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1. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairs1. Article 15 of the Constitution enables the State for making special provisions for which of the following category of citizens?
1. Women and Children
2. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
3. Economically Weaker Sections
Select the correct answer using the code given below:Correct
Article 15 of the Constitution provides for prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
Article 15(3): Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any special provision for women and children.
Article 15(4): Nothing in this article or in clause (2) of article 29 shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
Article 15(6) (a): Nothing in this article shall prevent state from making any special provision for the advancement of any economically weaker sections of citizens.Incorrect
Article 15 of the Constitution provides for prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
Article 15(3): Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any special provision for women and children.
Article 15(4): Nothing in this article or in clause (2) of article 29 shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
Article 15(6) (a): Nothing in this article shall prevent state from making any special provision for the advancement of any economically weaker sections of citizens. - Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the Domestic Violence Act, 2005:
1. It is a gender neutral law with regards to that an aggrieved person can either be male or female.
2. The act covers ‘economic abuse’ in the category of domestic violence.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is not a gender neutral law. An “aggrieved person” is defined under the act as any woman who is, or has been, in a domestic relationship with the respondent and who alleges to have been subjected to any act of domestic violence by the respondent.
Statement 2 is correct. Domestic Violence includes causing any harm or injury to the safety, life, health or well-being of the aggrieved woman by committing any physical, sexual, verbal or economic abuse.
“Economic Abuse” is depriving the aggrieved woman from all sorts of financial resources to which she is entitled to under any law or custom or legal order or which she requires out of necessity, such as for running the household, taking care of the children etc.
It also includes alienation of the movable or immovable assets in which she has interest too, prohibiting the aggrieved woman or putting restriction on her to continue the use of resources or facilities.Incorrect
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is not a gender neutral law. An “aggrieved person” is defined under the act as any woman who is, or has been, in a domestic relationship with the respondent and who alleges to have been subjected to any act of domestic violence by the respondent.
Statement 2 is correct. Domestic Violence includes causing any harm or injury to the safety, life, health or well-being of the aggrieved woman by committing any physical, sexual, verbal or economic abuse.
“Economic Abuse” is depriving the aggrieved woman from all sorts of financial resources to which she is entitled to under any law or custom or legal order or which she requires out of necessity, such as for running the household, taking care of the children etc.
It also includes alienation of the movable or immovable assets in which she has interest too, prohibiting the aggrieved woman or putting restriction on her to continue the use of resources or facilities. - Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairs. Consider the following statements:
1. The input tax credit is tax reduced from output tax payable on account of it being already paid at the time of buying raw material.
2. Goods and Services Tax (GST) is not applicable on the mobility aids used by disabled citizens.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is correct. Input tax credit (ITC) is the tax paid by the buyer on purchase of goods or services. Such tax which is paid at the purchase when reduced from liability payable on outward supplies is known as input tax credit.
ITC is one of the key features of Goods and Services Tax. ITC is a mechanism to avoid cascading of taxes.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The mobility aids used by disabled citizens are not exempt from GST at present. It is subject to five percent GST.
# On October 27, the Supreme Court of India heard an appeal on the constitutional validity of the levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on mobility aids used by disabled citizens. But it said that the taxation was a matter of policy over which the judiciary ought not to ordinarily interfere and advised petitioner to appeal to the GST Council.Incorrect
Statement 1 is correct. Input tax credit (ITC) is the tax paid by the buyer on purchase of goods or services. Such tax which is paid at the purchase when reduced from liability payable on outward supplies is known as input tax credit.
ITC is one of the key features of Goods and Services Tax. ITC is a mechanism to avoid cascading of taxes.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The mobility aids used by disabled citizens are not exempt from GST at present. It is subject to five percent GST.
