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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements Namdapha flying squirrel
- It is an arboreal, nocturnal squirrel endemic to Arunachal Pradesh.
- These squirrels are not capable of flight like birds or bats; instead, they glide between trees.
- It is listed as endangered in IUCN Red List.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
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Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Incorrect · It is an arboreal, nocturnal flying squirrel endemic to Arunachal Pradesh. · It is one of the 43 known flying squirrel species in the world.
· It was named the Namdapha Flying Squirrel after the location it was discovered in an area which falls under the Namdapha National Park.
· Appearance: It has reddish, grizzled fur with white above. · These squirrels are not capable of flight like birds or bats; instead, they glide between trees.
· Distribution: They inhabit tall Mesua ferrea jungles, often on hill slopes in the catchment area of the Dihing River (particularly on the western slope of the Patkai range) in northeastern India.
· They are herbivores (frugivores, granivores). They eat various fruits, nuts, seeds, fungi, flowers, and tree sap. Conservation status
· IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
· Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: schedule II
Context: Recently, a Namdapha flying squirrel has resurfaced in Arunachal Pradesh after going missing for 42 years.
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Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Incorrect · It is an arboreal, nocturnal flying squirrel endemic to Arunachal Pradesh. · It is one of the 43 known flying squirrel species in the world.
· It was named the Namdapha Flying Squirrel after the location it was discovered in an area which falls under the Namdapha National Park.
· Appearance: It has reddish, grizzled fur with white above. · These squirrels are not capable of flight like birds or bats; instead, they glide between trees.
· Distribution: They inhabit tall Mesua ferrea jungles, often on hill slopes in the catchment area of the Dihing River (particularly on the western slope of the Patkai range) in northeastern India.
· They are herbivores (frugivores, granivores). They eat various fruits, nuts, seeds, fungi, flowers, and tree sap. Conservation status
· IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
· Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: schedule II
Context: Recently, a Namdapha flying squirrel has resurfaced in Arunachal Pradesh after going missing for 42 years.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements about Central Industrial Security Force
- It was established in 1969 after the recommendation of the Justice Mukherjee Commission.
- It is one of seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) under the Ministry of Home Affairs
- It has the largest percentage of women in its force, in comparison to all other CAPFs.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · It was established after the recommendation of the Justice Mukherjee Commission. · It was set up by an Act of Parliament on March 10, 1969.
· It is one of seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) under the Ministry of Home Affairs — the other six being the Border Security Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the Sashastra Seema Bal, the Assam Rifles, the National Security Guard, and the Central Reserve Police Force. · It is headed by an Indian Police Service officer with the rank of Director-General.
· Initially, its remit was restricted to protecting government-owned industries, but this was expanded to include joint-ventures and private undertakings in 2009. · It also provides consultancy services to the private sector.
· It has the largest percentage of women in its force, in comparison to all other CAPFs.
· Presently, CISF is also providing security to the protected persons classified as Z Plus, Z, X, Y.
Context: The Union Home Ministry has approved the deployment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in the Parliament complex, according to a government order.
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · It was established after the recommendation of the Justice Mukherjee Commission. · It was set up by an Act of Parliament on March 10, 1969.
· It is one of seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) under the Ministry of Home Affairs — the other six being the Border Security Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the Sashastra Seema Bal, the Assam Rifles, the National Security Guard, and the Central Reserve Police Force. · It is headed by an Indian Police Service officer with the rank of Director-General.
· Initially, its remit was restricted to protecting government-owned industries, but this was expanded to include joint-ventures and private undertakings in 2009. · It also provides consultancy services to the private sector.
· It has the largest percentage of women in its force, in comparison to all other CAPFs.
· Presently, CISF is also providing security to the protected persons classified as Z Plus, Z, X, Y.
Context: The Union Home Ministry has approved the deployment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in the Parliament complex, according to a government order.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements about PM-AJAY Scheme
- It is a central sector scheme.
- Development of SC dominated villages into an ‘Adarsh Gram’ is one of the components of the scheme.
Choose the incorrect statements:
Correct
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Correct · Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM- AJAY) is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme. · It is a merged scheme of three Centrally Sponsored Schemes, namely Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP), and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY).
Objectives
· The main objective of the scheme is to increase the income of the target population by way of various income generating schemes, skill development and infrastructure development.
· To reduce the poverty among the target population and bring them above the poverty lines.
