Daily MCQs for UPSC/State PSC Exams: 11 April 2019

Daily MCQs for UPSC/State PSC Exams: 11 April 2019

Q1. Arrange North to South

1. Bishkek
2. Dushanbe
3. Balakot
4. Lhasa

A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 1, 2, 4, 3
C. 2, 1, 4, 3
D. 2, 1, 3, 4

Q2. Which of the following is true about i-help?

A. It’s an initiative to help mental patients and raise awareness about mental health.
B. It’s an initiative to promote digital electoral literacy in Assam.
C. It’s an e-governance program to help deliver benefits to elderly
D. It’s an e-governance program to help farmers suffering crop loss due to disasters

Q3. Consider following statements about Regulatory Sandbox:

1. Also known as innovation hub to help Fintechstartups to launch innovative products.
2. RBI encourages banks to tie up with Fintech companies to promote financial inclusion
3. The sandbox (RBI)provides fintech companies suitable regulatory environment to test products and services.
4. The test checks the viability of the product before a wider and expensive rollout.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

A. 1 and 3
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. All of the above

Q4. Which of the following is not true about Official Secrets Acts?

A. It is colonial era law passed in 1923 to control Indians working for colonial government keeping information about governance secret.
B. The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (SARC) Report, 2006, suggested that the Act should be substituted by a chapter in the National Security Act.
C. The act has provisions which are in conflict with Right to Information Act.
D. The Act also has provision for protecting Journalists possessing state secrets.

Q5. Which of the following correctly describes the meaning of the term ‘demand function’?

(a) Increasing the demand by the government
(b) The relation between the consumer's optimal choice of the quantity of a good and its price
(c) The relation between the consumer's optimal choice of the quantity of a good and its supply
(d) Increasing demand despite the rise in prices

Q6. With reference to ‘inferior goods’, consider the following statements:

1. A consumer's demand for inferior goods moves in the same direction as the income of the consumer.
2. These goods follow the rules of demand.
3. Coarse cereals are the examples of inferior goods.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q7. While adding water to the acid it get splashed due to:

(a) Water could not be mixed in the acid.
(b) If water is added to the acid, the heat is generated.
(c) Water is lighter than the acid.
(d) When water added to the acid, gas is generated and volume of the mixture increases enormously.

Q8. Consider the following properties of metals:

1. All metals exist as solids at room temperature.
2. Most metals produce basic oxides when dissolving in water.
3. All metals react with water and produce hydrogen.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only

Q9. With reference to the Mughal's administrative system, consider the following statements:

1. Waqianavis was the information officer.
2. Ala Kazi was the chief of Justice department.
3. Diwan-i-Ala held track of all income and expenditure.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q10. With reference to the 'Mansabdari System', consider the following statements:

1. Mansabdar's were given annual salary.
2. Salary of Mansabdar was also paid by the grant of a Jagir.
3. The 'Mansab' of an officer implied his 'salary and status'.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Question 1: (A)

Explanation : Balakot was recently in new due to action of IAF. The SCO will hold its summit in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, in June this year.

Question 2: (B)

Explanation : Empowerment through Digital Electoral Literacy. It may be mentioned that ihelp is a joint initiative of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam and CSC SPV, Assam to promote digital electoral literacy. The Common Services Centres (CSCs) are internet-enabled access points spread throughout the country delivering various government and non-government digital services (e-services) to the citizens.

Question 3: (D)

Explanation : All statements are correct. Fintech conclave was recently organized by NITI Aayog in Delhi.

Question 4: (D)

Explanation : Contentious issue with the law is that its Section 5, which deals with potential breaches of national security, is often misinterpreted. The Section makes it a punishable offence to share information that may help an enemy state. The Section comes in handy for booking journalists when they publicize information that may cause embarrassment to the government or the armed forces. The Hindu was recently booked for possessing stolen Rafale documents by the Government.

Question 5: (B)

Explanation: If the prices of other goods, the consumer's income and her tastes and preferences remain unchanged, the amount of a good that the consumer optimally chooses, becomes entirely dependent on its price. The relation between the consumer's optimal choice of the quantity of a good and its price is very important and this relation is called the demand function.

Question 6: (B)

Explanation: Statement 3 is correct while statements 1 and 2 are wrong.

For most goods, the quantity that a consumer chooses, increases as the consumer's income increases and decreases as the consumer's income decreases. Such goods are called normal goods. Thus, a consumer's demand for normal goods moves in the same direction as the income of the consumer. However, there are some goods the demands for which move in the opposite direction of the income of the consumer. Such goods are called inferior goods. As the income of the consumer increases, the demand for an inferior goods falls, and as the income decreases, the demand for inferior goods rises. Examples of inferior goods include low-quality food items like coarse cereals.

Question 7: (B)

Explanation: Option (b) is correct.

The acid must always be added slowly to water with constant stirring. If water is added to a concentrated acid, the heat generated may cause the mixture to splash out and cause burns. The glass container may also break due to excessive local heating.

Question 8: (B)

Explanation: Statement 2 is correct while statements 1 and 3 are wrong.

Metals react with water and produce a metal oxide and hydrogen gas. Metal oxides that are soluble in water dissolve in it to further form metal hydroxide. But all metals do not react with water. Most non-metals produce acidic oxides when dissolve in water. On the other hand, most metals, give rise to basic oxides. All metals except mercury exist as solids at room temperature.

Question 9: (D)

Explanation: All statements are correct.

In the Mughal's administrative system Waqianavis was information officer and Ala-kazi was chief of Justice Department. Diwan-e-ala was responsible for all income and expenditure and held control over Khalisa, Jagir and Inam lands.

Question 10: (C)

Explanation: Statements 2 and 3 are correct while statement 1 is wrong.

Manasbadars were given monthly salary instead of annual salary. The salary of Mansabdar was paid by assigning to him a Jagir. Sometimes, the Mansabdars were paid in cash. The 'Mansab' of a officer implied his 'salary and status'.