Test-1 A

INSIGHTS REVISION TEST-1 PRELIMS 2017 Solutions
1. The area of Sariska Tiger reserve is part of 4. Which of the following locations are the
which of the following mountain ranges? sources of highest amount of freshwater on
(a) Vindhyan Ranges earth?
(b) Aravalli Ranges (a) The Great Lakes, North America
(c) Satpura Range (b) Greenland
(d) Shiwalik Ranges (c) Antarctica

(d) Lake Baikal
Solution: b)
Solution: c
Refer to Insights 2017 Test 1, Question 2 Solution
Antarctica has nearly 70% all the freshwater stored in
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aravalli_Range
it.
Solution: Refer to Question 53, Insights Prelims 2017

2. A technique used in molecular biology Test 1
research to study gene expression by
detection of RNA (or isolated mRNA) in a http://blog.desolenator.com/five-worlds-
sample is known as largest-natural-freshwater-sources/
(a) Southern Blotting

(b) Northern Blotting 5. Which of the following amendments made
to the Indian Constitution prescribes that
(c) RNA interference
the total number of Ministers, including
(d) Nucleography the Prime Minister, in the Council of
Ministers shall not exceed 15 per cent of
the number of members of the House of the
Solution: b) People?
Refer to Question 26, Insights Prelims 2017 Test 1 (a) 91st Amendment Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_blot (b) 90th Amendment Act
(c) 93rd Amendment Act
3. Which following group of planets in our (d) 92nd Amendment Act

solar system have rings around them?
(a) Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Solution: a)
Neptune only
It was inserted through 91st amendment.
(b) Saturn, Uranus and Neptune only
Refer to Question 68, Insights Prelims 2017 Test 1
(c) Saturn Only
http://www.prsindia.org/theprsblog/?tag=art
(d) Saturn and Uranus only
icle-164
Solution: a
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents
/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/ring-a-round-the-
saturn.html
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6. Which of the following provides a (b) To bring transparency in the

transparent legal framework for the methodology followed by banks for
effective implementation of one of the three determining interest rates on
objectives of the Convention on Biological advances
Diversity (CBD): the fair and equitable
(c) To enable banks to become more
sharing of benefits arising out of the
competitive and enhance their long
utilization of genetic resources?
run value and contribution to
(a) Cartagena Protocol economic growth
(b) Nagoya Protocol (d) All of the above
(c) Geneva Protocol
(d) Montreal Protocol Solution: d)

Solution: b) http://www.arthapedia.in/index.php?title=M
Refer to Question 5, Insights Prelims 2017 Test 2 (you arginal_Cost_of_funds_based_Lending_rate_(
should read about CBD from ecology topic perspective MCLR)
if it finds mention in solution)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on 9. Which of the following tenets is not related

_Biological_Diversity#Nagoya_Protocol to Dvaita vedanta philosophy?
(a) The world has no separate existence
apart from Brahman
7. The Financial Sector Regulatory
Appointment Search Committee (FSRASC) (b) God and the individual souls exist as
has been set up to recommend names for independent realities
top posts at regulatory bodies such as the (c) God takes on a personal role and is
RBI, SEBI, IRDA etc. Who heads FSRASC?
seen as a real eternal entity that
(a) The Prime Minister governs and controls the universe
(b) The Finance Minister (d) The individual souls are depicted as
reflections, images or shadows of the
(c) The Cabinet Secretary
divine, but never in any way identical
(d) The Secretary of Finance, Govt of with the divine
India
Solution: a)
Solution: c
First statement is related to Advaita philosophy which
Refer to Question 23, Insights Prelims 2017 Test 2 says that the soul (true Self, Atman) is the same as the
highest metaphysical Reality (Brahman)
http://smartinvestor.business-
standard.com/market/Marketnews-389668- Refer to Question 90, Insights Prelims 2017 Test 2
Marketnewsdet-
No_clarity_yet_on_selection_panel_role_in_RBI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvaita_Vedant
_chief_appointment.htm#.WQsF_omGNR0 a
8. RBI decided to shift from base rate to 10. The Kisan Harit Rajmarg Yojana is
marginal cost of funds-based lending rate launched by
(MCLR) because (a) The ministry of rural development
(a) The rates based on marginal cost of (b) The agriculture ministry
funds are more sensitive to changes
in the policy rates

(c) The ministry of forests and Page 10 of Insights Environment module

environment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakke_Tiger_Reserve
(d) None of the above
Solution: d) 13. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and

Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the
Its launched by the Ministry of Road Transport and Graded Response Action Plan to
Highways.
(a) Address the problem of poaching in
Page 5 of Insights Environment module protected wildlife regions
(http://www.insightsonindia.com/wp- (b) Combat air pollution in Delhi
content/uploads/2017/03/Insights-PT-Exclusive-
Environment-and-Ecology.pdf) (c) Clean River Ganga by 2020
(d) Prevent forest fires across India on
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?
war foot basis
relid=146720
Solution: b)
11. With reference to Ken-Betwa River linking
project, consider the following statements: Page 11 of Insights Environment module
1. It aims to transfer surplus water from

the Betwa River to the Ken basin
14. With reference to Gangetic Dolphins,
2. It seeks to irrigate Indias worst consider the following statements:
drought-prone Bagelkhand region.
1. They are generally blind and use
Which of the above statements is/are ultrasonic sound to catch their prey.
correct?
2. Ganges River dolphin has been
(a) 1 only officially declared as National Aquatic
Animal of India
(b) 2 only
Which of the above statements is/are
(c) Both 1 and 2
correct?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
Solution: d)
(c) Both 1 and 2
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(d) Neither 1 nor 2
12. In which of the following states woud you Solution: c)

find Pakhui Tiger Reserve?
(a) Assam
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
15. Consider the following statements:
(c) Sikkim
1. Under the Wildlife (Protection) Act,
(d) Nagaland
1972, the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) has been
Solution: b) empowered to apprehend and
prosecute wildlife offenders
It is also known as Pakke Tiger reserve. Its in Arunachal
Pradesh 2. Legal protection has been provided to
wild animals under the provisions of

the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 18. Why rainforests are characterized by high
against hunting and commercial diversity of species?
exploitation
1. Round the year supply of abundant
Which of the above statements is/are energy in a consistent manner
correct?
2. The canopy structure of rainforests
(a) 1 only
3. High rainfall and temperature
(b) 2 only
Select the correct answer using codes
(c) Both 1 and 2 below:
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
Solution: c) (c) 1 only
Page 15 of Insights Environment module (d) 1, 2 and 3
(http://www.insightsonindia.com/wp-
content/uploads/2017/03/Insights-PT-Exclusive-
Environment-and-Ecology.pdf) Solution: d)
Chapter 7, NCERT Class VII Science
16. Mahagony, ebony and rosewood are http://kids.mongabay.com/elementary/201.html

prominently found in which of the
following forest types?
19. In which part of India Hope Island is
(a) Tropical rain forests
located?
(b) Tropical dry deciduous forests
(a) Lakshadweep Islands
(c) Tropical moist deciduous forests
(b) Nicobar Islands
(d) Mountain vegetation
(c) Godavari Delta
(d) Ganga - brahmaputra Delta
Solution: a)
Class VI NCERT, Chapter 8 Solution: c)

