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- Question 1 of 8
1. Question
1 pointsRecently cabinet approved ‘National Policy on Software Products, 2019’, which of the following is not its mission?
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To achieve the vision of NPSP-2019, the Policy has the following five Missions:
- To promote the creation of a sustainable Indian software product industry, driven by intellectual property (IP), leading to a ten-fold increase in India share of the Global Software product market by 2025.
- To nurture 10,000 technology startups in software product industry, including 1000 such technology startups in Tier-II and Tier-III towns & cities and generating direct and in-direct employment for 3.5 million people by 2025.
- To create a talent pool for software product industry through (i) up-skilling of 1,000,000 IT professionals, (ii) motivating 100,000 school and college students and (iii) generating 10,000 specialized professionals that can provide leadership.
- To build a cluster-based innovation driven ecosystem by developing 20 sectoral and strategically located software product development clusters having integrated ICT infrastructure, marketing, incubation, R&D/testbeds and mentoring support.
- In order to evolve and monitor scheme & programmes for the implementation of this policy, National Software Products Mission will be set up with participation from Government, Academia and Industry.
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To achieve the vision of NPSP-2019, the Policy has the following five Missions:
- To promote the creation of a sustainable Indian software product industry, driven by intellectual property (IP), leading to a ten-fold increase in India share of the Global Software product market by 2025.
- To nurture 10,000 technology startups in software product industry, including 1000 such technology startups in Tier-II and Tier-III towns & cities and generating direct and in-direct employment for 3.5 million people by 2025.
- To create a talent pool for software product industry through (i) up-skilling of 1,000,000 IT professionals, (ii) motivating 100,000 school and college students and (iii) generating 10,000 specialized professionals that can provide leadership.
- To build a cluster-based innovation driven ecosystem by developing 20 sectoral and strategically located software product development clusters having integrated ICT infrastructure, marketing, incubation, R&D/testbeds and mentoring support.
- In order to evolve and monitor scheme & programmes for the implementation of this policy, National Software Products Mission will be set up with participation from Government, Academia and Industry.
- Question 2 of 8
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements
- It is named after a river, which cuts through it from north to south direction.
- It spread across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
- It has found mention in the story book ‘The Jungle Book’ by the English author Rudyard Kipling.
Which of the below given national park characterised by the above features?
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Named after the pristine Pench River, Pench Tiger Reserve is located in Chhindwara and Seoni districts of Madhya Pradesh which border on the state of Maharashtra.
The river flows right through the middle of the reserve. It descends from north to south, thereby dividing the reserve into equal eastern and western parts.
Pench Tiger Reserve is the joint pride of both Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Though this national park is considered a major part of Madhya Pradesh since it lies in Seoni and Chhindwara district but the park also shares a part of Maharashtra. An additional area of 257 sq km lies in Maharashtra and is accessible from Madhya Pradesh also.
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Named after the pristine Pench River, Pench Tiger Reserve is located in Chhindwara and Seoni districts of Madhya Pradesh which border on the state of Maharashtra.
The river flows right through the middle of the reserve. It descends from north to south, thereby dividing the reserve into equal eastern and western parts.
Pench Tiger Reserve is the joint pride of both Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Though this national park is considered a major part of Madhya Pradesh since it lies in Seoni and Chhindwara district but the park also shares a part of Maharashtra. An additional area of 257 sq km lies in Maharashtra and is accessible from Madhya Pradesh also.
- Question 3 of 8
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding recommendations of Pay Commission:
- While Commission recommends minimum pay for government employees, maximum pay is always recommended by expert committee of ministry of labor and employment.
- While pay commission recommends regarding pay of central government employees, recommendations regarding pay of armed forces are provided by other expert commission.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is incorrect. Pay commissions recommends both minimum pay and maximum pay for government employees.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Pay commission also provide recommendations regarding pay of armed forces.
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Statement 1 is incorrect. Pay commissions recommends both minimum pay and maximum pay for government employees.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Pay commission also provide recommendations regarding pay of armed forces.
- Question 4 of 8
4. Question
1 pointsAnti-sedition law has been in news recently, in this regard consider the following statements
- Offence of sedition is provided under section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- The law was originally drafted by Thomas Macaulay.
- It provides for punishment to the person who excite disaffection towards the Government established by law in India
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The offense of sedition is provided under section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter IPC).
The law was originally drafted by Thomas Macaulay. It was introduced in the IPC in the year 1870. This law provides for Maximum punishment of life imprisonment to the person who brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the Government established by law in India by:
- Words (Spoken or written)
- Signs
- Visible representation
- Or by any other method
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The offense of sedition is provided under section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter IPC).
