Railway TTE Mock Test - 1 - RRB NTPC/ASM/CA/TA MCQ

This Is the first-ever digital Union Budget, presented by Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. So, Statement 1 is incorrect.

Union Budget 2021-22 is based on 6 pillars. So, Statement 2 is incorrect.

• Health and Wellbeing
• Physical & Financial Capital, and Infrastructure
• Inclusive Development for Aspirational India
• Reinvigorating Human Capital
• Innovation and R & D
• Minimum Government and Maximum Governance

Rs. 2,23,846 crore outlay for Health and Wellbeing in BE 2021-22 as against Rs. 94,452 crore in BE 2020-21 – an increase of 137%. So, Statement 3 is Correct.

Experiment is not used for psychological assessment.

James Burnham wrote the book 'The Managerial Revolution' where he argued that Capitalism was long dead.

• According to him, the then system was being replaced by what he called the 'managerialism' - a new economic system.
• The book was written in 1941.
• He argued that Capitalism would be replaced by the rule of administrators, both in business and in government.
• Robert Michels in his book Political Parties developed the Iron law of oligarchy as a political theory.
• Gaetano Mosca talked about how the masses were an unorganized majority and elites were the organized minority.
• Vilfredo Pareto proposed the Circulation of Elite.

Pranav became India's 75th Grandmaster (GM) on 7 August 2022.

• He won the Limpedea Open in Baia Mare, Romania to secure his third and final GM norm and attain the Grandmaster title.
• He finished the tournament with 7 points from nine rounds to complete the GM norm requirements.
• He had obtained his first GM norm at the Serbia Open in 2021.

Montreal Protocol, did aim for reducing the emission of chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere.

In 1987, an international agreement, called the Montreal Protocol, was made to stop the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that destroy the ozone layer. The treaty was opened for signature on 16 September 1987 and entered into force on 1 January 1989, after which its first meeting was held in Helsinki in May 1989. It is the first international treaty that has successfully slowed down the rate of global warming.

Sant Bhasha is a language of Ulatbansi mystics.

Sant Basha is having composed vocabulary common to the North Indian language. It was mostly used by Saints and poets to compose the religious verses.

Kabir was also one Ulatbansi mystic poet. Amir Khusro also borrowed this mystic from the Nan Panthis.

The SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) Scheme, initiated by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, has been honoured with the prestigious National Award for e-Governance 2023 (Gold) in recognition of its groundbreaking application.

Rs. 50,000 maximum amount of loan permissible under the ‘Shishu scheme’ of the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana.

• Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd. [MUDRA] is an NBFC supporting development of the micro-enterprise sector in the country.
• MUDRA provides refinance support to Banks / MFIs / NBFCs for lending to micro units having loan requirements up to 10 lakh.
• MUDRA provides refinance support to micro-business under the Scheme of Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana
• . The other products are for development support to the sector.
• The bouquet of offerings of MUDRA is depicted below.
• The offerings are being targeted across the spectrum of beneficiary segments.

Dandi March or Salt Satyagraha was started by Mahatma Gandhi in Sabarmati launched on March 12, 1930, and it lasted till April 5, 1930, in Dandi (Navsari).

Hence, the correct option is (A).

Surya was worshiped as a heavenly deity by the ancient Indians. Surya is believed to be the creator of the universe and the source of all life.

SS Rajamouli's RRR has become the first Indian film to bag two nominations at Golden Globe awards and the Indian film industry is effusive in praise, saying that not just the visual effects but story and streaming of the film played a big role in increasing its global traction.

'Bury the waste within rocks deep below the Earth's surface' methods is the most suitable for disposal of nuclear waste.

Nuclear Waste Disposal:

• Nuclear waste is dangerous for thousands of years and requires long-term solutions that shield it from human and other living things.
• Most nuclear waste comes from nuclear power plants as well as the residuals of radioactive materials used by industry, medicine, agriculture, etc.
• Their potential hazard of nuclear waste makes its disposal difficult. The choice of waste treatment is influenced by its radioactivity level and decay time.

The First Indian factory was established in 1612 at Surat by the British.

Now Surat has become the hub of business due to major textile industries, shipbuilding, and exporting of cloth and gold.

Meghalaya has become the first north-eastern state and the third state in India to have ‘Mental Health and Social Care Policy’.

The Meghalaya Cabinet has approved the Meghalaya mental health and social care policy on 29 November 2022. The vision of the policy is to promote overall mental health and well-being and facilitate appropriate access and care pathways.

The correct answer is: (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)

(a)-(iv): Castells (2000) stated: “Space and Time, the material foundations of human experience, have been transformed, as the space of flows dominates the space of places, and timeless time supersedes clock time of the industrial era.

