Insights Prelims Test Series – 2016: Discussions Test – 24

Insights Prelims Test Series – 2016: Discussions Test – 24

Hope you enjoyed solving the Twenty Fourth Test of our 2016 Test Series. On this page, please share your doubts to seek clarifications, or to point out any mistakes in the comment box regarding the First Test. We will do our best to address  all your doubts.

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    2. It has to be eastern Himalayas only.must be a typo.
      Only eastern Himalayas . Andaman nicobar and western side of western ghats have evergreen forests in india

      1. Hi Insights Team @insightsprelimstestseries:disqus: Could you please clarify on this? It will help!!

    3. Eastern Himalayas will be the answer. Evergreen vegetation is abundantly found in the Eastern Himalayas not in Western Himalayas. We will update it in the corrigendum. Thank you.

  3. TEST 24 – INSIGHTS TEST SERIES 2015

    Question 22 :

    As per the answer the level of dissolved oxygen can be depleted by photosynthetic activity of aquatic plants .

    How is it possible?

    1. because oxygen and sunlight are very essential for photosynthetic activity….even when organic pollutants like decaying aquatic plants also reduce DO because microorganisms consume it for bio degradation…..

      1. By photosynthetic activity oxygen will be produced by these plants…then how can it be depleted

        The option says” photosynthetic activity of aquatic plants” not decomposition or respiration

        1. ya that’s only photosynthetic activity means to prepare their food they consume DO…hence it will be depleted

    2. Photosynthetic activity will increase the DO levels, not reduce them. The correct answer will be option (b) “2 and 4 only”. If there are further such queries about the last year test series, do let us know. 🙂

      1. TEST SERIES 2015
        Test 25: Question 2

        The correct option says Urea contains NPK…But urea contains only nitrogen …the ratio being 46:0:0
        Then should’nt the answer be ” 1& 2 only”?

  4. @Insights Prelims Test Series: ur response during initial days of the test series was really good but now its totally worst…….i have been asking questions from last 12 days repeatedly but there is no response from ur side……….for a doubt to be clarified we cant wait for so many days…..this post now doesnt mean that u were replying well before 1 month or so…..this post now is bcoz exam is too close now………and yes u r forcing us to revise the wrong answers given in ur pdf of the tests……u shud understand how important it is and from last 3 months u have been ensuring us about corrigendum but no progress in it too….its high time u shud consider the above comment…..plz atleast reply to it

    1. Exactly….now even for Test series of 2015 answers i have become skeptical and its time consuming to google and check the answers….Insights had said that they would provide the correct answers at least part by part…like test 1-10 then 10-20 and so on…but even those are not provided and they have even stopped replying to students who ask for it …

      Dear Insights,

      Totally understandable that you have a lot on your plate now but would be grateful if you become a bit empathetic and understand our position too.

      Thanks

      1. exactly. and to know the correct answers i used to go through all the comments in the link and that is very time consuming which i cannot prefer now

      2. Dear, corrigendum was prepared long back, but we could not post it on dashboard for multiple reasons. We are posting it here on this Discussion page. Thank you.

    2. Dear,

      We had requested you earlier to post your comments in reply to our Disqus comments. You have posted only one doubt (a day ago) in reply to our comments. Please do not tag us, Disqus doesn’t notify us and we are unaware of most of your doubts since it is not possible to go through the discussion pages of all the past tests each day. We hope you understand. We’ll try to address your queries soon. 🙂

      Corrigendum too has been prepared long back, but we could not post it on dashboard for multiple reasons. We are posting it here on this Discussion page. Thank you.

      1. yes its true that i used to tag you rather than replying to ur comments but after receiving the earlier reply of yours regarding where to post, as u said i used to post in the latest link provided by u…for ex: if the latest test was test 23 i used to post in it. anyways thanks for ur reply

      2. Hi @insightsprelimstestseries:disqus

        Though I feel decently satisfied with my performance, I am unable to assess whether I am performing up to the standards of the competition.

        I scored 125 in this particular test. Taking into account the difficulty level, would you say this indicates a good chance for me to clear the prelims?

        1. 110+ is a good score considering the moderate difficulty level of the test. 🙂 Please be consistent, it will be easier to sail through Prelims.

