UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 603

In which year, the Contingency Fund of India was constituted by an act called Contingency Fund of India Act?

Consider the following statements about the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India:

1. India operates the largest Public Distribution System in the world.
2. For food grains, the PDS is sustained by an explicit subsidy paid by the government to the Food Corporation of India (FCI).
3. This subsidy bridges the gap between the procurement price given by FCI to farmers and the price at which it sells food grains through the PDS.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

Which of the following is / are correct observations about the Bhakti cult called “Chaitanya Movement”?

1. This movement was started by Gauranga (Chaitanya) in the present state of West Bengal
2. Chaitanya was a great theologist and prolific writer of his era
3. The present leaders of the sect are generally called gosvamins
4. Swami Prabhupada belonged to this movement

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

Shahtoosh is the name given to a specific kind of shawl, made from hair of __:

With reference to the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism, which of the following statements are correct?

1. To live is to suffer.
2. Origin of suffering is attached to desire.
3. Individualism contributes to suffering.

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