17. Which forests type you would likely find in
the Dachigam National Park?
20. Russias new Project 22220 nuclear-
(a) Tropical rain forests
powered vessel dubbed Arktika is
(b) Coniferous forests designed to
(c) Sub tropical broad leaved forest (a) Excavate minerals from deep waters
of the Arctic region
(d) Wet Evergreen forest
(b) Break large ice in the Arctic region
Solution: b) (c) Extract oil in the Arctic region
Page 16 of Insights Environment module (d) To guard Russias oil facilities in its
northern parts
Solution: b)
Insights current affairs, June 2016 (Page 126)

21. The treaty which controls supply of understand the mechanism of reservoir-triggered
uranium from key mineral hubs of Africa earthquakes, developing a forecast model and assessing
to the rest of the world is known as earthquake hazard in a stable continental region.
(a) Nairobi Treaty The main objective of the project is to undertake a deep
(b) Kampala Convention borehole (6-8 kms) investigations in the Koyna-Warna
region of Maharashtra where earthquakes have been
(c) Pelindaba Treaty
occurring in a restricted area of 20 x 30 sq. km. for the
(d) Non Proliferation treaty past five decades, including the largest earthquake of
magnitude 6.3 in December 1967. Past studies have
clearly demonstrated that the Koyna-Warna area is a
Solution: c)
natural laboratory to study reservoir-triggered
Insights Current Affairs Compilation, June 2016 (Page earthquakes, perhaps the best site anywhere in the
52) world.
The African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty, also The project will also provide crucial insights into Deccan
known as the Treaty of Pelindaba (named after South volcanism and mass extinction; thermal structure and
Africas main Nuclear Research Centre, run by The South state of stress in the lithosphere; geothermal potential
African Nuclear Energy Corporation and was the of the West Coast Belt as well as the geothermal record
location where South Africas atomic bombs of the of climate change in the region. As a part of the project,
1970s were developed, constructed and subsequently it is planned to set up a research laboratory at Karad,
stored),[1] establishes a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in which will serve as the operational center for carrying
Africa. The treaty was signed in 1996 and came into out the research activities related to seismic, deep
effect with the 28th ratification on 15 July 2009. drilling, borehole investigations, core analysis and
research in associated fields.
The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Earth

22. In 2016, the Cabinet Committee on Sciences through its Seismology Division / Centre for
Economic Affairs approved the proposal to Seismology in collaboration with the CSIR-National
undertake scientific deep drilling in the
Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI). Participations
Koyna region. One of its objectives is
from various universities, research organizations and
(a) To explore availability of natural gas academic institutions will also be encouraged.
(b) To assess earthquake hazard in a
stable continental region
23. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(c) To examine extent of aquifers in the (APEC) has demanded from India binding
region to assess their irrigation concessions to consider Indias
potential membership to APEC. Which of the
(d) To explore possibility of existence of following is/are these demands?
shale gas 1. An agreement to reduce industrial
tariffs to very low levels or eliminate
Solution: b) them over a specified time period
2. Signing of Non Proliferation Treaty
Insights Current Affairs Compilation, June 2016 (Page
56) 3. An early deal on a Bilateral
Investment Treaty with the U.S.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the proposal to undertake scientific deep Select the correct answer using codes
drilling in the Koyna intra-plate seismic zone, in below:
Maharashtra. The total cost of the project is Rs.472.3 (a) 1 only
crore for five years.
(b) 1 and 2 only
The proposed scientific deep drilling investigation in (c) 1 and 3 only
Koyna region will provide a unique opportunity to better
(d) 2 and 3 only

Solution: c) Membership and voting:
Insights Current Affairs Compilation, June 2016 (Page The bank admits the members of the United Nations
61) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific (UNESCAP, formerly known as the United
Union commerce ministry has conveyed to the Ministry
Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East)
of External Affairs (MEA) its concern over demands that
and non-regional developed countries. Currently, it has
India offer the concessions in lieu of consideration for
67 members of which 48 are from within Asia and the
APEC membership. It has cautioned the Ministry of
Pacific and 19 outside. ADB was modeled closely on the
External Affairs (MEA) against ceding to demands that
World Bank, and has a similar weighted voting system
India offer binding concessions to secure an AsiaPacific
where votes are distributed in proportion with
Economic Cooperation (APEC) membership.
members capital subscriptions.
What is being demanded?
Funding:
An agreement to reduce industrial tariffs to very low
ADB raises funds through bond issues on the worlds
levels or eliminate them over a specified time period.
capital markets. ADB also rely on its members
An early deal on a Bilateral Investment Treaty with the
contributions, retained earnings from its lending
U.S. Participation in negotiations for a proposed
operations, and the repayment of loans. Japan holds
Investment Facilitation Agreement at the World Trade
the largest proportions of shares at 15.67%. The United
Organisation-level.
States holds 15.56%, China holds 6.47%, India holds
Background: 6.36%, and Australia holds 5.81%.
India has applied for APEC membership in 1991 on the

basis of its geographic location, potential size of the 25. In which of the following sectors 100% FDI
economy and degree of trade interaction with the Asia- has been permitted by the union
Pacific. However, at the fifth APEC Leaders meeting in government?
Vancouver in 1997, a decision was taken to place a ten-
year moratorium on expanding membership, which 1. India based airlines
continues informally till date. 2. DTH, Mobile TV and Cable networks
3. Food products manufactured or
produced in India
24. With reference to Asian Development Bank
(ADB), consider the following statements: 4. Pisciculture, Aquaculture and
Apiculture
1. The United States holds second
largest proportions of shares in ADB Select the correct answer using codes
below:
2. The bank admits the members of the
United Nations Economic and Social (a) 2, 3 and 4 Only
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (b) 2 and 3 only
(UNESCAP)
(c) 2 and 4 only
correct? (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(a) 1 only
Solution: d)
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
78)
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-
india/the-100-regime-here-are-the-sectors-that-can-
Solution: c) now-have-full-fdi-2864533/
68)

26. Under the new aviation policy, the Indian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table

government is considering to develop
about 350 dilapidated or underused
airstrips across India into no frills 28. With reference to DNA sequencing, consider
airports. What do you understand by No the following statements:
Frills airports?
1. It is the process of determining the
(a) Airports that connect only major precise order of nucleotides within a
airports located in their vicinity DNA molecule
(b) Airports that are categorized as 2. Biomolecule sequencer developed by
secure and least sensitive airports NASA can also be used to diagnose
from security point of view infectious diseases in remote
(c) Airports that eliminate non-essential locations and in developing countries
services to make them more Which of the above statements is/are
affordable for common man correct?
(d) Airports which are meant to cater (a) 1 only
only to tourists and VIPs
(b) 2 only
Solution: c) (c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2
78)
Solution: c)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_frills#No-
frills_airlines Insights Prelims 2017 Test 3, Q 5
For more:
27. With reference to the Periodic Table, https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/researc

consider the following statements: h/experiments/2181.html#applications
1. Elements in the same period have the https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/biotec
same number of atomic orbitals h-dna-technology/dna-sequencing-pcr-
2. Nihonium is the last element in the electrophoresis/a/dna-sequencing
periodic table with an atomic number
118
Which of the above statements is/are 29. Under the Logistics Exchange
correct? Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA),
which India has signed with the US, India
(a) 1 only can
(b) 2 only (a) Allow stationing of US troops in the
(c) Both 1 and 2 Indian territory
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) Access the string of U.S. facilities

across the globe for logistical support
(c) Access latest military technology
Solution: a)
from the US
nihonium, moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson with (d) Both b and c
atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 respectively
have been added recently by the International Union of
Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Solution: b)
Insights Current Affairs Compilation, June 2016 (Page Insights Prelims 2017 Test 3, Q 11
89)

