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INSIGHTSIAS IA SIMPLIFYING IAS EXAM PREPARATION RTM COMPILATIONS PRELIMS 2020 August 2020 www.insightsactivelearn.com | www.insightsonindia.com Revision Through MCQs (RTM) Compilation (August 2020) Telegram: https://t.me/insightsIAStips 2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpoccbCX9GEIwaiIe4HLjwA Revision Through MCQs (RTM) Compilation (August 2020) Telegram: https://t.me/insightsIAStips 3 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpoccbCX9GEIwaiIe4HLjwA Revision Through MCQs (RTM) Compilation (August 2020) Table of Contents RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 1st -Aug-2020.............................................................. 5 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 3rd-Aug-2020 ............................................................ 10 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 4th Aug-2020 ............................................................. 16 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 5th Aug-2020 ............................................................. 22 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 6th Aug-2020 ............................................................. 29 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 7th Aug-2020 ............................................................. 37 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 8th Aug-2020 ............................................................. 44 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 10th-Aug-2020 .......................................................... 50 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 11th-Aug-2020 .......................................................... 58 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 12th-Aug-2020 .......................................................... 64 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 13th-Aug-2020 .......................................................... 72 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 14th-Aug-2020 .......................................................... 79 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 15th-Aug-2020 .......................................................... 86 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 17th-Aug-2020 .......................................................... 93 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 18th-Aug-2020 ........................................................ 100 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 19th-Aug-2020 ........................................................ 110 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 20th-Aug-2020 ........................................................ 116 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 21st-Aug-2020......................................................... 125 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 22nd-Aug-2020 ........................................................ 131 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 24th-Aug-2020 ........................................................ 139 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 25th-Aug-2020 ........................................................ 147 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 26th-Aug-2020 ........................................................ 154 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 27th-Aug-2020 ........................................................ 161 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 28th-Aug-2020 ........................................................ 168 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 29th-Aug-2020 ........................................................ 175 RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 31th-Aug-2020 ........................................................ 182 Telegram: https://t.me/insightsIAStips 4 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpoccbCX9GEIwaiIe4HLjwA Revision Through MCQs (RTM) Compilation (August 2020) RTM- REVISION THROUGH MCQS – 1st -Aug-2020 1. Consider the following statements: 1. First All India Whips Conference was organized in 1952. 2. Organizing the All India Whips Conference is one of the functions assigned to the parliamentary secretariat. 3. India inherited the concept of the whip from the British parliamentary system. Which of the given above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 and 3 (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2 Ans: (a) Explanation: • Stat1 and 2: First All India Whips Conference was organized at Indore in 1952, in the very first year of general elections to the First Lok Sabha. • Organizing the All India Whips Conference is one of the functions assigned to the Ministry of Parliamentary affairs, under Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 made under article 77(3) of the Constitution. • Stat3: India inherited the concept of the whip from the British parliamentary system. Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/08/01/what-is-a-whip-2/ 2. Consider the following statements: 1. The term ‘Office of whip’ is well-defined in the Constitution of India. 2. The Two-line whip is issued to members directing them to vote as per the party line. Which of the given above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans: (d) Explanation: • Stat1: The ‘Office of whip’ is mentioned neither in the Constitution of India nor in the Rules of the House nor in a Telegram: https://t.me/insightsIAStips 5 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpoccbCX9GEIwaiIe4HLjwA Revision Through MCQs (RTM) Compilation (August 2020) Parliamentary Statute. It is based on the conventions of the parliamentary government. • Stat2: There are three types of whips or instructions issued by the party o One-line whip: Issued to inform members of a party about a vote. It allows a member to abstain in case they decide not to follow the party line. o Two-line whip: Issued to direct the members to be present in the House at the time of voting. o Three-line whip: Issued to members directing them to vote as per the party line. Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/08/01/what-is-a-whip-2/ 3. Recently, Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has approved a programme to enhance the production of ‘Agarbatti’ under: (a) Integrated Rural Programme (b) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (c) National Skill Development Mission (d) Gramodyog Vikas Yojana Ans: (d) Explanation: • Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has approved a programme for the benefit of artisans involved in manufacturing of Agarbatti under the ‘Gramodyog Vikas Yojana’ (As a pilot project). • Key points: • Initially four Pilot Projects will be started, including one in North Eastern part of the country. • Each targeted cluster of artisans will be supported with about 50 Automatic Agarbatti making machines and 10 Mixing machines. • Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will provide training, and assist artisans working in this area. Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/08/01/gramodyog-vikas-yojana/ 4. ‘Smog towers’ are designed to work as: (a) electrostatic precipitator (b) active pollutant removal (c) air purifier (d) gas chamber Ans: (c) Explanation: • A smog tower is a structure designed to work as a large-scale air purifier. • How it works? Telegram: https://t.me/insightsIAStips 6 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpoccbCX9GEIwaiIe4HLjwA Revision Through MCQs (RTM) Compilation (August 2020) o This structure fitted with multiple layers of filters which trap fine dust particles suspended in the air as it passes through them. o Air is drawn through fans installed at the top of the tower, passed through filters, and then released near the ground. Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/08/01/what-are-smog-towers/ 5. Consider the following statements: 1. Smog tower can reduce particulate matter by 50% in the area. 2. WAYU (Wind Augmentation Purifying Unit) has the capacity to purify air in an area of 500 meter square. Which of the given above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans: (c) Explanation: • Stat1: Experts have said that the towers would create “clean air zones” in the city. A tower would reduce 50% of the particulate matter load — fine dust particles suspended in the air — in an area of 1 kilometre in the direction of the wind, as well as 200 metres each along the sides of the tower and against the direction of the wind. • Stat2: WAYU is developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) as a part of Technology Development Project funded by Department of Science and Technology. • The device has the capacity to purify air in an area of 500 meter square. The device consumes only half a unit of electricity for 10 hours of running and has a maintenance cost of only Rs. 1500 per month. Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/08/01/what-are-smog-towers/ 6. Consider the following statements : 1. UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is the successor of the International Children’s Emergency Fund (ICEF). 2. It has published the “Lost at Home” report. 3. Recently, United States and Israel have officially quit the UNICEF. Which of the given above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Ans: (a) Telegram: https://t.me/insightsIAStips 7 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpoccbCX9GEIwaiIe4HLjwA Revision Through MCQs (RTM) Compilation (August 2020) Explanation: • The United Nations Children's Fund is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. • Based in U.N. headquarters in New York City, it is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories. • UNICEF is the successor of the International Children’s Emergency Fund (ICEF), created in 1946 by the U.N. Relief Rehabilitation Administration to provide immediate relief to children and mothers affected by World War II. • The same