(b)-(i): Hyper-globalizers are of the opinion that globalization is real and everywhere. It brings about accelerated economic interdependence and intense competition, which leads to qualitative economic growth. According to them, with increasing globalization, the nation-states are drawing to a close.

(c)-(ii): Building on the ideas set out in the author's The Consequences of Modernity, this book focuses on the self and the emergence of new mechanisms of self-identity that are shaped by-yet also shape-the institutions of modernity. The author argues that the self is not a passive entity, determined by external influences.

(d)-(iii): The world-systems theory, developed by sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein, is an approach to world history and social change that suggests there is a world economic system in which some countries benefit while others are exploited.

Parliament may by law constitute a High Court for any Union territory or declare any Court in any such territory to be a High Court for all or any of the purposes of this Constitution.

The atmospheric scientist Paul Crutzen introduced the term "Anthropocene" in the mid-1970s. The term is sometimes used in the context of pollution emissions that are produced from human activity since the start of the Agricultural Revolution but also applies broadly to all major human impacts on the environment. 

The TROPEX 23 is an exercise of the Indian Navy. The overall exercise construct included Coastal Defence exercise Sea Vigil and the Amphibious Exercise AMPHEX.

The Union Budget, 2021-22 increased the FDI limit in Insurance sector from 49% to 74%.

• Note that the Budget also allows foreign ownership and control with safeguards in insurance sector.
• It has been proposed to infuse 20 thousand crore rupees to re-capitalized Public Sector Banks.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman proposed to amend Insurance Act 1938 to increase FDI limit from 49 to 74% and allow foreign ownership and control with safeguards.

Tashkent is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan, as well as the most populous city in Central Asia. It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the Kazakhstan border. Uzbekistan is a Central Asian country. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan are the five landlocked countries that surround it:

Kazakhstan is in the north, Tajikistan is in the southeast, Kyrgyzstan is in the northeast, Afghanistan is in the south, and Turkmenistan is in the south-west.

The maximum deposit limit for the Mahila Samman Savings Certificate, 2023 scheme is two lakh rupees.

It broke out in Bengal not in Maharashtra.

It was against the Indigo planters not against the money lenders.

It was supported by the Intelligentsia of Bengal.

The Government of India (GoI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $250 million loan agreement for the construction of over 6,200 kilometers of all-weather rural roads in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

Phenomenology is a 20th century philosophical way of thinking about the nature of reality, which has influenced sociology. Ethnomethodology integrates the Parsonian concern for social order into the phenomenology and examines the means by which action make ordinary life possible.

All of the above are measures, as an individual, would you take to reduce environmental pollution. Measures taken to reduce environmental pollution are:

• Reducing the use of CFC
• Disposing of waste safely
• Reducing the use of polythene
• There should be no waste disposal in water bodies
• Making automobiles pollution-free
• Noise pollution should be prevented by avoiding the use of firecrackers/TV/musical instruments at permissible limits
• Plantation of trees should be promoted in school, around the residence

Ashwani Kumar former Union Minister has been awarded with the Japan’s imperial decoration ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ award.

• He was a former member of the Rajya Sabha.
• He was awarded the highest category of decorations among the Orders of the Rising Sun, the Grand Cordon for his contribution in trying to promote friendship and strengthening ties between India ad Japan.
• He was given the award on 9^th May 2017.

Geetanjali Shree's translated Hindi novel Tomb of Sand, translated from the original Ret Samadhi, has been long-listed for the International Booker Prize 2022. It has been translated by Daisy Rockwell. It narrates the story of an 80-year-old woman who is depressed after her husband's death. This is the first time the translated text of a Hindi novel has been long-listed for the prize.

Automobiles burn petroleum inefficiently causing 80% of air pollution and 75% of noise pollution in urban areas. They release hydrocarbons (13.7%), carbon monoxide (77.2%), nitrogen oxides (7.7%), sulphur oxides, ammonia, aldehydes and lead (90%) of total lead poisoning). Lead is present in petroleum in the form of PB(CH₃)₄ and PB(C₂H₅)₄ as antiknock agent.

Kamaljit Sandhu is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the 400 meters race at the Asian Games. She won this medal in the Asian Games in the year 1970 and in the year 1971 he was awarded the Padma Shri Award.

Pongal and Onam is a harvest festival celebrated in South India.

Pongala is a harvest festival of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The name 'Pongala' means 'to boil over' and refers to the ritualistic offering of porridge made of rice, sweet brown molasses, coconut gratings, nuts and raisins. Generally women devotees participate in this ritual. Tamil people celebrate as Pongal. Onam is a major festival of Kerala. Onam is celebrated every year in the month of Chingam (Singham/Simham) to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Vamana and welcome King Bali, which lasts for ten days.