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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following pairs of GI Tag Products and their respective states
Products State Gongar Dunjia Assam Eri Silk Meghalaya Matabari Peda Tripura Jaapi Nagaland How many of the above given pairs are correctly matched?
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Solution (b)
Option b Correct · This is the first time such a large number of Geographical Indication (GI) Tags have been given at a go. · GI Tags from Assam – Asharikandi Terracotta Craft; Pani Meteka craft; Sarthebari metal craft; Jaapi; Mising handloom Products; Bihu dhol; Jotha; Gongar Dunjia; Gongona; Thorka; Gamsa; Keradapini; Sifung; Jwmgra; Serja; Dokhona; Khardwi; Eri Silk; Kham.
· GI Tags from Uttar Pradesh – Banaras Thandai; Banaras Lal Bharwamirch; Banaras Tabla; Banaras Lal Peda; Banaras Shehnai.
· GI Tags from Tripura – Pachra-Rignai; Matabari Peda.
· GI Tags from Meghalaya – Meghalaya Garo Textile; Meghalaya Chubitchi; Meghalaya Lyrnai Pottery.
Context: Over 60 products from across India earn GI tags.
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Solution (b)
Option b Correct · This is the first time such a large number of Geographical Indication (GI) Tags have been given at a go. · GI Tags from Assam – Asharikandi Terracotta Craft; Pani Meteka craft; Sarthebari metal craft; Jaapi; Mising handloom Products; Bihu dhol; Jotha; Gongar Dunjia; Gongona; Thorka; Gamsa; Keradapini; Sifung; Jwmgra; Serja; Dokhona; Khardwi; Eri Silk; Kham.
· GI Tags from Uttar Pradesh – Banaras Thandai; Banaras Lal Bharwamirch; Banaras Tabla; Banaras Lal Peda; Banaras Shehnai.
· GI Tags from Tripura – Pachra-Rignai; Matabari Peda.
· GI Tags from Meghalaya – Meghalaya Garo Textile; Meghalaya Chubitchi; Meghalaya Lyrnai Pottery.
Context: Over 60 products from across India earn GI tags.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements about Callisto
- Callisto is Jupiter’s second largest moon and the largest moon in our solar system.
- Ozone is present in the atmosphere of Callisto.
Choose the incorrect statement:
Correct
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Correct · Callisto is Jupiter’s second largest moon after Ganymede and the third largest moon in our solar system, after Ganymede and Titan. · It’s about the same size as Mercury.
· Callisto was discovered Jan. 7, 1610, by Italian scientist Galileo Galilei along with Jupiter’s three other largest moons: Ganymede, Europa and Io.
· Callisto is named for a woman turned into a bear by Zeus in Greek mythology. · Zeus is identical to the Roman god Jupiter.
· Callisto’s rocky, icy surface is the oldest and most heavily cratered in our solar system.
· Callisto is on the list of possible places where life could exist in our solar system beyond Earth.
· In a groundbreaking research collaboration featuring Indian scientists, new evidence has been unearthed pointing to the existence of ozone on Callisto, one of Jupiter’s moons.
Context: In a groundbreaking research collaboration featuring Indian scientists, new evidence has been unearthed pointing to the existence of ozone on Callisto, one of Jupiter’s moons.
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Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Correct · Callisto is Jupiter’s second largest moon after Ganymede and the third largest moon in our solar system, after Ganymede and Titan. · It’s about the same size as Mercury.
· Callisto was discovered Jan. 7, 1610, by Italian scientist Galileo Galilei along with Jupiter’s three other largest moons: Ganymede, Europa and Io.
· Callisto is named for a woman turned into a bear by Zeus in Greek mythology. · Zeus is identical to the Roman god Jupiter.
· Callisto’s rocky, icy surface is the oldest and most heavily cratered in our solar system.
· Callisto is on the list of possible places where life could exist in our solar system beyond Earth.
· In a groundbreaking research collaboration featuring Indian scientists, new evidence has been unearthed pointing to the existence of ozone on Callisto, one of Jupiter’s moons.
Context: In a groundbreaking research collaboration featuring Indian scientists, new evidence has been unearthed pointing to the existence of ozone on Callisto, one of Jupiter’s moons.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements about Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT)
- It is a statutory body established under the provisions of The Companies Act 2013.
- SAT works under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Company Affairs.
- It has the same powers as vested in a civil court
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct · Securities Appellate Tribunal is a statutory body established under the provisions of Section 15K of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. · SAT also aims to exercise jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred on the Tribunal by Act or any other law for the time being in force.
· SAT was setup to hear and dispose of appeals against orders passed by the: · Securities and Exchange Board of India or by an adjudicating officer under the Act.
· Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) under the PFRDA Act, 2013.
· Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) under the Insurance Act, 1938.
· General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Act, 1972.
· Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 and the Rules and Regulations framed thereunder.
· It works under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance & has only one bench which sits at Mumbai.
· It has the same powers as vested in a civil court & if any person feels aggrieved by SAT’s decision or order can appeal to the Supreme Court. Context: Lack of full Bench takes a toll on SAT’s functioning and efficiency.
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Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct · Securities Appellate Tribunal is a statutory body established under the provisions of Section 15K of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. · SAT also aims to exercise jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred on the Tribunal by Act or any other law for the time being in force.
· SAT was setup to hear and dispose of appeals against orders passed by the: · Securities and Exchange Board of India or by an adjudicating officer under the Act.
· Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) under the PFRDA Act, 2013.
· Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) under the Insurance Act, 1938.
· General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Act, 1972.
· Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 and the Rules and Regulations framed thereunder.
· It works under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance & has only one bench which sits at Mumbai.
· It has the same powers as vested in a civil court & if any person feels aggrieved by SAT’s decision or order can appeal to the Supreme Court. Context: Lack of full Bench takes a toll on SAT’s functioning and efficiency.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements about Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KoSO)
- The Great Drought between 1876 and 1878 led to the establishment of KoSO
- The radial motion of sunspots, known as Evershed Effect, was discovered from the sunspot observations made at KoSO.
Choose the correct statement:
Correct
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct · Great Drought – Scanty rainfall over south India during the winter monsoon of 1875 triggered one of the worst droughts the country had experienced till then. · India, along with China, Egypt, Morocco, Ethiopia, southern Africa, Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela, suffered concurrent multi-year droughts during 1876-1878.
· This drought was later named the Great Drought, and an associated global famine that killed nearly 50 million.
The drought was thought to be due to multiple reasons such as
· Solar activity;
· Cool Pacific Ocean conditions
· El Nino (1877-1878)
· Strong Indian Ocean Dipole
· Warm North Atlantic Ocean conditions
· Smith Commission – The Famine Commission of the British Raj, led by Charles Michie Smith, recommended that the Government of India take regular solar observations.
· In August 1893, the Government of India sanctioned a Solar Physics Observatory under the meteorological budget.
· As a result Kodaikanal was chosen as the ideal location for setting the observatory to take regular solar observations.
· In 1895, Lord Wenlock, the then Governor of Madras, laid its foundation stone.
Observations made by KoSO – · Examination of the Sun’s disc from spots and faculae.
· Tracing bright lines from the Sun’s chromospheres and prominences.
· Visual and photographic observations of bright lines widened in the spectra of sunspots.
· Measuring solar radiations on clear sky days.
· Direct photography of the Sun in monochromatic lights of calcium and hydrogen.
· The radial motion of sunspots, better known as the Evershed Effect, was discovered from the sunspot observations made at KoSO by John Evershed, KoSO director from 1911-1922.
· Until the end of World War II in 1945, KoSO remained an observatory dedicated to solar physics.
· Thereafter, it expanded its ambit to study cosmic rays, radio astronomy, ionospheric physics, stellar physics and more areas.
· KoSO is the only observatory offering high-resolution digitised images for such a long period (with coverage of more than 75%).
Context: 125 years of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KoSO).
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct · Great Drought – Scanty rainfall over south India during the winter monsoon of 1875 triggered one of the worst droughts the country had experienced till then. · India, along with China, Egypt, Morocco, Ethiopia, southern Africa, Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela, suffered concurrent multi-year droughts during 1876-1878.
· This drought was later named the Great Drought, and an associated global famine that killed nearly 50 million.
The drought was thought to be due to multiple reasons such as
· Solar activity;
· Cool Pacific Ocean conditions
· El Nino (1877-1878)
· Strong Indian Ocean Dipole
· Warm North Atlantic Ocean conditions
· Smith Commission – The Famine Commission of the British Raj, led by Charles Michie Smith, recommended that the Government of India take regular solar observations.
· In August 1893, the Government of India sanctioned a Solar Physics Observatory under the meteorological budget.
· As a result Kodaikanal was chosen as the ideal location for setting the observatory to take regular solar observations.
· In 1895, Lord Wenlock, the then Governor of Madras, laid its foundation stone.
Observations made by KoSO – · Examination of the Sun’s disc from spots and faculae.
· Tracing bright lines from the Sun’s chromospheres and prominences.
· Visual and photographic observations of bright lines widened in the spectra of sunspots.
· Measuring solar radiations on clear sky days.
· Direct photography of the Sun in monochromatic lights of calcium and hydrogen.
· The radial motion of sunspots, better known as the Evershed Effect, was discovered from the sunspot observations made at KoSO by John Evershed, KoSO director from 1911-1922.
· Until the end of World War II in 1945, KoSO remained an observatory dedicated to solar physics.
· Thereafter, it expanded its ambit to study cosmic rays, radio astronomy, ionospheric physics, stellar physics and more areas.
· KoSO is the only observatory offering high-resolution digitised images for such a long period (with coverage of more than 75%).
Context: 125 years of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KoSO).
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which of the following statement about PM-SUMAN Scheme is not correct?
Correct
Solution (b)
Option b Correct · PM-SUMAN – Prime Minister Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) – ‘An Initiative for Zero Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths’. · It is a maternity benefit program that provides affordable healthcare services to pregnant women and newborns.
· Launched by – Ministry of Union Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in 2019.
Objectives
· This scheme offers zero expenses and access to detection and management of complications during and after pregnancy.
· Pregnant women can avail a zero-expense delivery and C-section facility at public health facilities.
· It ensures zero-tolerance for denial of services to children and pregnant women.
· Pregnant women also receive free transport from home to the health facility and drop back after discharge (minimum 48hrs).
· Facilities such as services for sick newborns and neonates are offered vaccination at zero cost.
Context: It was in news.
Incorrect
Solution (b)
Option b Correct · PM-SUMAN – Prime Minister Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) – ‘An Initiative for Zero Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths’. · It is a maternity benefit program that provides affordable healthcare services to pregnant women and newborns.
· Launched by – Ministry of Union Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in 2019.
Objectives
· This scheme offers zero expenses and access to detection and management of complications during and after pregnancy.
· Pregnant women can avail a zero-expense delivery and C-section facility at public health facilities.
· It ensures zero-tolerance for denial of services to children and pregnant women.
· Pregnant women also receive free transport from home to the health facility and drop back after discharge (minimum 48hrs).
· Facilities such as services for sick newborns and neonates are offered vaccination at zero cost.
Context: It was in news.
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