Q3341. Consider the following statements:
1. The Reserve Bank of India mandates all the listed companies
in India to submit a Business Responsibility and Sustainability
Report (BRSR).
2. In India, a company submitting a BRSR makes disclosures in
the report that are largely non-financial in nature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A I only B II only C Both I and II D Neither I nor II
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Correct answer: II only
Q3342. With reference to the Government of India, consider
the following information:
Organization
Some of its
It works
functions
under
I.
Directorate of
Enforcement of the
Internal
Enforcement
Fugitive Economic
Security
Offenders Act, 2018
Division-I,
Ministry of
Home Affairs
II.
Directorate
Enforces the
Department
of Revenue
Provisions of the
of Revenue,
Intelligence
Customs Act, 1962
Ministry of
Finance
III.
Department
Carrying out big data
Directorate
of Revenue,
analytics to assist
General of
Ministry of
tax officers for better
Systems
Finance
policy and nabbing
and Data
tax evaders
Management
In how many of the above rows is the information correctly
matched?
A Only one B Only two C All the three D None
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Correct answer: Only one
Q3343. Which of the following are the sources of income
for the Reserve Bank of India ?
1. Buying and selling Government bonds
2. Buying and selling foreign currency
3. Pension fund management
4. Lending to private companies
5. Printing and distributing currency notes
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A I and II only B II, III and IV C I, III, IV and V D I, II and V
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Correct answer: I, II and V
Q3344. With reference to investments, consider the
following:
1. Bonds
2. Hedge Funds
3. Stocks
4. Venture Capital
How many of the above are treated as Alternative Investment
Funds?
A Only one B Only two C Only three D All the four
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Correct answer: Only two
Q3345. Consider the following statements in respect of the
Non-Cooperation Movement:
1.
The Congress declared the attainment of ‘Swaraj’ by all
legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective.
2.
It was to be implemented in stages with civil disobedience
and non-payment of taxes for the next stage only if ‘Swaraj’
did not come within a year and the Government resorted to
repression.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A I only B II only C Both I and II D Neither I nor II
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Correct answer: Both I and II
Q3346. Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the ‘Pradeshika’,
‘Rajuka’ and ‘Yukta’ were important officers at the
A village-level administration B district-level administration C provincial administration D level of the central administration
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Correct answer: district-level administration
Q3347. The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music
training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar
Paluskar in
A Delhi B Gwalior C Ujjain D Lahore
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Correct answer: Lahore
Q3348. With reference to ancient India (600-322 BC),
consider the following pairs:
Territorial region
River flowing in the region
I. Asmaka
Godavari
II. Kamboja
Vipas
III. Avanti
Mahanadi
IV. Kosala
Sarayu
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
A Only one B Only two C Only three D All the four
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Correct answer: Only two
Q3349. Who among the following led a successful military
campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful
maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula,
Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?
A Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta) B Prataparudra (Kakatiya) C Rajendra I (Chola) D Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)
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Correct answer: Rajendra I (Chola)
Q3350. Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to
India during the reign of
A Samudragupta B Chandragupta II C Kumaragupta I D Skandagupta
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Correct answer: Chandragupta II
Q3351. Who among the following rulers in ancient India
had assumed the titles ‘Mattavilasa’, Vichitrachitta’ and
‘ Gunabhara ‘ ?
A Mahendravarman I B Simhavishnu C Narasimhavarman I D Simhavarman
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Correct answer: Mahendravarman I
Q3352. The irrigation device called ‘Araghatta’ was:
A a water bag made of leather pulled over a pulley B a large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes C a larger earthen pot driven by bullocks D a large water bucket pulled up by rope directly by hand
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Correct answer: a large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes
Q3353. Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-
Cooperation Programme:
I.
Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth
II. Observance of strict non-violence
III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public
IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes
How many of the above were parts of the Non-Cooperation
Programme?
A Only one B Only two C Only three D All the four
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Correct answer: Only three
Q3354. Consider the following statements about Raja Ram
Mohan Roy :
I.
He possessed great love and respect for the traditional
philosophical systems of the East.
II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific
approach and the principle of human dignity and social
equality of all men and women.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
A I only B II only C Both I and II D Neither I nor II
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Correct answer: Both I and II
Q3355. With reference to the planet Earth, consider the
following statements:
I.
Rain forests produce more oxygen than that produced by
oceans.
II.
Marine phytoplankton and photosynthetic bacteria produce
about 50% of world’s oxygen.
III. Well-oxygenated contains surface water several folds higher
oxygen than that in atmospheric air.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A I and II B II only C I and III D None of the above statements is correct
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Correct answer: II only
Q3356. Consider the following pairs:
Plant
Description
:
I. Cassava
:
Woody shrub
II. Ginger
:
Herb with pseudostem
III. Malabar spinach
:
Herbaceous climber
IV. Mint
:
Annual shrub
V. Papaya
:
Woody shrub
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
A Only two B Only three C Only four D All the five
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Correct answer: Only three
Q3357. Consider the following statements:
I.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in India are less than 0.5 t
CO2/capita.
II.
In terms of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion, India ranks
second in Asia-Pacific region.
III. Electricity and heat producers are the largest sources of CO2
emissions in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A I and III only B II only C II and III only D I, II and III
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Correct answer: II and III only
Q3358. Regarding Peacock tarantula (Gooty tarantula),
consider the following statements:
I.
It is an omnivorous crustacean.
Its natural habitat in India is only limited to some forest areas.
II.
III. In its natural habitat, it is an arboreal species.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A I only B I and III C II only D II and III
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Correct answer: II and III
Q3359. With reference to Direct Air Capture’, an emerging
technology, which of the following statements is/are
correct?
I.
It can be used as a way of carbon sequestration.
II.
It can be a valuable approach for plastic production and in
food processing.
III. In aviation, it can be a source of carbon for combining with
hydrogen to create synthetic low-carbon fuel.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A I and II only B III only C I, II and II D None of the above statements is correct
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Correct answer: I, II and II
Q3360. Which one of the following launched the Nature
Solutions Finance Hub for Asia and the Pacific’?
A The Asian Development Bank (ADB) B The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) C The New Development Bank (NDB) D The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
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Correct answer: The Asian Development Bank (ADB)