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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements
- India is the world’s second largest producer of natural rubber.
- Rubber-growing states of India are Kerala, Meghalaya and Tripura.
- The Rubber Board is a statutory organization under the administrative control of Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Choose the correct statements:
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Solution (c)
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Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Correct Correct · India is currently the world’s fifth largest producer of natural rubber while it also remains the second biggest consumer of the material globally. · Traditional rubber-growing states comprising Kerala and Tamil Nadu account for 81% of production. Major non-traditional rubber growing regions are the North Eastern states of Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya, Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal. · The Rubber Board is a statutory organization constituted under Section (4) of the Rubber Act, 1947 and functions under the administrative control of Ministry of Commerce and Industry. · The Board is headed by a chairman appointed by the Central Government and has 28 members representing various interests of natural rubber industry.
· The Board’s headquarters is located at Kottayam in Kerala.
· The Board is responsible for the development of the rubber industry in the country
Context: National Consortium of Regional Federations of Rubber Producer Societies India, an umbrella organisation for rubber growers, held a day-long protest because fall in prices of rubber.
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Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Correct Correct · India is currently the world’s fifth largest producer of natural rubber while it also remains the second biggest consumer of the material globally. · Traditional rubber-growing states comprising Kerala and Tamil Nadu account for 81% of production. Major non-traditional rubber growing regions are the North Eastern states of Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya, Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal. · The Rubber Board is a statutory organization constituted under Section (4) of the Rubber Act, 1947 and functions under the administrative control of Ministry of Commerce and Industry. · The Board is headed by a chairman appointed by the Central Government and has 28 members representing various interests of natural rubber industry.
· The Board’s headquarters is located at Kottayam in Kerala.
· The Board is responsible for the development of the rubber industry in the country
Context: National Consortium of Regional Federations of Rubber Producer Societies India, an umbrella organisation for rubber growers, held a day-long protest because fall in prices of rubber.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements about DART Mission
- The mission is to test the new technology to be prepared in case an asteroid heads towards Earth in the future.
- DART will be the first demonstration of the kinetic impactor technique to change the motion of an asteroid in space.
Choose the correct statements:
Correct
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct · NASA will launch its first planetary defense test mission named the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). · The mission is to test the new technology to be prepared in case an asteroid heads towards Earth in the future.
· The aim is to test the newly developed technology that would allow a spacecraft to crash into an asteroid and change its course.
· DART will be the first demonstration of the kinetic impactor technique to change the motion of an asteroid in space. · The target of the spacecraft is a small moonlet called Dimorphos (Greek for “two forms”).
· Dimorphos orbits a larger asteroid named Didymos (Greek for “twin”).
· It is a suicide mission and the spacecraft will be completely destroyed.
· The collision is expected to take place between 26th September and 1st October, 2022.
Context: NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft is scheduled to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos on September 26.
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct · NASA will launch its first planetary defense test mission named the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). · The mission is to test the new technology to be prepared in case an asteroid heads towards Earth in the future.
· The aim is to test the newly developed technology that would allow a spacecraft to crash into an asteroid and change its course.
· DART will be the first demonstration of the kinetic impactor technique to change the motion of an asteroid in space. · The target of the spacecraft is a small moonlet called Dimorphos (Greek for “two forms”).
· Dimorphos orbits a larger asteroid named Didymos (Greek for “twin”).
· It is a suicide mission and the spacecraft will be completely destroyed.
· The collision is expected to take place between 26th September and 1st October, 2022.
Context: NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft is scheduled to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos on September 26.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements
- A windfall tax is a surtax imposed by governments on businesses or economic sectors that have benefited from economic expansion.
- As per the convention of OECD a windfall tax cannot be imposed on an individual.
- Recently, Central government introduced a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil production.
Choose the correct statements:
Correct
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct · A windfall tax is a tax levied by governments against certain industries when economic conditions allow those industries to experience above-average profits. · Windfall taxes may also apply to individuals who suddenly become enriched from receiving a significant sum of money through a gift, inheritance, or through game show, gambling or lottery winnings. · Recently Central government on July 1, introduced a windfall profit tax of ₹23,250 per tonne on domestic crude oil production Context: Union Finance Minister defends the move to impose windfall tax on domestic crude oil production.
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Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct · A windfall tax is a tax levied by governments against certain industries when economic conditions allow those industries to experience above-average profits. · Windfall taxes may also apply to individuals who suddenly become enriched from receiving a significant sum of money through a gift, inheritance, or through game show, gambling or lottery winnings. · Recently Central government on July 1, introduced a windfall profit tax of ₹23,250 per tonne on domestic crude oil production Context: Union Finance Minister defends the move to impose windfall tax on domestic crude oil production.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements about CRISPR-Cas9
- It replicates natural defence mechanism in bacteria to fight virus attacks, using a special protein called Cas9.
- CRISPR technology does not involve the introduction of any new gene from the outside.
- Sickle cell anaemia is the first disease that is being targeted for CRISPR-based therapy in India.
Choose the incorrect statements:
Correct
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) is a gene editing technology, which replicates natural defence mechanism in bacteria to fight virus attacks, using a special protein called Cas9. · It usually involves the introduction of a new gene, or suppression of an existing gene, through a process described as genetic engineering. · CRISPR technology does not involve the introduction of any new gene from the outside.
· CRISPR-Cas9 technology is often described as ‘Genetic Scissors’.
· India approved a 5-year project to develop Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) to cure sickle cell anaemia in 2021. · Sickle cell anaemia is the first disease that is being targeted for CRISPR-based therapy in India.
· The pre-clinical phase (trials on animal subjects) is about to begin.
Context: Over the last 3 years, the gene-editing technology with near unlimited potential has produced flawless results in clinical trials. India has approved a 5-year project to develop CRISPR to cure sickle cell anaemia.
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) is a gene editing technology, which replicates natural defence mechanism in bacteria to fight virus attacks, using a special protein called Cas9. · It usually involves the introduction of a new gene, or suppression of an existing gene, through a process described as genetic engineering. · CRISPR technology does not involve the introduction of any new gene from the outside.
· CRISPR-Cas9 technology is often described as ‘Genetic Scissors’.
· India approved a 5-year project to develop Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) to cure sickle cell anaemia in 2021. · Sickle cell anaemia is the first disease that is being targeted for CRISPR-based therapy in India.
· The pre-clinical phase (trials on animal subjects) is about to begin.
Context: Over the last 3 years, the gene-editing technology with near unlimited potential has produced flawless results in clinical trials. India has approved a 5-year project to develop CRISPR to cure sickle cell anaemia.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Exercise Yudh Abhyas, is a Joint Military Exercise between India and?
Correct
Solution (c)
Option c Correct · While the drill is yet to be officially confirmed, it is anticipated that the two countries will participate in the 18th edition of the “Yudh Abhyas” at Auli in Uttarakhand in October 2022, some 100km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Context: China opposed the war games between India and the US near the disputed Sino-India border, saying it’s an interference in the bilateral boundary issue.
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Solution (c)
Option c Correct · While the drill is yet to be officially confirmed, it is anticipated that the two countries will participate in the 18th edition of the “Yudh Abhyas” at Auli in Uttarakhand in October 2022, some 100km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Context: China opposed the war games between India and the US near the disputed Sino-India border, saying it’s an interference in the bilateral boundary issue.
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