  5. DEAR INSIGHTS
    Q4: question asks about travellers who visited india during MUGHAL PERIOD so statement 2 is wrong i think….Ibn Battuta visited during tughlaq dynasty rule….

    in solution u have given 2&3…..
    correct me if i am wrong…..

        1. ask the questions below the reply given by insights…………according to them they get informed in that way better

        2. You should click on the subscribe option given at the end of the discussion. It will update you with every new query and reply and thus, will keep you informed. To your question, Insights has already replied in a same query by someone else. The Mughal period in the question is a mistake. It had to be Medieval period instead. This insight has clarifed in its reply to tarkan on this page. Check it there.

  7. Question no.67- in the explanation its been given that turkey opens into MEDITERRANEAN sea and CASPIAN sea…but it should be MEDITERRANEAN sea and BLACK sea…rather TURKMENISTAN opens into CASPIAN SEA….please correct…

    1. Yes Dear, Turkey opens to Black Sea. We will address the typo. Thank you for informing. 🙂

  8. Dear Insights

    In Q 22,wudn’t the answer be A) 1 and 2 only.Religious laws were the sidelines of IPC right?

    1. No…warren hastings started two types of courts…DIWANI ADALAT-these were civil courts and were administered on the basis of hindu law for hindus and muslim law for muslims…second type of courts were FAUJDARI ADALAT-these were criminal courts…and these were put under an indian officer who was assisted by qazis and muftis who used muslim law to deliver justice…moreover IPC was first given by MACAULAY in 1835…

  9. @INSIGHTS
    I am not doing answer practice properly….I write answers rarely and I make notes sometimes.
    should I start writing answers regularly after prelims?or any other solution to my problem?I think I will face problem in Mains exam….plz help

  10. Question 94
    Isn’t ‘Assertion’ is CORRECT ? Because, A Volcanic eruption is ALWAYS accompanied by an Earthquake. But not vice-versa.

    Question 100
    But ,the Fourth Buddhist Council was held at KUNDALA VANA, KASHMIR.

    1. 94. The answer given is correct since not every volcanic eruption will cause an earthquake. Only when the movement of magma weakens the faults around the volcano can it cause an earthquake. This is also the reason why every volcanic region is not a region of earthquakes. However nearly 75-80% convergence between both zones can be found.

      95. It is said that the Sarvastivada tradition fourth Buddhist council was convened at Kasmir, but the Theravada tradition does not recognize this council. The Theravada fourth Buddhist council was held in Sri Lanka as mentioned in the question.

      1. Regarding Q 94, will you please suggest some source? I thought that the magma movement during volcanic eruption will always cause an earthquake!

        1. Volcanoes result in ground shaking also, not earthquakes at all times. Ground shaking and earthquakes are different things.

    1. Thank you for this precious compilation of rectification. Please update other corrigendum too as soon as possible.

    4. Dear Insights,

      Please make the above comment the “featured comment”.
      Also please post it in the InsightsIAS site somewhere if possible,so that not so regular visitors of the site but test subscribers could get it .

      Thank you

      ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
      Dear fellow students,

      Please spread the message that it is posted, so that the ones who do not check the discussion page can also be informed ASAP.

      Thank you

          1. As per the NASA research, it does. They have disproved a long-held assumption which was also the basis of including HFC in many international climate change negotiations.

            We are not sure if UPSC will notice this new research, since we have observed they usually rely on old and often outdated sources. However, we will add a clarification note on this in the 3rd set of corrigendum. Thank you for informing. 🙂

              1. No, unless the parties amend the Protocol, it will not be a part of it. 🙂

        2. Where is the corrigendum for test 11 to 24..please upload it asap..we are facing difficulties…..& time is now too short..

          1. They will be uploaded and shared in few days. Thank you. 🙂

        3. wrt q76 (test 24) how to know whether the ques is referring to saving interest rate or lending interest rate.

          1. Both the lending rate and the savings rate are aligned. An increase in one means increase for both. However, the rate may be at different levels, but their movement is aligned.

            Further, for investment, lowering of either of the rates, savings or lending rates, is a push towards investment.

            If saving earns lesser interest, one would want to invest the money instead of saving in banks. Investment can possibly earn more returns.

            Likewise, if the bank lending rate is lowered, there will be an attraction towards taking more money from the banks to invest. This is because, the returns from the investment would possibly be more than the interest that is needed to be paid on the loan. Therefore, there will be profit out of such loans from bank.

