Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (22 June 2015)

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:: General Studies ::

1. Which of the following grants/grant direct credit assistance to rural households?

1. Regional Rural Banks
2. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
3. Land Development Banks.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

2. Consider the following statements : The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts

1. consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha.
2. scrutinizes appropriation and finance accounts of the Government.
3. examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

3. Consider the following Bhakti Saints :

1. Dadu Dayal
2. Guru Nanak
3. Tyagaraja

Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?

(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2

4. With reference to the food chains in ecosystems, which of the following kinds of organism is/are known as decomposer organism/organisms?

1. Virus
2. Fungi
3. Bacteria

Select the correct answer using the code given below

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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:: CSAT (Paper -2) ::

1. The sum of two consecutive odd numbers is 152. Find the bigger number

a. 74
b. 77
c. 72
d. 79

2. Visitors to a show were charged Rs 25,00 each on the first day, Rs 12.50 each on the second day and Rs 5.00 each on the third day. A total collection of Rs 100000 was made in three days. Also, the number of people coming on the second day was twice the number of people coming on the first day and the number of people coming on the third day was five times the number of people coming on the second. Find the number of people coming on the first day.

a. 200
b. 100
c. 1000
d. 250

3. Three numbers are in the ratio 5 : 6 : 9 and the sum of their squares is 2272. Find the smallest of these numbers.

a. 24
b. 20
c. 36
d. 32

4. The sum of the ages of six children born at intervals of 5 yr each in 93 yr. What is the age of the youngest child?

a. 3 yr
b. 2 yr
c. 4 yr
d. 5 yr

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