· It is being implemented since 2021-22 as three components, which are as under:- · Development of SC dominated villages into an ‘Adarsh Gram’ component
· Grants-in-aid for District/State-level Projects for socio-economic betterment of SCs’ component
· Construction of Hostels in Higher Educational Institutions’component
Context: Recently, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment informed the Rajya Sabha about the PM-AJAY scheme.
Incorrect
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Correct · Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM- AJAY) is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme. · It is a merged scheme of three Centrally Sponsored Schemes, namely Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP), and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY).
Objectives
· The main objective of the scheme is to increase the income of the target population by way of various income generating schemes, skill development and infrastructure development.
· To reduce the poverty among the target population and bring them above the poverty lines.
· It is being implemented since 2021-22 as three components, which are as under:- · Development of SC dominated villages into an ‘Adarsh Gram’ component
· Grants-in-aid for District/State-level Projects for socio-economic betterment of SCs’ component
· Construction of Hostels in Higher Educational Institutions’component
Context: Recently, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment informed the Rajya Sabha about the PM-AJAY scheme.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Paat Mitro, mobile appilcation recently seen in news is an initiative of which of the following ministry?
Correct
Solution (d)
Option d Correct · It is a mobile application developed by the Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI). · Purpose: To provide important information about Minimum Support Prices (MSP) and agronomy to jute farmers.
Features:
· It is available in six languages.
· All the functionalities are made available to the users free of cost.
· In addition to the latest agronomic practices and MSP, Jute Gradation Parameters, Farmer-centric schemes like ‘Jute-ICARE’, weather forecasts, JCI’s Purchase Centers’ locations, and Procurement Policies are also made available in the app.
· Farmers will also be able to track the status of their payments for the raw jute sold to JCI under MSP Operation.
· Latest technology feature like Chatbot is included for their queries.
Context: The Ministry of Textiles recently launched the “Paat-Mitro” mobile application to provide important information about MSP and agronomy to jute farmers.
Incorrect
Solution (d)
Option d Correct · It is a mobile application developed by the Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI). · Purpose: To provide important information about Minimum Support Prices (MSP) and agronomy to jute farmers.
Features:
· It is available in six languages.
· All the functionalities are made available to the users free of cost.
· In addition to the latest agronomic practices and MSP, Jute Gradation Parameters, Farmer-centric schemes like ‘Jute-ICARE’, weather forecasts, JCI’s Purchase Centers’ locations, and Procurement Policies are also made available in the app.
· Farmers will also be able to track the status of their payments for the raw jute sold to JCI under MSP Operation.
· Latest technology feature like Chatbot is included for their queries.
Context: The Ministry of Textiles recently launched the “Paat-Mitro” mobile application to provide important information about MSP and agronomy to jute farmers.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements about Watsonx ai
- It is an AI tool that helps users to monitor Earth from space and improves environmental changes with greater accuracy.
- It is jointly built by IBM and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Choose the correct statements:
Correct
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct · Watsonx ai is an AI tool that can anticipate hurricanes, droughts and other catastrophic weather occurrences with greater accuracy. · It will help users monitor the Earth from space, measuring environmental changes that have already happened while also making predictions about the future.
· It is jointly built by IBM and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). · It can help scientists estimate the past and future extent of wildfires, floods and urban heat maps.
· In watsonx.ai, NASA provides the datasets (in terms of satellite images instead of words) and IBM created the foundation model to interpret them.
· The model is also designed to be extremely simple to use.
· This approach has the potential to minimise the amount of data cleaning and labelling needed to train a typical deep-learning model.
Context: At the recent COP28, NASA and IBM launched watsonx ai, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that will help users monitor the Earth from space, to improve environmental changes with greater accuracy.
Incorrect
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct · Watsonx ai is an AI tool that can anticipate hurricanes, droughts and other catastrophic weather occurrences with greater accuracy. · It will help users monitor the Earth from space, measuring environmental changes that have already happened while also making predictions about the future.
· It is jointly built by IBM and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). · It can help scientists estimate the past and future extent of wildfires, floods and urban heat maps.
· In watsonx.ai, NASA provides the datasets (in terms of satellite images instead of words) and IBM created the foundation model to interpret them.
· The model is also designed to be extremely simple to use.
· This approach has the potential to minimise the amount of data cleaning and labelling needed to train a typical deep-learning model.
Context: At the recent COP28, NASA and IBM launched watsonx ai, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that will help users monitor the Earth from space, to improve environmental changes with greater accuracy.
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