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/What-is- 32. Elevated temperature of water bodies

LEMOA/article15604647.ece caused by either discharge of waste water
by industries or from urban runoff, affects
aquatic animals adversely because
30. With reference to the Surat split of the 1. Elevated temperature typically
Indian National Congress, consider the decreases the level of dissolved
following statements: oxygen of water affecting aquatic
1. Moderates were opposed to the animals
resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, 2. It may increase the metabolic rate of
Boycott of foreign goods and National aquatic animals resulting in loss of
Education which were passed by biodiversity
extremists in Calcutta session
2. Moderates wanted Rash Behari Bose below:
to be the president of Surat session
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
below:
(c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 1 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
Solution: c)
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Insights Prelims 2017 Test 3, Q 75
Solution: a) Elevated temperature typically decreases the level of

dissolved oxygen of water, as gases are less soluble in
hotter liquids. This can harm aquatic animals such as
It is Rash Behari Ghosh, not Bose. Hence statement 2 is fish, amphibians and other aquatic organisms. Thermal
wrong (you can anyway take a guess as Rash Behari Bose pollution may also increase the metabolic rate of
was a renowned extremist) aquatic animals, as enzyme activity, resulting in these
organisms consuming more food in a shorter time than
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rash_Behari_Bose if their environment were not changed.[4]:179 An
increased metabolic rate may result in fewer resources;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rash_Behari_Ghosh
the more adapted organisms moving in may have an
advantage over organisms that are not used to the
warmer temperature. As a result, food chains of the old
31. The famous Salween Sittaung and Yangon
and new environments may be compromised. Some fish
rivers empty into which of the following
species will avoid stream segments or coastal areas
regions?
adjacent to a thermal discharge. Biodiversity can be
(a) The Bay of Bengal decreased as a result.
(b) The Gulf of Mottama
(c) The Gulf of Thailand
33. Which of the following political party or an
(d) Malacca Strait organization was not founded by Dr
Ambedkar?
Solution: b) (a) Samata Sainik Dal

(b) The Republican Party of India
(c) Independent Labour Party
River Irrawaddy flows into Bay of Bengal, not the ones
mentioned in the question. (d) Dalit Mukti Morcha
Gulf of Martaban is also known as Gulf of Mottama

Solution: d) Insights Prelims 2017 Test 4, Q 16
Insights Prelims 2017 Test 3, Q 94 The fungus benefits from the algae or cyanobacteria
because they produce food by photosynthesis. The
First three were formed by Dr Ambedkar. Last option is
algae or cyanobacteria benefit by being protected from
given just to confuse you.
the environment by the filaments of the fungus, which
also gather moisture and nutrients from the
environment, and (usually) provide an anchor to it.
34. The Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) theory
aims to determine the adjustments needed The photosynthetic component of a lichen is called the
to be made in the exchange rates of two photobiont or phycobiont. Sometimes the photobiont is
currencies to make them at par with the a green algae (chlorophyta), sometimes a blue-green
purchasing power of each other. If a algae (cyanobacteria, not really an algae), and
country is experiencing inflation, what sometimes both. The layer of tissue containing the cells
needs to be done to bring this parity? of the photobiont is called the photobiontic layer.
(a) Country's exchange rate must
depreciated
36. The Paracel Islands located in the South
(b) Country's exchange rate must
China Sea is a disputed region between
appreciated
(a) China and Vietnam
(c) Country should decrease bank
lending rate (b) China and Taiwan
(d) None of the above (c) China, Taiwan and Vietnam

(d) China, Vietnam and Philippines
Solution: a)
Insights Prelims 2017 Test 4, Q 2 Solution: c)
Exchange rate is influenced by high inflation. It causes Insights Prelims 2017 Test 4, Q 33
appreciation of currency affecting its exchange rate. The Paracel Islands, also known as Xisha in Chinese and
Hence depreciation is needed. (If you are good in Hong Sa in Vietnamese, is a group of islands, reefs,
economics, you can elaborate this further in comment banks and other maritime features in the South China
box) Sea. It is controlled (and occupied) by the Peoples
http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/022415/h Republic of China, and also claimed by Taiwan (Republic
ow-does-inflation-affect-exchange-rate-between-two- of China) and Vietnam
nations.asp
37. With reference to Arsenic, consider the

35. In the symbiotic relationship between fungi following statements:
and algae in lichens, 1. People who smoke tobacco can also
(a) Algae protect fungi from external be exposed to arsenic
environment 2. Arsenic is one of WHOs 10 chemicals
(b) Fungi provide nutrition to algae in of major public health concern
the form of solutions 3. Arsenic has no place in the periodic
(c) Phycobiont component is always table
either green algae or blue green algae Which of the above statements is/are
(d) Heterotrophic nutrition is correct?
prominently seen (a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
Solution: c)
(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1 only (d) None of the above
Solution: c) Solution: c)
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http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs372/en http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-may-
/ ratify-doha-amendments-of-kyoto-protocol-today-
4488522/
38. The Living Planet Report is published every

two years by 41. Consider the following statements:
(a) UNEP 1. The island lies 256 km northeast
from Port Blair
(b) IUCN
2. This Island holds the easternmost
(c) World Nature Organization (WNO)
point of the Andaman and Nicobar
(d) None of the above Islands
3. It is classified as a dormant volcano
Solution: d) by the Geological Survey of India
Its published by the World Wide Fund for Nature To which of the following islands does
above statements refer?
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(a) Barren Island
(b) Narcondam Island
39. Ross Sea was declared as worlds largest (c) Great Coco Island
Marine Protected Area (MPA) to protect the
Earths most pristine marine ecosystem. (d) Landfall Island
Which of the following species is not found
in Ross Sea region? Solution: b)
(a) Emperor Penguin
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(b) Killer Whale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcondam_Island
(c) Polar Bear
(d) Weddell Seal
42. With reference to invasive species, consider
the following statements:
Solution: c)
1. They can change habitats and alter
Insights Environment Module, Page 32 ecosystem function and ecosystem
services
Polar Bears are found in the Arctic region alone. Ross
Sea is in Antarctica. 2. They crowd out or replace native
species
3. They damage human activities,
40. Doha Amendment which was in news especially economic activities
recently, is related to
4. They can cause diseases
(a) Trade disputes between developed
and developing nations Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
(b) The future of WTO and its trade deals
(a) 1,2 and 4 Only
(c) Amendment made to the Kyoto
Protocol (b) 1 and 4 Only

