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- Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConcepts of nation & State are routinely seen in news. In this regard consider the statements below:
- A nation may not be always a state
- A state can be larger than a nation
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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- Statement 1 is correct: The state is a people organized for law within a definite territory while the nation is a group of people psychologically bound together while sharing common joys and sorrows. A nation may not be always a state; India was not a state before August, 1947.
- Statement 2 is correct: A state may be larger than a nation. The former USSR had, within it, more than a hundred nationalities.
- Conversely, a nation may be larger than a state; a nationality may spread over two states. The Korean nationality is spread over two states: North Korea and South Korea.
Source: Article
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- Statement 1 is correct: The state is a people organized for law within a definite territory while the nation is a group of people psychologically bound together while sharing common joys and sorrows. A nation may not be always a state; India was not a state before August, 1947.
- Statement 2 is correct: A state may be larger than a nation. The former USSR had, within it, more than a hundred nationalities.
- Conversely, a nation may be larger than a state; a nationality may spread over two states. The Korean nationality is spread over two states: North Korea and South Korea.
Source: Article
- Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following correctly defines the phenomenon of rent-seeking?
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- Rent seeking is an economic concept that occurs when an entity seeks to gain wealth without any reciprocal contribution of productivity.
- The term rent in rent seeking is based on the economic definition of “rent,” which is defined as economic wealth obtained through shrewd or potentially manipulative use of resources.
- An example of rent seeking is when a company lobbies the government for grants, subsidies, or tariff protection.
Source: Article
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- Rent seeking is an economic concept that occurs when an entity seeks to gain wealth without any reciprocal contribution of productivity.
- The term rent in rent seeking is based on the economic definition of “rent,” which is defined as economic wealth obtained through shrewd or potentially manipulative use of resources.
- An example of rent seeking is when a company lobbies the government for grants, subsidies, or tariff protection.
Source: Article
- Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules:
- Pension of government servants is subject to their conduct after retirement.
- There is a cooling-off period of one year for Bureaucrats wanting to join politics post-retirement.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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- Statement 1 is correct: The pension of government servants is already subject to their conduct after retirement.
- Rule 8 of the CCS Pension Rules says: “Future good conduct shall be an implied condition of every grant of pension and its continuance… The appointing authority may, by order in writing, withhold or withdraw a pension or a part thereof, whether permanently or for a specified period, if the pensioner is convicted of a serious crime or is found guilty of grave misconduct
- Statement 2 is incorrect: There is no rule to stop government servants from joining politics after their retirement. In 2013, the Election Commission had written to the DoPT and Law Ministry, suggesting a cooling-off period for bureaucrats joining politics after retirement, but it was rejected
Source: Article
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- Statement 1 is correct: The pension of government servants is already subject to their conduct after retirement.
- Rule 8 of the CCS Pension Rules says: “Future good conduct shall be an implied condition of every grant of pension and its continuance… The appointing authority may, by order in writing, withhold or withdraw a pension or a part thereof, whether permanently or for a specified period, if the pensioner is convicted of a serious crime or is found guilty of grave misconduct
- Statement 2 is incorrect: There is no rule to stop government servants from joining politics after their retirement. In 2013, the Election Commission had written to the DoPT and Law Ministry, suggesting a cooling-off period for bureaucrats joining politics after retirement, but it was rejected
Source: Article
- Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding Mental Health Care Act (MHCA) 2017
- Every person has the right to appoint a nominee to take, all health-related decisions on his/her behalf.
- Every person can state how to be treated or not be treated for any of his/her mental illness in future.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Mental Health Care Act (MHCA) 2017 repealed the Mental Health Act, 1987. The Act seeks to ensure the rights of the person with mental illness to receive care and to live a life with dignity. Few salient provisions of the Act are,
- Central and State Mental Health Authorities: The Act established these authorities for regulation & coordination of mental health services in India.
- Right to make an Advance Directive: Under this, every person can state how to be treated or not be treated for the illness during a future mental health situation.
- Right to appoint a Nominated Representative: Every person also has the right to appoint a nominee to take, on his/her behalf, all health-related decisions.
- Changes in Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code: This section of IPC criminalized the attempt to commit suicide. After the enactment of the Act, a person who attempts to commit suicide will be presumed as a person “suffering from severe stress’’. The person will also not subject to any investigation or prosecution.
Read more: Mental health in India
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Mental Health Care Act (MHCA) 2017 repealed the Mental Health Act, 1987. The Act seeks to ensure the rights of the person with mental illness to receive care and to live a life with dignity. Few salient provisions of the Act are,
- Central and State Mental Health Authorities: The Act established these authorities for regulation & coordination of mental health services in India.