            Thus, lowering of both the lending and saving rates will be beneficial for investment.

      2. Can u tell me that from where i can get the solutions of all of these questions? There is no any information in that corrigendum?

        1. I didnt find any appendix attached nor did I find any corrigendum on the dashboard.

    7. Check the typo error in your Corrigendum pdf… Test 3, Question 46 (You have written question 45 instead of 46, which is wrong). Plz do not make suck mistakes.

    8. wrt ques5 test -24, can you please provide the name of the traveller who described india as a land of poor but of immense spiritual wealth? Thanks.

        1. wrt q76 (test 24) how to know whether the ques is referring to saving interest rate or lending interest rate.

              1. yeah …ryt..i got it wrong…i thought it from investment through monetary policy

          2. Whenever you find the term interest rate mentioned in macroeconomic situations, please take it to be the lending rate.

    9. Regarding Q51, explanation says the opposite what it meant to convey please clarify.TA

      1. We did not find any such consistency, please point it specifically.

        2. Appendix to corrigendum of test 1-10 is missing for the incomplete ques. Of test 7. Please provide the link of the same.

    10. It’s mentioned in corrigendum that correct version of test 7 incomplete ques can be found in appendix attached to it, but there is no appendix attached to it.

    11. Regarding Q71, How statement 1 and 3 shows that India is a mixed economy.

      In US, UK , etc there is a regulation of pvt activities by State and Govt infuses fiscal stimulus as well seen in post 2008 crisis.

      Please clarify.

      1. So that should tell us that even US and UK are not fully capitalist countries. In the past, they subscribed to this idea of solely market driven economy. But, when this approach created problems for the economy, these economies introduced state roles in their economies. In fact, US introduced state role as early as in 1930s, after the Great Depression. Even UK has reconciled with the idea of wholly market driven economy. In India, these features (as given in the explanation) make its economy a mixed economy due to the state having a very important role to play in the economy. US and UK have state intervention in still milder form, which make it somewhat less mixed economy and more tilted towards capitalist economy.

      2. USA and UK are not extreme capitalist economies where state does not play any role.

        Almost every economy of today is a mixed economy, where some form of government regulation, state enterprises, public services, government financial support exists with private enterprises.

  12. @Insights Prelims Test Series: what is the good score in this test based on the level of difficulty.

    1. I dont know why isnr anyone or evn inaights answering dis very pertinent and imp qyestion

    2. 110+ is a good score considering the moderate difficulty level of the test 🙂

    1. 110+ is a good score considering the moderate difficulty level of the test. 🙂

  15. Wasn’t the 4th Buddhidt council called-in by Kanishka in Kashmir?!
    What has Sri Lanka got to do with it?

    1. It is said that the Sarvastivada tradition fourth Buddhist council was convened at Kasmir by Kanishka, but the Theravada tradition does not recognize this council. The Theravada fourth Buddhist council was held in Sri Lanka as mentioned in the question.

      1. If upsc asks this question,then which of the 4th Buddist council should be chosen??

        1. They would clarify in the question statement. Also, the options would be set in a way that the answer will be clear. 🙂

    1. Heat tries to neutralize the surroundings and tries to bring the temperature of any matter at same temperature. As the matter is at same temperature, so the correct option is b. Conduction occurs when two object at different temperatures are in contact with each other. Heat flows from the warmer to the cooler object until they are both at the same temperature. So, if two objects are at same temperature, heat wont flow.

    2. For heat to flow, there must be temperature gradient (difference in temperature). Since no difference in temperature, NO HEAT FLOW

        1. Well! what he says is actually right
          Total heat transfer is zero. But heat flow is not!

          But then look at the options.. They all talk about ‘net heat transfer’. So option B is your best bet

  17. Doubts:

    Question : 33
    explanation is okay and as per explanation correct answer must be “A”

    Question : 54
    Western coastal plains are submerged plain as per answer.. As I understand, western coasts are raised bcz of arabian sea..
    I might be wrong also but not sure. so pls carify on this.

    Question :60
    Second Swadeshi Movement??? when was first?? i didn’t notice while reading history book.
    if there was any first swadeshi movement also.. pls give a reference..

    thanks alot sir, I think this paper was relatively easier. Is it so??

    1. 33. Bodies do not become permanent/non-permanent by the virtue of the President appointing them. The constitutional/legal/executive provisions are the reasons behind the nature of the body.

