coffee Board.


RID=1531908

34) Ans: c

Exp: Botanic Gardens Conservation

International (BGCI) is a membership

organisation representing a network of 500

botanic gardens in more than 100

countries, including the largest and most

influential gardens in the sector. BGCI is

the largest plant conservation network in

the world, and aims to collect, conserve,

characterise and cultivate samples from all

of the world’s plants as an insurance

policy against their extinction in the wild

and as a source of plant material for human

innovation, adaptation and resilience.

The BGCI network of botanic gardens

includes: globally significant ex

situ collections, covering approximately a

third of known plant diversity; world class

seed banks, glass houses and tissue culture

infrastructures, and; technical knowledge

networks covering all aspects of plant

conservation policy, practice and

education. BGCI is in a prime position to

promote an efficient, cost-effective and

rational approach to plant conservation in

botanic gardens.


RID=1531993

35) Ans: a

Exp: Samarth – Scheme for Capacity

Building in Textile Sector under the Skill

India Mission. The broad objective of the

new scheme is to skill the youth for

gainful and sustainable employment in the

textile sector covering the entire value

chain of textiles, excluding spinning and

weaving.


RID=1532071

36) Ans: a

Exp: The government has asked the Inland

Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to

develop so-called freight villages, a

concept borrowed from European

countries. The state-run IWAI will also

provide inland waterways connectivity to

these logistic hubs. Freight villages, the

World Bank-backed National Waterways 1

(NW1) project on river Ganga and the

engineering marvels being created along

waterways.


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37) Ans: c

Exp: The main objective of the fund shall

be to facilitate the States in mobilising the

resources for expanding coverage of Micro

Irrigation by taking up special and

innovative projects and also for

incentivising micro irrigation beyond the

provisions available under PMKSY-

PDMC to encourage farmers to install

micro irrigation systems.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic

Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister,

today has approved an initial Corpus of

Rs.5,000 crore for setting up of a dedicated

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38) Ans: a

Exp: The Cabinet Committee has approval

for enhancement of budget by Rs.11,330

crore for Network For Spectrum (NFS)

project for laying of alternate

communication network for Defence

Services for release of spectrum over and

above Rs.13,334 crore already approved

by Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure in

July, 2012.


RID=1532267

39) Ans: c

Exp: Salient Features:

The Policy categorises bio fuels as

"Basic Biofuels" viz. First

Generation (1G) bio ethanol &

biodiesel and "Advanced Biofuels"

- Second Generation (2G) ethanol,

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to

drop-in fuels, Third Generation

(3G) bio fuels, bio-CNG etc. to

enable extension of appropriate

financial and fiscal incentives

under each category.

The Policy expands the scope of

raw material for ethanol production

by allowing use of Sugarcane

Juice, Sugar containing materials

like Sugar Beet, Sweet Sorghum,

Starch containing materials like

Corn, Cassava, Damaged food

grains like wheat, broken rice,

Rotten Potatoes, unfit for human

consumption for ethanol

production.

Farmers are at a risk of not getting

appropriate price for their produce

during the surplus production

phase. Taking this into account, the

Policy allows use of surplus food

grains for production of ethanol for

blending with petrol with the

approval of National Biofuels

Coordination Committee.

With a thrust on Advanced

Biofuels, the Policy indicates a

viability gap funding scheme for

2G ethanol Bio refineries of

Rs.5000 crore in 6 years in addition

to additional tax incentives, higher

purchase price as compared to 1G

bio fuels.

The Policy encourages setting up

of supply chain mechanisms for

biodiesel production from non-

edible oilseeds, Used Cooking Oil,

short gestation crops.

Roles and responsibilities of all the

concerned Ministries/Departments

with respect to bio fuels have been

captured in the Policy document to

synergise efforts.


RID=1532265

40) Ans: d

Exp: Andhra Pradesh has topped the charts

among States in terms of “Ease of Living

Index” rankings launched by the Ministry

of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

It was followed by Odisha and Madhya

Pradesh. The three States were awarded

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Ease of Living Index, 2018, here today.

