Quiz 519: General Studies for Civil Services (Mock Test Series) April 13, 2011 1. Consider the following statements: A bank can sell Non performing Assets to other companies. Banks have to keep aside extra funds for Non Performing Assets Which among the above statements is/ are correct?Only 1 is correctOnly 2 is correctBoth 1 & 2 are correctNeither 1 nor 2 is correct2. Consider the following: Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Dioxide Methane Which among the above can contribute in the formation of Ground Level Ozone, one of the important secondary pollutant?Only 1Only 1 & 2Only 1 & 3All of them3. Which among the following can not be called an antiinflationary measure?Raising the Bank RatesRaising the Reserve Ratio RequirementsPurchase of securities in the Open MarketsRationing of the Credit4. If the Reserve Bank of India wants to increase the Cash Reserves commercial Banks, which among the following would be the most probable step taken by it ?Release Gold from its reservesBuy bonds in the open marketProhibit the transactions that involve bill of exchangeIncrease the tranche reserves with the IMF5. Argon is the third most common gas in the Earth’s atmosphere, at 0.93%. This gas is generated due to decay of which among the following isotopes in the Earth’s crust ?K-40Ca-40Ca-48K-416. Consider the following statements: Satluj is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River Before joining Indus, Satluj meets Beas as well as Chenab Which among the above statements is/ are correct?Only 1 is correctOnly 2 is correctBoth are correctNone of them is correct7. Consider the following statements: The snowline in the Western Himalayas is lower than that of the Eastern Himalayas The altitude of the Western Himalayas is higher than the Eastern Himalayas Which among the above statements is / are correct?Only 1 is correctOnly 2 is correctBoth 1 & 2 are correctNeither 1 nor 2 is correct8. Consider the following statements: Block mountains are formed by the lifting up of land between faults or by the sinking of land outside the faults. A mountain range is produced at the plate boundaries due to Continental-continental collision Which among the above statements is / are correct?Only 1 is correctOnly 2 is correctBoth 1 & 2 are correctNone is correct9. Consider the following statements: The Tropic of Cancer Passes through 6 states of India Prior to Arabian Sea , the last country on land it enters is Oman Which among the above statements is / are correct?Only 1Only 2Both of themNone of them10. Consider the following statements: For some diseases like Malaria and Denue, techniques of Population suppression of Vectors is favored over the disease resistance techniques RIDL is a Population suppression technique. Which among the above statements is / are correct?Only 1 is correctOnly 2 is correctBoth 1 & 2 are correctNeither 1 nor 2 is correctSubmit Test « Previous Next »