      54. The northern portion of the Western coasts is submerged due to faulting of crust. Hence, a part of its is submerged, and thus the other part over water seems to be raised with respect to the Arabian sea.

      60. It will be more appropriate to call it the second phase of the Swadeshi movement. Please see it here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swadeshi_movement

      The paper was of moderate difficulty level. Full-length tests will be closer to UPSC difficulty level. 🙂

      1. Question 60 :
        can u pls give reference from NCERT or Bipin Chandra mentioning 1905 to be 2nd swadeshi movement .. bcz in that case we can say NCM CDM Quit India sab pehle ho chuka h..

        bcz all this activities in some aspect had always appeared from 1800 to 1905 in different places due to localised factors like, peasant, tribal movement or 1857 rebellion..

        Question 54:
        when I read statement in question and answer together, I understand it in this sense:

        Western Coastal Plains + provides natual condition (eg. JNPT, Kochi) + due to submerged plains.

        JNPT & Kochi port don’t even have beaches, so I understand that sea is submerged under coast.

        p.s. : it is true that kandla port is on submerged coast, but subject under consideration is not kandla / other north western port, rather natural ports are subject under consideration.

        Sir, I may be wrong but I asked same question again so that you can clarify it in more detail. 🙂

        Thanks alot Sir.

  18. @insightsprelimstestseries:disqus Doubt regarding question 33

    laxmikanth page 15.2 says that in pursuance of the Sarkaria commission recommendations to create a permanent council –> Inter-State council was established in 1990 which is permanent right? Then why is the Assertion correct?

    Also unrelated to question: on the same page its written that a Central council of Medicine and Homeopathy were set up under acts of Parliament.. but nothing in the preceding paragraphs mention any powers given to the Parliament for the same.. Does this mean both President and Parliament can set up inter state councils? Please clarify

      1. In Ques 53, solution says :Hangul is an endangered species. Is it so? I think it is classified as Critically endangered.

  19. @insightsprelimstestseries:disqus Q33) Laxmikant says janata dal govt. established inter state council in 1990 on recommendations of sarkaria commission. It further says that the council may meet atleast thrice in a year. Please refer page 15.2 and 15.3 and clarify. Thank you

    1. We will add a clarification note on this in the corrigendum. But certainly, Kashmir Stag is no longer a species of “Least Concern”.

    2. Hai Could you Send me the List of Species That are Threatened ,if You have Any .Thank You.

  21. Q89.
    how evergreen forest can be found in the western himalaya
    i think answer should be eastern himalya

    1. ya it is found estern himalya(narth east region),western ghat,andman nicobar,orissa coast…

    2. The correct answer is Eastern Himalayas. It was a typo. We will update it in the corrigendum.

      1. Hi Insights,
        Q2 – I know that this is framed from UPSC 2015 question.

        I got that wrong in 2015 Prelims – Its apparently ITCZ and not sea surface temperatures being low – BTW this is also one of the two questions Insights got wrong;

        I got that wrong now too, I marked B – that Assertion is not explained by Reason;
        UPSC can be very subjective – if not for its key today I would have marked A; 🙂

        How to get around this subjectivity? Can you please suggest..?

        1. Dear, we still believe that the two questions we got wrong were not actually wrong. The UPSC answer key can be challenged on these two answers.

          Many sources mention sea surface temperatures to be the reason for the tropical cyclones not regularly being formed in the South Atlantic Ocean.

          So, in some matters it is hard to decide what is correct, what is not. A better way is to aim scoring n the higher side so that subjectivity doesn’t affect selection in Prelims.

            1. Thank you for sharing the source. ITCZ has been mentioned as a clear primary reason, but the source doesn’t discuss the other reasons, nor does it deny that sea surface temperatures are colder than required to generate a cyclone (the phrase “too cold” is ambiguous).