(c) 2 and 4 Only They are found in Loktak lake, Manipur

(d) 1,2,3 and 4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phumdi
Solution: d)
45. The Whanganui River, which was in news
Insights Environment Module 2017, Page 49 recently, is a major river in
Third option is correct. For example, costs to agriculture, (a) Australia
forestry, fisheries, and other human activities by
(b) New Zealand
introduced species are estimated at $137 billion per
year to the U.S. economy alone. (c) Canada
http://eol.org/info/460 (d) China
Solution: b)
43. A halophyte is a plant that grows in waters
of high salinity. Then, what are Insights Environment Module 2017, Page 47
glycophytes? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whanganui_River
(a) Plants which thrive in high
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/16/ne
concentration of sugar
w-zealand-river-granted-same-legal-rights-as-human-
(b) Plants which thrive in an anaerobic being
environment
(c) Plants that will only grow healthily in
soils with a low content of sodium 46. With reference to Quarks, consider the
salts following statements:
(d) Plants that live in symbiosis with 1. They possess electric charge, mass,
halophytes color charge, and spin
2. They are fundamental constituent of
Solution: c) matter
3. For the first time, scientists are able
Insights Environment Module 2017, Page 48
to observe quarks directly and in
All plants other than halophytes are actually known as isolation thanks to the Large Hadron
glycophytes. Collider (LHC)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halophyte Which of the above statements is/are

correct?
(a) 1 and 2 Only
44. In India, where do you find Phumdis a (b) 2 and 3 Only
floating mass of matted vegetation, organic
debris, and soil? (c) 2 Only
(a) River Brahmaputra (d) 1,2 and 3 Only
(b) River Godavari

Solution: a)
(c) In many coastal backwaters of Kerala
(d) None of the above Insights Prelims 2017 Test 5, Q 2
Due to a phenomenon known as color confinement,

Solution: d) quarks are never directly observed or found in isolation;
they can be found only within hadrons, such as baryons
Insights Environment Module 2017, Page 48 (of which protons and neutrons are examples) and
mesons. For this reason, much of what is known about

quarks has been drawn from observations of the (c) Both 1 and 2
hadrons themselves.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark
Solution: a)
47. In 1987, Indo-Sri Lanka Accord was signed Insights Prelims 2017 Test 5, Q 31
between India and Sri Lanka. Who was the
In solution year of signing of Lima Declaration is not
President of Sri Lanka then, who signed
given. Hence we are testing whether you did little
the Accord?
search or not (even though dates dont matter much) It
(a) Ranasinghe Premadasa was signed in 1975.
(b) J L Jayawardene http://www.gwb.com.au/gwb/news/lima/
(c) William Gopallawa
(d) Chandrika Kumaratunga
50. With reference to Polarization of light and
Polaroid sunglasses, consider the following
Solution: b) statements:
Insights Prelims 2017 Test 5, Q 9 1. Polarized light waves are light waves
in which the vibrations occur in a
Refer solution. single plane
2. A reflected light is naturally polarized
48. Which of the following Mudras is 3. Polaroid sunglasses contain

characteristic of Buddha Shakyamuni and polarizers with the polarization
Dhyani Buddha Amoghasiddhi? direction oriented vertically
(a) Vitarkamudra Which of the above statements is/are

correct?
(b) Varadamudra
(a) 1 and 2 Only
(c) Abhayamudra
(b) 2 and 3 Only
(d) Shramanamudra
(c) 1 and 3 only
Solution: c) (d) 1 , 2 and 3

Solution: d)
Refer solution.
Insights Prelims 2017 Test 5, Q 66.
Though question is on light, checking if you are also

49. With reference to Lima Declaration, studying other properties of light that have daily
consider the following statements: applications!
1. It calls upon the developed countries http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/eens211/proplight.
to eliminate barriers to trade with htm
developing countries and encourage
their manufactured exports
2. It was signed in 2005 at UNIDO 51. Which of the following light is unpolarized?
Which of the above statements is/are (a) Light emitting from candle
correct?
(b) Light emitting from LED bulb
(a) 1 only
(c) Light from sun
(b) 2 only

(d) All the above Insights Prelims 2017 Test 6, Q 12.
First three are written by himself. Last on is a book on

Solution: d) Gandhiji.
Insights Prelims 2017 Test 5, Q 66. http://www.mkgandhi.org/bk123.htm
Again checking if you have understood the concept of

polarized light.
54. The union government has decided to
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/light/Lesson- develop the Doyang lake as an eco-tourism
1/Polarization spot. With reference to this Lake, consider
1. It is in Manipur
52. Which of the following functionaries is not
2. It is a breeding site for longest
appointed by the President of India?
travelling raptors Amur Falcon
(a) The Attorney General of India
(b) The Judges of the High Courts of correct?
India
(a) 1 only
(c) The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
(b) 2 only
(d) The Solicitor General of India
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution: d)

Solution: d)
Unlike the post of Attorney General for India, which is a
Constitutional post under Article 76 of the Constitution
of India, the posts of the Solicitor General and the It is in Nagaland. It is a roosting (kind of resting) site, not
Additional Solicitors General are merely statutory. a breeding site for Amur Falcons.
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Whereas
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environmen
attorney general for India is appointed by the President
t/flora-fauna/Centre-to-develop-Doyang-lake-in-
under Article 76(1) of the Constitution, the solicitor
Nagaland-famous-for-Amur-falcons-as-an-eco-tourism-
general of India is appointed to assist the attorney
spot/articleshow/49800804.cms
general along with four additional solicitors general by
the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_India#App 55. Karnatakas Kalasa-Banduri Nala project

ointment_powers intends to use waters from which of the
following rivers?
(a) Krishna River
53. Which of the following books is not
authored by Mahatma Gandhi? (b) Mahadayi River
(a) An Autobiography-The Story Of My (c) Ghataprabha River

Experiments With Truth (d) Cauvery River
(b) Hind Swaraj of Indian Home Rule
(c) Key to Health Solution: b)
(d) Non-Violence and Social Change Insights Current Affairs Compilation July 2016, Page 12
content/uploads/2016/09/Insights-Current-
Solution: d)
Events-July-2016-1.pdf)

56. The effectiveness of large telescopes is (b) It is a chronic infection of kidneys in

maximized if it is placed children
(a) On an high altitude surface such as (c) It is a vector borne disease that
Tibet affects respiratory organs in children
(b) In a remote desert that has high (d) It is a chronic infection of that affects
altitude pregnant women in rural regions
(c) Above the earths atmosphere
(d) In Polar regions where disturbances Solution: a)
are minimal Insights Current Affairs Compilation July 2016, Page 33
Solution: c) content/uploads/2016/09/Insights-Current-Events-
July-2016-1.pdf )
Yaws forms part of a group of chronic bacterial
Atmosphere due to its various processes such as infections commonly known as the endemic
refractive, absorbing and scattering properties, hinders treponematoses. These diseases are caused by spiral
astronomical observations even during clear skies. bacteria of the genus Treponema, which also includes
There is no best site on earth for proper observation. Its endemic syphilis (bejel) and pinta. Yaws is the most
the space above earths atmosphere that provides best common of these three infections.
location for large telescope to function effectively.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs316/en
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1964IAUS /
1935S
59. The Nokrek National park is located in

