MODEL PAPER FOR IAS PRELIMINARY EXAMS -2020







 Q1. Which State has the cheapest Vegetarian Thali as per the Economic Survey 2019-20?
a) Punjab
b) Jharkhand
c) UP
d) Bihar
Answer. (b) Jharkhand
 Q2. Which state has the highest forest cover as per the State of Forest Report 2019?
a) Jharkhand
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Meghalaya
Answer. (b) Madhya Pradesh
Q3. The "World Water Development Report” is a flagship report of which organisation?
a) UN Environment Programme
b) Global Water Intelligence
c) UN-Water
d) International Water Association
Answer. (c) UN-Water
Q4. Which organisation or body appointed the UK Sinha committee on MSMEs?
a) Reserve Bank of India
b) Ministry of MSME
c) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
d) NITI Aayog
Answer. (a) Reserve Bank of India
Q5.  Consider the following statements:
1. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) revealed that Arunachal Pradesh has 35% graphite deposits in India.
2. Graphite is a good conductor of electricity



Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 & 2
d) None of the above
Answer. (c) Both I & II
Q6.  Which three banks have been merged into a single entity as the second largest public sector bank?
a) Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, United Bank of India
b) United Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Vijaya Bank
c) Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank, Central Bank of India
d) None of the above
Answer. (a) Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, United Bank of India
Q7. Which organisation launched the 'MANI' app to help visually challenged people in identifying the currency notes?
a) Ministry of Finance
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) NITI Aayog
d) SEBI



Answer. (b) Reserve Bank of India
Q8. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in context of the Ayushman Bharat?
1. Ayushman Bharat is a flagship health insurance scheme of the Central Government to achieve Universal Health Coverage.
2. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is the apex body responsible for the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
3. The scheme comprises two components - Health and Wellness Centres and Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 3
d) Both 2 and 3
Answer. (c) Both 1 and 3
Q9. Who is the father of Geometry?
A. Aristotle
B. Euclid
C. Pythagoras
D. Kepler
ANSWER:- B. Euclid
Q10. Who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh?
A. Pupal Jayakar
B. Le Corbousier
C. Glen
D. NEK CHAND



ANSWER:- D NEK CHAND


Q11. Vidhya can complete a piece of work in 30 days and Nithya in 40 days. Find the remaining work left to complete, if they work together for 8 days.
a) 2/5 b) 1/12 c) 8/15 d) 4/19
Answer : c) 8/15
Solution : 

Vidhya's 1 day work = 1/30
Nithya's 1 day work = 1/40
Then, (Vidhya + Nithya)'s 1 day work = 1/30 + 1/40 = 7/120
And (Vidhya + Nithya)'s 8 day's work = 8 x(7/120) = 7/15
Therefore, Remaining work = (1 - 7/15) = 8/15