 Hi, welcome to the fourth part of practice prelims question series. In this part, we will be discussing a set of more than 25 questions that will be helpful for prelims 2020. The PDF link of the discussed questions have been given in the description box and it is also provided in the comment section. Now let's proceed to the first question. This question is with reference to multidisciplinary drifting observatory for the study of Arctic climate. They have given two statements and are asking which of the above statements are correct. First statement, it aims to explore the Arctic climate system only during summer. Now the statement is incorrect. This is because this mosaic expedition has started from September 2019 aims to be for a period of one year till September 2020. So it even explores the Arctic climate during winter months in the northern hemisphere. So the first statement is incorrect. Second statement, India is a participating country in this mission. The statement is wrong because according to the mosaic expedition, there are 19 partner countries and India is not one among them. However, China is one of the expedition partners. So this means both the statements are incorrect. Therefore the correct answer for this question is option D neither one nor two. This question is with respect to airspace of a country. They have given two statements and are asking to select the correct answer using the given code first statement airspace of a country includes the space above its territory and also the outer space airspace of a country includes the space above the territory of a country. But it does not include outer space outer space is free. This is because the outer space treaty of 1967 says that airspace ends where the outer space begins. So therefore the first statement is incorrect. So second statement, a country has sovereign power over its airspace and can regulate the flights and persons in its airspace using its laws. Now this statement is correct. Using a civil aviation law, a country can regulate the flights and also can regulate the persons using its airspace. So the second statement is correct. First statement is wrong. So the correct answer for this question is option B two only. Now the third question, which of the following countries are members of both Sark and SEO? So Sark means South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. SEO means Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Now they have given four nations and are asking to choose the correct answer from the options given. Now see India is Sark country and India is also part of SEO. Same is the case of Pakistan. Pakistan is in Sark and also in SEO. And Afghanistan is part of Sark, yes. But is it part of Shanghai Cooperation Organization? Yes. It is part of Shanghai Cooperation Organization. But is it a member or an observer? It is not a member, it is just an observer. And therefore three should not be there. So Afghanistan is not a member in both these organizations. Now coming to China, China is not a member of Sark, but a member of SEO. So only India and Pakistan of the given options are members of both Sark and SEO. So the answer for this question is option A one and two only. Now this question is with respect to plan B. They have given four options and are asking which among the following best describes the objective of plan B. Plan B is related to the flying insect B. So by looking at the options you can eliminate option B since it talks about energy efficiency. If you take first statement it is also wrong because it talks about conservation of bumble bees. You can recollect that the plan B under the Innovation Award given by Railway Ministry. And this award was awarded to Northeastern Frontier Railway and was related to saving elephants by getting them driving away from the railway tracks. Otherwise they will meet an accident due to the running train and they will be dead. So our answer should mention about rail tracks which is given in option C. So the option C it aims to install devices that play or imitate the sound of swarm of buzzing honeybees to drive away the pachyderms from the rail tracks. Pachy means thick, derms means skin, thick skinned mammals such as elephants, hippopotamus and rhinoceros. So the correct answer for this question is option C. This question is with reference to United Nations Human Rights Council. The first statement they have given two statements and are asking which among the above statements are not correct. So the first statement it is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. This statement is correct and that is one of the main purpose of existence of this Human Rights Council of United Nations. Since this statement is correct and they are asking which of the statements are not correct the statement one should not be in answer. In the second statement India was elected as a member country from January 2019 for a term of three years. This statement is correct because the council is made up of 47 member states including India that is from January 2019 for a term of three years. The council's membership is actually based on equitable geographical distribution with respect to five areas. They are African states, Asia Pacific states, Latin American and Caribbean states, Western European and other states and Eastern European states. If you take African states and Asia Pacific states, totally 26 seats, 13 seats for African 13 for Asia Pacific. Eight seats goes for Latin American and Caribbean states, seven for Western European and other states, six for Eastern European states and India was elected as a member country from January 2019 for a term of three years in this Human Rights Council. So the second statement is also correct and India was elected last year in the month of October 2018. So both the statements are correct. So the correct answer for this question is not both one and two but neither one nor two. Option D is the correct answer. Now this question is with reference to Right to Information Act of 2005. They have given two statements and are asking which of the above statements are correct. The first