57. Which of the following Curves describes a
historical inverse relationship between (a) West Garo Hills
rates of unemployment and corresponding (b) East Khasi Hills
rates of inflation that result within an
economy. (c) Jaintia Hills
(a) Lorenz Curve (d) West Khasi Hills
(b) Laffer Curve

Solution: a)
(c) Phillips Curve
(d) Kuznets Curve
Nokrek National Park, or Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, is a
national park located approximately 2 km from Tura
Solution: c)
Peak in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India.
Insights Prelims 2017 Test 6, Q 32 UNESCO added this National park to its list of Biosphere
Reserves in May 2009. Along with Balphakram national
In test series question is about Lorenz curve. But you
park, Nokrek is a hotspot of biodiversity in Meghalaya.
should also know about other famous curves! Hence the
above question. (hope you Google about Kuznets Curve)
60. Petrapole Integrated Check Post is located

between
58. India is the first country to be officially
acknowledged as being Yaws-free. What is (a) India - Pakistan border
Yaws? (b) India - Nepal border
(a) It is a chronic bacterial infection that (c) India - Bhutan border
affects the skin, bone and cartilage
(d) India - Bangladesh border

Solution: d) breached in order to provide a shock boost to capital

levels and reassure investors more generally.
Insights Current Affairs Compilation July 2016, Page 48
Hybrids, including CoCos, contain features of both debt
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india
and equity. They are intended to act as a cushion
-news-india/pm-modi-inaugurates-petrapole-
between senior bondholders and shareholders, who will
integrated-check-post-with-pm-sheikh-
suffer first if capital is lost. The bonds usually allow a
hasina-2928423/
bank to either hold on to the capital past the first
repayment date, or to skip paying interest coupons on
the notes.
61. Contingent convertibles or contingent
convertible notes are http://lexicon.ft.com/Term?term=cocos
(a) Convertible bonds that bondholders
can convert into equity at any point
of time 62. With reference to seafloor spreading
hypothesis, consider the following
(b) Bonds that cannot be converted into statements:
equities at any point of time
1. Seafloor spreading occurs at
(c) Bonds that can be converted to convergent plate boundaries
equity on a specified event, such as
the stock price of the company 2. Seafloor spreading occurs along mid-
exceeding a particular level for a ocean ridges
certain period of time 3. The age, density, and thickness of
(d) Bonds that the government itself oceanic crust increases with distance
issues as a contingency measures from the seafloor spreading junction
during financial crisis Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
Solution: c) (a) 1 and 3 Only
Insights Prelims 2017, Test 7 Q 5 (b) 2 and 3 only
In question its given as Additional tier 1 (AT1) bonds. It (c) 2 only

is also known as CoCo Bond. (it was in news too (d) 1, 2 and 3
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-
02/investors-go-cuckoo-for-coco-bonds-as-global-
bank-fears-dissolve) Solution: b)
Contingent convertibles, also known as CoCo bonds, Insights Prelims 2017, Test 7 Q 7
Cocos or contingent convertible notes, are slightly https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/sea
different to regular convertible bonds in that the floor-spreading/
likelihood of the bonds converting to equity is
contingent on a specified event, such as the stock
price of the company exceeding a particular level for a
63. Oxfam, which is often in the news, is a/an
certain period of time.
(a) Official initiative of the Oxford
They carry a distinct accounting advantage as unlike university to fight famine and poverty
other kinds of convertible bonds, they do not have to be around the world
included in a companys diluted earnings per share until
the bonds are eligible for conversion. (b) Thinktank dedicated to improving
education standards around the
It is also a form of capital that regulators hope could world, especially in poor countries
help buttress a banks finances in times of stress.
(c) International NGO that fights for
CoCos are different to existing hybrids because they are human rights of population affected
designed to convert into shares if a pre-set trigger is by various conflicts

(d) None of the above Solution: a)
Insights Prelims 2017, Test 7 Q 41

Solution: d)
The Arakan Mountains (Arakan Range, Rakhine Range,
Insights Prelims 2017, Test 7 Q 17 Rakhine Yoma , Arakan Yoma, Rakhine Roma, Arakan
Roma) is a mountain range in western Burma
Oxfam is an international confederation of charitable
(Myanmar), between the coast of Rakhine State and the
organizations focused on the alleviation of global
Central Burma Basin, in which flows the Irrawaddy
poverty.
River. It is the most prominent of a series of parallel
ridges that arc through Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and
Burma. The Arakan Mountains run from Cape Negrais in
64. A process by which molecules of a solvent the south in to the Manipur State of India in the north.
tend to pass through a semipermeable They include the Naga Hills, the Chin Hills, and the Patkai
membrane from a less concentrated
range which includes the Lushai Hills. These mountains
solution into a more concentrated one is
are submerged in the Bay of Bengal for a sufficiently
known as
long stretch and emerges again in the form of the
(a) Reverse osmosis Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
(b) Osmosis
(c) Plasmolysis 66. In the marine food chain, which of the
(d) Diffusion following animals sit at the top i.e. at Level
Four?
Solution: b) 1. Dolphin
2. Pelican
3. Tuna
Osmosis is the spontaneous net movement of solvent
molecules through a semi-permeable membrane into a 4. Shark
region of higher solute concentration, in the direction 5. Penguin
that tends to equalize the solute concentrations on the
two sides. Select the correct answer using codes
below:
(a) 2,3 and 4 Only
65. With reference to Arakan Range, consider (b) 4 Only
(c) 1, 4 and 5 Only
1. This is the most prominent of a series
of parallel ridges that arc through (d) 1,2,3,4 and 5
Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and
Burma Solution: d)
2. Geologically, Java and Sumatra
islands are extensions of Arakan
Range The large predators that sit atop the marine food chain
Which of the above statements is/are are a diverse group that includes finned (sharks, tuna,
correct? dolphins), feathered (pelicans, penguins), and flippered
(seals, walruses) animals. These apex predators tend to
(a) 1 only
be large, fast, and very good at catching prey. They are
(b) 2 only also long-lived and usually reproduce slowly.
(c) Both 1 and 2 http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/take-
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 action/marine-food-chain/

