[UPSC PRELIMS 2014] Insights Secure Prelims – 2014, July 08, 2014

With reference to Buddhist architecture in the country, consider the following statements

1. Amravati school of art depicted both iconic and aniconic representation of Buddha on its sculptures
2. The Buddhist Stupa found at Amravati is related to Tantric Buddhism teachings

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY) is implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)
2. PMAGY aims to develop all villages with more than 50 percent scheduled caste population into model villages

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to biofertilizers, consider the following statements

1. Bio-fertilizers add nutrients to plants through the natural processes of nitrogen fixation and other natural processes
2. Anabaena though fixes nitrogen, is not used as biofertilizer because it produces neurotoxin which might harm wildlife

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to organic farming, consider the following statements

1. Its main objective is to keep the soil alive and in good health by use of organic wastes to release nutrients to crops for increased sustainable production
2. Crop rotation is an integral part of organic farming practice
3. Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar/different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Rogi Kalyan Samiti, consider the following statements

1.  It is to be set up at all the Public Health Facilities starting from Primary Health Centre level and above
2.  It is responsible for upkeep of the facilities and ensure provision of better facilities to the patients in the hospital
3. Officers appointed by the state governments (health is a state subject) and the resident doctors would be the members of this samiti
4. It would have the authority to raise its own resources by way of user fee and utilize the same for improvement of services rendered in the facility

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?