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Consider the following pairs of Volcanoes and its location?
| Volcano | Location |
| Mount Ruang | Philippines |
| Mount Erebus | Chile |
| Mauna Loa | Hawaii |
How many of the above given pairs is/are correctly matched?
Solution (d)
| Option d |
| Correct |
| Mount Erebus
· It is the most southerly active volcano on Earth. · Location: It is situated on Ross Island, Antarctica. · It’s a stratovolcano, characterized by a conical shape and layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash. · Mount Erebus is known for its persistent lava lake. · The lake has been active since at least 1972 and is one of only a few long-lived lava lakes on Earth. · It constantly churns and occasionally spews bombs of molten rock in Strombolian eruptions.
Mount Ruang · Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert after Mount Ruang volcano erupted five times, expelling ash and lava. · Indonesia, with 120 active volcanoes, faces frequent volcanic activity due to its location along the Ring of Fire.
Mauna Loa · Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Mauna Loa is Earth’s largest active volcano by both mass and volume. |
Context: Mount Erebus, an active volcano in Antarctica, has been in the news for spewing gold dust worth $6000 every single day.
Solution (d)
| Option d |
| Correct |
| Mount Erebus
· It is the most southerly active volcano on Earth. · Location: It is situated on Ross Island, Antarctica. · It’s a stratovolcano, characterized by a conical shape and layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash. · Mount Erebus is known for its persistent lava lake. · The lake has been active since at least 1972 and is one of only a few long-lived lava lakes on Earth. · It constantly churns and occasionally spews bombs of molten rock in Strombolian eruptions.
Mount Ruang · Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert after Mount Ruang volcano erupted five times, expelling ash and lava. · Indonesia, with 120 active volcanoes, faces frequent volcanic activity due to its location along the Ring of Fire.
Mauna Loa · Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Mauna Loa is Earth’s largest active volcano by both mass and volume. |
Context: Mount Erebus, an active volcano in Antarctica, has been in the news for spewing gold dust worth $6000 every single day.
Consider the following statements about National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO)
Choose the correct statements:
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| · NOTTO is a national level organization set up under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
It has following two divisions: National Human Organ and Tissue Removal and Storage Network: · It would function as the apex centre for all India activities of coordination and networking for the procurement and distribution of Organs and Tissues and registry of Organs and Tissues Donation and Transplantation in the country. National Biomaterial Centre (National Tissue Bank): · The main thrust and objective of establishing the centre is to fill up the gap between ‘Demand’ and ‘Supply’ as well as ‘Quality Assurance’ in the availability of various tissues. · Activities: Coordination for tissue procurement and distribution; Donor Tissue Screening; Removal of Tissues and Storage; Preservations of Tissue; Laboratory screening etc |
It functions as the apex centre for all India activities of coordination and networking for:
· procurement and distribution of organs and tissues; and · registry of Organs and Tissues Donation and Transplantation in the country. The Union Health Ministry has issued the directive to eliminate commercial dealings in organs, especially those involving foreign citizens. · NOTTO-ID is mandatory for considering allocation of organs in the case of a deceased donor transplant; this ID in the case of a living donor transplant shall also be generated at the earliest, maximum within 48 hours after the transplant surgery is done. · NOTTO-ID must be generated by the hospital from the NOTTO website. |
Context: All cases of organ transplants will be allocated a unique National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)-ID for both the donor and the recipient, according to a recent directive by the Union Health Ministry.