Ease of Living framework comprised four

pillars namely Institutional, Social,

Economic and Physical which are further

broken down into 78 indicators across 15

categories (governance, identity and

culture, education, health, safety and

security, economy, affordable housing,

land use planning, public open spaces,

transportation and mobility, assured water

supply, waste-water management, solid

waste management, power, and quality of

environment). “Another highlight of the

Ease of Living assessment standards is its

close linkage with the Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs). Of the 17

SDG goals, 8 goals are directly linked to

India’s ease of living assessment

framework with SDG 11”.


RID=1532593

41) Ans: c

Exp: Green Good Deeds, the societal

movement launched by the Union Minister

for Environment, Forest & Climate

Change, to protect environment and

promote good living in the country, has

found acceptance by the global

community. The ongoing BRICS

Ministerial on Environment at Durban,

South Africa, has agreed to include “Green

Good Deeds” in its official agenda in the

next Ministerial in Brazil and another

meeting in Russia”. Reacting to the

adoption of Green Good Deeds by BRICS

Ministerial on Environment, Minister said,

international conferences on Environment

had been deliberating and adopting

declarations. However, he wondered how

these declarations can be put to practice at

the ground level, involving every section

of the society. “Green Good Deeds” is an

idea to take it to the people and get them

involved,” the Minister added.


RID=1532823

42) Ans: a

Exp: Pakal Dul (Drangdhuran)

Hydroelectric Project is a reservoir based

scheme proposed on river Marusudar, the

main right bank tributary of river Chenab

in Kishtwar Tehsil of Doda District in

Jammu & Kashmir.


RID=1532834

43) Ans: c

Exp: Common Service Centres (CSC)

scheme is one of the mission mode

projects under the Digital India

Programme.

CSCs are the access points for delivery of

essential public utility services, social

welfare schemes, healthcare, financial,

education and agriculture services, apart

from host of B2C services to citizens in

rural and remote areas of the country. It is

a pan-India network catering to regional,

geographic, linguistic and cultural

diversity of the country, thus enabling the

Government’s mandate of a socially,

financially and digitally inclusive society.


RID=1532879

44) Ans: b

Exp: Adi Shankara was not only a great

philosopher but an extraordinary poet. He

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divine through knowledge and the ultimate

goal is to experience the Sat-chit-Ananda,

the state of bliss consciousness that

emanates from truth and higher

consciousness.


RID=1532907

45) Ans: c

Exp: The scheme is implemented by Khadi

and Village Industries Commission

(KVIC) functioning as the nodal agency at

the national level. At the state level, the

scheme is implemented through State

KVIC Directorates, State Khadi and

Village Industries Boards (KVIBs),

District Industries Centres (DICs) and

banks. In such cases KVIC routes

government subsidy through designated

banks for eventual disbursal to the

beneficiaries / entrepreneurs directly into

their bank accounts.

Any individual, above 18 years of age. At

least VIII standard pass for projects

costing above Rs.10 lakh in the

manufacturing sector and above Rs. 5 lakh

in the business / service sector. Only new

projects are considered for sanction under

PMEGP. Self Help Groups (including

those belonging to BPL provided that they

have not availed benefits under any other

Scheme), Institutions registered under

Societies Registration Act, 1860;

Production Co-operative Societies, and

Charitable Trusts are also eligible.

Existing Units (under PMRY, REGP or

any other scheme of Government of India

or State Government) and the units that

have already availed Government Subsidy

under any other scheme of Government of

India or State Government are NOT

eligible.


RID=1532962

46) Ans: d

Exp: Brahmos can be fired from ship, air,

land and submarine.


RID=1532975

47) Ans: a

Exp: PRAGATI - the ICT-based, multi-

modal platform for Pro-Active Governance

and Timely Implementation.

48) Ans: c

Exp: The Asian Infrastructure Investment

Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development

bank with a mission to improve social and

economic outcomes in Asia.

Headquartered in Beijing, we began

operations in January 2016 and have now

grown to 93 approved members

worldwide.


RID=1533053

49) Ans: a

Exp: The Union Cabinet has approved the

signing of a Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) between India and

Turkey on trade in poppy seeds to ensure

quick and transparent processing for

import of poppy seeds from Turkey.


RID=1533125

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promoting two major initiatives of NITI

Aayog, promotion of BHIM and the

Women Entrepreneurship Platform.

Transfers through your bank account have

a limit Rs.10,000 per transaction and Rs.

25,000in 24 hours.


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