Types of shoes -part 1/2

                      1.Boots -

2.Hiking boots-

                                                                   3.Sneakers-

4.Flip-Flops

                        

5.Clogs-

                                   

6.High-healed-

7.Ballat shoes-

8.Sandles-

Q1. Which of the following does” IOWave18” refer to :

A) It is a joint naval exercise by India & U.S at the pacific belt.
B) It is a joint operation by scientists across the globe to study nuetrinos.
C) It is a major Indian ocean-wide tsunami mock exercise by India, along with 23 otherIndian Ocean Nations.
D) It is a mock drill by Russian fire fighting forces along with Indian air force.

1 (C)

Q2 Which of the following statements regarding solid waste management rules 2016 are true ?

1) Waste generators would now have to now segregate waste into three streams- Biodegradables, Dry and Domestic Hazardous waste before handing it over to the collector.
2) As per the rules, brand owners who sale or market their products in packaging material which are non‐biodegradable, should put in place a system to collect back the packaging waste generated due to their production.
3) The developers of Special Economic Zone, industrial estate, industrial park to earmark at least 10 per cent of the total area of the plot or minimum 5 plots/ sheds for recovery and recycling facility.

A) 1 & 2 only
B) 2 & 3only
C) 1 & 3only
D) All of the above

2 (A)

Q3. Also known as MapamYumtso, the lake is a high altitude freshwater lake fed by the KailashGlaciers,near Mount Kailash in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The lake is revered a sacred place in four religions: Hinduism, Bön, Buddhism and Jainism. It is present near the source of the Sutlej, which is the easternmost large tributary of the Sindhu. Nearby are the sources of the Brahmaputra River, the Indus River, and the Ghaghara, an important tributary of the Ganges.

The above description refers to which of the following lakes of Northern India :

A) Wular lake
B) Manasarovar lake
C) Pampa sarovar lake
D) Dal lake

3 (B)

Q4. Which of the following regarding powers of SEBI are not true ?

1) SEBI has a power to initiate actions in regard to functions assigned. For example, it can issue guidelines to different intermediaries or can introduce specific rules for the protection of interests of investors.
2) SEBI has power to regulate insider trading or can regulate the functions of merchant bankers.
3) SEBI is also empowered by the Finance Ministry to nominate three members on the Governing Body of every stock exchange.

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) All are true
D) All are false

4 (C)

Q5. The President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind, met the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Mr BoykoBorissov in Sofia.India invites Bulgarian companies to come and manufacture in India as part of our Make in India programme.The President, jointly with the President of Bulgaria, unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at South Park, Sofia.

Which of the following countries does not share a boundary with Bulgaria :

A) Turkey
B) Kosovo
C) Serbia
D) Romania

5 (B)

Q1. Which of the following regarding Clinical Establishments Act are true :

1) The Central government enacted the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act in 2010 with an aim to ensure the delivery of a minimum standard of services by clinical establishments across India.
2) Under this all types of clinical establishments that include hospitals, clincs, and diagnostic centres, with exception of those run by the armed forces, fall within the ambit of this Act.
3) Although health sector falls in concurrent list, states are not ready to give up their authority on framing laws.

A) 1 & 2 only 
B) 2 & 3only 
C) 1 & 3only 
D) All of the above

1 (A)

Q2. Bay of Biscay is a bay lying between which of the following countries :

a) Spain & Portugal
b) Spain & France
c) France & Italy
d) Spain & Morocco

2 (B)

Q3. Which of the following are amongst the regulations issued by SEBI in order to enhance PMLA(prevention of money laundering act) 2005

1) According to the SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014 (FPI Regulations), NRIs are not allowed to register as FPIs. They can only act as investment managers for other FPIs.
2)SEBI had asked FPIs to comply with KYC norms by December 31, 2018.
3) The SEBI guidelines require all market intermediaries to adhere to specified client dealing procedures and maintain records for regulatory or investigative references.

A) 1 & 2 only 
B) 2 & 3only 
C) 1 & 3only 
D) All of the above

 3 (D)

Q4. Consider the following statements about autophagy a phenomenon in microbiology recently in news :

1) Autophagy is the natural, regulated mechanism of the cell that disassembles unnecessary or dysfunctional components.
2) In disease, autophagy has been seen as an adaptive response to stress, which promotes survival, whereas in other cases it appears to promote cell death and morbidity.
3) Autophagy degrades damaged organelles, cell membranes and proteins, and the failure of autophagy is thought to be one of the main reasons for the accumulation of damaged cells and aging.

Which of the above statements are true ?

A) 1,2&3 only 
B) 1 & 2 only 
C) 2& 3only 
D) None of the above

4 (A)

Q5. Which of the following birds are not amongst the migratory species of birds coming to India ?

a) Great flamingo
b) Amur falcon
c) Blue throat
d) Eurasian Pigeon

 5 (D)

Q1. Which of the following rivers originate from the western ghats :

1) Cauvery
2) Krishna
3) Tamiraparani
4) Tungabhadra
5) Palar

A) 1,2& 3 only 
B) 2,3 & 4 only 
C) 1,2,3& 4 only 
D) 2,3,4& 5 only

Q2. The natural biocontrol active ingredients chitosan is found in the shells of marine crustaceans havewhich of the following applications :

(Crustaceans form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and barnacles. )

1) They are mixed with polyethylene glycol(PEG) & then applied on surfaces in order to inhibit corrosion in steel products.
2) In winemaking, it can be used as a fining agent, also helping to prevent spoilage.
3) In medicine, it is useful in bandages to reduce bleeding and as an antibacterial agent; it can also be used to help deliver drugs through the skin.

