CA Revision Questions- June 2018

Notebook: Questionnaire

1. Consider the following statements regarding states and their symbols:

I. Every Indian state must declare a fruit as its state fruit. 

II. The 'Queen' variety of pineapple is the state fruit of Kerala.
III. Jackfruit is the state fruit of Tripura. 

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? 

(A) II only 
(B) II & III only 
(C) I and II only 
(D) None of the above

2. Consider the following pairs of flood management schemes paired with the states of India: 

                    Scheme                                         -                  State 

I.       Ghatal Master Plan                                  -                  Bihar
II.        Seer Khad Project                                  -         Himachal Pradesh 
III. Mahananda Flood Management                 -           Madhya Pradesh             

The pair(s) correctly matched is/are: 

(A) I only 
(B) II only 
(C) I & II only 
(D) I, II & III

3. Consider the following statements regarding 'Changi' naval base: 

I. It is located near to the disputed South China Sea. 

II. India-Singapore have signed an agreement allowing Indian Navy ships logistical support at the base including
refueling. 

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) I only 
(B) II only 
(C) I & II both 
(D) Neither I nor II 

4. Consider the following statements: 

I. Socotra is an island which is officially part of Oman. 

II. Mekunu was the most intense tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Arabian Peninsula in the recorded history. 
III. Operation NISTAR, a Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Operation (HADR) of the Indian Navy deployed INS Sunayna
for evacuating Indian nationals from Socotra. 

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) I & II only 
(B) II & III only 
(C) I & III only 
(D) I, II and III

5. Consider the following statements regarding 'Oxytocin' hormone: 

I. It is secreted by the adrenal glands. 
II. It is used to accelerate labor, both in animals and humans 
III. It acts to regulate breast feeding and childbirth. 

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) I only 
(B) II & III only 
(C) I & III only 
(D) I, II & III 

6. In what way(s) is 'Carbetocin', the drug proposed as an alternative to 'Oxytocin' for postpartum hemorrhage, different
from 'Oxytocin'? 

I. Carbetocin is heat stable while Oxytocin is not. 

II. Carbetocin has longer lasting effects when compared to Oxytocin homologs. 

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) I only 
(B) II only 
(C) I & II both 
(D) Neither I nor II

7. Consider the following statement(s) regarding 'SpaceDEBRIS', a mission recently in the news: 

I. It plans to engage in Active Damage Removal (ADR) of real space debris. 

II. It is exclusively a SpaceX initiative. 

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) I only 
(B) II only 
(C) I & II both 
(D) Neither I nor II

8. Consider the following statements regarding the Outer Space Treaty: 

I. It entered into force in 1987. 

II. India is NOT a party to the treaty. 
III. It bars state parties to the treaty from placing/using any weapon in Earth's orbit. Moon or any other celestial body. 
IV. It prohibits establishment of military bases by any member party. 
V. It prohibits select nations party to the treaty from exploring outer space. 

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) IV only 
(B) III & IV only 
(C) I, III, IV & V only 
(D) I, II, III, IV and V 

9. Consider the following statements regarding the various Global Navigation Systems operational and under creation by
various countries/organisations: 

I. Glonass is Russia's Navigation system started in 1976, which is a network of 26 satellites. 

II. NAVIC is India's response to the Global Navigation Systems and currently covers the whole of India and an additional
3500 km around it. 

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) I only 
(B) II only 
(C) I & II both 
(D) Neither I nor II

10. Consider the following statements regarding Atacama large millimeter/submillimeter array (ALMA): 

I. It is an astronomical interferometer of 66 radio telescopes, making it the largest astronomical project in existence. 
II. It is an international partnership among the United States, Europe, India, Japan and South Korea. 

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) I only 
(B) II only 
(C) Both I & II 
(D) Neither I nor II

11. Which of the following best describes the term 'food fortification'? 

(A) It is the process by which an essential micro-nutrient content is increased deliberately in a food irrespective of
whether the nutrients were originally present in the food or not
(B) It is a process by which a set of mixed ingredients are forced through an opening in a perforated plate or die with a
design specific to the food 
(C) It is the softening or breaking of a food into pieces using liquids 
(D) It refers to the storage of food in large quantities 

12. Consider the following pairs of NASA Missions and the primary fields of focus: 
Mission Purpose

to discover nature of interactions between the solar wind and the

I COBE
interstellar medium at the edge of the solar system 

To take precise measurements of diffuse radiation between 1 mm and 1 cm

II IBEX
over the whole celestial sphere

III IMAP To better understand the boundary of heliosphere 

To measure anistropies in the relic radiation from the Big Bang - the
IV WMAP
cosmic microwave background

 The pair(s) correctly matched is/are: 

(A) II & III only 
(B) III & IV only
(C) I & II only 
(D) I, II, III & IV 

13. Consider the following statements regarding Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY): 

I. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. 

II. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with the share of Central government to respective State governments being equal
to 80:20. 
III. It aims to improve ground water management in priority areas in country through community participation. 

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) III only 

(B) I & III only 
(C) II & III only 
(D) I, II & III 

                
14. The government plans to launch Credit Enhancement Fund in near future. Consider the following statements
regarding the same: 

I. It will increase the investment in infrastructure four-fold. 

II. It'll facilitate infrastructure investments by insurance and pension funds
III. It'll operate as a Non-Banking Finance Company

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) I & II only 

(B) II & III only 
(C) I & III only 
(D) I, II & III 

15. Consider the following statements regarding Ayushman Bharat Scheme under the National Health Protection Mission: 

I. It provides for free medical treatment of Rs. 5 lakh per family to all households without a family member in the age
range of 16-59. 
II. Beneficiaries will be allowed to take cashless benefits from any public/private empanelled hospitals across the country. 

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I & II both 
(D) Neither I nor II 

16. Consider the following statements regarding the India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS): 

I. It is part of Digital India Programme

II. It aims to establish close to 5 lakh seats in respect of BPO/ ITES operations across the country. 
III. It provides for special incentives for generating employment beyond target and wider dispersal within the state
including rural areas. 

The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) I & II only 

(B) I & III only 
(C) II & III only 
(D) I, II & III

 
17. Consider the following statements regarding the Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) Scheme: 

I. It is an initiative of Rajasthan Government. 

II. It aims to encourage farmers to switch to solar power generation and consumption. 
III. Under the scheme, the state government will bear the whole cost of installing a solar generating unit in the fields of
the farmers. 
The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) II only 
(B) I & II only 
(B) II & III only 
(C) I & III only 

                                          
18. Consider the following statements regarding the National Mission on Education through Information and
Communication Technology (NMEICT): 

I. It is a Cenral Sector Scheme. 

II. It aims to provide connectivity to institutions and learners as well as educational content generation. 
 
The correct statement(s) is/are: 

(A) I only 
(B) II only 
(C) I & II both 
(D) Neither I nor II

19. Arrange the following bodies in chronological order of the conferrment of statutory status to them: 

I. KVIC 
II. CVC
III. NCPCR 

(A) I, II, III

(B) II, I, III
(C) III, II, I 
(D) II, III, I

20. Consider the following statements regarding Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) Program of India: 

I. It was first mooted by the Government of India in 1998 

II. It aims to address the challenge of energy insecurity of India. 
III. The construction of strategic storage facilities for the program is being managed by Public Sector Oil Marketing
Companies (OMCs) 

The correct statement(s) is/are:

(A) I & II only 

(B) II only 
(C) II & III only 
(D) None of the above