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1. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the DNA barcoding:
1. It is a methodology for rapidly and accurately identifying species by sequencing a short segment of standardized gene regions.
2. BIOSCAN is a global project that aims to generate barcode coverage for two million species.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is correct. DNA barcoding is a methodology for rapidly and accurately identifying species by sequencing a short segment of standardized gene regions and comparing individual sequences to a reference database.
Statement 2 is correct. International Barcode of Life (iBOL), a Canadian not-for-profit corporation, after successful completion of BARCODE 500K in 2015, has launched project BIOSCAN in 2019 to generate barcode coverage for two million species.
# Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), a subordinate organization under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and International Barcode of Life (iBOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
# The MoU will enable ZSI to participate at the Global level programmes like Bioscan and Planetary Biodiversity Mission.Incorrect
Statement 1 is correct. DNA barcoding is a methodology for rapidly and accurately identifying species by sequencing a short segment of standardized gene regions and comparing individual sequences to a reference database.
Statement 2 is correct. International Barcode of Life (iBOL), a Canadian not-for-profit corporation, after successful completion of BARCODE 500K in 2015, has launched project BIOSCAN in 2019 to generate barcode coverage for two million species.
# Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), a subordinate organization under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and International Barcode of Life (iBOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
# The MoU will enable ZSI to participate at the Global level programmes like Bioscan and Planetary Biodiversity Mission. - Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding Political parties in India:
1. Registration of political parties is governed by the explicit provisions provided under the Constitution.
2. All registered political parties are eligible to raise funds through electoral bonds.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
: Statement 1 is incorrect. Registration of Political parties is governed by the provisions of Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
A party seeking registration under the said Section with the Election Commission has to submit an application to the Commission within a period of 30 days following the date of its formation as per guidelines prescribed by the Commission in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 324 of the Constitution of India and Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
# As per existing guidelines, the applicant association is asked to publish proposed Name of the party in two national daily newspapers and two local daily newspapers, on two days for submitting objections, if any, with regard to the proposed registration of the party before the Commission within 30 days from such publication. Notice so published is also displayed on the website of the Commission.
# Election Commission of India has given a relaxation and has reduced the notice period from 30 days to 7 days for the parties who have published their public notice on or before 07.10.2020. This relaxation will remain in force till 20th October, 2020.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Any party that is registered under section 29A of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951 and has secured at least one per cent of the votes polled in the most recent General elections or Assembly elections is eligible to receive electoral bonds.
The party is allotted a verified account by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the electoral bond transactions can be made only through this account.Incorrect
: Statement 1 is incorrect. Registration of Political parties is governed by the provisions of Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
A party seeking registration under the said Section with the Election Commission has to submit an application to the Commission within a period of 30 days following the date of its formation as per guidelines prescribed by the Commission in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 324 of the Constitution of India and Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
# As per existing guidelines, the applicant association is asked to publish proposed Name of the party in two national daily newspapers and two local daily newspapers, on two days for submitting objections, if any, with regard to the proposed registration of the party before the Commission within 30 days from such publication. Notice so published is also displayed on the website of the Commission.
# Election Commission of India has given a relaxation and has reduced the notice period from 30 days to 7 days for the parties who have published their public notice on or before 07.10.2020. This relaxation will remain in force till 20th October, 2020.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Any party that is registered under section 29A of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951 and has secured at least one per cent of the votes polled in the most recent General elections or Assembly elections is eligible to receive electoral bonds.
The party is allotted a verified account by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the electoral bond transactions can be made only through this account. - Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhat is “Sagittarius A*” that has been in news recently?
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Sagittarius A* is a bright and very compact astronomical radio source at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way. Based on mass and increasingly precise radius limits, astronomers have concluded that Sagittarius A* is the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole.
Nobel Prize 2020 (Physics) winners Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez each lead a group of astronomers that, since the early 1990s, has focused on a region called Sagittarius A* at the centre of our galaxy. Their pioneering work has produced the most convincing evidence yet of a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.Incorrect
Sagittarius A* is a bright and very compact astronomical radio source at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way. Based on mass and increasingly precise radius limits, astronomers have concluded that Sagittarius A* is the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole.
