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- Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following is/are ground(s) for exemption from disclosure of information provided under the Right to Information Act, 2005?
1. Information including commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property
2. If the disclosure of information would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament
3. Information received in confidence from foreign Government
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Section 8 of the RTI Act, 2005 provides for exemption from disclosure of information on certain grounds, which include:
— information, disclosure of which would prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, relation with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence;
— information which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law
— information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament or the State Legislature;
— information including commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property
— information received in confidence from foreign Government;
— information, the disclosure of which would endanger the life or physical safety of any person
— information which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders;
— cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers, Secretaries and other officers
— information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest
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Section 8 of the RTI Act, 2005 provides for exemption from disclosure of information on certain grounds, which include:
— information, disclosure of which would prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, relation with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence;
— information which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law
— information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament or the State Legislature;
— information including commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property
— information received in confidence from foreign Government;
— information, the disclosure of which would endanger the life or physical safety of any person
— information which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders;
— cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers, Secretaries and other officers
— information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest
- Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NBFID) Bill, 2021:
1. The shares of NBFID will only be held by Central and State Governments.
2. NBFID will fulfill developmental objectives like facilitating the development of the market for bonds, loans, and derivatives for infrastructure financing.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021 was passed in Parliament recently to establish the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NBFID) as the principal development financial institution (DFIs) for infrastructure financing.
Statement 1 is incorrect. NBFID will be set up as a corporate body with authorised share capital of one lakh crore rupees. Shares of NBFID may be held by central government, multilateral institutions, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurers, financial institutions, banks, and any other institution prescribed by the central government.
Statement 2 is correct. NBFID will have both financial as well as developmental objectives.
— Financial objectives will be to directly or indirectly lend, invest, or attract investments for infrastructure projects located entirely or partly in India.
— Developmental objectives include facilitating the development of the market for bonds, loans, and derivatives for infrastructure financing.
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The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021 was passed in Parliament recently to establish the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NBFID) as the principal development financial institution (DFIs) for infrastructure financing.
Statement 1 is incorrect. NBFID will be set up as a corporate body with authorised share capital of one lakh crore rupees. Shares of NBFID may be held by central government, multilateral institutions, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurers, financial institutions, banks, and any other institution prescribed by the central government.
Statement 2 is correct. NBFID will have both financial as well as developmental objectives.
— Financial objectives will be to directly or indirectly lend, invest, or attract investments for infrastructure projects located entirely or partly in India.
— Developmental objectives include facilitating the development of the market for bonds, loans, and derivatives for infrastructure financing.
- Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the Representation of the People Act, 1951:
1. No person can convene any public meeting in connection with an election within forty-eight hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll.
2. Election Commission can ban the publication of exit polls for period of polling.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is correct. Article 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 explicitly prohibits the public meetings during period of forty-eight hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll. No person shall:
— convene, hold or attend, join or address any public meeting or procession in connection with an election; or
— display to the public any election matter by means of cinematograph, television or other similar apparatus; or
— propagate any election matter to the public by holding, or by arranging the holding of, any musical concert or any theatrical performance or any other entertainment or amusement with a view to attracting the members of the public thereto,
in any polling area during the period of forty-eight hours ending with the fixed for the conclusion of the poll for any election in the polling area.
Statement 2 is correct. Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 empowers the Election Commission to put restriction on publication and dissemination of result of exit polls;
Further, it states that in case of a general election, the period may commence from the beginning of the hours fixed for poll on the first day of poll and continue till half an hour after closing of the poll in all the States and Union territories
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Statement 1 is correct. Article 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 explicitly prohibits the public meetings during period of forty-eight hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll. No person shall:
— convene, hold or attend, join or address any public meeting or procession in connection with an election; or
— display to the public any election matter by means of cinematograph, television or other similar apparatus; or
— propagate any election matter to the public by holding, or by arranging the holding of, any musical concert or any theatrical performance or any other entertainment or amusement with a view to attracting the members of the public thereto,
in any polling area during the period of forty-eight hours ending with the fixed for the conclusion of the poll for any election in the polling area.
Statement 2 is correct. Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 empowers the Election Commission to put restriction on publication and dissemination of result of exit polls;
Further, it states that in case of a general election, the period may commence from the beginning of the hours fixed for poll on the first day of poll and continue till half an hour after closing of the poll in all the States and Union territories
- Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following event(s) led to the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971?
