Day: April 4, 2015

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 1998 (Part 2) 16. Consider the following statements regarding asteroids 1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the Sun. 2. Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km 3. The orbit of asteroids lies between orbits of Jupiter and Saturn. Of […]

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 1998 (Part 1) 1. The water pollution in river is measured by the dissolved amount of (a) Chlorine   (b) Ozone   (c) Nitrogen   (d) Oxygen Ans: (d)

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 1993 (Part 4) 46. A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is a. 0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours b. 1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours c. 1.6 mm to 2 mm in […]

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 1993 (Part 3) 31. Which one of the following is a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the America. Federation? a. A single citizenship b. Three lists in the Constitution c. Dual judiciary d. A federal supreme court to interpret the Constitution

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 1993 (Part 2) 16. The Swaran Singh committee considered the question of a. more autonomy to Punjab on the model of Jammu and Kashmir b. the suitability of the Presidential form of government for India c. the precedence of the Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights d. administrative reforms

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 1993 (Part 1) 1. During 1992 − 93 there was a record bumper in a. rice b. sugarcane c. pulses d. oil seeds Ans: Old data. New data in 2003-04: