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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements about Wular Lake
- Jhelum River which originates at the Verinag Spring flows via Srinagar and Wular Lake prior to entering Pakistan.
- It is the largest freshwater lake in India.
- The Tulbul Project is located at the mouth of the lake.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River. Jhelum
Course:
· Origin: It originates at the Verinag Spring at Anantnag, at the foot of the Pir Panjal range in the Kashmir Valley.
· It then flows via Srinagar and Wular Lake prior to entering Pakistan.
· The river makes a deep, narrow gorge on its way to Pakistan.
· It joins the Chenab River near Trimmu, Pakistan.
· It is the largest freshwater lake in India. · It is located in the Bandipore district of Jammu and Kashmir.
· It lies at the north end of the Vale of Kashmir, 20 miles (32 km) north-northwest of Srinagar.
· It is spread over a total area of 200 square km covering almost 24 km in length and 10 km in breadth.
· The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River.
· This lake also has a small island in its centre called the ‘Zaina Lank’. This island was constructed by King Zainul-Abi-Din.
· In 1990, it was designated as a Ramsar Site.
· The Tulbul project is a ‘navigation lock-cum-control structure’ at the mouth of the Wular Lake. Context: The Wular Lake has got around four to five lakh migratory birds so far this winter, including seven new species.
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River. Jhelum
Course:
· Origin: It originates at the Verinag Spring at Anantnag, at the foot of the Pir Panjal range in the Kashmir Valley.
· It then flows via Srinagar and Wular Lake prior to entering Pakistan.
· The river makes a deep, narrow gorge on its way to Pakistan.
· It joins the Chenab River near Trimmu, Pakistan.
· It is the largest freshwater lake in India. · It is located in the Bandipore district of Jammu and Kashmir.
· It lies at the north end of the Vale of Kashmir, 20 miles (32 km) north-northwest of Srinagar.
· It is spread over a total area of 200 square km covering almost 24 km in length and 10 km in breadth.
· The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River.
· This lake also has a small island in its centre called the ‘Zaina Lank’. This island was constructed by King Zainul-Abi-Din.
· In 1990, it was designated as a Ramsar Site.
· The Tulbul project is a ‘navigation lock-cum-control structure’ at the mouth of the Wular Lake. Context: The Wular Lake has got around four to five lakh migratory birds so far this winter, including seven new species.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements about Havisure vaccine
- It is India’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis C vaccine.
- It was developed by Indian Council of Medical Research along with Department of Science & Technology (DST).
Choose the correct statements:
Correct
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Incorrect · The Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched India’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine ‘Havisure’ in Hyderabad. · It is a two-dose vaccine — first dose administered at above 12 months of age and the second at least six months after the first dose.
Hepatitis A
· It is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV).
· The virus is primarily spread when an uninfected (and unvaccinated) person ingests food or water that is contaminated with the faeces of an infected person.
· Hepatitis can be an acute (short-term) infection or a chronic (long-term) infection.
· There are different types of hepatitis, with different causes:
· Viral hepatitis is the most common type. It is caused by one of several viruses — hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D, and E.
· Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and hepatitis D spread through contact with the blood of someone who has the disease.
· Hepatitis B and D may also spread through contact with other body fluids. This can happen in many ways, such as sharing drug needles or having unprotected sex.
· Symptoms: Some people with hepatitis do not have symptoms and do not know they are infected.
· Common symptoms include: fever, malaise, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, nausea, abdominal discomfort, dark-coloured urine and jaundice.
· Treatment: There is no specific treatment for hepatitis A. Recovery from symptoms following infection may be slow and can take several weeks or months.
· The Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched India’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine ‘Havisure’ in Hyderabad. · The vaccine is recommended for children as part of the routine immunization as well as for individuals at risk of exposure or travel to the regions with high hepatitis A prevalence.
· In addition to this people with occupational risk of infection and suffering from chronic liver diseases also require Hepatitis A vaccination.
Context: The Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched India’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine ‘Havisure’ in Hyderabad.
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Incorrect · The Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched India’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine ‘Havisure’ in Hyderabad. · It is a two-dose vaccine — first dose administered at above 12 months of age and the second at least six months after the first dose.
Hepatitis A
· It is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV).
· The virus is primarily spread when an uninfected (and unvaccinated) person ingests food or water that is contaminated with the faeces of an infected person.
· Hepatitis can be an acute (short-term) infection or a chronic (long-term) infection.
· There are different types of hepatitis, with different causes:
· Viral hepatitis is the most common type. It is caused by one of several viruses — hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D, and E.
· Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and hepatitis D spread through contact with the blood of someone who has the disease.
· Hepatitis B and D may also spread through contact with other body fluids. This can happen in many ways, such as sharing drug needles or having unprotected sex.
· Symptoms: Some people with hepatitis do not have symptoms and do not know they are infected.
· Common symptoms include: fever, malaise, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, nausea, abdominal discomfort, dark-coloured urine and jaundice.
· Treatment: There is no specific treatment for hepatitis A. Recovery from symptoms following infection may be slow and can take several weeks or months.
· The Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched India’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine ‘Havisure’ in Hyderabad. · The vaccine is recommended for children as part of the routine immunization as well as for individuals at risk of exposure or travel to the regions with high hepatitis A prevalence.
· In addition to this people with occupational risk of infection and suffering from chronic liver diseases also require Hepatitis A vaccination.
Context: The Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched India’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine ‘Havisure’ in Hyderabad.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements
- Sniper is a small, autonomous aircraft sent to Mars to perform experimental flight tests on Mars.
- It was a part of NASA’s Perseverance rover Mission.
- Perseverance Rover is a robotic explorer on Mars that seeks signs of ancient life.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Correct Correct · Ingenuity Mars Helicopter · It is a small, autonomous aircraft that flew to Mars aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover.
· It was sent to Mars to perform experimental flight tests to determine if powered, controlled flight at the Red Planet was possible.
· Ingenuity’s mission is experimental in nature and completely independent of the rover’s science mission.
· It flew to Mars aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover. · On April 19, it became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet.
· It rose to a height of 10 feet, hovered for 30 seconds, and then descended back to the ground.
· The flight lasted 39.1 seconds.
· It managed to fly in Mars’ thin atmosphere, which isn’t conducive for flying.
· It’s piloted by onboard guidance, navigation, and control systems running algorithms.
· Perseverance acts as a relay between the chopper and the earth.
· t is a robotic explorer to land on Mars as part of NASA’s ongoing Mars 2020 Mission. · Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.
· The rover will collect samples of rock and soil, encase them in tubes, and leave them on the planet’s surface to be returned to Earth at a future date.
· Launch: It was launched on July 30, 2020, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
· Landing: Successfully landed on the surface of Mar’s Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021.
· Features:
· It is about 3 metres long, 2.7 metres wide, and 2.2 metres tall.
· It is about the size of a car but weighs only about 1,025 kilograms with all instruments on board.
· Power source: Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG).
Context: NASA has re-established contact with its Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said recently.
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Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Correct Correct · Ingenuity Mars Helicopter · It is a small, autonomous aircraft that flew to Mars aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover.
· It was sent to Mars to perform experimental flight tests to determine if powered, controlled flight at the Red Planet was possible.
· Ingenuity’s mission is experimental in nature and completely independent of the rover’s science mission.
· It flew to Mars aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover. · On April 19, it became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet.
· It rose to a height of 10 feet, hovered for 30 seconds, and then descended back to the ground.
· The flight lasted 39.1 seconds.
· It managed to fly in Mars’ thin atmosphere, which isn’t conducive for flying.
· It’s piloted by onboard guidance, navigation, and control systems running algorithms.
· Perseverance acts as a relay between the chopper and the earth.
· t is a robotic explorer to land on Mars as part of NASA’s ongoing Mars 2020 Mission. · Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.
· The rover will collect samples of rock and soil, encase them in tubes, and leave them on the planet’s surface to be returned to Earth at a future date.
· Launch: It was launched on July 30, 2020, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
· Landing: Successfully landed on the surface of Mar’s Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021.
· Features:
· It is about 3 metres long, 2.7 metres wide, and 2.2 metres tall.
· It is about the size of a car but weighs only about 1,025 kilograms with all instruments on board.
· Power source: Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG).
Context: NASA has re-established contact with its Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said recently.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Idate Commission and Renke Commission are related to?
Correct
Solution (a)
Option a Correct The Commission · Headed by – Bhiku Ramji Idate.
· Setup by – The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
· Constituted in – 2015, for a three-year temporary term.
· Purpose – For the empowerment of the Denotified Tribes (DNT), Semi Nomadic (SNT), and Nomadic Tribes (NT).
· The committee had to submit its report identifying the above communities state wise, assessing their development status, and recommending ways to uplift them.
· In May 2018, the National Commission for Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, chaired by Bhiku Ramji Idate has submitted its report.
· The commission has studied the earlier report of Renke Commission.
· A National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) was constituted in 2006 by the then government. It was headed by Balkrishna Sidram Renke and submitted its report in 2008.
Context: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) stressed on the need for the implementation of the Idate Commission report.
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Solution (a)
Option a Correct The Commission · Headed by – Bhiku Ramji Idate.
· Setup by – The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
· Constituted in – 2015, for a three-year temporary term.
· Purpose – For the empowerment of the Denotified Tribes (DNT), Semi Nomadic (SNT), and Nomadic Tribes (NT).
· The committee had to submit its report identifying the above communities state wise, assessing their development status, and recommending ways to uplift them.
· In May 2018, the National Commission for Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, chaired by Bhiku Ramji Idate has submitted its report.
· The commission has studied the earlier report of Renke Commission.
· A National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) was constituted in 2006 by the then government. It was headed by Balkrishna Sidram Renke and submitted its report in 2008.
Context: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) stressed on the need for the implementation of the Idate Commission report.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements about Binturong
- It is the largest civet in India which needs tall and healthy forests for their survival.
- They are classified as a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Choose the incorrect statements:
Correct
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect · Binturong is a member of the Viverridae family, which includes animals such as civets and genets. · The binturong has shaggy black hair, which is sometimes streaked with silver, and wiry whiskers that can give the animal a rather frumpy appearance.
· The animal looks like a cross between a cat and a bear.
· Threats – The most pressing threats to the populations are habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation because of logging and agriculture.
· Binturongs need tall, healthy forests to survive.
· In some parts of the binturong’s range, the animals are captured and sold into the pet or traditional medicine trade.
· They are also sometimes killed for their meat or fur.
· It is native to the tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia. · Range – Its range extends from Nepal, India, and Bhutan southward to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java and eastward to Borneo.
· It feeds mainly on fruit, such as figs, but it also takes eggs and small animals.
· They are classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Context: Recently 2 new mammalian species including Binturong have been added to the list of fauna in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, to primarily address the one-horned rhinoceros on earth.
Incorrect
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect · Binturong is a member of the Viverridae family, which includes animals such as civets and genets. · The binturong has shaggy black hair, which is sometimes streaked with silver, and wiry whiskers that can give the animal a rather frumpy appearance.
· The animal looks like a cross between a cat and a bear.
· Threats – The most pressing threats to the populations are habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation because of logging and agriculture.
· Binturongs need tall, healthy forests to survive.
· In some parts of the binturong’s range, the animals are captured and sold into the pet or traditional medicine trade.
· They are also sometimes killed for their meat or fur.
· It is native to the tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia. · Range – Its range extends from Nepal, India, and Bhutan southward to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java and eastward to Borneo.
· It feeds mainly on fruit, such as figs, but it also takes eggs and small animals.
· They are classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Context: Recently 2 new mammalian species including Binturong have been added to the list of fauna in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, to primarily address the one-horned rhinoceros on earth.
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