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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 ‘State of Environment Report’
- India dumps most of the waste generated without treatment
- All of India’s shoreline saw some degree of erosion in the last three decades
- The report is released by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
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Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Incorrect India dumps 72% of its sewage without treatment. Ten States do not treat their sewage at all, as per the Central Pollution Control Board. Over a third of India’s coastline that is spread across 6,907 km saw some degree of erosion between 1990 and 2018. West Bengal is the worst hit with over 60% of its shoreline under erosion. The report was released by the environmental NGO, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Context – The report was released recently
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Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Incorrect India dumps 72% of its sewage without treatment. Ten States do not treat their sewage at all, as per the Central Pollution Control Board. Over a third of India’s coastline that is spread across 6,907 km saw some degree of erosion between 1990 and 2018. West Bengal is the worst hit with over 60% of its shoreline under erosion. The report was released by the environmental NGO, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Context – The report was released recently
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
‘Dark Ships’ seen in news is used in the context of
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“Dark ships” are vessels with their Automatic Identification System (AIS) – a transponder system – switched off so as not to be detectable.
Context – The Quad grouping, comprising India, Australia, Japan and the U.S., announced at the Tokyo summit last month an ambitious Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) initiative to track “dark shipping”.
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Solution(c)
“Dark ships” are vessels with their Automatic Identification System (AIS) – a transponder system – switched off so as not to be detectable.
Context – The Quad grouping, comprising India, Australia, Japan and the U.S., announced at the Tokyo summit last month an ambitious Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) initiative to track “dark shipping”.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following pairs:
Military exercise: Partnering country
- Garuda Shakti: Russia
- Yudh Abhyas: United States of America
- Mitra Shakti: Japan
- Sampriti: Bangladesh
How many pairs given above are correctly matched
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Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Statement 4 Incorrect Correct Incorrect Correct Garuda Shakti is a bilateral exercise between special forces of armies of India and Indonesia. Exercise YudhAbhyas is the largest running joint military training and defence cooperation endeavor between India and USA. Exercise Mitra Shakti, based on counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in semi urban terrain is the largest bilateral exercise being undertaken by the Sri Lankan Army and it forms a major part of India and Sri Lanka’s growing defence partnership Sampriti Exercise is a bilateral defence cooperation exercise between the armies of India and Bangladesh. Context – As part of the ongoing India Bangladesh bilateral defence cooperation, a joint military training exercise Ex SAMPRITI-X is being conducted.
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Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Statement 4 Incorrect Correct Incorrect Correct Garuda Shakti is a bilateral exercise between special forces of armies of India and Indonesia. Exercise YudhAbhyas is the largest running joint military training and defence cooperation endeavor between India and USA. Exercise Mitra Shakti, based on counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in semi urban terrain is the largest bilateral exercise being undertaken by the Sri Lankan Army and it forms a major part of India and Sri Lanka’s growing defence partnership Sampriti Exercise is a bilateral defence cooperation exercise between the armies of India and Bangladesh. Context – As part of the ongoing India Bangladesh bilateral defence cooperation, a joint military training exercise Ex SAMPRITI-X is being conducted.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Fishing Cat’
- It is about the size of a typical house cat but is nocturnal in nature
- It is found in the foot of the Himalayas and Western Ghats
- It is the state animal of West Bengal
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
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Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Correct Correct It is about twice the size of a typical house cat, the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a feline known to even dive to catch fish. The fishing cat is thought to be primarily nocturnal, and is very much at home near water In India, fishing cats are mainly found in the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, on the foothills of the Himalayas along the Ganga and Brahmaputra river valleys and in the Western Ghats. The fishing cat is the state animal of West Bengal. Context – World’s first fishing cat census was done in Chilika lake.
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Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Correct Correct It is about twice the size of a typical house cat, the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a feline known to even dive to catch fish. The fishing cat is thought to be primarily nocturnal, and is very much at home near water In India, fishing cats are mainly found in the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, on the foothills of the Himalayas along the Ganga and Brahmaputra river valleys and in the Western Ghats. The fishing cat is the state animal of West Bengal. Context – World’s first fishing cat census was done in Chilika lake.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Corbevax’ vaccine
- It is India’s first approved heterologous COVID booster
- It is a mRNA based vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India
Select the correct statement(s)
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Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect Corbevax is India’s first approved heterologous COVID booster (when the third dose is different from earlier doses). The vaccine can be administered to adults six months after the administration of second dose of Covaxin or Covishield for restricted use in emergency situations. Corbevax is a protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine developed by Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and Dynavax technologies based in Emeryville, California. It is licensed to Indian biopharmaceutical firm Biological E. Limited (BioE) for development and production Context – The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved vaccine Corbevax as a COVID-19 booster dose.
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Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect Corbevax is India’s first approved heterologous COVID booster (when the third dose is different from earlier doses). The vaccine can be administered to adults six months after the administration of second dose of Covaxin or Covishield for restricted use in emergency situations. Corbevax is a protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine developed by Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and Dynavax technologies based in Emeryville, California. It is licensed to Indian biopharmaceutical firm Biological E. Limited (BioE) for development and production Context – The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved vaccine Corbevax as a COVID-19 booster dose.
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