# On October 27, the Supreme Court of India heard an appeal on the constitutional validity of the levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on mobility aids used by disabled citizens. But it said that the taxation was a matter of policy over which the judiciary ought not to ordinarily interfere and advised petitioner to appeal to the GST Council. - Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding India and Italy:
1. The Venetian merchant Marco Polo traveled to India in the 13th century.
2. Both countries are members of the Group of Twenty (G20).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is correct. Marco Polo, famous for his travels to Asia in the 13th century, returned to Italy 24 long years after he left. In India, Marco Polo stopped by in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Statement 2 is correct. The members of the G20 are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and the European Union.
Italy will assume the Presidency of G-20 in December 2021 followed by India in 2022.Incorrect
Statement 1 is correct. Marco Polo, famous for his travels to Asia in the 13th century, returned to Italy 24 long years after he left. In India, Marco Polo stopped by in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Statement 2 is correct. The members of the G20 are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and the European Union.
Italy will assume the Presidency of G-20 in December 2021 followed by India in 2022. - Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding La-Nina:
1. It refers to the periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific.
2. La Nina correlates with heavy monsoon rains in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is incorrect. The term El Niño refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific.
La Nina episodes represent periods of below-average sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial Pacific. Global climate La Niña impacts tend to be opposite those of El Niño impacts. In the tropics, ocean temperature variations in La Niña also tend to be opposite those of El Niño.
Statement 2 is correct. La Nina results in heavy or better monsoon rains in India, droughts in Peru and Ecuador, heavy floods in Australia, and high temperatures in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific.
# According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the La Nina weather phenomenon is back in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean after nearly a decade’s absence.Incorrect
Statement 1 is incorrect. The term El Niño refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific.
La Nina episodes represent periods of below-average sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial Pacific. Global climate La Niña impacts tend to be opposite those of El Niño impacts. In the tropics, ocean temperature variations in La Niña also tend to be opposite those of El Niño.
Statement 2 is correct. La Nina results in heavy or better monsoon rains in India, droughts in Peru and Ecuador, heavy floods in Australia, and high temperatures in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific.
# According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the La Nina weather phenomenon is back in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean after nearly a decade’s absence. - Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the One Rank One Pension (OROP):
1. It implies that uniform pension be paid to the personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service regardless of their date of retirement.
2. Union Government has been providing for OROP to Military as well as Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel since 2014.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is correct. One Rank One Pension (OROP) implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces Personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service regardless of their date of retirement. Thus, OROP implies bridging the gap between the rate of pension of current and past retirees at periodic intervals.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Government of India has been implementing the OROP for defence personnel effective from 01.07.2014. OROP is not applicable to CAPFs.
OROP was introduced for defence personnel in consideration of their early age of retirement in government service. However, the CAPF personnel retire at the age of 57-60 years depending upon their ranks.Incorrect
Statement 1 is correct. One Rank One Pension (OROP) implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces Personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service regardless of their date of retirement. Thus, OROP implies bridging the gap between the rate of pension of current and past retirees at periodic intervals.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Government of India has been implementing the OROP for defence personnel effective from 01.07.2014. OROP is not applicable to CAPFs.
OROP was introduced for defence personnel in consideration of their early age of retirement in government service. However, the CAPF personnel retire at the age of 57-60 years depending upon their ranks. - Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the National Education Technology Forum (NETF):
1. It has been proposed to be set up as an autonomous body by the National Education Policy 2020.
2. The NETF aims to provide independent evidence-based advice to Central and State Government agencies on technology-based interventions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Both statements are correct.
The National Education Policy 2020 proposes NETF as an autonomous body to provide a platform for the free exchange of ideas on the use of technology to enhance le
The NETF will have the following functions:
–provide independent evidence-based advice to Central and State Government agencies on technology-based interventions;
–build intellectual and institutional capacities in educational technology;
–envision strategic thrust areas in this domain; and
–articulate new directions for research and innovation.Incorrect
Both statements are correct.