1. Pak Army launched ‘Operation Searchlight’
2. The Awami League wins an overwhelming election victory in East Pakistan.
3. Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
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Events leading upto the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war:
–In 1970 the Awami League wins an overwhelming election victory in East Pakistan. The government in West Pakistan refuses to recognise the results, leading to rioting.
–Awami League launched non-cooperation and civil disobedience movement after General Elections of December 1970
–On 25 March 1971 Pak Army launched ‘Operation Searchlight’ to quell the autonomy movement committing atrocities against unarmed Bengalis
–Millions of refugees from East Pakistan took shelter in India and Mukti Bahini stepped up guerilla warfare.
–Pakistan Air Force carried out pre-emptive air strikes on five Indian airfields on 03 December 1971 starting a full-scale war.
# Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated in a military coup in August, 1975.
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Events leading upto the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war:
–In 1970 the Awami League wins an overwhelming election victory in East Pakistan. The government in West Pakistan refuses to recognise the results, leading to rioting.
–Awami League launched non-cooperation and civil disobedience movement after General Elections of December 1970
–On 25 March 1971 Pak Army launched ‘Operation Searchlight’ to quell the autonomy movement committing atrocities against unarmed Bengalis
–Millions of refugees from East Pakistan took shelter in India and Mukti Bahini stepped up guerilla warfare.
–Pakistan Air Force carried out pre-emptive air strikes on five Indian airfields on 03 December 1971 starting a full-scale war.
# Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated in a military coup in August, 1975.
- Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding India-USA trade relations:
1. India has been removed from the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) of USA.
2. India has an overall goods and services trade deficit with USA.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is correct. The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) provides nonreciprocal, duty-free tariff treatment to certain products imported from qualifying developing countries. Effective June 2019, President Donald Trump removed India from GSP, a U.S. trade and development program, for failure to provide “equitable and reasonable” market access.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The USA is one of the few countries with which India has a trade surplus. U.S. goods and services trade with India totaled an estimated $146.1 billion in 2019. Exports were $58.6 billion; imports were $87.4 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit with India was $28.8 billion in 2019.
# India-USA have agreed to strengthen the India- U.S. Trade Policy Forum (TPF) and to convene the next Ministerial-level meeting of the forum in 2021.
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Statement 1 is correct. The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) provides nonreciprocal, duty-free tariff treatment to certain products imported from qualifying developing countries. Effective June 2019, President Donald Trump removed India from GSP, a U.S. trade and development program, for failure to provide “equitable and reasonable” market access.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The USA is one of the few countries with which India has a trade surplus. U.S. goods and services trade with India totaled an estimated $146.1 billion in 2019. Exports were $58.6 billion; imports were $87.4 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit with India was $28.8 billion in 2019.
# India-USA have agreed to strengthen the India- U.S. Trade Policy Forum (TPF) and to convene the next Ministerial-level meeting of the forum in 2021.
- Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following institution has published the International Intellectual Property Index 2021?
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International Intellectual Property Index is released annually by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC). This is the ninth IP index released by the GIPC.
The Index evaluates Intellectual Property rights in 53 global economies from patent and copyright policies to commercialization of IP assets and ratification of international treaties.
The overall global IP environment improved in 2020, with positive score increasing in 32 of the 53 economies measured by the IP Index. India ranked 40th in 2020, scoring 38.4 out of 100 on a set of 50 intellectual property-related indicators.
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International Intellectual Property Index is released annually by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC). This is the ninth IP index released by the GIPC.
The Index evaluates Intellectual Property rights in 53 global economies from patent and copyright policies to commercialization of IP assets and ratification of international treaties.
The overall global IP environment improved in 2020, with positive score increasing in 32 of the 53 economies measured by the IP Index. India ranked 40th in 2020, scoring 38.4 out of 100 on a set of 50 intellectual property-related indicators.
- Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the NISAR mission:
1. It is a joint collaboration mission between NASA and ISRO.
2. It is designed to observe and take measurements of Earth’s most complex processes like ecosystem disturbances, ice-sheet collapse, and natural hazards.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission will measure Earth’s changing ecosystems, dynamic surfaces, and ice masses providing information about biomass, natural hazards, sea level rise, and groundwater, and will support a host of other applications.