67. Whose motto and mission is Every Child in (b) Provision of Soil Testing Laboratories
School and Learning well? in/ or near the selected mandi to
facilitate visiting farmers to access
(a) Teach for India (TFI)
this facility in the mandi itself
(b) Make a Difference (MAD)
(c) Setting up of national e-market
(c) Pratham platform for transparent sale
transactions and price discovery
(d) Child Rights and You (CRY)
initially in regulated markets
(d) Gradual removal of APMC across
Solution: c)
states to unify all markets to
Insights Prelims 2017, Test 7 Q 66 ultimately benefit farmers
http://www.foradian.com/5-indian-ngos-working-
toward-education-equality/ Solution: d)
Insights Prelims Test 2017, Test 8, Q 9
68. With reference to Tejaswini project, NAMs objective is not to remove APMC acts. It wants
consider the following statements: to reform it. Recently agri ministry released draft model
APMC law which it hopes would be adopted by all states
1. It is a jointly funded project by the (check here:
Indian government and the World
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Atb6MHW1ifnkaeOk
Bank
1kLgpI/Govt-aims-to-end-APMC-monopoly-with-new-
2. The government of Jharkhand is the model-agricultural-l.html)
implementing agency of this project
Objectives:
Which of the above statements is/are http://www.enam.gov.in/NAM/home/about_nam.htm
correct? l
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
70. Under the new Hydrocarbon Exploration
(c) Both 1 and 2 and Licensing Policy, government wants to
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 encourage Open Acreage Licensing Policy
(OALP). What is OALP?
(a) Allowing bidding companies to
Solution: b)
acquire blocks based on their own
Insights Economy Module 2017, Page 1 surveys but with government
permission
Entire loan is given by the world bank. India has signed
a financial agreement and the borrower is dept of (b) Allowing companies to acquire blocks
directly from public companies but
economic affairs, min of finance. Implementing agency
with government permission
is govt of Jharkhand as the project is solely concentrated
in 17 districts of Jharkhand. (c) Giving an option to a company
looking for exploring hydrocarbons to
(For any project, try to remember about sources of select the exploration blocks on its
finance, its arrangements, implementing agencies, own, without waiting for the formal
duration, target population and objectives) bid round from the Government
69. Which of the following is not an objective of

National Agriculture Market (NAM)? Solution: c)
(a) One license for a trader valid across Insights Economy Module, Page 6
all markets in the State

http://arthapedia.in/index.php?title=Open_Acreage_Li 1. Can purchase one residential

cense_Policy_(OALP) property for dwelling purpose
http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2017/ma 2. The spouse/ dependents of the PRS

r/07/india-announces-new-licensing-policy-oalp-to- holder will be allowed to take up
boost-oil-output-1578695.html employment in private sector
3. Permanent Residency Status will be
granted for a period of 10 years
71. Which of the following is/are objectives of initially with multiple entry facility,
Mission Indradhanush? which can be renewed for another 10
years
1. To immunize all children under the
age of 2 years, as well as all pregnant Select the correct answer using codes
women, against seven vaccine below:
preventable diseases (a) 1 and 3 Only
2. To provide life-saving vaccines to all (b) 1 and 2 Only
children across the country free of
cost to protect them against diseases (c) 2 and 3 Only
such as Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, (d) All
Pertussis, Tetanus and Polio
Solution: d)
below:
(a) 1 only Insights Economy Module, Page 11
(b) 2 only http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=1493

76
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
73. The Global Corruption Barometer is
published by
Solution: c)
(a) Transparency International
Insights Economy Module, Page 8
(b) OECD
(economy module talks about Bank related
Indradhanush, however, you should be aware of vaccine (c) World Bank
related Indradhanush too). they should have asked (d) Oxfam
PM to suggest a name for this public sector bank
mission!
Solution: a)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Indradhanush
http://www.business-
Both Global Corruption Barometer and the Corruption
standard.com/article/finance/govt-launches-mission-
Perceptions Index are published by Transparency
indradhanush-to-revamp-psu-banks-
International, an NGO based in Berlin.
115081401145_1.html
74. With reference to North Sea, consider the

72. Recently, the union government approved
following statements:
the scheme for grant of Permanent
Residency Status (PRS) to foreign investors 1. It is in the Arctic Ocean
subject to the relevant conditions as
2. Brent crude is extracted from the
specified in the FDI Policy notified by the
North Sea
Government from time to time. As a PRS,
can avail which of the following facilities?

Which of the above statements is/are Which of the above is/are released by the
correct? Labour Bureau in the Ministry of Labour
and Employment?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) All
Solution: b)
Solution: c)
Insights Economy Module, Page 20
It is in the Atlantic Ocean.
Consumer Price Indices (CPI) released at national level
are:
75. With reference to the Question Hour in Lok
1) CPI for Industrial Workers (IW)
Sabha, consider the following statements:
1. It is the first hour of a sitting session 2) CPI for Agricultural Labourers (AL)/ Rural Labourers
of Lok Sabha (RL)
2. The concerned Minister is can choose 3) CPI (Rural/Urban/Combined)

not to answer the question during
While the first two are compiled and released by the
this Hour
Labour Bureau in the Ministry of Labour and
Which of the above statements is/are Employment, the third by the Central Statistics Office
correct? (CSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme
(a) 1 only Implementation.
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 77. The Supreme Court recently ruled that a
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Speaker should refrain from deciding the
disqualification of MLAs for defection
under the Tenth Schedule of the
Solution: a) Constitution if he himself is facing the
prospect of removal. On which of the
Insights Prelims Test 2017, Test 8, Q 26 following Articles of the Constitution, did
Question Hour is the first hour of a sitting session of SC depend for its judgement?
Indias Lok Sabha devoted to questions that Members of (a) Article 179
Parliament raise about any aspect of administrative
(b) Article 93
activity. The concerned Minister is obliged to answer to
the Parliament, either orally or in writing, depending on (c) Article 94
the type of question raised. Questions are one of the (d) Article 96
ways Parliament can hold the Executive accountable.
Solution: a)
76. The following Consumer Price Indices (CPI) Insights Current Affairs, July 2016, page 19
are released at national level:
1. CPI for Industrial Workers (IW)
2. CPI (Rural/Urban/Combined) 78. Bertelsmann Stiftung is known for
3. CPI for Agricultural Labourers (AL)/ (a) Social Justice Index

Rural Labourers (RL) (b) Sustainable Governance Indicators

(c) Transformation Index Which of the above statements is/are

correct?
(d) All the above
(a) 1 and 2 Only
Solution: d) (b) 2 Only
Insights Current Affairs, July 2016, page 37 (c) 2 and 3 Only

(d) 1,2 and 3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertelsmann_Foundatio
n
Solution: b)
Insights Current Affairs July 2016 (Panama papers story)

79. In 2016, Indian government signed a Line of
Credit Agreement for US$ 29.95 million to The International Consortium of Investigative
with an African country to upgrade Rift Journalists (ICIJ) is a Washington-based international
Valley Textiles Factory (RIVATEX). This network launched in 1997 by the Center for Public
factory is located in which country? Integrity which includes 165 investigative journalists in
(a) Mozambique over 65 countries who work together on issues such as
cross-border crime, corruption, and the accountability
(b) Kenya of power. For over twenty five years the ICIJ has
(c) Tanzania exposed smuggling and tax evasion by multinational
tobacco companies (2000), by organized crime
(d) South Sudan
syndicates; investigated private military cartels,
asbestos companies, and climate change lobbyists; and
Solution: b) broke new ground by publicizing details of Iraq and
Afghanistan war contracts.
Rivatex earlier won the grant from the World Bank
because of its Tami dye, extracted from the Mexican Option 3 is just an imaginary option to trick you.
marigold weed.. The invention is patented and is being
used by Rivatex and other textile factories across the
world. 81. With reference to Nominal GDP and Real
GDP consider the following statements:
This question is asked keeping in mind that there is a
chance of asking more Africa related questions in 1. Nominal GDP often appears higher
coming years. Also remembering facts like this helps in than real GDP
enriching Mains answers in GS. 2. Real GDP values are evaluated at
Please also study about Rift Valley and its surrounding current market prices
countries. Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
80. With reference to the International
Consortium of Investigative Journalists, (b) 2 only
consider the following statements: (c) Both 1 and 2
1. It is a network of investigative (d) Neither 1 nor 2
journalists working for various news
organizations in the US
Solution: a)
2. It recently leaked Panama Papers
Economic Survey 2017, Page 9
3. It is funded by the Pulitzer
Foundation http://www.investopedia.com/exam-guide/cfa-level-
1/macroeconomics/nominal-real-gdp-deflator.asp

