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The Current Affairs questions are based on sources like ‘The Hindu’, ‘Indian Express’ and ‘PIB’, which are very important sources for UPSC Prelims Exam. The questions are focused on both the concepts and facts. The topics covered here are generally different from what is being covered under ‘Daily Current Affairs/Daily News Analysis (DNA) and Daily Static Quiz’ to avoid duplication. The questions would be published from Monday to Saturday before 2 PM. One should not spend more than 10 minutes on this initiative.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Permanent Indus Commission’
- The Commission shall meet regularly at least once a year according to the treaty
- It is a bilateral commission of officials from India and Pakistan created to implement and manage goals of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960
- To solve disputes arising over water sharing is one of the functions of the commission
Select the correct answer using the code given below
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Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct The Commission, according to the treaty, shall meet regularly at least once a year, alternately in India and Pakistan. It is a bilateral commission of officials from India and Pakistan, created to implement and manage goals of the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960. The functions of the Commission include: · To study and report to the two Governments on any problem relating to the development on the waters of the rivers.
· To solve disputes arising over water sharing.
· To arrange technical visits to projects’ sites and critical river head works.
· To undertake, once in every five years, a general tour of inspection of the Rivers for ascertaining the facts.
· To take necessary steps for the implementation of the provisions of the treaty.
Context – The meeting of the commission took place recently
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Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct The Commission, according to the treaty, shall meet regularly at least once a year, alternately in India and Pakistan. It is a bilateral commission of officials from India and Pakistan, created to implement and manage goals of the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960. The functions of the Commission include: · To study and report to the two Governments on any problem relating to the development on the waters of the rivers.
· To solve disputes arising over water sharing.
· To arrange technical visits to projects’ sites and critical river head works.
· To undertake, once in every five years, a general tour of inspection of the Rivers for ascertaining the facts.
· To take necessary steps for the implementation of the provisions of the treaty.
Context – The meeting of the commission took place recently
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
‘Yankti Kuti valley’ seen in news recently is located in
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Solution(d)
Multiple events of glacial advances have been witnessed from the Yankti Kuti valley situated in the extreme eastern part of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, since 52 thousand years (MIS 3) that synchronises with climate variability, according to a new study.
Context – Scientists of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology has reported first time the oldest glacial advance during 52 Kilo years from the Central Himalaya, as the evidence of glacial advance during the Last Glacial Maxima and subsequently younger time periods have already been reported from many parts of the Central Himalaya.
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Solution(d)
Multiple events of glacial advances have been witnessed from the Yankti Kuti valley situated in the extreme eastern part of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, since 52 thousand years (MIS 3) that synchronises with climate variability, according to a new study.
Context – Scientists of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology has reported first time the oldest glacial advance during 52 Kilo years from the Central Himalaya, as the evidence of glacial advance during the Last Glacial Maxima and subsequently younger time periods have already been reported from many parts of the Central Himalaya.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Manas National Park’
- The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife such as the Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, lion-tailed macaque and pygmy hog
- It contains vegetations ranging from mixed moist and dry deciduous forests to semi-evergreen forests
Select the correct statement(s)
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Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Correct The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife such as the Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog. Manas is famous for its population of the wild water buffalo The lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), also known as the wanderoo, is an Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. The main vegetation types are: Sub-Himalayan light alluvial semi-evergreen forests in the northern parts. East Himalayan mixed moist and dry deciduous forests (the most common type). Low alluvial savanna woodland, and Assam Valley semi-evergreen alluvial grasslands which cover almost 50% of the park. Context – The one-horned rhinos of western Assam’s Manas National Park, bordering Bhutan, are expected to have high life expectancy and significant growth in population, the 14th Assam rhino estimation census has revealed.
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Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Correct The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife such as the Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog. Manas is famous for its population of the wild water buffalo The lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), also known as the wanderoo, is an Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. The main vegetation types are: Sub-Himalayan light alluvial semi-evergreen forests in the northern parts. East Himalayan mixed moist and dry deciduous forests (the most common type). Low alluvial savanna woodland, and Assam Valley semi-evergreen alluvial grasslands which cover almost 50% of the park. Context – The one-horned rhinos of western Assam’s Manas National Park, bordering Bhutan, are expected to have high life expectancy and significant growth in population, the 14th Assam rhino estimation census has revealed.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
With reference to ‘Fast radio burst’, consider the following statements
- They are bright, unresolved, narrowband, millisecond flashes found in parts of the sky
- The bursts come from all over the sky but are concentrated on the plane of the Milky Way
- Collision between very dense objects like merging black holes or neutron stars are one of the possible sources of FRB’s
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Correct
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct Fast radio bursts are bright, unresolved (pointsource-like), broadband (spanning a large range of radio frequencies), millisecond flashes found in parts of the sky. Unlike many radio sources, the signal from a burst is detected in a short period of time with enough strength to stand out from the noise floor. The burst usually appears as a single spike of energy without any change in its strength over time. The bursts last for several milliseconds (thousandths of a second). The bursts come from all over the sky, and are not concentrated on the plane of the Milky Way. Because of the isolated nature of the observed phenomenon, the nature of the source remains speculative. One possible explanation would be a collision between very dense objects like merging black holes or neutron stars. It has been suggested that there is a connection to gamma-ray bursts. Context – In a paper published in Nature, astronomers have reported a fast radio burst (FRB) whose characteristics are different from almost all other FRBs previously detected, except one.
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Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct Fast radio bursts are bright, unresolved (pointsource-like), broadband (spanning a large range of radio frequencies), millisecond flashes found in parts of the sky. Unlike many radio sources, the signal from a burst is detected in a short period of time with enough strength to stand out from the noise floor. The burst usually appears as a single spike of energy without any change in its strength over time. The bursts last for several milliseconds (thousandths of a second). The bursts come from all over the sky, and are not concentrated on the plane of the Milky Way. Because of the isolated nature of the observed phenomenon, the nature of the source remains speculative. One possible explanation would be a collision between very dense objects like merging black holes or neutron stars. It has been suggested that there is a connection to gamma-ray bursts. Context – In a paper published in Nature, astronomers have reported a fast radio burst (FRB) whose characteristics are different from almost all other FRBs previously detected, except one.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Rashtriya Puruskar Portal’
- The Portal aims to facilitate citizens to nominate individuals and organizations for various awards instituted by the Government of India
- Information regarding all national awards would be available to the public on a single digital platform including their eligibility criteria for the first time in the history of India
Select the correct statement(s)
Correct
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct The Portal aims to facilitate citizens to nominate individuals and organizations for various awards instituted by the Government of India. With this portal, for the first time in the history of India, information regarding all national awards would be available to the public on a single digital platform including their eligibility criteria, selection procedure, and details of past awardees. Also, people will be able to make nominations for various awards on a single platform, which is simple and user-friendly. Context – The portal was launched
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Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct The Portal aims to facilitate citizens to nominate individuals and organizations for various awards instituted by the Government of India. With this portal, for the first time in the history of India, information regarding all national awards would be available to the public on a single digital platform including their eligibility criteria, selection procedure, and details of past awardees. Also, people will be able to make nominations for various awards on a single platform, which is simple and user-friendly. Context – The portal was launched
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