statement, Right to Information does not include Right to Inspect the Work, Documents and Records of a Public Authority. We know if we need any information from the government, we write an application and we request the information to be given in terms of document or electronic media also. We can request them to give it in a pen drive or compact disc or even floppy disc according to Right to Information Act. What does it include the Right to Inspect the Work or the Documents or Records of a Public Authority? Yes. And the section 2 subsection J, if you see the definition of Right to Information in addition to accessing documents, all these things, it also includes Right to Inspect the Work or the Documents or the Records of a Public Authority. You can physically go there and inspect all those things. So the given statement here is wrong. Second statement, the Central Information Commission or State Information Commission has the power to require the public authority to compensate the complainant for any laws or other detriments suffered. Now this statement is correct. According to the Act under section 19 subsection 8B of RTI Act 2005, the Commission's CIC and SIC has the power to require the public authority to compensate the petitioner. So the second statement is correct. So the correct answer here for this question is option B2 only. We should know that RTI Act in section 4 subsection 2 tells that it shall be a constant endeavor of every public authority to take steps to provide as much information on its own to the public at regular intervals through various means of communications including internet so that the public shall have minimum resort to use Right to Information Act to get information. But how far this is in reality we know. So with this, now let's move on to next question. Now this question is with reference to the School Education Quality Index. They have given two statements and are asking which of the above statements are correct. The first statement, its important domains are learning outcomes, access outcomes, infrastructure and facility for outcomes and equity outcomes. For the assessment purposes, there are two categories. One is outcomes and the second one is governance processes aiding outcomes. So here in the first category of outcomes, there are four domains. So all the four domains are mentioned in the first statement. Therefore the first statement is correct. In the second statement, it is released by Nithya Yog. Now this statement is also correct. However, for the preparation and assessment purposes, the work was done in a collaborative mode with the support from Ministry of Human Resource and Development and also World Bank and other experts from education sector. Why these indices, why these reports are released by Nithya Yog. See one of the mandate of Nithya Yog is to bring outcome focus among the central ministries and also among the states. So in this question, both the statements are correct. Therefore the correct answer for this question is option C both one and two. Now this question is with reference to the components of current account. They have given net goods, net services, net primary and secondary income, net foreign direct investment. Net goods is there, net services is there, net primary and secondary income is there, but there is no net FDI. This is because foreign direct investment is a component of capital account not current account. Therefore the answers below should not have number four. So the correct answer for this question is option C one, two and three. The term paleo channel recently seen in news is related to which among the following. Firstly they are saying period between Cretaceous period and Jurassic period. So this is not the answer for this question. See that Triassic period was the first period of Mises Oikera and this Triassic period occurred between 251 million years and 199 million years ago. So when Triassic period is the first period. So what is the second period in the Mises Oikera? That is Jurassic period. So this occurred from 199 million years ago to 145 million years ago approximately. Jurassic period followed Triassic period of the Mises Oikera. After the Jurassic period we could see Cretaceous period. This Cretaceous period was the last and the longest segment of Mises Oikera. They are saying it lasted for approximately 79 million years. So in Mises Oikera there is Triassic period, Jurassic period and Cretaceous period. Now coming to the second option they are saying this is a recently discovered largest flying animal. This option is also not correct because the recently discovered largest flying animal is Cyrodragon Boreus. The correct answer for this question is option C, remnants of once active reverse. Now this question is with reference to Armed Forces Tribunal. They have given two statements and are asking which of the statements above are correct. First statement its CHAP person and members are appointed by the President after consulting the Chief Justice of India. This statement is correct and it is based on the Armed Forces Tribunal Act of 2007. Now the second statement it has jurisdiction over Indian Coast Guard. Now this statement is wrong because it has jurisdiction over the persons covered under the Army Act, the Navy Act and the Air Force Act. Indian Coast Guard does not come under the ambit of these legislations. Therefore the correct answer for this question is option A, one only. Now see this map reading based question they have given five countries and are asking which of the above countries share border with Turkey. So whenever you have a question with respect to Turkey particularly in the context of borders you see whether one of the countries is Azerbaijan. Because there is a special fact if you notice in this map apart from the mainland of Azerbaijan country there is a separate part of Azerbaijan territory called as Nakchivan Autonomous Region. This part borders with Turkey. So this becomes a potential fact for a prelims question. So in this question Syria, Bulgaria, Iraq, Armenia and Azerbaijan all these five countries share border with Turkey. So the correct answer