Nobel Prize 2020 (Physics) winners Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez each lead a group of astronomers that, since the early 1990s, has focused on a region called Sagittarius A* at the centre of our galaxy. Their pioneering work has produced the most convincing evidence yet of a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. - Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsVarosha beach has been news recently, where is it located?
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Varosha is an abandoned southern quarter of the Cypriot city of Famagusta. Its inhabitants fled during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, after years of inter-ethnic violence culminating in a coup inspired by Greece’s ruling military junta, Turkey invaded Cyprus and occupied the northern third of the island.
As its troops approached Varosha, a Greek-Cypriot community, the inhabitants fled, intending to return when the situation calmed down. However, the resort was fenced off by the Turkish military and has been a ghost town ever since.
A UN resolution of 1984 calls for the handover of Varosha to UN control and prohibits any attempt to resettle it by anyone other than those who were forced out.Northern Cyprus said on Tuesday it will reopen the beach area of an abandoned resort in no-man’s land, a move condemned by Greek Cypriots. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over Turkey’s decision to reopen the beach of Varosha in Cyprus.
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Varosha is an abandoned southern quarter of the Cypriot city of Famagusta. Its inhabitants fled during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, after years of inter-ethnic violence culminating in a coup inspired by Greece’s ruling military junta, Turkey invaded Cyprus and occupied the northern third of the island.
As its troops approached Varosha, a Greek-Cypriot community, the inhabitants fled, intending to return when the situation calmed down. However, the resort was fenced off by the Turkish military and has been a ghost town ever since.
A UN resolution of 1984 calls for the handover of Varosha to UN control and prohibits any attempt to resettle it by anyone other than those who were forced out.Northern Cyprus said on Tuesday it will reopen the beach area of an abandoned resort in no-man’s land, a move condemned by Greek Cypriots. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over Turkey’s decision to reopen the beach of Varosha in Cyprus.
- Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the Universal Postal Union (UPU):
1. It is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
2. India is a member country of UPU.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is correct. The Universal Postal Union established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). It is the primary forum for cooperation between postal sector players. It helps to ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services.
Statement 2 is correct. Any member country of the United Nations may become a member of the UPU. Any non-member country of the United Nations may become a UPU member provided that its request is approved by at least two-thirds of the member countries of the UPU.
India is also a member country of UPU with India Post as designated operator.
# World Post Day is observed every year on October 9. It marks the anniversary of the establishment of Universal Postal Union.Incorrect
Statement 1 is correct. The Universal Postal Union established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). It is the primary forum for cooperation between postal sector players. It helps to ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services.
Statement 2 is correct. Any member country of the United Nations may become a member of the UPU. Any non-member country of the United Nations may become a UPU member provided that its request is approved by at least two-thirds of the member countries of the UPU.
India is also a member country of UPU with India Post as designated operator.
# World Post Day is observed every year on October 9. It marks the anniversary of the establishment of Universal Postal Union. - Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following is/are potential applications of Calcium nitrate?
1. Agricultural fertilizer
2. Waste water treatment
3. As baking soda
Select the correct answer using the code given below:Correct
Calcium nitrate also known as Norwegian saltpeter is mainly produced as a fertilizer, used for plant nutrition purposes, and for wastewater treatment. It is a source of both calcium and nitrogen, for plants.
‘Calcium Nitrate’ & ‘Boronated Calcium Nitrate’ is now being manufactured for the first time in India by Gujrat State Fertilizers and Chemicals -GSFC India Ltd. GSFC launched these two products in the retail market for the first time from Solan in Himachal Pradesh and Bhavnagar in Gujarat.
Sodium bicarbonate is commonly known as baking soda.Incorrect
Calcium nitrate also known as Norwegian saltpeter is mainly produced as a fertilizer, used for plant nutrition purposes, and for wastewater treatment. It is a source of both calcium and nitrogen, for plants.
