CIVIL SERVICES PRELIMS 2019

SOLUTION - SET B
INITIATIVE BY CSE 2018 RANKERS
Executed by
Vishal Sah Anand Sharma Hemantha patil Varun Reddy
Vijay Saraswat Nidhi Chaudhary Tanmay Sharma Naveen Mallarapu
Mainak Ghosh Nidhi Singh Rahul Jain Mohd Shahid
Rahul Sankanur Dilip Shekhawat Alok Dubey Praveen Chand
Himanshu Prajapati Niraj Kadiyan Sanya Chhabra Pradeep Kumar Dwivedi
Akash Bansal Jai Kishan Rishav Mandal Vaishnavi Bheeshava
Rena Jamil Sumit Kumar Rai Sumit Yadav

With active support and cooperation from CSE 2018 rankers

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Q No Ans Explanation

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/nitrogen-emissions-going-up-
1 D
study/article24090131.ece

2 D http://agricoop.nic.in/sites/default/files/CWWG%20Data%20as%20on%2019.01.2018.pdf

3 B https://www.insightsonindia.com/2018/09/11/rajya-sabha-tv-in-depth-hcng-fuel-of-the-future/

https://www.lordgrey.org.
4 B
uk/~f014/usefulresources/aric/Resources/Teaching_Packs/Key_Stage_4/Weather_Climate/05.html

38th constitutional amendment placed PM beyond purview of courts 1. https://www.

5 B thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-verdict-on-njac-and-collegium-
system/article7769266.ece. 2.https://www.livelaw.in/case-shook-india/

https://www.prsindia.org/theprsblog/faq-process-impeachment-judges 2. https://www.business-
6 C standard.com/article/current-affairs/impeachment-explainer-and-options-before-oppn-if-
chairman-rejects-motion-118042000800_1.html

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http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/essay/judicial-review-and-the-ninth-schedule-of-the-indian-
7 A
constitution/24982

8 A https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/canary-in-coal-mine/article22838759.ece

9 A https://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/explained-office-profit-01201851899.html

10 B https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/S5.pdf

https://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-fashion/in-nepals-himalayas-grows-a-sustainable-textile-fiber-
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photos.html

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-5801-1_24. https://www.google.com/url?
sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.
12 D 5721/EuJRS20154818&ved=2ahUKEwjjvvX5tcriAhWMo48KHduiB6EQFjAAegQIBhAC&usg=AOvVaw04
AA8UPfG3o_YDH3iV3fyC&cshid=1559465600200 https://www.google.com/url?
sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.mdpi.com/2072-
4292/10/9/1438/pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiB8O73tsriAhUBinAKHd-
wAe0QFjABegQIBhAC&usg=AOvVaw0QVe2CcN6tgQzz7fYDikUw

13 C http://fsi.nic.in/isfr2017/isfr-forest-cover-2017.pdf

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https://worldoceanreview.com/en/wor-1/energy/methane-hydrates/ https://www.pnas.
14 D
org/content/106/49/20596

15 D http://www.aaqr.org/files/article/619/40_AAQR-13-01-OA-0031_422-430.pdf

16 B https://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/blacksea.htm

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/c-p-chandrasekhar/the-dynamics-of-indias-rice-
17 B
export-boom/article25994349.ece

18 A Mandakini river originates from Chorabari glacier and Nubra originates from Siachen

19 A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbofuran

http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Wetlands%20(Conservation%20and%
20 B*
20Management)%20Rules,%202017.pdf

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Kalyaana Mandapas were halls used for marriage or other ceremonies in Vijayanagara empire. https:
21 D
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayanagara_architecture#Temple_structures

Iqta was not indigenous. 'Mir Bakshi' was under Mughals. https://en.
22 A wikipedia.org/wiki/Iqta%27 https://www.clearias.com/officers-mughal-
empire/

Saint Nimbarka was born much before Akbar. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was born after Saint Kabir. https:
23 D //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbarka_Sampradaya#Nimbarka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabir https://en.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Sirhindi

Statement 2 is incorrect as Gandhi ji supported the resoltution. http://www.columbia.

