UPSC Civil Services Prelims Mock Questions

Q. Consider the following statements about the Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI):
1. It is the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP).
2. It has been registered as an independent society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q. Simla was founded as a hill station to use as a strategic place for billeting troops, guarding the frontier, and launching campaign during the course of
(a) Anglo-Maratha War
(b) Anglo-Burmese War
(c) Anglo-Gurkha War
(d) Angl-Afghan War

Q. The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund is operated by which one of the following bodies?

(a) The National Disaster Management Authority
(b) The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
(c) The Ministry of Finance
(d) The National Development Council (NDC)

Q. The Shompens are the vulnerable tribal group of
(a) Jharkhand
(b) West Bengal
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Odisha

Q. Atmospheric conditions are well-governed by humidity. Which one among the following may best define humidity?
(a) Form of suspended water droplets caused by condensation.
(b) Deposition of atmospheric moisture
(c) Almost microscopically small drops of water condensed form and suspended in air.
(d) The moisture content of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.

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