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| · NOTTO is a national level organization set up under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
It has following two divisions: National Human Organ and Tissue Removal and Storage Network: · It would function as the apex centre for all India activities of coordination and networking for the procurement and distribution of Organs and Tissues and registry of Organs and Tissues Donation and Transplantation in the country. National Biomaterial Centre (National Tissue Bank): · The main thrust and objective of establishing the centre is to fill up the gap between ‘Demand’ and ‘Supply’ as well as ‘Quality Assurance’ in the availability of various tissues. · Activities: Coordination for tissue procurement and distribution; Donor Tissue Screening; Removal of Tissues and Storage; Preservations of Tissue; Laboratory screening etc |
It functions as the apex centre for all India activities of coordination and networking for:
· procurement and distribution of organs and tissues; and · registry of Organs and Tissues Donation and Transplantation in the country. The Union Health Ministry has issued the directive to eliminate commercial dealings in organs, especially those involving foreign citizens. · NOTTO-ID is mandatory for considering allocation of organs in the case of a deceased donor transplant; this ID in the case of a living donor transplant shall also be generated at the earliest, maximum within 48 hours after the transplant surgery is done. · NOTTO-ID must be generated by the hospital from the NOTTO website. |
Context: All cases of organ transplants will be allocated a unique National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)-ID for both the donor and the recipient, according to a recent directive by the Union Health Ministry.
“Umesh Sinha” committee often recently seen in news is related to which of the following?
Solution (a)
| Option a |
| Correct |
| · Twitter recently announced that it withheld some posts on the orders of the Election Commission of India as it had agreed to the ‘Voluntary Code of Ethics’ for social media platforms.
Background · Election commission (EC) set up a committee under Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha in 2019. · The committee suggested changes to the Representation of People Act (RPA), 1951 (deals with conduct of Lok Sabha and state assembly elections) to cover social media posts in the 48-hour period (silence period) before polling, when conventional campaigning is banned. · The Internet and Mobile Association of India, along with social media platforms, would go on to present code of ethics to the Election Commission in March 2019. · After that the code extended to all elections in the future. · The code says social media platforms will voluntarily undertake information, education and communication campaigns to spread awareness about elections, including about electoral laws. |
Context: Twitter recently announced that it withheld some posts on the orders of the Election Commission of India as it had agreed to the ‘Voluntary Code of Ethics’ for social media platforms.
Solution (a)
| Option a |
| Correct |
| · Twitter recently announced that it withheld some posts on the orders of the Election Commission of India as it had agreed to the ‘Voluntary Code of Ethics’ for social media platforms.
Background · Election commission (EC) set up a committee under Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha in 2019. · The committee suggested changes to the Representation of People Act (RPA), 1951 (deals with conduct of Lok Sabha and state assembly elections) to cover social media posts in the 48-hour period (silence period) before polling, when conventional campaigning is banned. · The Internet and Mobile Association of India, along with social media platforms, would go on to present code of ethics to the Election Commission in March 2019. · After that the code extended to all elections in the future. · The code says social media platforms will voluntarily undertake information, education and communication campaigns to spread awareness about elections, including about electoral laws. |
Context: Twitter recently announced that it withheld some posts on the orders of the Election Commission of India as it had agreed to the ‘Voluntary Code of Ethics’ for social media platforms.
Consider the following statements about Jainism
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Mahavira
· He was born to King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala of the Ikshvaku dynasty, in 540 BC at Kshatriyakund (part of the well known Vaishali republic) in Bihar. · He was a kshatriya prince of the Lichchhavis, a group that was part of the Vajji Sangha. · Kevaljnan: – At the age of forty-two he attained Kevaljnan (omniscience) through right knowledge, right faith and right conduct (Three Jewels of Jainism). – He became a Jina (conqueror) and the twenty-fourth tirthankara. · He added one more vow to the four great vows from the time of Lord Parshvanath. The five great vows are: – Ahimsa (non-violence); – Satya (truth); – Asteya (non-stealing); – Aparigraha (non-possession); – Brahmacharya (chastity, added by Mahavira). |
Jain Councils
1st · Year – 300 BC · Place – Patilputra · Chairman – Sthulabhadra · Development – Compilations of Angas 2nd · Year – 512 AD · Place – Vallabhi · Chairman – Devardhi Kshmasramna · Development – Final compilation of 12 Angas and Upangas. |
· First Jain CouncilJain order has been divided into two major sects: Digambara and Svetambara. Bhadrabahu founded the Digambara sect of Jainism while Sthulabhadra was the founder of the Svetambara. The division occurred mainly due to famine in Magadha which compelled a group led by Bhadrabahu to move to South India.