A) 1 & 2 only 
B) 2 & 3only 
C) 1 & 3only 
D) All of the above

Q3. The president of India is on a visit to a country which is located in Western Asia, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel, north of Egypt, and southeast of Greece. With an advanced,high-income economy and a very high Human Development Index, the Republic has been a member of the Commonwealth since 1961 and was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement until it joined the European Union on 1 May 2004.

The above description refers to which of the following countries :

a) Bulgaria
b) Cyprus
c) Czech Republic
d) Jordan

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding MPLADS scheme :

1) It enables Members of Parliament to recommend works for creation of durable community assets based on locally felt needs to be taken up in their constituencies in area of national priorities like drinking water, education, public health, sanitation, roads etc.
2) The MP’s can only recommend their choice of works to concerned district authorities who implement these works by following the established procedures of the concerned state government.
3) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs is the nodal ministry to coordinate work under scheme.

Which of the above statements are true ?

A) 1 & 2 only 
B) 2 & 3only 
C) 1 & 3only 
D) All of the above

Q5. Which of the following statements regarding DPCO (Drug price control Order) are true ?

1) Under the Essential Commodities Act, a Drug Price Control is issued to ensure that the cost of essential medicines which are required in bulk amounts are fixed in such a way that they are affordable for everyone.
2) Instead of fixing prices based on input costs, prices of medicines will be capped by taking a simple average of all brands which have more than 10% market share.
3) The pharmaceutical companies have been debarred from using the WPI to arbitrarily increase the prices of the essential medicines every year. They now have to obtain approval from the NPPA

whenever they want to hike the prices of the items covered under the DPCO.

A) 1 & 2 only 
B) 1 & 3only 
C) 2 & 3only 
D) All are true

Answer:

1 (C), 2 (D), 3 (B), 4 (A), 5 (B)

Q1 Which of the following statements regarding India-Bhutan relations are true :

1) Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan and the Republic of India have been traditionally close and both countries share a 'special relationship',making Bhutan a protected state, but not a protectorate, of India.
2) Bhutan is the largest beneficiary of India's foreign aid.
2) India also shares the largest international boundary with Bhutan
Options :
a)  1 & 2 only 
b) 2 & 3only
c) 1 & 3only 
d) all the above

Q2 Which of the following diseases have been completely eliminated from India :

a) Yawn
b) Leprosy
c) Infective Trachoma
d) Sworm Guinea
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only 
b) 1,2& 3 only 
c) 2,3& 4 only 
d) all are true

(c).sworm Guinea

(c).Infective trachoma

(b).Leprosy

(a).Yaws

Q3 As per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2017-18, the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education has increased from 24.5% in 2015-16 to 25.8% in 2017-18.

Which of the following are the  various measures taken by Governmentto increase the enrolment in higher educational institutions:

1) Issuing of new UGC regulation for Open and Distance Learning that allows entry of reputed institutions to offer education on the distance mode.
2) Using of ICT technology- SWAYAM portal to reach out of people and allow them to secure good quality education.
3) Opening of more centrally funded institutions.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only 
b) 1, 2 & 3 only 
c) 2,3& 4 only 
d) all are true

Q4 Consider the following pairs of Indian classical paintings & their corresponding origin states : 

1) Paharipaintings : Gujarat
2) Chamba paintings: Odisha
3) Jasrota paintings: Jammu & Kashmir
Which of the above options are correctly matched ?
Options :
a)  1 & 2 only 
b) 2 & 3only 
c) 3only 
d) all the above

Q5 Which of the following statements regarding Sea Surface Temperature (SST) are true ?

1) Sea surface temperature (SST) is routinely used for predicting whether the total amount of rainfall that India receives during the monsoon season will be less or more than the long-term mean
2) Sea surface temperature gives information only about the thin upper layer of the ocean and does not reflect the thermal energy available in the upper ocean.
3) The SST is not influenced by strong winds, evaporation, or thick clouds but by temperature of the underneath oceanic crust.
Options :
a)  1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3only 
c) 3only 
d) all the above

Answer:

1 (A), 2 (D), 3 (D), 4 (C), 5 (A)

Q3 E-krishaksahayogi platform aims to serve which of the following purposes:

a) Farmers can learn cropping techniques with modern technologies using high definition 3-D animation videos or multimedia slideshow videos.
b) It is a 3D imaging platform through which farmers can see the growth of weed & other pests in the field.
c) It is an application to enable easy transfer of money between the government & the beneficiaries of the farming communities.
d) It helps farmers to get better yield by using solar pumps & other machines operated by a robotic application 

Ans.(A)

Q2 Consider the following pairs of national waterways & their corresponding states through which they pass :

1) NW 1-UP, West Bengal
2) NW2-Assam
3) NW3-Kerala
4) NW4-Odisha
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?
Options:
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 1,2& 3 only
c) 2,3& 4 only
d) all are true

National Waterway 3 or the West Coast Canal is located in Kerala state and run from Kollam to Kottapuram. The 205 km long West Coast Canal is India’s first waterway with all time navigation facility. The NW3 is consist of  West Coast Canal, Champakara Canal and Udyogmandal Canal and runs through Kottappuram,Cherthala, Thrikkunnapuzha Kollam and Alappuzha.

Ans.(B)