              We would look more on this issue, and issue a clarification note in the corrigendum, if required. 🙂

      2. @insights prelims test series
        DEAR INSIGHTS,TILL NOW I HAVE GIVEN ONLY FEW TESTS…DUE TO SHORTAGE OF TIME I MAY NOT REVISE ALL TESTS OF TEST SERIES ….
        COULD YOU TELL ME THE IMPORTANT TESTS THAT SHOULD BE REVISED MULTIPLE TIMES ???AS YOUR TEAM KNOWS WELL THAN ME………YOU COULD MENTION THE TESTS FOR REVISION ACCORDING TO PRIORITY.MEANS,MOST IMPORTANT,IMPORTANT,LESS IMPORTANT AND SO ON.
        I AM A SLOW READER.
        PLZ HELP………

        1. Hey can u pls help me. Where is the link of 11 to 32 tests correngdium ? Pls.
          Ty

  22. Sir, I am feeling very low . I used to score around 70 till 1 month back. Now I am trying to improve my score and now i am able to score only 90-95 marks from last two tests.
    what should i do.
    please help me .

    1. 70 to 95 in 1 month is a very good improvement;

      You have 45 days and I say you have a scope for improving another 35-40 marks;

      Continue the good work – This exam is a test of patience. 🙂

      1. thanx for ur reply…i am trying to improve…but others are getting much good score .. I missed 2015 prelims by 20 marks due to silly mistakes..how much did u get in 2015 prelims …

  24. Dear insights , I recently joined online test series & gave my 1st test today , but I don’t know as on where I can get solutions & detailed explanations of those answers , plz guide me 4 it .

    1. You can download a PDF from your dashboard with the solutions and detailed explanations. 🙂

      1. @insights prelims testseries
        I didn’t understand clearly the concept and explanation of question no.5…please clarify the question and following points with more examples-
        1.The actual reason is velocity of money.The same money changes hands and used by
        multiple people are different times to buy difference goods.
        2.So, the actual money
        supply in India is less than 15% of the total value of goods and services it purchases.

      2. plz explain-
        Even LPG is subsidized, but it is not a public good.
        why?according to your justification lpg is also a public good…plz clarify

  25. Q80. How can reverse repo affect liquidity??
    Till the time RBI dont demand for lending, How can banks forcefully lend to RBI with high reverse repo (submit more fund)?

    1. Rev-Repo is a direct tool to control inflation or liquidity in the hands of central bank that is RBI. Rev-Repo is exact opposite of Repo rate.

      When RBI increases Rev-Repo (generally for very short time) it means banks will get more interest rate than lending other Customers and companies, which is always riskier for banks. Reverse Repo is used by RBI to suck money from banking system. Thus it helps RBI to check liquidity in the economy.

  27. Hello. Please any one tell me which publisher is good for icse environmental studies? S.Chand or Beeta publications? Has anyone gone through Beeta publications icse environmental education? Is that book good?

    Please someone or insights help me.

    1. We have seen Evergreen publications, it is good. S. Chand is also good. 🙂

  29. @insightsprelimstestseries:disqus : M planning to revise 2015 Insights test series question paper. Will that help or 2016 tests would suffice? Please suggest!!

    1. Hi @insightsprelimstestseries:disqus : If this is not as too much of ask, Could you please advise me on this?

      1. Ideally, you should revise both. If time is a luxury, please stick to 2016 only. We have covered a wide range of issues this year. 🙂

  30. @insightsprelimstestseries:disqus
    I didn’t understand clearly the concept and explanation of question no.5…please clarify the question and following points with more examples-
    1.The actual reason is velocity of money.The same money changes hands and used by
    multiple people are different times to buy difference goods.
    2.So, the actual money
    supply in India is less than 15% of the total value of goods and services it purchases.

    1. It means that with the same amount of money, with people changing hands, goods worth far more in value can be bought. The 15% figure is not from the example, it is a figure quoted from the economic statistics of India. It has no relevance to the example.

      1. Unrelated to the Prelims test series but need to ask.. Will the Secure synopsis initiative be resumed.. If not, please let us know.. So we can alter our plans accordingly..

  31. Question 54:
    when I read statement in question and answer together, I understand it in this sense:

    Western Coastal Plains + provides natual condition (eg. JNPT, Kochi) + due to submerged plains.

    JNPT & Kochi port don’t even have beaches, so I understand that sea is submerged under coast.

    It is true that kandla port is on submerged coast, but subject under consideration is not kandla / other north western port, rather natural ports are subject under consideration.

    Question 60 :
    can u pls give reference from NCERT or Bipin Chandra mentioning 1905 to be 2nd swadeshi movement .. bcz in that case we can say NCM CDM Quit India sab pehle ho chuka h..

    bcz all this activities in some aspect had always appeared from 1800 to 1905 in different places due to localised factors like, peasant, tribal movement or 1857 rebellion..