Digambar · They live completely naked. · Women cannot achieve liberation. · Digambara images of tirthankaras have downcast eyes, are plain and always carved as naked figures. Shwetambar · They wear white clothes. · Women can achieve liberation. · Svetambara images have prominent staring eyes and are richly decorated. |
Context: Recently, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated the 2550th Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirvan Mahotsav on the auspicious occasion of Mahaveer Jayanti at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Mahavira
· He was born to King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala of the Ikshvaku dynasty, in 540 BC at Kshatriyakund (part of the well known Vaishali republic) in Bihar. · He was a kshatriya prince of the Lichchhavis, a group that was part of the Vajji Sangha. · Kevaljnan: – At the age of forty-two he attained Kevaljnan (omniscience) through right knowledge, right faith and right conduct (Three Jewels of Jainism). – He became a Jina (conqueror) and the twenty-fourth tirthankara. · He added one more vow to the four great vows from the time of Lord Parshvanath. The five great vows are: – Ahimsa (non-violence); – Satya (truth); – Asteya (non-stealing); – Aparigraha (non-possession); – Brahmacharya (chastity, added by Mahavira). |
Jain Councils
1st · Year – 300 BC · Place – Patilputra · Chairman – Sthulabhadra · Development – Compilations of Angas 2nd · Year – 512 AD · Place – Vallabhi · Chairman – Devardhi Kshmasramna · Development – Final compilation of 12 Angas and Upangas. |
· First Jain CouncilJain order has been divided into two major sects: Digambara and Svetambara. Bhadrabahu founded the Digambara sect of Jainism while Sthulabhadra was the founder of the Svetambara. The division occurred mainly due to famine in Magadha which compelled a group led by Bhadrabahu to move to South India.
Digambar · They live completely naked. · Women cannot achieve liberation. · Digambara images of tirthankaras have downcast eyes, are plain and always carved as naked figures. Shwetambar · They wear white clothes. · Women can achieve liberation. · Svetambara images have prominent staring eyes and are richly decorated. |
Context: Recently, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated the 2550th Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirvan Mahotsav on the auspicious occasion of Mahaveer Jayanti at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
Consider the following statements about the Rampage Missile
Choose the incorrect statements:
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| · It is a long-range, supersonic, air-to-ground, seekerless, precision strikemissile.
· It was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries and Israeli Military Industries Systems. · It has been developed for use in missions aimed at destroying high-quality, well-protected targets, such as communication and command centers, air force bases, maintenance centers, and infrastructure. |
Features:
· It is 4.7m (15.4ft) long and has a total weight of 570kg. · It travels at supersonic speeds, making it difficult to identify and intercept with air defense systems. · It has a range of over 190 miles. · It can carry 150 kg of explosives. · It has a blast fragmentation or general-purpose warhead. · It can be fired from an aircraftor as a stand-alone system and uses GPS/INS guidance navigation and anti-jamming capabilities. · It can also adjust its path mid-flight, to precisely hit the target it was programmed to hit. · It can operate in any weather conditions, day or night. |
Context: Israel recently used the Rampage, an efficient air-to-surface missile, in an attack on an Iranian military base.
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| · It is a long-range, supersonic, air-to-ground, seekerless, precision strikemissile.
· It was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries and Israeli Military Industries Systems. · It has been developed for use in missions aimed at destroying high-quality, well-protected targets, such as communication and command centers, air force bases, maintenance centers, and infrastructure. |
Features:
· It is 4.7m (15.4ft) long and has a total weight of 570kg. · It travels at supersonic speeds, making it difficult to identify and intercept with air defense systems. · It has a range of over 190 miles. · It can carry 150 kg of explosives. · It has a blast fragmentation or general-purpose warhead. · It can be fired from an aircraftor as a stand-alone system and uses GPS/INS guidance navigation and anti-jamming capabilities. · It can also adjust its path mid-flight, to precisely hit the target it was programmed to hit. · It can operate in any weather conditions, day or night. |
Context: Israel recently used the Rampage, an efficient air-to-surface missile, in an attack on an Iranian military base.