‘Calcium Nitrate’ & ‘Boronated Calcium Nitrate’ is now being manufactured for the first time in India by Gujrat State Fertilizers and Chemicals -GSFC India Ltd. GSFC launched these two products in the retail market for the first time from Solan in Himachal Pradesh and Bhavnagar in Gujarat.
Sodium bicarbonate is commonly known as baking soda. - Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWho among the following has been awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize 2020?
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 has been awarded to World Food Programme (WFP) “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”
The Nobel Peace Prize 2019: Abiy Ahmed Ali “for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea”.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2018: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad “for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict”.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2017: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) “for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons”.Incorrect
The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 has been awarded to World Food Programme (WFP) “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”
The Nobel Peace Prize 2019: Abiy Ahmed Ali “for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea”.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2018: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad “for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict”.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2017: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) “for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons”. - Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the RUDRAM missile:
1. It is an Anti-Radiation Missile indigenously developed in India.
2. It can detect, classify and engage targets over a wide band of frequencies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is correct. The RUDRAM is first indigenous anti-radiation missile of the country being developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
It is a new generation Anti-Radiation Missile and was successfully Flight tested recently onto a radiation target located on Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.
Statement 2 is correct. It has INS-GPS navigation with Passive Homing Head for the final attack. The RUDRAM hit the radiation target with pin-point accuracy.
The Passive Homing Head can detect, classify and engage targets over a wide band of frequencies as programmed.Incorrect
Statement 1 is correct. The RUDRAM is first indigenous anti-radiation missile of the country being developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
It is a new generation Anti-Radiation Missile and was successfully Flight tested recently onto a radiation target located on Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.
Statement 2 is correct. It has INS-GPS navigation with Passive Homing Head for the final attack. The RUDRAM hit the radiation target with pin-point accuracy.
The Passive Homing Head can detect, classify and engage targets over a wide band of frequencies as programmed. - Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Electronics Manufacturing:
1. It provides a financial incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the electronics value chain in India.
2. The scheme covers all electronics items manufacturing in India except mobile phones.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is correct. The Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing proposes a financial incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the electronics value chain including electronic components and semiconductor packaging.
Incentive: The Scheme extends an incentive of 4% to 6% on incremental sales (over base year) of goods manufactured in India and covered under target segments, to eligible companies, for a period of five years subsequent to the base year 2019-20.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Scheme is only applicable for target segments namely mobile phones and specified electronic components.
Specified Electronic Components: SMT components, Discrete semiconductor devices including transistors, diodes, thyristors, etc., Passive components including resistors, capacitors, etc. for electronic applications, Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), PCB laminates, prepregs, photopolymer films, PCB printing inks, Sensors, transducers, actuators, crystals for electronic applications, System in Package (SIP), Micro or Nano-electronic components such as Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nano Electromechanical Systems (NEMS), and Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) units.Incorrect
Statement 1 is correct. The Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing proposes a financial incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the electronics value chain including electronic components and semiconductor packaging.
Incentive: The Scheme extends an incentive of 4% to 6% on incremental sales (over base year) of goods manufactured in India and covered under target segments, to eligible companies, for a period of five years subsequent to the base year 2019-20.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Scheme is only applicable for target segments namely mobile phones and specified electronic components.
Specified Electronic Components: SMT components, Discrete semiconductor devices including transistors, diodes, thyristors, etc., Passive components including resistors, capacitors, etc. for electronic applications, Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), PCB laminates, prepregs, photopolymer films, PCB printing inks, Sensors, transducers, actuators, crystals for electronic applications, System in Package (SIP), Micro or Nano-electronic components such as Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nano Electromechanical Systems (NEMS), and Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) units. - Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsThe Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of which of the following fields of study?
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Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of artificial intelligence that deals with the interaction between computers and humans using the natural language.
The ultimate objective of NLP is to read, decipher, understand, and make sense of the human languages in a manner that is valuable. Most NLP techniques rely on machine learning to derive meaning from human languages.Incorrect
Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of artificial intelligence that deals with the interaction between computers and humans using the natural language.
The ultimate objective of NLP is to read, decipher, understand, and make sense of the human languages in a manner that is valuable. Most NLP techniques rely on machine learning to derive meaning from human languages.
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