    I may be wrong, in that case please clarify.

    Thanks alot Sir.

    1. 54. Your question is not very clear to us.

      However, when we say a coast is submerged, all that should be understood is that ships are getting the required depth of anchoring near the coast. In such cases, the coast is not extending deep into the sea resulting in low depth of ocean water.

      60. Your argument is correct that the NCM and CDM had all happened before. This is why the mention of second swadeshi movement was made only in the explanation so that no such confusion is caused in the question.

      1. i was really confused on submergence and emergence of coast, now I got it clarified.

        Thanks for this question so that I could fix coastline in my mind 😉

  32. Dear Insights,

    I will be highly obliged if you can please clarify my doubts of TEST SERIES 2015 on an urgent basis.

    TEST SERIES 2015 ::

    Test 25:

    Question 2
    The correct option says Urea contains NPK…But urea contains only nitrogen …the ratio being 46:0:0
    Then should’nt the answer be ” 1& 2 only”?

    Test 27 :

    Question 27
    If MOEF declares an animal as a vermin we are allowed to go inside the forests and hunt them???

    There is no proper explanation to the question in the pdf . Please can you explain what all is allowed if an animal is declared to be a “vermin” since this is a burning topic this year as well.

    Question 35
    Can you please explain how will rise in sea levels may force marine life to poles from equator and how increased mineralization of sea water and increased phtoplanktons not affect.
    The clarification in the pdf only provides it for rising sea temperatures.

    Question 47
    How is it that with continuous sea floor spreading in the mid oceanic ridges amounts to thin layers of sediments instead of thick layer even after so many years?

    Question 54
    As per the pdf the correct answer is statement 3 whereas EIA is concerned with social impact of a project.
    Request clarification.

    Question 72
    Isnt statement 3 mixed cropping ?

    Question 94
    Does biopiracy include poaching and hunting to extract economically expensive parts and why ?

    Question 97
    Why is the answer ” a” instead of “d ” ?

    1. Test 25: Q2 The Corrigendum 2015 addresses this issue. For Q2 It is A only, “1 and 2 only” as also clear from the explanation.

      Test 27: Q27: Yes, they can be exterminated on a large scale without attracting penal provisions. You can see http://www.livemint.com/Politics/TSea6J0X9dNMS2eibTMW9M/Wild-pigs-declared-vermin-in-Uttarakhand-for-a-year.html

      Q35. Mineralization actually means the release of organically bound nutrients in an inorganic form usable to organisms and/or plants. It is not related to Oceans. If we mean addition of more minerals in the ocean then this further encourages the growth of phytoplanktons which may actually promote marine life since . phytoplanktons form the base of marine food chain. Moreover, “increasing mineralization” is a very ambigous statement in itself. Mineralization where? To what extent? etc. Similarly “increased growth of phytoplanktons” where, to what extent? So, both are wrong statements in context of the question.

      Q47. There are frequent volcanic explosions in mid-oceanic ridges. So, the new lava erupting from the volcanoes wedges into it, pushing the oceanic crust on either side. This spreads the ocean floor above the volcano on either sides. So, closer to the volcano it is always thinner as existing lava (ocean bed sediments) are taken away.

      Q54. EIA does take into concern social, cultural and other concerns while evaluating development projects. SIA evaluates these parameters more exhaustively.

      Q72. Crop rotation simply means that the succeeding crop belongs to a different family than the previous one. Whether this rotation is practiced on the entire peice of land at once, or achieved only on alternate rows results with be similar. In the alternate rows in the field, two different crops can be grown in different seasons alternatively.

      Q94. Yes. The explanation is already clear about it. For e.g. an extracted part may hold an important medicinal or aesthitic value that has long been cherished by indigenous communities.

      Q97. There are NO such bi-annual Parliamentary reviews. 🙂 So, statement 3 is wrong and the answer is A.

  33. @insightsprelimstestseries:disqus
    DEAR INSIGHTS,TILL NOW I HAVE GIVEN ONLY FEW TESTS…DUE TO SHORTAGE OF TIME I MAY NOT REVISE ALL TESTS OF TEST SERIES ….
    COULD YOU TELL ME THE IMPORTANT TESTS THAT SHOULD BE REVISED MULTIPLE TIMES????? AS YOUR TEAM KNOWS WELL THAN ME…YOU COULD MENTION THE TESTS FOR REVISION ACCORDING TO PRIORITY.MEANS,MOST IMPORTANT,IMPORTANT,LESS IMPORTANT AND SO ON.
    I AM A SLOW READER.
    PLZ HELP………

  34. Insights

    Q 4 : The question is talking about the Mughal period.

