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Q.1) Consider the following statements about drug growing regions of Asia
1.Golden triangle region, which covers the regions of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.
2.Golden Crescent region which covers the regions of Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true
Answer-d
Explanation:–
Drug problem in India is not restricted to Punjab alone.Wedged between the Golden Triangle (Thailand, Laos and Vietnam) in the east and the Golden Crescent (Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan) in the west, many regions in India, such as the north-east, are particularly vulnerable.
Q.2) Consider the following statements regarding Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act
- Under it, every employer is required to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee at each office or branch with 20 or more employees.
- The act covers domestic workers as well.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true
Answer-b
Explanation:-
Key provisions of this Act
- The Act defines sexual harassment at the work place and creates a mechanism for redressal of complaints. It also provides safeguards against false or malicious charges.
- Every employer is required to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee at each office or branch with 10 or more employees.
- The District Officer is required to constitute a Local Complaints Committee at each district, and if required at the block level.
- The Committee is required to complete the inquiry within a time period of 90 days.
- On completion of the inquiry, the report will be sent to the employer or the District Officer, as the case may be, they are mandated to take action on the report within 60 days.
- The definition of “aggrieved woman”, who will get protection under the Act is extremely wide to cover all women, irrespective of her age or employment status, whether in the organised or unorganised sectors, public or private and covers clients, customers and domestic workers as well.
Q.3) Which of the following countries are the functional members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?
- Turkmenistan
- Afghanistan
3. Uzbekistan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 3 only
Answer-d
Explanation:-
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
- SCO is a Eurasian political, economic, and military organisation which includes China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
- India and Pakistan have been observing member, but this year both will become the functional member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
- SCO which was confined to Central and East Asia, will now have South Asia in its region as well.
Q.4) Street View was in news recently, it is a pilot project of which of the following MNC?
a) Microsoft
b) Facebook
c) Google
d) Apple
Answer-c
Explanation:-
What is Google’s Street View?
- Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from positions along many streets in the world.
- It was launched in 2007 in several cities in the United States, and has since expanded to include cities and rural areas worldwide.
- Most photography is done by car, but some is done by trekker, tricycle, walking, boat, snowmobile, and underwater apparatus.
- The service has been hugely successful but has caused problems of privacy in some countries.
Q.5) Consider the following statements
- Depreciation of the currency happens when the country follows a flexible exchange rate.
- Devaluation happens in countries with fixed exchange rate.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true
Answer-c
Explanation:-
Depreciation and Devaluation are two different economic terms that actually deals with the country’s currency value. Both currency depreciation and currency devaluation end up with a currency that is worth less than it previously was in comparison to the currencies of other countries.
Depreciation
Depreciation of the currency happens when the country follows a flexible exchange rate. Flexible interest rate means that the value of the currency is determined by the demand and supply and the central bank doesn’t intervene in it.
Devaluation
It happens in countries with fixed exchange rate. In a fixed exchange rate , central bank decides what should be the value of its currency compared to other countries. The Central bank intervenes by buying or selling government securities to keep its exchange rates fixed.
Q.6) Section 498A of the IPC deals with
a) Theft
b) Criminal Defamation
c) Culpable Homicide
d) Dowry related deaths
Answer-d
Explanation:–
What is Section 498A?
Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.—Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, “cruelty” means—
(a) any wilful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman; or
(b) harassment of the woman where such harassment is with a view to coercing her or any person related to her to meet any unlawful demand for any property or valuable security or is on account of failure by her or any person related to her to meet such demand.
Q.7) Which of the following countries have not given support for India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group?
a) Switzerland
b) Mexico
c) New Zealand
d) USA
Answer-c
Explanation:-
Apart from China,New Zealand, South Africa and Austria are among countries that are still holding out on India.
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