- Right to make an Advance Directive: Under this, every person can state how to be treated or not be treated for the illness during a future mental health situation.
- Right to appoint a Nominated Representative: Every person also has the right to appoint a nominee to take, on his/her behalf, all health-related decisions.
- Changes in Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code: This section of IPC criminalized the attempt to commit suicide. After the enactment of the Act, a person who attempts to commit suicide will be presumed as a person “suffering from severe stress’’. The person will also not subject to any investigation or prosecution.
Read more: Mental health in India
- Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhat is the objective of the DaVinci plus mission?
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NASA recently announced two new robotic missions to Venus
- DaVinci Plus will analyze the thick, cloudy Venusian atmosphere in an attempt to determine whether the inferno planet ever had an ocean and was possibly habitable. A small craft will plunge through the atmosphere to measure the gases. It will be the first U.S.-led mission to the Venusian atmosphere since 1978.
- Veritas: The other mission, called Veritas, will seek a geologic history by mapping the rocky planet’s surface.
Each mission — launching sometime around 2028 to 2030 — will receive $500 million for development under NASA’s Discovery program.
- The U.S. and the former Soviet Union sent multiple spacecraft to Venus in the early days of space exploration. NASA’s Mariner 2 performed the first successful flyby in 1962, and the Soviets’ Venera 7 made the first successful landing in 1970.
Source: Article
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NASA recently announced two new robotic missions to Venus
- DaVinci Plus will analyze the thick, cloudy Venusian atmosphere in an attempt to determine whether the inferno planet ever had an ocean and was possibly habitable. A small craft will plunge through the atmosphere to measure the gases. It will be the first U.S.-led mission to the Venusian atmosphere since 1978.
- Veritas: The other mission, called Veritas, will seek a geologic history by mapping the rocky planet’s surface.
Each mission — launching sometime around 2028 to 2030 — will receive $500 million for development under NASA’s Discovery program.
- The U.S. and the former Soviet Union sent multiple spacecraft to Venus in the early days of space exploration. NASA’s Mariner 2 performed the first successful flyby in 1962, and the Soviets’ Venera 7 made the first successful landing in 1970.
Source: Article
- Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsExperimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) was sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following clearly explains it?
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China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), also known as ‘Artificial Sun’ experiment, has set a new record in the latest experiment. Recently it achieved a plasma temperature of 216 million Fahrenheit (120 million C) for 101 seconds.
- It is believed that the temperature at the core of the Sun is 15 million C, which also means that the temperature produced by (EAST) is nearly seven times that of the Sun.
- It is a significant step in the country’s quest to unlock clean and limitless energy, with minimal waste products.
- The mission mimics the energy generation process of the sun.
- The reactor consists of an advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device located in Hefei, China.
Source: The Indian Express
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China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), also known as ‘Artificial Sun’ experiment, has set a new record in the latest experiment. Recently it achieved a plasma temperature of 216 million Fahrenheit (120 million C) for 101 seconds.
- It is believed that the temperature at the core of the Sun is 15 million C, which also means that the temperature produced by (EAST) is nearly seven times that of the Sun.
- It is a significant step in the country’s quest to unlock clean and limitless energy, with minimal waste products.
- The mission mimics the energy generation process of the sun.
- The reactor consists of an advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device located in Hefei, China.
Source: The Indian Express
- Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):
- Most OECD members are high-income economies with a very high Human Development Index (HDI)
- It has official UN Observer status
- Financial Action Task Force (FATF) works under administrative control of OECD
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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- Statement 1 is correct: Most OECD members are high-income economies with a very high Human Development Index (HDI) and are regarded as developed countries. As of 2017, the OECD member states collectively comprised 62.2% of global nominal GDP (US$49.6 trillion) and 42.8% of global GDP (Int$54.2 trillion) at purchasing power parity
- Statement 2 is correct: The OECD is an official United Nations observer.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: FATF & OECD are two separate organizations. They are not related to each other.
- The OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) has been working with the FATF since 1998 to improve international and domestic cooperation between tax and anti-money laundering authorities as a way of enhancing governments’ ability to combat these activities.
Source: Article
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- Statement 1 is correct: Most OECD members are high-income economies with a very high Human Development Index (HDI) and are regarded as developed countries. As of 2017, the OECD member states collectively comprised 62.2% of global nominal GDP (US$49.6 trillion) and 42.8% of global GDP (Int$54.2 trillion) at purchasing power parity
- Statement 2 is correct: The OECD is an official United Nations observer.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: FATF & OECD are two separate organizations. They are not related to each other.
- The OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) has been working with the FATF since 1998 to improve international and domestic cooperation between tax and anti-money laundering authorities as a way of enhancing governments’ ability to combat these activities.
