Quiz 549: General Studies for UPSC Examinations

The Polymetallic Modules (PMN) lying on the seabed in the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB), allocated for harnessing by India have a predominant concentration of which metal?

Consider the following statements about a leader of India:

1. He was an ardent supporter of “Partyless Democracy”
2. From Sakhodevra Ashram , he gave a call for Total Revolution in 1974
3. He said: Self-Government, Self-Management, Mutual Cooperation and sharing, equality, freedom, brotherhood all could be practiced and developed better if men lived in small communities.

Identify this leader from the given options?

On July 31, 1937, Gandhi had published an article in the Harijan. Based upon this article, an all India National Education Conference was held on October 22 and 23, 1937, which was called the Wardha Educational Conference. All of the following resolutions were taken at the Wardha Educational Conference except one. Identify that from the given options:

Under which of the following INA comrades, Officers’ Training School for INA officers was opened in 1943?

Consider the following statements:

1. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) was launched from Rabi 1999-2000 replacing the erstwhile Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme (CCIS)
2. Only those crops which have adequate past data are included in the NAIS
3. The NAIS is applicable only in defined areas for each notified crop

Which among the above statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. In India, monazite and thorium are the principal source of rare earths elements
2. India is self sufficient in Rare Earth elements

Which among the above statements is / are correct?

The area around which among the following modern cities of India, a Hindu Silhara dynasty ruled from 9th to 13th century AD?

Which among the following is the correct set of three largest river basins (by area), from largest to smallest ?

Out of the given options, in which of the following states of India, there is no Government departments for the regular updations of land records hence, called a Non Land Record state?

Consider the following:

1. Urea
2. Diammonium Phosphate
3. Muriate of Potash

Which among the above are under statutory price control in India?