Indian Administrative Services Questions

1. Chabahar : Iran
2. Hambantota : Sri Lanka
3. Gwadar : Bangladesh

A. 1,3
B. 1,2
C. 2,3
D. All

1. Income tax
2. Wealth tax
3. Fringe benefit tax

which of the following are part of direct tax?

A. 1 only
B. 1,2
C. 2,3
D. All

Which of the following is not part of World Bank?
A. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD),
B. International Development Association (IDA)
C. International Finance Corporation (IFC)
D. All are part of world bank

Theme: Recent Maratha agitations
Demands of agitators: First, reservation for Marathas under OBC category, and, second, scrapping of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989.
Reason behind the agitations: First, relative economic backwardness among a large cross-section of Marathas and the lack of adequate opportunities in a sluggish agrarian economy have fuelled demands for reservation.
Second, perceived Dalit assertion seems to have fuelled demands for scrapping of the POA Act.
Why the demands are not justified: Marathas are a dominant caste and play a central role in electoral politics as well as the political economy of the State.
Also, it has been judicially established that economic criteria alone cannot be taken as determinant of backwardness.
Sketchy implementation of the POA Act across India: The conviction rates remain low while reporting and registration of crimes against SCs and STs have increased.
The way ahead: It would be more useful to address the State’s agrarian distress and need for more job creation, instead of opting for short cuts such as expanding reservations.
Focus should be on better implementation of the Act and not on its scrapping.

The Internet of Things (IoT)
IoT means that everyday objects will be capable of communicating with each other.
It refers to network of physical objects with following characteristics.
1. They are able to connect to internet
2. They are able to communicate with other internet enabled devices
3. They have IP address as an identity marker.
4. They can identify themselves to other devices.
This online network of physical objects is accomplished through the use of RFID tags and other types of sensors. Implanting these tags inside a physical object gives it the power to be monitored and controlled remotely through the Internet. This eliminates the need for humans to constantly enter and monitor data. Objects can work directly with each other, without the need for a person to link them together.
For example
1. A house catches fire when nobody is at home.
2. Smoke alarm (a physical object) sends out a message to the motion detectors (a physical object) throughout the house.
3. Motion detectors notices the alarm is going off, but there is no movement in the house.
4. Motion detectors send a message back to the smoke detector.
5. Smoke detector sends a signal to the local fire brigade.
Above example shows how objects communicate with other objects. This is the basic concept of internet of things.
It may be applied in many other settings like
• Building and house automation
• Smart Cities
• Healthcare
• Automotives
• Manufacturing
The Internet of Things extends internet connectivity beyond traditional devices like desktop and laptop computers, smart phones and tablets to a diverse range of devices and everyday things to communicate and interact with the external environment, all via the Internet.
Future of IoT
IoT will take internet, smart devices and systems of today much beyond its conventional realm, by integrating advanced technologies such as sensors, artificial intelligence, robotics and analytics. These devices and systems will start communicating to each other in the background and provide us with highly personalized choices and timely solutions.
According to an analyst firm Gartner as many 26 billion smart units (smart phones, TVs, tablets, sensors, motion sensors and other smart devices like connected cars and wearables – smart watch etc.) are likely to be connected through the IoT.
The IoT products and services are expected to generate $300 billion in revenues and create $1.9 trillion in value.
This tremendous potential is an opportunity to create new companies and global brands as well growth opportunities for existing companies and brands.
Why IoT is important (for mains)?
Government is in process of revising IoT policy proposed in 2014.
Smart City and smart grid initiative are likely to use IoT.
Larger companies like Infosys, Wipro, Cisco are getting into IoT in India

which foreign power helped the British in
supressing National Movement in 1857 ? 1-
Bhutan 2-Maldeeve 3-Myanmar 4-Nepal

Which country is known as rainbow nation?
A. Australia
B. USA
C.South Africa
D.Japan

What is India’s current global ranking in terms
of electricity generation from nuclear source?
[A]10th
[B]7th
[C]13th
[D]12th

As per the latest data by health ministry, which
state has registered highest swine flu death in the
country?
[A]Rajasthan
[B]Gujarat
[C]Maharashtra
[D]Madhya Pradesh

"आत्मकथा" किसकी पुस्तक है...
१. मोतीलाल नेहरू
२.महात्मा गांधी
३.जवाहर लाल नेहरू
४.वल्लभ भाई पटेल

The first Indian actress to have been
nominated to the Rajya Sabha was
A. Nargis Dutt
B. Hema Malini
C. Jaya Prada
D. None of the above

When you travel in certain parts of India, you
will notice red soil. What is the main reason for
this colour? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
A. Abundance of magnesium
B.Accumulated humus
C.Presence of ferric oxides
D.Abundance of phosphates