IASbaba Daily Prelims Quiz
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
The process of sun heating an asteroid in a non-uniform way, causing the space rock to radiate heat energy asymmetrically, this can cause a thrust or a tiny push in a certain direction is called as:
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Solution (a)
- According to a report, the sun can heat an asteroid in a non-uniform way, causing the space rock to radiate heat energy asymmetrically.
- This can cause a thrust or a tiny push in a certain direction, sometimes changing the path of the asteroid.
- This effect is called the Yarkovsky acceleration.
- Before the discovery of Yarkovsky effect, the possibility of the collision was impossible.
- The detection of this effect acting on Apophis means that the 2068 impact scenario is still a possibility.
- Asteroid Apophis may hit the Earth in 2068 due to Yarkovsky effect phenomenon
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Solution (a)
- According to a report, the sun can heat an asteroid in a non-uniform way, causing the space rock to radiate heat energy asymmetrically.
- This can cause a thrust or a tiny push in a certain direction, sometimes changing the path of the asteroid.
- This effect is called the Yarkovsky acceleration.
- Before the discovery of Yarkovsky effect, the possibility of the collision was impossible.
- The detection of this effect acting on Apophis means that the 2068 impact scenario is still a possibility.
- Asteroid Apophis may hit the Earth in 2068 due to Yarkovsky effect phenomenon
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
OPERATION GREENS – TOP TO TOTAL SCHEME is related to which of the following?
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Solution (d)
- Under Operation Greens Scheme TOP to TOTAL, 50% transportation subsidy is now made available for air transportation for 41 notified fruits and vegetables from North-Eastern and Himalayan States to any place in India.
- Airlines will provide the transport subsidy directly to the supplier by way of charging only 50% of the actual contracted freight charges and will claim the balance 50% from MoFPI as subsidy.
- The scheme was approved and the amended Scheme Guidelines were notified in November 2020.
- All consignment of notified fruits and vegetables irrespective of quantity and price would be eligible for 50% freight subsidy.
- Eligible airports: All the airports in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim (Bagdogra), and Tripura from North-East, and Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh among the Hilly States.
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Solution (d)
- Under Operation Greens Scheme TOP to TOTAL, 50% transportation subsidy is now made available for air transportation for 41 notified fruits and vegetables from North-Eastern and Himalayan States to any place in India.
- Airlines will provide the transport subsidy directly to the supplier by way of charging only 50% of the actual contracted freight charges and will claim the balance 50% from MoFPI as subsidy.
- The scheme was approved and the amended Scheme Guidelines were notified in November 2020.
- All consignment of notified fruits and vegetables irrespective of quantity and price would be eligible for 50% freight subsidy.
- Eligible airports: All the airports in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim (Bagdogra), and Tripura from North-East, and Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh among the Hilly States.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
jingtang port was recently in news, is situated in which of the following country?
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Solution (b)
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme:
- It is administered by NITI Aayog
- Funds for VGF will be provided from the government’s budgetary allocation.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution (b)
- Viability Gap Finance means a grant to support projects that are economically justified but not financially viable.
- The scheme is designed as a Plan Scheme to be administered by the Ministry of Finance and amount in the budget are made on a year-to-year basis.
- Such a grant under VGF is provided as a capital subsidy to attract the private sector players to participate in PPP projects that are otherwise financially unviable.
- Projects may not be commercially viable because of the long gestation period and small revenue flows in future.
- The VGF scheme was launched in 2004 to support projects that come under Public-Private Partnerships.
- Funds for VGF will be provided from the government’s budgetary allocation. Sometimes it is also provided by the statutory authority who owns the project asset.
- If the sponsoring Ministry/State Government/ statutory entity aims to provide assistance over and above the stipulated amount under VGF, it will be restricted to a further 20% of the total project cost.
- VGF grants will be available only for infrastructure projects where private sector sponsors are selected through a process of competitive bidding.
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Solution (b)
- Viability Gap Finance means a grant to support projects that are economically justified but not financially viable.
- The scheme is designed as a Plan Scheme to be administered by the Ministry of Finance and amount in the budget are made on a year-to-year basis.
- Such a grant under VGF is provided as a capital subsidy to attract the private sector players to participate in PPP projects that are otherwise financially unviable.
- Projects may not be commercially viable because of the long gestation period and small revenue flows in future.
- The VGF scheme was launched in 2004 to support projects that come under Public-Private Partnerships.
- Funds for VGF will be provided from the government’s budgetary allocation. Sometimes it is also provided by the statutory authority who owns the project asset.
- If the sponsoring Ministry/State Government/ statutory entity aims to provide assistance over and above the stipulated amount under VGF, it will be restricted to a further 20% of the total project cost.
- VGF grants will be available only for infrastructure projects where private sector sponsors are selected through a process of competitive bidding.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Haiderpur wetland:
- It is a Ramsar wetland site.
- It is located within the boundaries of the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution (b)
- The forest department in Uttar Pradesh is working along with conservation organisations to eventually make the the Haiderpur wetland in Muzaffarnagar district a Ramsar site.
- Fed by the Ganga and Solani rivers, the wetland came into existence in 1984 after the construction of the Madhya Ganga Barrage on the former.
- It is spread over 1,214 hectares.
- It is located within the boundaries of the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary.
- It is an important stopover destination for winter migratory birds like the Greylag goose and the Bar-headed goose.
- The Haidepur wetland has been identified under Namami Gange, a flagship programme of the Government of India launched in 2014, as a model wetland along the Ganga.
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Solution (b)
- The forest department in Uttar Pradesh is working along with conservation organisations to eventually make the the Haiderpur wetland in Muzaffarnagar district a Ramsar site.
- Fed by the Ganga and Solani rivers, the wetland came into existence in 1984 after the construction of the Madhya Ganga Barrage on the former.
- It is spread over 1,214 hectares.
- It is located within the boundaries of the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary.
- It is an important stopover destination for winter migratory birds like the Greylag goose and the Bar-headed goose.
- The Haidepur wetland has been identified under Namami Gange, a flagship programme of the Government of India launched in 2014, as a model wetland along the Ganga.