The satellite will be launched in 2022 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, into a near-polar orbit. NISAR will observe Earth’s land and ice-covered surfaces globally with 12-day regularity on ascending and descending passes, sampling Earth on average every 6 days for a baseline 3-year mission.
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The NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission will measure Earth’s changing ecosystems, dynamic surfaces, and ice masses providing information about biomass, natural hazards, sea level rise, and groundwater, and will support a host of other applications.
The satellite will be launched in 2022 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, into a near-polar orbit. NISAR will observe Earth’s land and ice-covered surfaces globally with 12-day regularity on ascending and descending passes, sampling Earth on average every 6 days for a baseline 3-year mission.
- Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Electoral Bonds Scheme?
1. The electoral bonds can only be purchased by a Person, who is a Citizen of India or Incorporated or Established in India.
2. There are no Know-Your-Customer (KYC) norms for purchase of Electoral Bonds.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Statement 1 is correct. The Electoral Bonds under this Scheme may be purchased by a Person, who is a Citizen of India or Incorporated or Established in India. The definition of “Person” includes- an Individual; a Hindu Undivided Family; a Company; an Association of Persons or a Body of Individuals, whether incorporated or not.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The extant instructions issued by the Reserve Bank of India regarding Know Your Customer norms of a Bank’s customer are applicable for all Applicants of the Electoral Bonds.
Bond Matters # The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the sale of electoral bonds.
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Statement 1 is correct. The Electoral Bonds under this Scheme may be purchased by a Person, who is a Citizen of India or Incorporated or Established in India. The definition of “Person” includes- an Individual; a Hindu Undivided Family; a Company; an Association of Persons or a Body of Individuals, whether incorporated or not.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The extant instructions issued by the Reserve Bank of India regarding Know Your Customer norms of a Bank’s customer are applicable for all Applicants of the Electoral Bonds.
Bond Matters # The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the sale of electoral bonds.
- Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following is/are objective(s) under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)?
1. Achieve 20% to 30% reduction in Particulate Matter concentrations by 2024 keeping 2017 as the base year.
2. To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Statement 1 is correct. National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner with targets to achieve 20% to 30% reduction in Particulate Matter concentrations by 2024 keeping 2017 as the base year for the comparison of concentration.
# A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed recently by representatives of State Pollution Control Boards, Urban Local Bodies and Institutes of Repute for 132 identified cities for implementation of city specific action plans under NCAP.
Statement 2 is incorrect. India has so far not declared its emissions peaking year nor has it declared the target year for net-zero emissions.
# The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) released a report ‘Peaking And Net-Zero For India’s Energy Sector CO2 Emissions: An Analytical Exposition’ stating that earliest scenario would see India’s emissions peaking in 2030 and reaching net zero in 2050.
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Statement 1 is correct. National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner with targets to achieve 20% to 30% reduction in Particulate Matter concentrations by 2024 keeping 2017 as the base year for the comparison of concentration.
# A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed recently by representatives of State Pollution Control Boards, Urban Local Bodies and Institutes of Repute for 132 identified cities for implementation of city specific action plans under NCAP.
Statement 2 is incorrect. India has so far not declared its emissions peaking year nor has it declared the target year for net-zero emissions.
# The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) released a report ‘Peaking And Net-Zero For India’s Energy Sector CO2 Emissions: An Analytical Exposition’ stating that earliest scenario would see India’s emissions peaking in 2030 and reaching net zero in 2050.
- Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsThe Matua Community people are resident of which of the following State in India?
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Matuas are Namasudras, a Scheduled Caste group with a large presence in West Bengal. Matuas trace their ancestry to East Bengal, and many of them entered West Bengal after Partition and after the formation of Bangladesh. The Matua Mahasangha, a religious reforms movement and a sect, was formed by Harichand Thakur in East Bengal in the mid-1800s.
# Prime Minister on his visit to Bangladesh is to meet the descendents of Harichandra Thakur and other Matua community representatives at Orakandi, Bangladesh.
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Matuas are Namasudras, a Scheduled Caste group with a large presence in West Bengal. Matuas trace their ancestry to East Bengal, and many of them entered West Bengal after Partition and after the formation of Bangladesh. The Matua Mahasangha, a religious reforms movement and a sect, was formed by Harichand Thakur in East Bengal in the mid-1800s.
# Prime Minister on his visit to Bangladesh is to meet the descendents of Harichandra Thakur and other Matua community representatives at Orakandi, Bangladesh.
