UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 58/60 SAMVEG IAS

UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 58/60 SAMVEG IAS

 
Q1Consider the following statements with reference to the International North-South Transport Corridor:

1. India, Iran and Russia are its founder members
2. The corridor connects the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf to the Black Sea via Iran, then connect Northern Europe via Russia

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Both 1 and 2
 
Q2The Financial Action Task Force is an inter-governmental body established by
a) The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
b) G20 or Group of Twenty
c) International Monetary Fund
d) None of the above
 
Q3Which of the following statements is/are amendments included in the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2017?

1. NABARD’s capital has been increased to Rs 3 lakh crore
2. The central government alone must hold at least 51 percent of the share capital of NABARD
3. Experts from MSMEs are included in the Board of Directors of NABARD

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
 
Q4India’s first-ever Health Index report titled, “Healthy States, Progressive India”, has been prepared by NITI Aayog with assistance from
a) World Health Organisation
b) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
c) United Nations Development Programme
d) World Bank
 
Q5Consider the following statements about Joint Parliamentary Committees (JPCs):

1. A JPC is an ad-hoc body
2. The mandate of JPCs need not be limited to the scrutiny of government finances
3. The government is not required to report on the follow-up action taken on the basis of the recommendations of a JPC

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3