for this question is option D, one, two, three, four and five. In addition to this Turkey also shares border with Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Greece, Georgia and Iran. Now let us move on to next question. Now this question is with reference to United Nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development. They have given three statements and are asking which of the above statements are correct. First statement there are 17 goals and 169 targets under the agenda. Now this statement is correct. It has 17 goals and 169 targets. There are three main dimensions under sustainable development goals. One is economic growth, then social inclusion and finally environmental protection. That is we can group all these goals and targets under these three dimensions. Now come to second statement it states that sustainable development goals are legally binding on the member countries on United Nations. If this statement is correct, it would mean that if member countries do not achieve these goals and targets by 2030 or by appropriate time limits, then appropriate actions or punitive actions or sanctions can be made on member countries. This is not so. That means these goals are not legally binding or member countries of United Nations. The success with respect to SDG is totally based on countries own development policies, plans and programs. Countries are expected to make appropriate framework and policies so as to achieve these goals. So these goals are not legally binding. This means you can eliminate option A, C and D because these options are saying that statement two is correct. So by this you can arrive at the correct answer option B, one and three only. Now this third statement. It states it has a target for the reduction of global road traffic deaths and injuries by 50% by the year 2020. Now this becomes a target under SDG goal three, good health and well-being. It is actually target 3.6. Goal three is about ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being at all ages and ensuring this is essential to sustainable development. So correct answer is option B, one and three. This question is with reference to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. They have given three statements and are asking which of the above statements are incorrect. The first statement, it provides at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do skilled manual work. So this statement is wrong because we know that the scheme guarantees wage employment to do unskilled manual work. When we say skilled work, it refers to a work that requires workers to have a certain amount of specialized training or to have a learned skill set to perform a particular work. And when we mean unskilled labor, a person to carry out a particular work he or she does not require any specialized training or any skill set to perform the task. So the first statement is incorrect. Any answer for this question should have the first statement. So you can easily eliminate option C. Now let's see the second statement. It is saying that it is implemented by Ministry of Labor and Employment. Now when you see the question with reference to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Just by seeing the word employment, you cannot say this statement is correct because this scheme is being implemented by Ministry of Rural Development because it aims to provide guaranteed wage employment to every rural household. So the second statement is also incorrect. So you see the options which option has statement one and statement two is incorrect. We can find only one option option D. So the correct answer for this question is option D because the question asks which of the above statements are incorrect. Now let's see the third statement. Third statement is telling that the central government is having the power to make rules and to amend this particular scheme that is created under the Act. Note that the central government has the powers to make rules and to amend the Act and not the scheme. With respect to the scheme, it is the state government that has the powers to make rules and to amend the MG Narega scheme. So the third statement is also incorrect. So the correct answer for this question is option D. Now this question is with reference to biomedical waste management rules of 2016. If you see the preliminary examination question paper this year, they have dealt with extended producer responsibility with respect to e-waste management and handling rules of 2011. In one of the options, we can also find biomedical waste management rules. So a similar question can be expected. So in this question, they have given two statements and are asking which of the above statements are correct. Correct statements they are asking. So the first statement, it covers the blood donation camps and vaccination camps apart from hospitals and clinics. In addition to normal or conventional healthcare facilities such as hospitals and healthcare clinics, this biomedical waste management rules also covers blood donation camps and vaccination camps. So the first statement is correct. Now the second statement, it provides for using barcode system to tag containers carrying biomedical waste. Now this statement is also correct because that is one of the salient feature. This barcode system for bags and containers containing biomedical waste will help improve the segregation, transportation and disposal system. Therefore, this statement is also correct. So the correct answer for this question is option C, both one and two. Now the question is with respect to endosulfone. Now they have given four options, a vaccine and testing stage to cure Ebola and endothermic chemical reaction, a toxic pesticide, a new gas detected outside solar system. The correct answer for this question is a toxic pesticide. Endosulfone is a pesticide that kills insects and also ticks and mites. These ticks and mites become part of Akkari subclass in arachnides. Now this question they're asking us to choose the correct pair from the given list of UNESCO's World Heritage Site and the category in which they are listed. Now