The National Education Policy 2020 proposes NETF as an autonomous body to provide a platform for the free exchange of ideas on the use of technology to enhance le
The NETF will have the following functions:
–provide independent evidence-based advice to Central and State Government agencies on technology-based interventions;
–build intellectual and institutional capacities in educational technology;
–envision strategic thrust areas in this domain; and
–articulate new directions for research and innovation. - Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the Gov-Tech-Thon 2020:
1. It has been organised by the NITI Aayog.
2. The Hackathon was to focus on the problem statements provided by the select Ministries of the Union Government.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is incorrect. Gov-Tech-Thon 2020, a 36 hours, pan-India virtual hackathon organized by IEEE, National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Oracle, under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, witnessed a successful conclusion on 1st November, 2020.
Statement 2 is correct. 100 teams participated in the Hackathon on the five problem statements provided by 3 central Government Ministries – Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Road Transport and Highway and Ministry of Education.Incorrect
Statement 1 is incorrect. Gov-Tech-Thon 2020, a 36 hours, pan-India virtual hackathon organized by IEEE, National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Oracle, under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, witnessed a successful conclusion on 1st November, 2020.
Statement 2 is correct. 100 teams participated in the Hackathon on the five problem statements provided by 3 central Government Ministries – Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Road Transport and Highway and Ministry of Education. - Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following is/are part of the Gandhian Young Technological Awards?
1. Students Innovations for Advancement of Research Explorations
2. Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technological Innovations
3. National Youth Award
Select the correct answer using the code given below:Correct
Gandhian Young Technological Innovation awards constitute two categories of awards, Students Innovations for Advancement of Research Explorations –GYTI under Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technological Innovations -GYTI given by SRISTI.
The awards and appreciations are given under these two categories to encourage technology students to move towards setting up Biotech and other start-ups.Incorrect
Gandhian Young Technological Innovation awards constitute two categories of awards, Students Innovations for Advancement of Research Explorations –GYTI under Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technological Innovations -GYTI given by SRISTI.
The awards and appreciations are given under these two categories to encourage technology students to move towards setting up Biotech and other start-ups. - Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding Cancer:
1. The cancer cells are less specialized in their functions than normal cells.
2. The Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) 2013 does not include any cancer treatment drugs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is correct. Cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body’s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues.
Cancer cells differ from normal cells in many ways that allow them to grow out of control and become invasive. One important difference is that cancer cells are less specialized than normal cells. That is, whereas normal cells mature into very distinct cell types with specific functions, cancer cells do not. This is one reason that, unlike normal cells, cancer cells continue to divide without stopping.
In addition, cancer cells are able to ignore signals that normally tell cells to stop dividing or that begin a process known as programmed cell death, or apoptosis, which the body uses to get rid of unneeded cells.
Statement 2 is incorrect. National pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) regulates the prices of all Drugs as per the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) 2013.
It fixes the Ceiling Price of scheduled formulations as per the list of medicines specified in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) which are included in the First Schedule of Drug Pricing Control Order (DPCO), 2013.
First Schedule of DPCO, 2013 also includes select drugs used for the treatment of cancer. However, there has been a long standing felt need to further regulate the Non Scheduled segment also where high markups have led to arbitrary pricing practices.Incorrect
Statement 1 is correct. Cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body’s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues.
Cancer cells differ from normal cells in many ways that allow them to grow out of control and become invasive. One important difference is that cancer cells are less specialized than normal cells. That is, whereas normal cells mature into very distinct cell types with specific functions, cancer cells do not. This is one reason that, unlike normal cells, cancer cells continue to divide without stopping.
In addition, cancer cells are able to ignore signals that normally tell cells to stop dividing or that begin a process known as programmed cell death, or apoptosis, which the body uses to get rid of unneeded cells.
Statement 2 is incorrect. National pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) regulates the prices of all Drugs as per the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) 2013.
It fixes the Ceiling Price of scheduled formulations as per the list of medicines specified in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) which are included in the First Schedule of Drug Pricing Control Order (DPCO), 2013.
First Schedule of DPCO, 2013 also includes select drugs used for the treatment of cancer. However, there has been a long standing felt need to further regulate the Non Scheduled segment also where high markups have led to arbitrary pricing practices.
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