24 B edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00litlinks/gandhi/part5/526chapter.html http://www.columbia.
edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00litlinks/gandhi/part5/527chapter.html

All are correct. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kshitish_Chandra_Neogy https://en.

25 D
wikipedia.org/wiki/Puran_Chand_Joshi

The title of 'Tansen ' was given by Raja Vikramjit Singh of Gwalior. Akbar gave the title of 'Mian'. https:
26 A //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tansen https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/the-legend-of-mian-
tansen/article22893454.ece

Akbar was fond of manuscipts and Jahangir later shifted focus on individual potrait and album https://en.
27 C
wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_painting

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Valley of flowers is famous for its alpine meadows. It wholly lies in temperate alpine zone. https://en.
28 D
wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_Flowers_National_Park#Vegetation

NITI Aayog launched it to promote a culture innovation and entrepreneurship. Source: https://niti.gov.
29 C
in/content/atal-innovation-mission-aim

The Sun doesn't set in Northern hemisphere on Summer Solstice. https://en.wikipedia.

30 A
org/wiki/Summer_solstice

31 D https://www.academia.edu/33049266/Jagirdari_System

32 B

33 C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Competitiveness_Report

34 A* Statement 3 is incorrect as revenue Of India was still controlled by EIC in 1813

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35 C

36 D

37 C

38 A http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2011/07/asoka-on-ancient-indian-sculptures.html?m=1

39 D

https://books.google.co.in/books?
id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&pg=PA508&lpg=PA508&dq=forced+labour+vishti&source=bl&ots=xf9E4RbZkG&sig=
40 A
ACfU3U1HKdfkZhVo8_WoxtjcefIvIrvRTg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjd-
IXFlcriAhVPfysKHS8sDWEQ6AEwEnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=forced%20labour%20vishti&f=false

41 A https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_exchange

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https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/india-interior/two-humps-one-job-in-nubra-
valley/article7900544.ece
42 A
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/greater-one-horned-rhino

43 A https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampi

Press Note on Poverty

Estimates, 2011-12
44 B Government of India
Planning Commission
July 2013

45 D

46 D

47 A https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agasthyamala_Biosphere_Reserve

48 D

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49 C

50 A

51 B https://www.fi.edu/difference-between-ar-vr-and-mr

52 B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denisovan

Statement 1 incorrect. Statement 2 is Artificial Gene Synthesis Whereas Statement 4 is Plant and
53 A
Animal Tissue Culture Technology And Statement 3 is Cloning

54 D https://computer.howstuffworks.com/digital-signature.htm

55 D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearable_technology

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56 A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_interference

57 B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_observation_of_gravitational_waves

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/antimicrobial-resistance-causes . Option 4 :: is also correct becuase

58 D people with chronic diseases have often immunity and also they are prescribed more antimicrobial
medication to cure their diseases. Both these both opportunity for development of MDR evolution.

59 A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cas9

60 B https://www.hepb.org/prevention-and-diagnosis/vaccination/

61 D Self Explanatory

62 A http://statisticstimes.com/economy/countries-by-gdp-ppp.php

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63 A http://agricoop.nic.in/sites/default/files/Annual_rpt_201617_E.pdf

64 D

http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/essay/liberty-definition-features-types-and-essential-
65 D
safeguards-of-liberty/40364

Expansionary policy will lead to increase in money supply which in turn will lead to inflation.
66 D
Thus, further weakining the rupee

67 A https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=11244

68 C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation

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69 B http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1548726

https://www.albany.
70 edu/~bd445/Economics_350_Money_and_Banking_Slides_Spring_2013/Money_Multiplier.pdf
B
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/multipliereffect.asp

71 B https://www.bankingschool.co.in/loans-and-advances/information-on-service-area-approach/

72 A http://www.arthapedia.in/index.php?title=Minor_Minerals

73 D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_debt_of_India

http://www.economicsdiscussion.net/money-supply/commercial-banks/financial-assets-of-a-
74 B
commercial-bank/26097