    How come statement 2 is correct?

    Q 13: Provided justification does not explain the actual reasons

    Q 73: We follow manged floating exchange rate imo

    So statement 2 is not entirely correct

    1. 4. In the question, it should have been “Medieval India” rather than “Mughal India”.

      73. The statement that India “floats” its currency is different from saying we follow a “floating” or “managed exchange rate regime”. The currency is always floated in the international market, but at times RBI intervenes to halt its depreciation/appreciation.

  35. plz explain-
    Even LPG is subsidized, but it is not a public good.
    why?according to your justification lpg is also a public good…

    1. The explanation clearly tells that it is not a public good. The justification says, “A public good is a product that one individual can consume without reducing its availability to another individual”. LPG does not satisfy this criterion.

  36. Hello. Please any one tell me which publisher is good for icse environmental studies? S.Chand or Beeta publications? Has anyone gone through Beeta publications icse environmental education? Is that book good?
    Please someone or insights help me.

  37. @insightsprelimstestseries:disqus How would u rate the difficulty level of test 25?

  38. Q25-Which of the following may result in inflation? Import of goods which are in short supplyA. Tighter monetary policyB. Implementation of the 7th Pay Commission RecommendationsC. Public borrowing via bondsD

    6th pay commission didnot led to much inflation as per the economic survey
    plz clarify

  39. hi plz bear my explanations on Q76
    Investment in the economy can be boosted by
    1. Lowering interest rates

    Lowering interest rates only boosts investment from domestic sources NOT EXTERNAL sources. Whenever the interest rate is lowered external investors flee away. Hence, statement is true for specific set of investors not as a general rule.

    plz correct me if i’m wrong.

    1. A loose monetary policy helps all investors, whether domestic or foreign. It is the FII whcih may get affected by low interest rates. But, the investment in the question was concerned with gross capital formation, and not FII. The given answer is correct, even UPSC had given a similar statement, they consider this as correct. Thank you 🙂

    1. It’s decent bro. I am in the same range. Don’t worry. Happy Studying ! Cheers.

  41. @i@insightsprelimstestseries:disqus

    Q25 : The ES thinks that the recommendations of the SPC wont’ affect inflation as wage hike comprises only a part of the Demand -Supply ratio
    http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-economic-survey-wage-hikes-under-7th-pay-commission-unlikely-to-affect-inflation-2182665
    Q 67 : Turkey to Both Mediterranean Sea and BLACK SEA instead of Caspian Sea
    Q 95 : Can we say that an earthquake may be accompanied by an eruption ? (The movement of magma due to convention )

    1. Q67 : Yea…Should be Black Sea
      Q25 : The question statement reads “May”. Like ES pointed out, it may not.

  42. Dear Insights,

    Test series 2015 :
    Test 29 :
    Qno 18 Can Lokayuktas investigate cases against Central civil servants ??
    Q no 24 Explanation in the pdf was not clear. Can you please explain here
    Q no 43 Answer should be ” b” ?
    Q no 68 Answer should be “c” ?
    Also Can u please explain the difference between European Zone and European Union.

    Thank you

  43. Sir

    Q32. As per the explanation both Marine species and Terrestrial Species declined by 39%… so point 3 should also be correct.

    Q33. For general information, how many Inter-state council do we have? President has formed council for health, local government etc. but after Sarkaria Commission report President created council with the name of “Inter-state council” which consists of all the political executives… in laxmikant only the newly created council is given focus. but i am confused does earlier council are also functional and are they constitutional bodies or earlier councils are subsumed in the “Inter state council”?

    Q53. IUCN website says that Hangul is “Least concerned”, answer’s explanation says that it is “Endangered” while wiki says “IUCN Red List status of Endangered is outdated, Kashmir Stag is a Critically Endangered as numbers have fallen to below 200 individuals as of 2008″… pls clarify
    links:
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41785/0
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_stag

    @insightsprelimstestseries:disqus

    1. 32. Please read the explanation carefully. The LPI for freshwater species shows an average decline of 76 per cent, which is more than both terrestrial and marine.