Kanjanjanga National Park, this national park in the state of Sikkim is the only site in India that is categorized as Mixed Heritage Site. So the first pair is wrongly matched. So if you know that the first pair is wrongly matched, you can easily arrive at the correct answer because option A, option C and option D have first pair in it. So you can easily eliminate A, C and D. So option B is the correct answer for this question. The Sundarbans National Park is listed as natural heritage site in the list of World Heritage Sites of UNESCO. So only the third pair is correct. That is the Jaipur city in Rajasthan is classified under cultural heritage site. So the correct answer is option B three only. Now this question is with reference to national mission on natural language translation. There are two statements and they're asking which of the statements are correct. The first statement, the national mission on natural language translation aims to remove the barrier of requirement of high level faculty in English to learn science and technology. Now this statement is correct and that is one of the objective of the mission on natural language translation. Here the word faculty will take the meaning of the word knowledge in this context. And the second statement, the ministry of human resource development, ministry of information and broadcasting and the department of science and technology are the lead agencies in this mission. Now this statement is wrong because HRD ministry is involved, department of science and technology is involved. But the other ministry that is not ministry of information and broadcasting, but the ministry of electronics and information technology. And this mission on natural language translation helps to provide access to teaching and researching material in two languages. One is in English and other is in the native Indian language of the particular individual. So the correct answer for this question is option A one only. Now let us move on to next question. Now this question is with reference to information fusion center Indian Ocean region. They have given three statements and are asking which of the above statements are correct by selecting the correct answer using the codes given below. First statement it is established with the vision of strengthening maritime security in the Indian Ocean region and beyond. Now this statement is correct. This center aims to improve security by acting as a maritime information hub for this region. It also collaborates with similarly working centers of other countries. Therefore the first statement is correct. Now the second statement it works under ministry of defense government of India. Now this statement is correct. This information center will be jointly administered by Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard under the ministry of defense. Now the third statement the oceanic region beyond 60 degrees southern latitude is also part of Indian Ocean region. Now this statement is incorrect. This is because the region beyond 60 degrees southern latitude is part of Antarctic ocean not Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean region is geographically bounded by Asia and the North, Africa and West, Australia and East and Antarctic Ocean in the south. Therefore the third statement is incorrect here. So you can eliminate option B, option C, option D and therefore only option A is correct. Now this question is with respect to traditional medicinal practices that comes under Ayush system of health care. The ministry of Ayush was formed on November 2014 by government of India to ensure optimal development and propagation of Ayush systems of health care. Which of the following traditional medicinal practices comes under Ayush system of health care? Ayurveda, Sauvarygpa, Naturopathy, Yunani, Allopathy. Ayurveda, Sauvarygpa, Naturopathy, Yunani these come under this Ayush system of health care in addition to yoga, homeopathy and siddha. But allopathy is not one of the traditional medicinal practices that comes under this system of health care. Allopathy is a medicinal practice that uses chemical formulations such as drugs to treat the symptoms and diseases. So here the correct answer for this question is option C, 1, 2, 3 and 4. Once you can eliminate allopathy, you can eliminate option A, B and D because it has five allopathy in it. So the correct answer for this question is option C, 1, 2, 3 and 4. Now this question they are asking recently the dam safety bill 2019 was passed in Lokshava. Water comes under which list in schedule 7 of constitution of India. Water as such is in state list in entry 17. It includes water supplies, irrigation and canals, drainage and embankments, water storage and water power. But this is subject to the provisions of entry 56 of union list. When we go to union list, entry 56 talks about regulation and development of interstate rivers and river valleys. So the correct answer for this question is option B, state list. Water comes under state list. Question is having three statements and are asking to choose the correct statements. First statement FATF is an intergovernmental organization formed under the initiative of United Nations. Now this statement is wrong because it is formed under the initiative of G7 countries in the year 1989. Now the second statement its objective is to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. Now the statement is correct. Third statement India and Pakistan are members of FATF. India is a member of FATF but Pakistan is not and Pakistan is presently in the gray list of FATF. So the third statement is wrong and this FATF at present has 39 members, 37 countries, two regional organizations. One is European Commission, another one is Gulf Cooperation Council. The recently admitted member during the June plenary meeting was Saudi Arabia. So in this question statements one and three are wrong. Therefore only statement two is correct. Therefore the correct answer for this question is option B. Now this question is with reference to conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis is also known as pink eye in the western