Nominal GDP is gross domestic product (GDP) privatizing public enterprises, even for
evaluated at current market prices, GDP being the firms where economists have made strong
monetary value of all the finished goods and services arguments that they belong in the private
produced within a countrys borders in a specific time sector. In this light, which of the following
period. Nominal differs from real GDP in that it includes sectors are the best candidates for
changes in prices due to inflation or a rise in the overall privatisation, according to the Economic
price level. Survey?
1. Aviation sector
Real gross domestic product (GDP) is an inflation-
adjusted measure that reflects the value of all goods 2. Fertilizer sector
and services produced by an economy in a given year,
3. Banking sector
expressed in base-year prices, and is often referred to
as constant-price, inflation-corrected GDP or 4. Telecommunications sector
constant dollar GDP. Unlike nominal GDP, real GDP Select the correct answer using codes
can account for changes in price level and provide a below:
more accurate figure of economic growth.
(a) 1, 2 and 4 Only
(b) 2,3 and 4 Only
82. Which of the following observations is/are (c) 1,2 and 3 Only
made in the recent Economic Survey
(2017) on the issue of redistribution? (d) 1,2,3 and 4
1. Under government programmes,

often the very districts that house the Solution: c)
most number of poor are the ones
In India telecommunications is a success story when it
facing the greatest shortfall in the
allocation of funds comes to privatization.
2. Universal basic income (UBI) could Economic Survey 2017, Page 43 44

be a solution to fix misallocation of
funds and to eradicate poverty in
India 84. India has signed many Memorandum of
3. Universal basic income (UBI) is less Understanding (MoU) with other countries.
likely to be prone to exclusion errors Which of the following is/are features of a
which is often the case in government Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)?
programmes 1. It is legally binding
Select the correct answer using codes 2. Usually it doesnt involve the
below: exchange of money
(a) 2 and 3 only 3. MoUs are quicker than treaties and
(b) 2 only can be kept as secret
(c) 1 and 2 only Select the correct answer using codes

below:
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 2 and 3 Only
(b) 1 and 2 Only
Solution: d)
(c) 1 and 3 Only
Economic Survey 2017, Page 22-23
(d) 1,2 and 3
83. The latest economic survey argues that Solution: a)

Indias ambivalence toward the private
sector manifest in multiple ways. The most
well-known example is the difficulty of

India has signed many MoUs. It is good to know (a) Oil that is found in reservoir rocks
differences between Treaty, Convention, MoU, Protocol which have high permeability to
and Agreement. allow vertical drilling
MOUs are not legally binding but are viewed as serious (b) Oil that is found in reservoir rocks
documents by the law. In the United States, an MOU is with very low permeability which
the same as a letter of intent, which is a nonbinding allows only horizontal drilling
agreement stating a binding agreement will soon follow. (c) Oil that is stored in ancient rocks
MOUs are most often used as part of multinational that have very high permeability
international relations because, unlike treaties, they are
quick and can be kept secret. However, MOUs can also
be used as a tool to modify existing treaties and
domestically. MOUs are common, both domestically Solution: b)
and abroad. They vary in length and complexity, but
each understanding represents mutually accepted
expectations between people, organizations or Question tries to make you aware of two facts: 1) Type
governments. Other key similarities between all MOUs of oil available at KG basin 2) Definition of tight oil
is they are not legally binding and do not involve the
exchange of money. http://www.csur.com/sites/default/files/Understandin
g_TightOil_FINAL.pdf
85. Which of the following Articles of the

Constitution provide constitutional 87. Although there are several enzyme systems
safeguard against manual scavenging? within the body that scavenge free
radicals, the principle micronutrient
1. Article 14 antioxidants are certain Vitamins. Which
2. Article 19 of the following Vitamins does not function
as an antioxidant?
3. Article 21
(a) Vitamin A (Beta Carotene)
4. Article 23
(b) Vitamin C
5. Article 26
(c) Vitamin E
below: (d) Vitamin D
(a) 1,2,3 and 4 Only

Solution: d)
(b) 1,3,4 and 5 Only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 Only Insights Prelims 2017 Test 10, Q 19
(d) 1,2,3,4 and 5 Antioxidants are molecules which can safely interact
with free radicals and terminate the chain reaction
before vital molecules are damaged. Although there are
Solution: a)
several enzyme systems within the body that scavenge
Insights Current Affairs August 2016, page 8 free radicals, the principle micronutrient (vitamin)
antioxidants are vitamin E, beta-carotene, and vitamin
Article 26 is concerned with Freedom to manage C. Additionally, selenium, a trace metal that is required
religious affair for proper function of one of the bodys antioxidant
enzyme systems, is sometimes included in this category.
The body cannot manufacture these micronutrients so
86. The Krishna Godavari inland and offshore they must be supplied in the diet.
basins said to have good prospects of tight
oil and tight gas reserves from the Vitamin E: d-alpha tocopherol. A fat soluble vitamin
conducted field studies. Whats tight oil? present in nuts, seeds, vegetable and fish oils, whole
grains (esp. wheat germ), fortified cereals, and apricots.

Current recommended daily allowance (RDA) is 15 IU (a) Because demonetization was a

per day for men and 12 IU per day for women. sudden and surprise move
Vitamin C : Ascorbic acid is a water soluble vitamin (b) Because demonetization involved
present in citrus fruits and juices, green peppers, reduction of money supply
cabbage, spinach, broccoli, kale, cantaloupe, kiwi, and (c) Because demonetization was a
strawberries. The RDA is 60 mg per day. Intake above surgical strike on terrorist money
2000 mg may be associated with adverse side effects in supply and counterfeit currency
some individuals.
Beta-carotene is a precursor to vitamin A (retinol) and is
present in liver, egg yolk, milk, butter, spinach, carrots,
Solution: b)
squash, broccoli, yams, tomato, cantaloupe, peaches,
and grains. Because beta-carotene is converted to Economic Survey 2017, Page 54
vitamin A by the body there is no set requirement.
Instead the RDA is expressed as retinol equivalents (RE), In the wake of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC),
to clarify the relationship. (NOTE: Vitamin A has no advanced economies have used monetary policy to
antioxidant properties and can be quite toxic when stimulate growth, stretching its use to domains
taken in excess.) heretofore considered heretical such as negative
interest rate policies and helicopter drops of money.
In fact, India has given a whole new expression to
unconventional monetary policy, with the difference
88. Which of the following is/are benefits of low
that whereas advanced economies have focused on
inflation?
expanding the money supply, Indias demonetisation
1. The purchasing power of money held has reduced it. This policy could be considered a
by consumers and businesses will reverse helicopter drop, or perhaps more accurately a
hold for long term helicopter hoover
2. Lower inflation results in lower cost
of borrowing
90. To which of the following factors does the
3. Lower inflation results in low interest
Economic Survey attribute NPA problem in
rates
Indian banks?
1. Reckless borrowing by private firms
below:
from banks
(a) 1 and 2 Only
2. Low interest rates by RBI
(b) 2 and 3 Only
3. Delayed environment clearances and
(c) 1 and 3 Only land acquisition
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Select the correct answer using codes
below:
Solution: d) (a) 1 only
Insights Prelims 2017 Test 9, Q 25 (b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-
content/uploads/2010/11/benefits_low_inflation.pdf (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Solution: c)
89. The Economic Survey 2017 describes
Indias recent demonetization as a reverse Economic Survey 2017, Page 85 86
helicopter drop, or a helicopter hoover.
Why?

