Answers 21 SEPT 2013

Answers to Questions asked on 21 SEPT 2013 on our  Facebook Page UPSC IAS STRATEGY




 1.Consider the following statements:

1. The Tropic of Cancer Passes through 6 states of India
2. Prior to Arabian Sea , the last country on land it enters is OmanWhich among the above statements is / are correct?

[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both of them
[D]None of them

Ans.[B]Only 2


2.Micro Credit in India comes under which the following activities?

[A]Commercial Banking
[B]Cooperative Banking
[C]Private Banking
[D]Non Banking Finance

Ans.[D]Non Banking Finance


3.Cobalt is a component of which of the following Vitamins?

[A]Vitamin D
[B]Vitamin A
[C]Vitamin B 12
[D]Vitamin E
e.None of them

Ans.[C]Vitamin B 12


4.A ship starts its journey from Kandla port on west coast of India for Kolkata Port on East Coast.

Which among the following is a correct set of the major ports of India coming on the way? (Don't include Port Blair)

[A]Mumbai, Cochin, Tuticorin, Ennore, Paradip
[B]Mumbai, Tuticorin, Ennore, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam
[C]Mumbai, Mormugao, Cochin, Ennore, Chennai
[D]Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Haldia, Paradip

Ans.[A]Mumbai, Cochin, Tuticorin, Ennore, Paradip


5.Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?

[A]President
[B]Speaker of the Lok Sabha
[C]Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
[D]Prime Minister

Ans.[A]President


6.Consider the following:
1. Hypercalcaemia
2. Hypercalciuria
3. Hypocalcaemia




Which among the above Calcium related abnormalities are related to endocrine system of the body?

[A]Only 1
[B]1 & 2
[C]1 & 3
[D]All of them

Ans.[C]1 & 3


7.In context with Mobile telecommunication, what is the full form of CDMA?

[A]Code Division Multiple Access
[B]Chip Derived Multiple Access
[C]Cordless Device Multiple Access
[D]Carrier Device Multiple Access

Ans.[A]Code Division Multiple Access


8.Who among the following Governor General of India is famous for Sati Reforms & suppression of human sacrifice?

[A]Lord William Bentinck
[B]Sir Charles Metcalfe
[C]Lord Ellenborough
[D]Henry Hardinge
e.None of them

Ans.[A]Lord William Bentinck


9.Which of the following natural regions is known as the big game country or "a Land of safari"?

[A]Tropical deserts
[B]Equatorial regions
[C]Temperate grass land regions
[D]Savanna or tropical grassland regions

Ans.[D]Savanna or tropical grassland regions



10.Consider the following:
1. Supply of Credit
2. Cost of Credit
Which among the above are affected by the Open Market Operations conducted by the Reserve Bank of India?

[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both of them
[D]None of them

Ans.[A]Only 1


11.Which of the following is not one of the grounds for disqualification for being elected as a Member of Parliament?
1.If the person holds an office of profit under the State Government.
2.If the person has voluntarily acquired citizenship of a foreign State.
3.If a person is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule.
4.If the person has/had been detained under the Preventive Detention Law.

Choose the correct option:
[A]Only 2
[B]Only 4
[C]1 and 4
[D]1, 2 and 4

Ans.[B]Only 4

Article 102: Disqualifications for being elected as an MP:
(1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament-
(a) if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify

its holder;
(b) if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
(c) if he is an undischarged insolvent;
(d) if he is not a citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State, or is under any acknowledgement of allegiance or adherence to a

foreign State;
(e) if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by Parliament, explanation For the purposes of this clause a person shall not be deemed to hold an office of

profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State by reason only that he is a Minister either for the Union or for such State.
(2) A person shall be disqualified for being a member of either House of Parliament if he is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule.


12.Member of parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously absent from sessions for

[A]45 days
[B]60 days
[C]90 days
[D]365 days

Ans.[B]60 days


13.Consider the following statements:

1. The auditing of Prime Minister's Relief Fund is done by Comptroller and Auditor General of India
2. Comptroller and Auditor General of India has also been given right to audit private companies books

Which among the above statements is / are correct?

[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both 1 & 2
[D]Neither 1 nor 2

Ans.[D]Neither 1 nor 2


14.For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of ___?

[A]25 Years
[B]35 Years
[C]30 Years
[D]18 Years

Ans.[B]35 Years


15.Consider the following Indian Religious Communities:
1.Sikhs
2.Buddhists
3.Jains
4.Parsis

Which among the above have been conferred the ‘minority’ status by the Government of India?

[A]1 and 4
[B]1, 2 and 4
[C]2, 3 and 4
[D]1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans.[B]1, 2 and 4