world particularly USA. In our country it is also called as Madras eye. They have given two statements and are asking which of the above statements are correct. First statement all forms of conjunctivitis are contagious in nature. Now this statement is incorrect because only bacterial conjunctivitis and viral conjunctivitis are contagious in nature but there are also other causes of Madras eye. For example loose eyelash that falls in eye and then improper management of contact lenses and then allergens smoke dust all these things also can cause conjunctivitis. These are not contagious in nature. Therefore the first statement is incorrect. Now the second statement conjunctivitis is caused by both viruses and bacteria. Now this statement is correct because it could be caused by both viruses and bacteria. If the second statement was given as conjunctivitis is caused by both viruses and bacteria only then the statement would have been incorrect. So overall for this question only the second statement is correct. Therefore the correct answer is option B two only. Now this question is with reference to Rashtriya Gokul mission. This mission was launched in 2014 under national program for bovine breeding and dairy development. One of the objectives of the mission is upgradation of non-descript cattle using elite indigenous breeds. Now this statement is correct. Second statement it was launched by ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare. Now this statement is incorrect because this mission comes under the ministry of fisheries animal husbandry and dairying. Some of the other objectives are development and conservation of indigenous breeds enhancement of milk production and productivity breed improvement program for indigenous cattle breeds. So only the first statement is correct. Second statement is incorrect. So the correct answer for this question is option A one only. Now this question is with reference to land port authority of India. Two statements are given. They are asking which of the above statements are correct. First statement its objective is to plan develop construct manage and maintain integrated check posts in the border areas. Now this statement is correct. And second statement it is a statutory body under ministry of road transport and highways. It is a statutory body yes because it was established by the land ports authority of India Act of 2010. But it is under the admin control of department of border management of ministry of home affairs. Therefore the second statement is incorrect. So the correct answer for this question is option A one only. Here they have given island group and islands. They are asking which of the above pairs is or are correct. We know that on the eastern side it is Polynesia on the west above north Australia and northeastern Australia we could see Melanesia and north of Melanesia we can see Micronesia and important islands in Melanesia Fiji New Caledonia one or two Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea two important islands in Micronesia Giribati and Marshall Islands. So Marshall Islands comes in Micronesia. First pair is correct Solomon Islands is in Melanesia one of the island under the provincial government of Solomon Islands is Tulagi Island. So Tulagi Island is also a part of Melanesia three important islands in Polynesia. They are Hawaii Island, New Zealand and Easter Island. So the given pair with respect to Hawaiian Islands is also correct. So the correct answer for this question is option A all the above. Now this question is with reference to the INF Treaty the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. They have given three statements and are asking which of the above statements are correct. First statement it is for the elimination of intermediate range missiles and shorter range missiles. Now this statement is correct and this treaty required the destruction of ground launched ballistic missiles and ground launched cruise missiles. So that has a range capability between 500 kilometers and 5500 kilometers. Now the second statement is it's a trilateral treaty between India United States and Russia. This statement is incorrect because it is signed between US and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics the present Russian Federation. India is not a part of the treaty. So the second statement is wrong. That means option B and option D cannot be the answers because they have statement two in them. Now come to statement three it says it only prohibits the flight testing of the banned missiles. Now this is incorrect because it had a total ban on the possession production and flight testing of the prohibited missile systems. So the correct answer for this question is option A one only because only the first statement is correct. This question is with reference to defense institute of physiology and allied sciences which among the following statements are correct. Three statements are given first statement. It is a defense laboratory under defense research and development organization. Now the statement is correct. The second statement states its principal purpose is identification of high altitude physiology, nutrition and biochemistry of humans in severe stress environment. Now this statement is correct and it is one of the main purpose with which the pass is established and it also provides ergonomic assessment of work stations and how man and machine interface. The third statement it was constituted at the time of formation of DRDO. Note that DRDO was formed in the year 1958. Some 10 major institutions and laboratories were set up at the time of formation of DRDO and defense institute of physiology and allied sciences is not one of them. However it was formed after a gap of four years in 1962 under DRDO. So the third statement is incorrect here. So the correct answer for this question is option B one and two only. With this we come to the end of practice question discussion session. If you like the video click the like button, comment, share and subscribe to Shankaray's Academy YouTube channel for more updates and content on civil service exam preparation.