91. Harmika, Medhi, Vedhika are parts of 4. Smoke from fires can significantly
which of the following structures? reduce photosynthetic activity
(a) Dravida Temple Select the correct answer using codes
below:
(b) Buddhist Stupa
(a) 1,2 and 3 Only
(c) Pagoda
(b) 2 and 3 Only
(d) Chaitya
(c) 1, 3 and 4 Only
Solution: b) (d) 1,2,3 and 4
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Solution: d)
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92. Mangroves help in stabilizing the coastline

and preventing erosion from waves and
94. With reference to in vitro fertilisation (IVF),
storms. How do they do it?
consider the following statements:
(a) The short height of mangroves slow
1. It involves fertilization of egg and
down tides, hence coastal erosion
sperm in a liquid medium outside the
(b) The dense roots of mangroves trap body
sediments flowing down rivers and off
2. IVF is used in gestational surrogacy
the land, which helps in prevention
practice
of erosion
(c) Leaves of mangroves thrive on excess
correct?
water and help maintaining normal
water levels (a) 1 Only
(d) None of them (b) 2 Only
(c) Both 1 and 2
Solution: b) (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution: c)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_vitro_fertilisation
93. Which of the following is/are negative
effects of forest fires?
95. Experts have proposed advancing the
1. They increase probability of further Indian Standard Time (IST) by half an
burning in subsequent years hour. What is the rationale behind this
2. Fires can be followed by insect proposal?
colonization and infestation (a) This will save lots of energy running
3. The replacement of vast areas of into thousands of crores for India
forest with pyrophytic grasslands (b) This will result in more working
results in loss of biodiversity hours for Indians
(c) Both a and b

(d) Neither a nor b and sell them to the highest bidders,

subject to authorization by existing
shareholders
Solution: a)
(b) Provide an avenue for the
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government to reduce its debt burden
by selling more securities to RBI
96. The Union Cabinet has approved (c) Provide an opportunity for domestic
amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act banks to restructure their securities
of 1961. Which of the following is not one to raise more offshore funds
of these amendments? (d) None of the above
(a) Increase maternity leave to 26 weeks
in all establishments, including both Solution: a)
organised and unorganised sectors
irrespective of number of employees Economic Survey 2017, Page 103
in the establishment Conversion to equity can be full or partial.
(b) Provide 12 weeks leave for http://www.indianeconomy.net/splclassroom/218/wh
commissioning and adopting
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mothers
(c) Making it mandatory to provide
99. TARANG Mobile App, e-Trans & DEEP e-
creche facility for establishment
bidding web portals are launched by the
where the number of workers is 50
government to
and above
(a) Bring transparency in telecom sector
(d) Provide full payment by employer
during maternity leave (b) Enhance transparency in power
transmission sector
Solution: a) (c) Boost e-governance in higher

education sector
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(d) Bring transparency in police
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benefit-amendment-bill-2016-4370/
Solution: b)
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(a) RBI
(b) SEBI 100 . Harun Rashid Khan Committee
(c) IRDA recommendations are related to
(d) None of the above (a) Debt restructuring of banks

(b) Regulation of non-banking finance
activities
Solution: d)
(c) Prevention of flow of illicit money in
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banking sector
Regulated by state governments.
(d) Corporate bond market
98. RBI came up with Strategic Debt Solution: d)

Restructuring (SDR) in 2015 to
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(a) Provide an opportunity to banks to
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convert debt of companies to equity

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INSIGHTS REVISION TEST-1 PRELIMS 2017 Solutions

(b) Aravalli Ranges (a) The Great Lakes, North America

(c) Satpura Range (b) Greenland

(d) Shiwalik Ranges (c) Antarctica

Solution: Refer to Question 53, Insights Prelims 2017

(a) Southern Blotting

3. Which following group of planets in our (d) 92nd Amendment Act

Refer to Question 30, Insights Prelims 2017 Test 1

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6. Which of the following provides a (b) To bring transparency in the

Refer to Question 47, Insights Prelims 2017 Test 2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on 9. Which of the following tenets is not related

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(c) The ministry of forests and Page 10 of Insights Environment module

Solution: d) 13. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and

1. It aims to transfer surplus water from

12. In which of the following states woud you Solution: c)

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Chapter 7, NCERT Class VII Science

16. Mahagony, ebony and rosewood are http://kids.mongabay.com/elementary/201.html

Class VI NCERT, Chapter 8 Solution: c)

Page 17 of Insights Environment module

Solution: b) (c) Extract oil in the Arctic region

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The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Earth

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Solution: c) Membership and voting:

India has applied for APEC membership in 1991 on the

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26. Under the new aviation policy, the Indian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table

Solution: c) (c) Both 1 and 2

27. With reference to the Periodic Table, https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/researc

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) Access the string of U.S. facilities

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/What-is- 32. Elevated temperature of water bodies

Solution: a) Elevated temperature typically decreases the level of

Solution: b) (a) Samata Sainik Dal

Gulf of Martaban is also known as Gulf of Mottama

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Solution: d) Insights Prelims 2017 Test 4, Q 16

(d) None of the above (c) China, Taiwan and Vietnam

Insights Prelims 2017 Test 4, Q 2 Solution: c)

37. With reference to Arsenic, consider the

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(d) 1 only (d) None of the above

Insights Environment Module, Page 22 Insights Environment Module, Page 35

38. The Living Planet Report is published every

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(c) 2 and 4 Only They are found in Loktak lake, Manipur

http://eol.org/info/460 (d) China

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halophyte Which of the above statements is/are

(a) River Brahmaputra (d) 1,2 and 3 Only

(b) River Godavari

Due to a phenomenon known as color confinement,

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48. Which of the following Mudras is 3. Polaroid sunglasses contain

(a) Vitarkamudra Which of the above statements is/are

Solution: c) (d) 1 , 2 and 3

Insights Prelims 2017 Test 5, Q 16

Though question is on light, checking if you are also

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(d) All the above Insights Prelims 2017 Test 6, Q 12.