The law was originally drafted by Thomas Macaulay. It was introduced in the IPC in the year 1870. This law provides for Maximum punishment of life imprisonment to the person who brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the Government established by law in India by:
- Words (Spoken or written)
- Signs
- Visible representation
- Or by any other method
- Question 5 of 8
5. Question
1 pointsWhich of the statements given below is/are correct regarding National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP)?
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A Key Focus of the Project will be to promote women-owned and women-led farm and non-farm enterprises across value chains; enable them to build businesses that help them access finance, markets and networks; and generate employment.
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A Key Focus of the Project will be to promote women-owned and women-led farm and non-farm enterprises across value chains; enable them to build businesses that help them access finance, markets and networks; and generate employment.
- Question 6 of 8
6. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Swachh Survekshans
- Its primary goal is to foster a spirit of healthy competition among towns and cities for creating cleaner cities.
- First Survekshan was conducted in 2015.
- All states and UTs participated in it except West Bengal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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First statement is not the primary goal. primary goal of all Swachh Survekshans is to encourage large scale citizen participation and create awareness amongst all sections of society about the importance of working together towards making towns and cities a better place to live in. Additionally, these surveys also intend to foster a spirit of healthy competition among towns and cities to improve their service delivery to citizens, and thus steadily moving towards creating cleaner cities.
First survekshan was conducted in 2016.
The current Swachh Survekshan, which spanned from 4th of January to 31st of January 2019, has covered a total of 4237 ULBs and Cantonment Boards from all states and UTs, barring the state of West Bengal who had opted not to participate.
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First statement is not the primary goal. primary goal of all Swachh Survekshans is to encourage large scale citizen participation and create awareness amongst all sections of society about the importance of working together towards making towns and cities a better place to live in. Additionally, these surveys also intend to foster a spirit of healthy competition among towns and cities to improve their service delivery to citizens, and thus steadily moving towards creating cleaner cities.
First survekshan was conducted in 2016.
The current Swachh Survekshan, which spanned from 4th of January to 31st of January 2019, has covered a total of 4237 ULBs and Cantonment Boards from all states and UTs, barring the state of West Bengal who had opted not to participate.
- Question 7 of 8
7. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following is/are the effects of forest fires?
- It helps revive dormant seeds of many species.
- It help in suppressing the invasive species.
- Low intensity controlled fires in forests with dry litter and biomass help prevent large forest fires.
Answer using the codes given below
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All of the mentioned options are correct.
Fire helps revive dormant seeds of many species. A study by Dr. Sukumar and Dr. Nandita Mondal showed that, in Mudumalai, even young woody trees survive ground fires.
Forest fires clears forests of invasive species.
Controlled fire won’t let the dry biomass accumulate, if there is no low scale of controlled fire in forest, it could catch fire once in four years or so because of the high accumulation of grass, wood and twigs.
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All of the mentioned options are correct.
Fire helps revive dormant seeds of many species. A study by Dr. Sukumar and Dr. Nandita Mondal showed that, in Mudumalai, even young woody trees survive ground fires.
Forest fires clears forests of invasive species.
Controlled fire won’t let the dry biomass accumulate, if there is no low scale of controlled fire in forest, it could catch fire once in four years or so because of the high accumulation of grass, wood and twigs.
- Question 8 of 8
8. Question
1 pointsKyasanur Forest disease (KFD) has been in news recently, in this regard consider the following statements
- Disease is named after a forest located in Andhra Pradesh.
- Rodents, shrews, and monkeys are common hosts for KFD virus.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD) is caused by Kyasanur Forest disease virus (KFDV), a member of the virus family Flaviviridae. KFDV was identified in 1957 when it was isolated from a sick monkey from the Kyasanur Forest in Karnataka (formerly Mysore) State, India.
Hard ticks (Hemaphysalis spinigera) are the reservoir of KFD virus and once infected, remain so for life. Rodents, shrews, and monkeys are common hosts for KFDV after being bitten by an infected tick.
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Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD) is caused by Kyasanur Forest disease virus (KFDV), a member of the virus family Flaviviridae. KFDV was identified in 1957 when it was isolated from a sick monkey from the Kyasanur Forest in Karnataka (formerly Mysore) State, India.
Hard ticks (Hemaphysalis spinigera) are the reservoir of KFD virus and once infected, remain so for life. Rodents, shrews, and monkeys are common hosts for KFDV after being bitten by an infected tick.
