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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Eravikulam National Park, which was recently in news, is located in –
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Solution (a)
Recently 6 staff members of Kerala Forest Department were killed in Idukki landslide. The staff were engaged in the conservation of the endangered Nilgiri tahrs in Eravikulam National Park for three decades.
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Solution (a)
Recently 6 staff members of Kerala Forest Department were killed in Idukki landslide. The staff were engaged in the conservation of the endangered Nilgiri tahrs in Eravikulam National Park for three decades.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
With regard to National infrastructure Pipeline, consider the following statements:
- It is an investment plan in identified sectors for a period of 10 years, 2020-2030.
- The funding will be jointly made by the centre and state in the proportion of 50:50 ratio.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution (d)
National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)
- It is the investment plan unveiled by the Central Government for enhancing infrastructure in identified sectors for a period of five years from 2020-25.
- $1.4 trillion have been allotted to NIP.
- It will help India to become the $5 trillion economy by 2025.
- The funding will be jointly made by the Centre, states and the private sector in the proportion of 39:39:22 ratio.
Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1644812
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Solution (d)
National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)
- It is the investment plan unveiled by the Central Government for enhancing infrastructure in identified sectors for a period of five years from 2020-25.
- $1.4 trillion have been allotted to NIP.
- It will help India to become the $5 trillion economy by 2025.
- The funding will be jointly made by the Centre, states and the private sector in the proportion of 39:39:22 ratio.
Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1644812
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which of the following is/are part of Concurrent List under Schedule VII of the Constitution?
- Education
- Public health and sanitation
- Bankruptcy and insolvency
- Drugs and poisons
Choose correct answer:
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Solution (d)
Public health and sanitation are under STATE LIST (LIST-II)
Education; Bankruptcy and insolvency; Drugs and poisons – are under CONCURRENT LIST (LIST-III)
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Solution (d)
Public health and sanitation are under STATE LIST (LIST-II)
Education; Bankruptcy and insolvency; Drugs and poisons – are under CONCURRENT LIST (LIST-III)
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements
- ‘Aditya-L1 Mission’ is meant to observe only the solar corona
- Corona is hotter than the photosphere
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (b)
Aditya-1 was meant to observe only the solar corona. The outer layers of the Sun, extending to thousands of km above the disc (photosphere) is termed as the corona. It has a temperature of more than a million degree Kelvin which is much higher than the solar disc temperature of around 6000K. How the corona gets heated to such high temperatures is still an unanswered question in solar physics.
Aditya-L1 with additional experiments can now provide observations of Sun’s Photosphere (soft and hard X-ray), Chromosphere (UV) and corona (Visible and NIR).
Article reference : https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/global-magnetic-field-of-suns-atmosphere-measured-for-the-first-time/article32295461.ece
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Solution (b)
Aditya-1 was meant to observe only the solar corona. The outer layers of the Sun, extending to thousands of km above the disc (photosphere) is termed as the corona. It has a temperature of more than a million degree Kelvin which is much higher than the solar disc temperature of around 6000K. How the corona gets heated to such high temperatures is still an unanswered question in solar physics.
Aditya-L1 with additional experiments can now provide observations of Sun’s Photosphere (soft and hard X-ray), Chromosphere (UV) and corona (Visible and NIR).
Article reference : https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/global-magnetic-field-of-suns-atmosphere-measured-for-the-first-time/article32295461.ece
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements about Coronal Multi-channel Polarimeter (CoMP)
- It is an instrument operated by High Altitude Observatory, of the U.S.
- It is located at Mauna Loa Solar Observatory, Hawaii.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (c)
International team of solar physicists led by those from Peking University, China, and National Center for Atmospheric Research of the United States measured the global magnetic field of the Sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, for the very first time.
The team used the improved measurements of the Coronal Multi-channel Polarimeter (CoMP) and advanced data analysis to measure the coronal magnetic field. CoMP is an instrument operated by High Altitude Observatory, of the U.S. It is located at Mauna Loa Solar Observatory, near the summit of that volcano on the big island of Hawaii.
Article reference : https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/global-magnetic-field-of-suns-atmosphere-measured-for-the-first-time/article32295461.ece
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Solution (c)
International team of solar physicists led by those from Peking University, China, and National Center for Atmospheric Research of the United States measured the global magnetic field of the Sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, for the very first time.
The team used the improved measurements of the Coronal Multi-channel Polarimeter (CoMP) and advanced data analysis to measure the coronal magnetic field. CoMP is an instrument operated by High Altitude Observatory, of the U.S. It is located at Mauna Loa Solar Observatory, near the summit of that volcano on the big island of Hawaii.
Article reference : https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/global-magnetic-field-of-suns-atmosphere-measured-for-the-first-time/article32295461.ece
