69th BPSC Prelims Questions

91. Assertion (A) :

     Rich placer deposits of gold are found on the Ghana coast and gold-bearing veins are found in Brazil. 

Reason (R) :

    At some points of time, these continents were joined together along the Atlantic coast.

Select the correct answer.

92. Bihar’s geographical structure consists of rock systems. Match the rock systems with their descriptions:

93. Which one of the following is the world’s richest region from a marine biodiversity perspective, comprising twenty-one islands with estuaries, beaches, forests of the nearshore environment, sea grasses, coral reefs, salt marshes and mangroves?

94. What is the local time of Thimphu (Bhutan) located at 90° East longitude when the time at Greenwich (0°) is 12:00 noon?

95. Which of the following statements is correct?

96. How many latitudes are there on the globe drawn at 1 degree interval?

97. The average height of the Kosi plain from mean sea level is

98. On which plateau, the Tropic of Cancer and the Indian Standard Time Line intersect each other?

99. Which district of Uttarakhand is not situated along the Tibbet boundary?

100. Where does the El Niño current flow?

101. Consider the following statements about the collegium system :

    1. The Supreme Court collegium is a five-member body, which is headed by the incumbent Chief Justice of India (CJI) and comprises four other seniormost Judges of the Court at that time.

    2. The Parliament by law has evolved the collegium system.

    3. The Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are appointed only through the collegium system.

    4. The collegium system was introduced in the year 1993 by Justice P. N. Bhagwati in the landmark First Judges Case. 

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

102. Consider the following statements regarding the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution of India :

    1. It added three words to the Preamble—‘Socialist’, ‘Secular’ and ‘Integrity’.

    2. It added eight Fundamental Duties to the Constitution.

    3. It added new Directive Principles, i.e., Article 39A, Article 43A and Article 47.

    4. It granted power to the President, in consultation with the Election Commission, to disqualify members of the State Legislatures.

Which of the above statements are incorrect ?

103. The specifications required for a community to be declared as a Scheduled Tribe are

    1. indications of primitive traits

    2.distinctive culture

    3. shyness of contact with the community at large

    4.  backwardness and geographical isolation

Which of the above are correct?

104. From which country, the Indian Constitution has taken reference for the idea of the Fundamental Rights?

105. Untouchability is abolished by which Article of the Indian Constitution?

106. The authority to determine the number of Judges in a High Court rests with which of the following entities?

107. The Fifth Schedule deals with the governance and protection of the interests of which specific group of people

108. In which case(s) did the Supreme Court of India give for the first time the doctrine of ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution?

109. . Match List–I with List–II :

110. Under which Article(s), the Speaker can allow any member of the House to speak in his/her mother tongue?

111. The Foreign Exchange Reserves (FER) of RBI include which of the following?

    1. Foreign Currency Assets (FCA)

    2. Gold

    3. Special Drawing Rights (SDR)

    4. Reserve Tranche Position

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112. Consider the following statements about ‘Rules of Origin’ :

    1. Rules of Origin are the criteria needed to determine the national source of a product.

    2. Rules of Origin help the custom agencies to know what regulations and fees apply to a given product. 

    3. These are used for the purpose of trade statistics.

    4. Their importance is derived from the fact that duties and restrictions in several cases depend upon the sources of imports. 

Which of the above statements are correct?

113. Consider the following statements about infant mortality rate :

    1. It is the probability of dying between birth and exactly 1 year of age, expressed per 10000 live births.

    2. The infant mortality rate in the year 1950 was 189·6

    3. In the year 2019, the infant mortality rate was 30.

    4. As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Bulletin of Registrar General of India (RGI), the State with the highest infant mortality rate in the year 2019 was Uttar Pradesh.

Which of the above statements are correct?

114. Human capital formation as a concept is better explained in terms of a process, which enables

    1. individuals of a country to accumulate more capital

    2. increasing the knowledge

    3. increasing the skill levels

    4. increasing the knowledge, skill levels and capacities of the people of the country

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115. Consider the following statements regarding insolvency and bankruptcy :

    1. Bankruptcy refers to a financial state in which an individual or entity is unable to pay off their debts as they become due.

    2. Insolvency refers to a legal process, where the assets of the debtor are liquidated or reorganized for the benefit of creditors.

    3. Bankruptcy is a state whereas insolvency is the conclusion.

    4. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) is the regulatory body responsible for overseeing insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

116. In which year was the Industrial Policy Resolution adopted?

117. Consider the following statements about the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme :

    1. The scheme offers a production-linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in mobile phone manufacturing and specified electronic components.

    2. The scheme has two categories of applicants, namely, global companies and domestic companies. 

    3. The scheme shall extend an average incentive of around 8% on net incremental sales (over base year) of goods manufactured in India and covered under the target segment, to eligible companies, for a period of six years.

    4. The target segment under PLI shall include (i) laptops, (ii) tablets, (iii) all-inone PCs, (iv) servers and (v) Ultra-Small Form Factor (USFF).

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

118. Consider the following statements regarding the SVAMITVA scheme :

    1. It is a Central Sector Scheme under the Ministry of Mines.

    2. This scheme seeks to create geopositioning infrastructure like CORS network to benchmark the location and provides five centimetre level accuracy. 

    3. CORS means Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.

    4. The scheme is a reformative step towards establishment of clear ownership of property in rural inhabited (Abadi) areas, by mapping of land parcels using drone technology.

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

119. Which of the following is/are the consequence(s) of invoking Article 360, declaration of a financial emergency?

    1. The President may order the States to reduce the salaries and allowances of all or any class of employees serving in connection with the State affairs.

    2. Money Bills or other financial bills passed by the State Legislature are not required to be reserved for the consideration of the President. 

    3. The President can issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of employees serving in connection with the affairs of the Union, including the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.

    4. Money Bills or other financial bills are to be reserved for the consideration of the President after they are passed by the Legislature of the State.

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120. Which of the following factors could potentially contribute to stagflation in the Indian economy?

    1. High inflationary pressures due to increased Government spending

    2. Decline in industrial production and sluggish economic growth

    3. Decrease in aggregate demand and consumer spending

    4. Appreciation of the domestic currency leading to reduction of export competitiveness

Select the correct answer using the codes given below