Category: IAS 2019 Prelims Test Questions

UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 42/60 SAMVEG IAS

UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 42/60 SAMVEG IAS   Q1Consider the following statements about National Testing Agency (NTA). It is formed to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions. NTA aims to provide standardised examinations and to relieve the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the All India Council for Technical Education, […]

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UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 40/60 SAMVEG

Q.1 Which of the following statements are correct regarding different generations of bio – fuels? First-generation biofuels are those which are made from feedstocks that can also be consumed as human food. Second-generation fuels are produced from sustainable feedstock but these feedstocks are not normally used for human consumption. Third generation fuels are obtained from algae. Which […]

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UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 39/60 SAMVEG

Q.1 Consider the following statements about The Indian Nuclear Power Programme. In the first stage of the programme, natural uranium fueled pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWR) produce electricity while generating plutonium-239 as by-product. The Stage II Fast Breeder Reactors are designed to “breed” more fuel than they consume. The Stage III reactor or an Advanced […]

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UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 38/60 SAMVEG

Q.1 Consider the following statements about National Air Quality Monitoring Programme: (NAMP) CPCB has been executing a nationwide Programme of ambient air quality monitoring known as NAMP. Currently, System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), run out of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, serves as apex forecaster of pollution trends […]

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UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 37/60 SAMVEG

Q.1 Consider the following statements about United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). It is the only internationally legally binding framework set up to address the problem of desertification. The Convention is based on the principles of participation, partnership and decentralization. The Conference of the Parties (COP) will be held biennial. Which of the above […]

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