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1 Daily Test no. 35 FO UPSC & MPSC Time : 20 Min. GS Questions : 20 I N S T U C T I O N S 1. IMMEDATELY AFTE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT THIS TEST BOOKLET DOSE NOT HAVE ANY UPPINTED O TON O MISSING PAGES O ITEMS, ETC. IF SO GET IT EPLACED BY A COMPLETE TEST BOOKLET. 2. Please note that it is the candidate's responsiblity to encode and fill in the oll Number and Test Booklet Series A, B, C or D carefully and without any omission or discrepancy at the appropriate places in the OM Answer Seet. Any omission/descrepancy will render the Answer Sheet liable for rejection. 3. You have to enter your oll Number on the Test Booklet in the Box provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. 4. This Test Booklet contains 20 items (questions). Each item is printed both in Hindi and English. Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, chose ONLY ONE response for each item. 5. You have to mark all your response ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions in the Answer Sheet. 6. All items carry equal marks. 7. Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the response to various items in the Test Booklet, you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer Sheet as per instructions sent to you with your Admission Certificate. 8. After you have completed filling in all your response on the Answer Sheet and the examination has concluded, you should hand over to the Invigilator only the Answer Sheet. You are permitted to take away with you the Test Booklet. 9. Sheets for rough work are appended in the Test Booklet at the end. 10. Penalty for wrong answers : THEE WILL BE PENALTY FO WONG ANSWES MAKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPES. i) There are four alternaives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question. iii) If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. (1)

2 FO UPSC & MPSC 1. Match the three columns: Arrangement/Agreement Meaning/Definition Example 1. Preferential Trading a. Tariff Liberalisation I. India Mercosur 2. Free Trade b. Elimination of Tariffs II. India Srilanka 3. Comprehensive Economic c. Integrated Package III. India Korea a) 1bI,2aII,3cIII b) 1aI, 2bII, 3cIII c) 2bIII,3cII,1aI d) 3aII,1bIII,2cI 2. Which is/are COECTLY matched? [egional Grouping Members] 1. Gulf Cooperation Council Saudi Arabia & Kuwait 2. Southern Common Market Brazil & Uruguay 3. Southern African Customs Union South Africa & Swaziland a) 1 & 2 Only b) 2 & 3 Only c) 1, 2 & 3 Only d) 1 and 3 only 3. India is negotiating Broad based Trade and Investment Agreement [BTIA] with a) EU b) ASEAN c) GCC d) BIMSTEC 4. Which is COECT? 1. Total installed power generation capacity of the country in the renewable energy sources sector is higher than nuclear sector 2. Each Ultra Mega Power Projects has a capacity of 1,000 MW a) 1 Only b) 2 Only c) 1 & 2 d) None 5. Assertion (A): India s natural resources are unevenly distributed in the country eason (): Coal resources are abundant in Northern and NorthEast region and hydro resources are mainly concentrated in Bihar/Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal a) A & are correct; is correct explanation for A b) A & are correct; But, is notcorrectexplanation for A c) A is Correct; But not d) is Correct; But not A 6. Production of crude oil was affected in the country due to 1. Environmental factors and bandhs/blockades in Assam 2. Delay in production from wells in Andhra Pradesh 3. Lesser production from wells in Mumbai (2)

3 FO UPSC & MPSC 4. Poor influx, under performance of producing wells and less base potential of major fields that affected production of Ahmedabad and Ankleshwar Which are Correct? a) 1 & 2 Only b) 2 & 3 Only c) 3 & 4 d) 1, 2, 3 & 4 7. The decrease in natural gas production is due to 1. Decline in production from KG deep water block 2. Bandhs and blockades in Assam and under performance of development of new wells a) 1 Only b) 2 Only c) 1 & 2 d) None 8. Which is COECT? 1. ONGC Videsh Limited has oil and gas production projects in ussia, Vietnam and Brazil 2. OIL had developed Oil fields of Naharkatiya and Moran in Assam and it has now presence even in Venezuela, Gabon and Iran 3. GAIL has signed an agreement for LNG which has price linkage to gas rather than oil a) 1 & 2 Only b) 2 & 3 Only c) 3 Only d) 1, 2 & 3 9. National Green Tribunal 1. Disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forest 2. Enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property 3. The tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down under the code of civil procedure, but shall be guided by principles of natural justice 4. In addition to the Chairperson, judicial and expert members are working in the Tribunal Which are COECT? a) 1, 2 & 4 Only b) 1, 2 & 3 Only c) 1, 3 & 4 Only d) 1, 2, 3 & Which is correct about Indian Oil Corporation? a) It is the country s largest commercial enterprise with Maharatna status b) The Indian Oil Group of companies network (crude, petroleum products & Gas) is the largest inthe country c) It has set up subsidiaries in Sri Lanka, Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates d) All the above (3)

4 (4) 11. Coal deposits are chiefly located in a) Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal b) Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra c) Both a & b d) None 12. The major deposits of lignite reserves are located in a) Tamil Nadu b) Odisha c) Andhra Pradesh d) Telangana 13. Barsingsar Mine [Lignite] in a) Odisha b) ajasthan c) Tamil Nadu d) Gujarat FO UPSC & MPSC 14. Assertion (A): enewables are increasingly becoming mainstream and competitive with conventional energy sources eason(): The prices for renewable energy technologies, primarily wind and solar continued to fall in the country a) A & are correct; is correct explanation for A b) A & are correct; But, is notcorrectexplanation for A c) A is Correct; But not d) is Correct; But not A 15. Which is correct in the installed Capacity? a) Wind energy > biomass power > small hydropower >solar power b) Wind energy > small hydropower>biomass power >solar power c) Biomass power> wind energy> small hydropower >solar power d) Biomass power> wind energy> solar power >small hydropower 16. The National Action Plan on Climate Change mandates increasing share of renewable power in the electricity mix to a) 15 per cent by the year 2050 b) 15 per cent by the year 2020 c) 30 per cent by the year 2020 d) 30 per cent by the year Family type biogas plants is an important programme, because a) eduction in drudgery among the rural women and girls engaged in collection of fuel wood b) eduction in the rate of deforestation c) Providing organic fertilizer a) 1 & 2 Only b) 2 & 3 Only c) 1 & 3 Only d) 1, 2 & 3

5 FO UPSC & MPSC 18. Who is/are providing project based assistance for renewable energy programmes in India? 1. World Bank & Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 3. Global Environment Facility (GEF) a) 1 & 2 Only b) 2 & 3 Only c) 1 & 3 Only d) 1, 2 & Which is NOT matched? a) Survey of Flora BSI (Botanical Survey of India) 1890 b) Survey of Fauna Zoological Survey of India 1916 c) Forest esources and Survey Forest Survey of India 1981 d) Fishery resources in the Indian Territorial Waters Fishery Survey of India (FSI) Which is INCOECT? a) India has a total mangrove cover of 3% of the global mangroves area and 8% of Asia s mangroves b) Mangrove vegetation has been reported in all the 12 coastal states/uts c) All coastal areas in India are suitable for mangroves d) All of the above Answer Key 1 - b 2 - c 3 - a 4 - a 5 - c 6 - d 7 - c 8 - d 9 - d 10 - d 11 - c 12 - a 13 - b 14 - a 15 - b 16 - b 17 - d 18 - d 19 - d 20 - c (5)

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I N S T R U C T I O N S Daily Test no. 23 FO UPSC & MPSC Time : 30 Min. GS Questions : 30 I N S T U C T I O N S 1. IMMEDATELY AFTE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT THIS TEST BOOKLET DOSE NOT HAVE ANY