Consider the following statements about the initial development of railways in India by the British:
1. Private financial investors for railways would get land free from the British Government in India.
2. The investors would get a return of 5 percent on their capital from the government if they ran at a loss or secured inadequate profit.
3. The railways would be jointly managed with the government
1. Private financial investors for railways would get land free from the British Government in India.
2. The investors would get a return of 5 percent on their capital from the government if they ran at a loss or secured inadequate profit.
3. The railways would be jointly managed with the government
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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22%
1 and 2 only
24%
2 and 3 only
19%
1 and 3 only
35%
1 , 2 and 3
Which of the statements given below are true about cirrocumulus cloud ?
1. High, thin, puffy white clouds of ice crystals that look like ripples
2. They appear between 20000 feet and 40000 feet above the Earth's surface
3. One of its types is called a 'mackerel sky' because the clouds resemble large fish scales, especially when they are coloured pink at sunset
1. High, thin, puffy white clouds of ice crystals that look like ripples
2. They appear between 20000 feet and 40000 feet above the Earth's surface
3. One of its types is called a 'mackerel sky' because the clouds resemble large fish scales, especially when they are coloured pink at sunset
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11%
1 only
10%
2 only
36%
1 and 3 only
43%
1 , 2 and 3
Consider the following statements:
1. Angular velocity for all locations on the Earth's surface is the same while linear velocity varies
2. Linear velocity is minimum at the equator and maximum at the poles
1. Angular velocity for all locations on the Earth's surface is the same while linear velocity varies
2. Linear velocity is minimum at the equator and maximum at the poles
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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31%
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
22%
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
23%
Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
24%
Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct
Mount Vinson is the highest peak of this continent
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5%
Asia
16%
Africa
39%
Australia
40%
Antarctica
Consider the following statements regarding weightage of different articles in Wholesale Price Index (WPI) :
1. Fuel and power have higher weightage in WPI than that of primary articles
2. Weightage of manufactured products in WPI is higher than that of fuel and power
1. Fuel and power have higher weightage in WPI than that of primary articles
2. Weightage of manufactured products in WPI is higher than that of fuel and power
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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16%
1 only
51%
2 only
27%
Both
6%
None
Consider the following statements regarding instruments of monetary policy:
1. Standing deposit facility (SDF) rate was introduced in April 2020
2. SDF rate replaced fixed reverse repo rate as the floor of the LAF corridor
1. Standing deposit facility (SDF) rate was introduced in April 2020
2. SDF rate replaced fixed reverse repo rate as the floor of the LAF corridor
Forwarded from Upsc prelims MCQ
Which of the following statements are correct?
1. The market mechanism over-produces a good that generates positive externality
2. A cap and trade of pollution permits can be used by the government to achieve the social
3. Tragedy of Commons is an example of negative externality
1. The market mechanism over-produces a good that generates positive externality
2. A cap and trade of pollution permits can be used by the government to achieve the social
3. Tragedy of Commons is an example of negative externality
Forwarded from Upsc prelims MCQ
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13%
1 and 2 only
30%
2 and 3 only
15%
1 and 3 only
43%
1 , 2 and 3
Which of the following components of Central Government taxes on petroleum products is/are not shareable with the States?
1. Basic Excise Duty
2. Additional Excise Duty
3. Special Additional Excise Duty
1. Basic Excise Duty
2. Additional Excise Duty
3. Special Additional Excise Duty
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8%
1 and 2 only
42%
2 and 3 only
10%
1 and 3 only
40%
1 , 2 and 3
Forwarded from UPSC Free Test Series
Which one of the following statements about the Shvetambara Sect of Jainism is not correct?
1. It refers to monks, who wear white clothes.
2. It refers to monks, who migrated to the south of Vindhyas in 4th century BCE, of Vindhyas
3. They recognized the existence of canonical canonical texts including the 12 Angas
4. They believed that women can also attain salvation
1. It refers to monks, who wear white clothes.
2. It refers to monks, who migrated to the south of Vindhyas in 4th century BCE, of Vindhyas
3. They recognized the existence of canonical canonical texts including the 12 Angas
4. They believed that women can also attain salvation
Forwarded from UPSC Free Test Series
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19%
2 and 4
18%
4 only
32%
2 only
31%
1 and 3
Which of the following concepts are considered as pillars of Human Development?
1. Equity
2. Sustainability
3. Productivity
4. Security
1. Equity
2. Sustainability
3. Productivity
4. Security
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6%
1 and 2 only
5%
3 and 4 only
29%
1 , 2 and 3 only
60%
1 , 2 , 3 and 4