      33. This one addresses the doubts http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/formations.html#subnav1_2

      53. It is hard to tell which source is outdated. After going through more sources, we would issue a clarification on this in the corrigendum. The MoEF document doesn’t mention Hangul as a critically endangered species.

      Thank you.

    1. Corrigendum – Tests 1-10 Insights Prelims Test Series 2016 is posted in the Downloads section. Thank you.

      1. Please provide the corrigendum on the test portal; may be in the Downloads section. It would be easy to spot it then.

        Thanks.

  45. Hi @insightsprelimstestseries:disqus as I had solved Test-24 today I scored 102 marks with rank 1007…In my previous tests I usually scored around 80-90 range..This test is showing some improvement regd marks scoring..Is it a good score or I’m lacking somewhere as rank is too far & exam is in a month? What should be my future approach? plz guide

  46. regarding question no 25
    you have said” implementation of 7th pay commission may result in inflation”.
    but economy survey 2015-16 states that ” there may not be such impact regarding the implementation”

    do correct me if i am wrong.
    regards

    2. Aren’t both the statements resting on possibility. Even the Economic survey says there ‘may’ not be such impact. Then again, the possibility of inflation due to increased money with people is there. Had the question said that the Pay commission implementation would surely result in inflation, then that would be a wrong statement, one reason being the statement in the Economic survey. In fact, the standard economics supports the idea that more money with people results in demand driven inflation. What economic survey says is a claim of government, which needs to be tested.

  48. Dear insights,

    Can we give the last two tests in first week of august. Before 7th august offcourse!

    It’s
    written on site that tests are available until july, but due to my
    personal schedule and to maintain momentum, i would like to give atleast
    the last two tests on 3rd n 4th of august.

    Will the site be live then? Please confirm

    Thanks in advance

  50. Clarifications for Test 24

    2. UPSC official key for 2015 Prelims considers lack of ITCZ formation as a reason for less frequent cyclones in South Atlantic Ocean. We believe that it is also due to lower sea surface temperatures.

    33. Please see this link http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/formations.html#subnav1_2

    53. IUCN Website lists Hangul as species of Least Concern, but we believe the status is outdated. Hangul is listed under Schedule- I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and Jammu & Kashmir Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1978 and has also been listed among the top fifteen species of high conservation priority by the Government of India.

    67. Turkey borders Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea (not Caspian Sea).

    73. The statement that India “floats” its currency is different from saying we follow a “floating” or “managed exchange rate regime”. The currency is always floated in the international market, but at times RBI intervenes to halt its depreciation/ appreciation.

    89. The answer is option (a) Eastern Himalayas, not Western Himalayas.

    94. A volcanic eruption can lead to groundshaking too, which should not be confused with earthquakes. So, statement A is incorrect, as neither all volcanic eruptions lead to earthquakes, nor is a volcanic eruption caused necessarily by an earthquake.

    100. It is said that the Sarvastivada tradition fourth Buddhist council was convened at Kasmir by Kanishka, but the Theravada tradition does not recognize this council. The Theravada fourth Buddhist council was held in Sri Lanka as mentioned in the question.

    1. 53. Slight correction – Kashmir Stag not yet assessed by IUCN. As per IUCN website = This taxon has “not yet been assessed” for the IUCN Red List, but is in the Catalogue of Life: Cervus elaphus hanglu.

    2. q. 73 “India floats its currency as well as maintains full current account convertibility”
      but India puts “restrictions” on current acc. convertibility… Shouldn’t that be considered ?

      1. In the general sense, there are no restrictions on Current Account Convertibility. Restrictions on imports/exports in public interest or economic security are not considered as restrictions per se.

        There are however restrictions on Capital Account convertibility.

  51. Hi Insights…Q.32…no statements are there .Please rectify. On a separate note, I am from Bangalore and would like to join your offline pen and paper mode test series for mains after the prelims. Please let me know how i can apply for the same.

  52. Hi, i was answering the prelims revision test… basically it was test 24 of our test series….Q. 89…. solution in the revision test has been given as east himalayas.. while it is mentioned west himalayas in the test series solution.. kindly clarify

    1. It is Eastern Himalayas. It was a typo earlier. We have clarified in the comment below. 🙂

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