UPSC Prelims Full Length Test - 32

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1.
Consider the following comparisons of ENSO(El Nino Southern Oscillation) and MJO(Madden-Julian Oscillation):
  1. While ENSO occurs in eastern part of tropical Pacific Ocean, MJO occurs in Atlantic Ocean.
  2. While ENSO is a standing pattern, MJO is a travelling pattern.
Which of the above is/are correct?
2.
Which of the following differences is/ are correct about committees constituted for poverty estimation?
  1. While the Tendulkar Committee made use of per capita monthly income, Rangarajan Committee made use of expenditure method.
  2. While the Tendulkar Committee recommended the use of Mixed Reference Period based estimation, the Rangarajan Committee recommended the use of Modified Mixed Reference Period based estimation.
  3. The estimates of the number of poor in India from the Rangarajan Committee was lower than the estimates from the Tendulkar Committee.
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3.
Consider the following observations about various peace treaties signed by India:
  1. The Treaty of Peace between Japan and India was signed in the aftermath of the World War II.
  2. The Indo- Sri Lanka Peace Accord was signed to resolve the LTTE(Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) issue in Sri Lanka.
  3. The India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship was signed to enable free movement of people and goods.
  4. The Tashkent Declaration was signed in the aftermath of the Indo- Pakistan War of 1965.
Which of the above is/are correct?
4.
Arrange the following Geoheritage sites from North to South:
  1. Erra Matti Dibbalu
  2. The Great Boundary Fault
  3. Lonar Lake
  4. Mardihalli Pillow Lava
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5.
Which of the following given statements is/are correct?
  1. The Financial Stability and Development Council under Ministry of Finance was constituted on the recommendation of Urjit Patel Committee.
  2. The Monetary Policy Committee was constituted by the RBI on the recommendation of Raghuram Rajan Committee.
  3. The Defence Acquisition Council under Ministry of Defence is based on the recommendations of the Kargil Review Committee.
  4. Asim Dasgupta Committee was responsible for a significant part of the GST framework.
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