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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements :
1. Buddhist themes have been wall painted in Ajanta .
2. The rock shelters and caves of Bhimbetka host paintings of geometric patterns .
3. Bagh caves are renowned for mural paintings .
Select the correct answer using the codes below .
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Justification :
Statement 1 : The rock shelters and caves of Bhimbetka have a large number of paintings . The oldest paintings are considered to be 30,000 years old , but some of the geometric figures date to as recently as the medieval period . The colours used are vegetable colours which have endured through time.
Statement 2 : Padmapani , Bodhisattva are some of the major examples . Some of them have been asked in previous tests .
Statement 3 : The paintings from Bagh caves in Madhya Pradesh coincide with some paintings of Ajanta .
However , these paintings are materialistic rather than spiritualistic
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Which of the following statements about temple architecture in India is INCORRECT ?
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Justification :
Nagara is North Indian style ; Dravida is South Indian . Vesara is a mixture of both .
Option C : Temple at Deograh ( Lalitpur , UP ) is in the panchayatana style of architecture , where the main shrine is built on a rectangular plinth with four smaller subsidiary shrines at four corners ( making it a total number of five shrines , hence the name , panchayatana ) .
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes . ( Prevention of Atrocities ) Act , 1989 ?
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Explanation : The Act penalises anyone who wrongfully occupies or cultivates any land owned by , or allotted to a member of a SC or a ST or gets the land allotted to him transferred . So , if they are dispossessed , land can be reclaimed back . Option ( a ) is correct .
At another level , the Act recognises that crimes against Dalit and tribal women are of a specific kind and provides for special courts . So , option ( d ) is correct . The Act does not apply to J & K . So , option ( c ) is correct .
Learning : Adivasi activists refer to the 1989 Act to defend their right to occupy land that was traditionally theirs since the ancient time . This Act merely confirms what has already been promised to tribal people in the Constitution – that land belonging to tribal people cannot be sold to or bought by non – tribal people . In cases where this has happened , the Constitution guarantees the right of tribal people to re – possess their land.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Armed Forces Special Powers Act ( AFSPA ) is NOT under operation in which of these states of India ?
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Justification : It was withdrawn from Tripura in 2015 .
On the other hand , the Armed Forces Special Powers Act ( AFSPA ) has been extended for another six months in Nagaland ( as of till march 2018 ) .
In Manipur , where the clamour for the repeal of AFSPA has been most vocal- with Irom Sharmila on a hunger – strike since 2000- the government, in 2004 , withdrew the Act from certain assembly constituencies , but NOT the entire state .
In J & K , it has been in operation since 1990s .
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
With respect to Gig Economy, consider the following statements:
The nature of job contract for a gig worker is usually shorter and more specific.
In India, gig workers were neither considered as worker nor employee and were not entitled to legal protections under labour laws.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Ans a
The code on Social Security 2020 aims to recognize gig workers as a new occupational category.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Which of the following committee was constituted by SEBI to tackle insider trading?
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Ans b
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has formed a committee to review norms pertaining to Prevention of Insider Trading (PIT) 2015, and Prevention of Fraud and Unfair Trade Practices (PFUTP) 2003.
The committee on fair market conduct, headed by T.K. Viswanathan, former secretary general of the Lok Sabha and former law secretary, will suggest norms to align insider trading with the recently amended Companies Act and will also for the first time address the manipulation and surveillance issues arising out of high-frequency or algorithmic trades.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
It is the total value of all finished goods and services produced by a country’s citizens in a given financial year, irrespective of their location, it is called?
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Ans c
It is the total value of all finished goods and services produced by a country’s citizens in a given financial year, irrespective of their location. GNP also measures the output generated by a country’s businesses located domestically or abroad.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Which one of the following statements is the most correct description of “Net National Product”?
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Ans a
NNP = GNP – Depreciation Or,
NNP = GDP + Income from Abroad – Depreciation.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Special Drawing Rights (SDR) of IMF:
The value of SDRs is immune from daily exchange rate fluctuations.
The least weightage is accorded to the latest currency added to the SDR basket.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
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Ans c
The value of SDR is determined in terms of the US dollars and is determined on the daily basis based on the daily exchange rate fluctuations.
The minimum weightage is given to pound sterling even though the latest addition to SDR was the Chinese Renminbi.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
The Green Box subsidies are not trade distorting while the Blue box subsidies are specially designed to minimize trade distortions.
The per farmer Amber Box subsidy in India is less as compared to the same given in the developed countries.
The De-minimis entitlement of the subsidy under the Amber Box applies to both the developed and developing countries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?