CURRENT AFFAIRSPLUS REIGNED PRELIMS 2015

            We, the content developing team of Current AffairPlus, are very happy to see 15 direct and many indirect questions in the 2015 Civil Services Preliminary Examination were discussed in the magazine. Helping the aspirants to realize nature and method of the questions, concerned editions and page numbers of Current AffairsPlus is given here. Read these questions and found them in the magazine to understand ‘what is current affair in civil services examination point of view’.

  

Q.. Convertibility of rupee implies

An. (c) freely permitting the conversion of rupee to other currencies and vice versa

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Q. The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the

An. (d) Planning Commission

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Q. Which of the following statements regarding 'Green Climate Fund' is/are correct?

1. It is intended to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.

2. It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian Development Bank and World Bank. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

An. (a) 1 only

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Q. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 was given to which one of the following?

An. (c) Indian Space Research Organization

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Q.  'Basel III Accord' or simply 'Basel III', often seen in the news, seeks to

An. (b) improve banking sector's ability to deal with financial and economic stress and improve risk management

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Q. The term 'IndARC', sometimes seen in the news, is the name of

(d) India’s underwater observatory to scientifically study the Arctic region

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Q. H1N1 virus is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to which one of the following diseases?

An. (d) Swine flu

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Q. 'Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana' has been launched for

Ans. (c) promoting financial inclusion in the country

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Q. With reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which of the following statements is/ are correct?

1. It has increased the share of States in the central divisible pool from 32 percent to 42 percent.

2. It has made recommendations concerning sector-specific grants.

 Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Ans. (a) 1 only

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Q. The 'Fortaleza Declaration', recently in the news, is related to the affairs of

Ans. (b) BRICS

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Q. With reference to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. IUCN is an organ of the United Nations and CITES is an international agreement between governments.

2. IUCN runs thousands of field projects around the world to better manage natural environments.

3. CITES is legally binding on the States that have joined it, but this Convention does not take the place of national laws.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Ans. (b) 2 and 3 only

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Q. The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is approved by the

Ans. (a) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

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Q. Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?

Ans. (b) Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia

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Q. When the Reserve Bank of India reduces the Statutory Liquidity Ratio by 50 basis points, which of the following is likely to happen?

Ans. (c) Scheduled Commercial Banks may cut their lending rates

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Q. What can be the impact of excessive/inappropriate use of nitrogenous fertilizers in agriculture?

1. Proliferation of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in soil can occur.

2. Increase in the acidity of soil can take place.

3. Leaching of nitrate to the ground-water can occur.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(Current AffarisPlus 2015 May, Page- )