Source: Article
- Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region.
- SCO Secretariat and Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) are the two permanent bodies under SCO
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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The Union Government approved the signing and ratification of an Agreement on ‘Cooperation in the field of Mass Media’ between all the Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
- SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation. It was created in 2001.
- It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region.
- The SCO’s official languages are Russian and Chinese.
- Eight countries are part of SCO, which are: Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.
- SCO has two Permanent Bodies:
- SCO Secretariat in Beijing (China), and
- Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
Source: The Hindu
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The Union Government approved the signing and ratification of an Agreement on ‘Cooperation in the field of Mass Media’ between all the Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
- SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation. It was created in 2001.
- It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region.
- The SCO’s official languages are Russian and Chinese.
- Eight countries are part of SCO, which are: Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.
- SCO has two Permanent Bodies:
- SCO Secretariat in Beijing (China), and
- Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
Source: The Hindu
- Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following method is used to treat oil spills in the sea?
- Using biological agents
- Using chemical dispersants
- Skimming
- Using Sorbents
- In situ burning
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
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There are a few ways to clean up oil spills including:
- Skimming: It involves removing oil from the sea surface before it is able to reach the sensitive areas along the coastline.
- In situ burning: It means burning a particular patch of oil after it has concentrated in one area.
- Releasing chemical dispersants helps break down oil into smaller droplets. It makes it easier for microbes to consume, and further, break it down into less harmful compounds.
- Natural actions in aquatic environments such as weathering, evaporation, biodegradation and oxidation can also help reduce the severity of an oil spill. It also accelerates the recovery of an affected area.
- Sorbents: Various sorbents (e.g., straw, volcanic ash, and shavings of polyester-derived plastic) that absorb the oil from the water are used.
- Dispersing agents: These are chemicals that contain surfactants or compounds that act to break liquid substances such as oil into small droplets. They accelerate its natural dispersion into the sea.
- Biological agents: Nutrients, enzymes, or microorganisms such as Alcanivorax bacteria or Methylocella silvestris that increase the rate at which natural biodegradation of oil occurs are added.
Read More: “Oil Spill” at Sri Lanka’s Coast
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There are a few ways to clean up oil spills including:
- Skimming: It involves removing oil from the sea surface before it is able to reach the sensitive areas along the coastline.
- In situ burning: It means burning a particular patch of oil after it has concentrated in one area.
- Releasing chemical dispersants helps break down oil into smaller droplets. It makes it easier for microbes to consume, and further, break it down into less harmful compounds.
- Natural actions in aquatic environments such as weathering, evaporation, biodegradation and oxidation can also help reduce the severity of an oil spill. It also accelerates the recovery of an affected area.
- Sorbents: Various sorbents (e.g., straw, volcanic ash, and shavings of polyester-derived plastic) that absorb the oil from the water are used.
- Dispersing agents: These are chemicals that contain surfactants or compounds that act to break liquid substances such as oil into small droplets. They accelerate its natural dispersion into the sea.
- Biological agents: Nutrients, enzymes, or microorganisms such as Alcanivorax bacteria or Methylocella silvestris that increase the rate at which natural biodegradation of oil occurs are added.
Read More: “Oil Spill” at Sri Lanka’s Coast
- Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding Nano Liquid Urea
- Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has launched the world’s first Nano Urea Liquid
- It can curtail the requirement of normal urea by at least 50%
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Recently, IFFCO has launched the world’s first Nano Urea Liquid.
- Nano Urea Liquid is a nutrient to provide nitrogen to plants as an alternative to conventional urea.
- Developed by: Nano Urea Liquid has been developed indigenously through proprietary technology at IFFCO”s Nano Biotechnology Research Centre(NBRC) in Gujarat.
- Nano Liquid Urea can curtail the requirement of urea by at least 50%. This will in turn reduce India’s dependence on urea imports.
- The conventional urea is 30-40% effective in delivering nitrogen to plants while the effectiveness of the Nano Urea Liquid is over 80%.
Read more: Nano Urea Liquid
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Recently, IFFCO has launched the world’s first Nano Urea Liquid.
- Nano Urea Liquid is a nutrient to provide nitrogen to plants as an alternative to conventional urea.
- Developed by: Nano Urea Liquid has been developed indigenously through proprietary technology at IFFCO”s Nano Biotechnology Research Centre(NBRC) in Gujarat.
- Nano Liquid Urea can curtail the requirement of urea by at least 50%. This will in turn reduce India’s dependence on urea imports.
- The conventional urea is 30-40% effective in delivering nitrogen to plants while the effectiveness of the Nano Urea Liquid is over 80%.
Read more: Nano Urea Liquid