14/7/2020 : Prelims Daily Current Affairs MCQ Questions for Civil Services (UPSC/IAS/IPS/PCS) ( Arora IAS)

Prelims Daily Current Affairs MCQ : Questions Only

 

Q1. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option

 

1. The Chabahar rail line along the Iran-Afghanistan border from Chabahar port to Zahedan will eventually reach to tajikistan.
2. Bandar-e-Jask port lies to the west of Chabahar and is located in the Hormozgan province of Iran.
3. The Chabahar port is located in the Sistan-Baluchestan province on Iran’s south-eastern coast.

 

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. all of the above

 

Q2: consider the following statements regarding Privy Purse and choose the incorrect option

 

1. The Privy Purse was a payment made to the ruling families by the british officlas to get their favours
2. The 25th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1971 brought an end to this privilege of princely states.
3. It was prevalent in every state of india during British rule , even British governors were a part of privy purse

 

1. 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. all of the above

 

Q3: consider the following statements and choose the correct options

 

1. The inflation range (4% within a band of +/- 2%) was recommended by the committee headed by Raghuram Rajan in 2014.
2. a moderate level of inflation is required in the economy to ensure that production is promoted.
3. In India, inflation is primarily measured by WPI (Wholesale Price Index) only

 

4. Consumer Price Index measures price changes from the perspective of a retail buyer.

 

1. 2 and 3 only
2. 1, 2 and only
3. 2 and 4 only
4. all of the above

 

 

Q4: Consider the following statements and choose the correct options

 

1. Tigers are in Schedule I of Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
2. Tigers are critically endangered as per International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List
3. As per Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) tigers are in Appendix I.
4. Nagarjunsagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve, Andhra Pradesh is the smallest tiger reserve and Orang National park, Assam is the largest

 

1. 1, 2 and 3 only
2. 2 and 4 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. all of the above

 

Q5: To which state of india is the language “TANGAM” associated?

 

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Mizoram

 

1. 2 Only
2. 3 Only
3. 4 Only
4. 1 Only