UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 23/60 SAMVEG IAS

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UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 23/60 SAMVEG IAS
Q1. Which of the following problems Indian cities are facing?

  1. poverty, inadequate provision of urban services,
  2. congestion, air pollution,
  3. sizeable slum population,
  4. lack of safety measures, and
  5. challenges in terms of garbage removal, sewage system, sanitation, affordable housing, and public transport.

 
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1, 4 and 5 only
  2. 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
  3. 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
  4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

 
Q2. Consider the following statements:

  1. India is third in the world in the number of nuclear reactors being installed
  2. Installed nuclear power capacity in the country will reach to 6780 MW.

 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

 
 
Q3. Consider the following statements on recently released World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index (GCI).

  1. India has been ranked the 40th most competitive economy,
  2. India has 3rd highest rank in term of market size
  3. Highest rank among BRICS countries is of China 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 3 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 2 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

 
Q4. What are the ways to improve the position of urban local bodies?

  1. Municipal bonds,
  2. PPPs
  3. Credit risk guarantees,

 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 3 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 2 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

 
Q5. Consider the following statements about the two new schemes in power sector.
 

  1. The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)scheme was launched in 2015 to achieve 100 percent village electrification
  2. Saubhagya scheme launched on 25th September, 2017, to provide energy access to all by last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all remaining non-electrified households in rural and urban areas to achieve universal household electrification in the country.

 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2