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Consider the following statements about Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Choose the correct statements:
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Incorrect |
| · It is a free trade agreement (FTA) between 11 nations: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
· It was signed in March 2018. · It succeeded the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after the United States withdrew from the TPP in 2017. |
· All 11 countries of CPTPP are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
· It is a forum of 21 Asia-Pacific economies established in 1989. · Members: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; the Philippines; the Russian Federation; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States of America; Vietnam. |
· It is a free trade agreement (FTA) between 11 nations: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
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Context: The United Kingdom recently agreed to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Incorrect |
| · It is a free trade agreement (FTA) between 11 nations: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
· It was signed in March 2018. · It succeeded the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after the United States withdrew from the TPP in 2017. |
· All 11 countries of CPTPP are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
· It is a forum of 21 Asia-Pacific economies established in 1989. · Members: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; the Philippines; the Russian Federation; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States of America; Vietnam. |
· It is a free trade agreement (FTA) between 11 nations: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
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Context: The United Kingdom recently agreed to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Consider the following statements about Great Nicobar Islands
Choose the incorrect statements:
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| Great Nicobar Islands
· The island is part of the Nicobar Islands rain forests ecoregion. · Mangroves and coastal forests are covered near the seashore and evergreen and deciduous forests in the interior. · The Great Nicobar Island has a hilly terrain with many fast-flowing streams. · Sombrero Channel divides the Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal. |
· The island is home to the Shompen people, classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). | · Indira Point is the name of the southernmost point of Republic of India.
· It is situated on Great Nicobar Island in the Nicobar Islands. |
Context: Union government proposed 7.114 sq. km of tribal reserve area to be utilized for the Great Nicobar project
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| Great Nicobar Islands
· The island is part of the Nicobar Islands rain forests ecoregion. · Mangroves and coastal forests are covered near the seashore and evergreen and deciduous forests in the interior. · The Great Nicobar Island has a hilly terrain with many fast-flowing streams. · Sombrero Channel divides the Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal. |
· The island is home to the Shompen people, classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). | · Indira Point is the name of the southernmost point of Republic of India.
· It is situated on Great Nicobar Island in the Nicobar Islands. |
Context: Union government proposed 7.114 sq. km of tribal reserve area to be utilized for the Great Nicobar project
Consider the following statements about Fast radio bursts
Choose the incorrect statements:
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| · Fast radio bursts are intense but short radio signals that last for milliseconds. | · Two neutron stars colliding and turning into a black hole, generating a burst of gravitational waves, this event seems to have produced a fast radio burst. |
Context: Astronomers have been confounded that a merger of two neutron stars could be one of the sources of fast radio bursts.
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| · Fast radio bursts are intense but short radio signals that last for milliseconds. | · Two neutron stars colliding and turning into a black hole, generating a burst of gravitational waves, this event seems to have produced a fast radio burst. |
Context: Astronomers have been confounded that a merger of two neutron stars could be one of the sources of fast radio bursts.
Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
| GI Tag | State |
| Gamosa | Assam |
| Hmaram | Mizoram |
| Khola Chilli | Karnataka |
Choose the correct code:
Solution (c)
| Option c |
| Correct |
| Assamese gamosa
· The ‘gamosa or gamocha’ is a hand-woven rectangular cotton piece of cloth with red borders and different designs and motifs. · It is traditionally offered to elders and guests as a mark of respect and honour by Assamese people.
Hmaram · Hmaram is a popular traditional cloth of the Mizo people. It is a small skirt, only worn by ladies and girls.
Khola Chilli · The Khola Chilli also known as ‘Canacona Chilli’ and ‘Kholchi Mirchi’ is harvested on the slopy hills of Khola village in Canacona taluka region of Goa in which the local soil and climate play a favorable role in maintaining the growth and quality of this chilly. Chilli is known for its taste and colour. |
Context: Recently, the ‘hybrid’ gamosa which was used for felicitating guests at a function sparked protests across Assam.
Solution (c)
| Option c |
| Correct |
| Assamese gamosa
· The ‘gamosa or gamocha’ is a hand-woven rectangular cotton piece of cloth with red borders and different designs and motifs. · It is traditionally offered to elders and guests as a mark of respect and honour by Assamese people.
Hmaram · Hmaram is a popular traditional cloth of the Mizo people. It is a small skirt, only worn by ladies and girls.
Khola Chilli · The Khola Chilli also known as ‘Canacona Chilli’ and ‘Kholchi Mirchi’ is harvested on the slopy hills of Khola village in Canacona taluka region of Goa in which the local soil and climate play a favorable role in maintaining the growth and quality of this chilly. Chilli is known for its taste and colour. |
Context: Recently, the ‘hybrid’ gamosa which was used for felicitating guests at a function sparked protests across Assam.
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, recently seen in news is located in?
Solution (b)
| Option b |
| Correct |
| · Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the flood plains of River Brahmaputra in the district of Morigaon in the state of Assam.
· It harbors the highest density of Rhino in the world and the second highest concentration of Rhino in Assam after Kaziranga National Park. · It is often called ‘Mini Kaziranga’ because of the similar landscape and the sizeable population of the one-horned rhino. · Fauna: Leopard, Leopard cat, Fishing cat, Jungle cat, Feral Buffalo, Wild pigs, Chinese pangolins, etc. · Flora: Its maximum consists of the wet savannah of Arundo donax and Saccharum. The remaining area is covered by water bodies. |
Context: Recently, an RTI activist flagged the mismatch in the government records of the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary.
Solution (b)
| Option b |
| Correct |
| · Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the flood plains of River Brahmaputra in the district of Morigaon in the state of Assam.
· It harbors the highest density of Rhino in the world and the second highest concentration of Rhino in Assam after Kaziranga National Park. · It is often called ‘Mini Kaziranga’ because of the similar landscape and the sizeable population of the one-horned rhino. · Fauna: Leopard, Leopard cat, Fishing cat, Jungle cat, Feral Buffalo, Wild pigs, Chinese pangolins, etc. · Flora: Its maximum consists of the wet savannah of Arundo donax and Saccharum. The remaining area is covered by water bodies. |
Context: Recently, an RTI activist flagged the mismatch in the government records of the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary.