75 B

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76 C https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/different-commissions-recommendations/

77 D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_note

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/forests/green-fund-rules-notified-some-hits-major-misses-
78 A
61381

79 A

80 B

https://tribal.nic.in/pvtg.aspx
81 C There are only 75 PVTG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particularly_vulnerable_tribal_group

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/500307/
82 B
Supreme Court has powers to enforce decree, etc. on any matter under Art 142

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https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1093471/
nowhere its mentioned that lok sabha rules are used by default, so statement two in likely wrong
83 A
https://indiankanoon.org/doc/695063/
(pre constitutional rules be adopted instead of lok sabha rules as per Art 208(2))

https://www.unodc.org/southasia/en/frontpage/2011/may/indian-govt-ratifies-two-un-conventions.html
84 C Statement 1 is incorrect as UNTOC has that protocol
Statement 3 is incorrect as UNCAC has that provision

https://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/indian-forest-amendment-bill-2017 and https://indiacode.nic.

in/bitstream/123456789/2070/1/A2007-02.pdf
85 B
1 is wrong as amendment is for bamboos outside forest areas
2 and 3 are correct as stated in the SC&ST FRA act

https://www.livelaw.in/right-choose-life-partner-fundamental-right-consent-family-community-
86 B
clan-not-necessary-marriage-two-adults-sc-read-judgment/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/agriculture/amp/was-there-a-
victory-for-monsanto-in-india-s-supreme-court-on-a-patent-matter--62800
87 C recent SC judgement
http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOAct/1_31_1_patent-act-1970-11march20http:
//www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOAct/1_31_1_patent-act-1970-11march2015.pdf15.pdf

http://bch.cbd.int/database/attachment/?id=19052
88 B EPA, 1986 doesn't contain any provision related to public participation. Section 6 authorises
Central Govt reg pollution control norms. Thus B.

http://bbmp.gov.in/documents/10180/1920333/SWM-Rules-2016.pdf/27c6b5e4-5265-4aee-bff6-
89 C 451f28202cc82
Schedule 1 contains detailed provisions for selection of landfill sites.

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https://labour.gov.in/sites/default/files/FTE%20Final%20Notification.pdf
90 C
Both the statements are correct. This modification was made during Budget 2018.

Total Members are 97 [ https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/index.html ]. Hence 1 is correct China has

26% while India has 7.6% of total shares.
A Hence option 2 is wrong. [https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/governance/members-of-bank/index.html]
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AIIB has many members outside Asia e.g.
Australia. Hence option 3 is wrong. [https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/governance/members-of-
bank/index.html]

92 D https://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/tags/inter-creditor-agreement

A https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/bbb-identifies-75-senior-officers-for-
93 leadership-roles-in-psbs/article26884969.ece

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B https://www.insightsonindia.com/2018/09/11/rajya-sabha-tv-in-depth-hcng-fuel-of-the-future/

LTE is marketed as Advanced 4G. VoLTE is also a data based technology and not voice-only
technology.
95 D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_over_LTE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_(telecommunication)

Option 1 is wrong. As per amended Section 5- Provided that the maximum period entitled to maternity
benefit by a woman having two or more than two surviving children shall be twelve weeks of which not
96 C more than six weeks shall precede the date of her expected delivery; Under new Section 11A - the
employer shall allow four visits a day to the creche by the woman, which shall also include the interval
for rest allowed to her. Hence option 2 is wrong

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97 A http://www.doingbusiness.org/en/rankings

C https://getinstacash.in/doc/E-Waste%20(Management%20&%20Handling)%20Rules,%202011%
98 20and%20Guidelines.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Components-of-economic-cost-of-foodgrains-incurred-by-the-Food-
Corporation-of-India_fig1_279189313
99 C
https://www.domain-b.
com/economy/ecosurvey2005/prices_and_food_management/economic_cost_of_foodgrains_to_fci.pdf

100 D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital

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