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Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Binturong’
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The binturong also known as the bearcat, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. The binturong is essentially arboreal. The binturong is one of only two carnivores that has a prehensile tail. The other is the kinkajou. | It has been assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because of a declining population trend that is estimated at more than 30% since the mid-1980s. It is included in the CITES Appendix III and in Schedule I of the Wild Life Protection Act 1973, so that it has the highest level of protection. |
Context – Binturong (also known as bearcat) is among the several offerings of exotic meat at Ukhrul’s gambling dens.
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The binturong also known as the bearcat, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. The binturong is essentially arboreal. The binturong is one of only two carnivores that has a prehensile tail. The other is the kinkajou. | It has been assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because of a declining population trend that is estimated at more than 30% since the mid-1980s. It is included in the CITES Appendix III and in Schedule I of the Wild Life Protection Act 1973, so that it has the highest level of protection. |
Context – Binturong (also known as bearcat) is among the several offerings of exotic meat at Ukhrul’s gambling dens.
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Digital Rupee’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| The digital Rupee would be in the form of a digital token that represents legal tender. The digital Rupee would offer features of physical cash like trust, safety and settlement finality. | The first phase will begin with four banks including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank and IDFC First Bank in four cities across the country. Four more banks, including Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank will join this pilot subsequently. | As in the case of cash, it will not earn any interest and can be converted to other forms of money, like deposits with banks. |
Context – The Reserve Bank of India announced the launch of the first pilot for the retail digital Rupee on 1st December 2022.
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| The digital Rupee would be in the form of a digital token that represents legal tender. The digital Rupee would offer features of physical cash like trust, safety and settlement finality. | The first phase will begin with four banks including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank and IDFC First Bank in four cities across the country. Four more banks, including Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank will join this pilot subsequently. | As in the case of cash, it will not earn any interest and can be converted to other forms of money, like deposits with banks. |
Context – The Reserve Bank of India announced the launch of the first pilot for the retail digital Rupee on 1st December 2022.
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Manthan platform’
Select the INCORRECT statement(s)
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| Manthan is a platform that promotes collaboration at scale between industry and the scientific research and development ecosystem. Manthan empowers multiple stakeholders to collaborate for co-creating solutions aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and our national scientific missions. | The development of the platform was conceptualized and implemented by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India. |
Context – The Manthan platform won NSEIT the Best Tech Initiative of the Year at the Dun & Bradstreet Business Excellence Awards 2022
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| Manthan is a platform that promotes collaboration at scale between industry and the scientific research and development ecosystem. Manthan empowers multiple stakeholders to collaborate for co-creating solutions aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and our national scientific missions. | The development of the platform was conceptualized and implemented by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India. |
Context – The Manthan platform won NSEIT the Best Tech Initiative of the Year at the Dun & Bradstreet Business Excellence Awards 2022
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘United Nations Refugee Convention of 1951 and its 1967 Protocol’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| It is a United Nations multilateral treaty that defines who a refugee is, and sets out the rights of individuals who are granted asylum and the responsibilities of nations that grant asylum. The Convention also sets out which people do not qualify as refugees, such as war criminals. The Convention also provides for some visa-free travel for holders of refugee travel documents issued under the convention. | Although the Convention is “legally binding”, there is no body that monitors compliance. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has supervisory responsibilities but cannot enforce the Convention, and there is no formal mechanism for individuals to file complaints. The Convention specifies that complaints should be referred to the International Court of Justice. | The Convention places a set of rules for contracting parties as well as refugees. Refugees shall abide by the national laws of the contracting states (Article 2) |
Context – It was in news as there was an exodus of Kuki-Chin fighters into India from Bangladesh.
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| It is a United Nations multilateral treaty that defines who a refugee is, and sets out the rights of individuals who are granted asylum and the responsibilities of nations that grant asylum. The Convention also sets out which people do not qualify as refugees, such as war criminals. The Convention also provides for some visa-free travel for holders of refugee travel documents issued under the convention. | Although the Convention is “legally binding”, there is no body that monitors compliance. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has supervisory responsibilities but cannot enforce the Convention, and there is no formal mechanism for individuals to file complaints. The Convention specifies that complaints should be referred to the International Court of Justice. | The Convention places a set of rules for contracting parties as well as refugees. Refugees shall abide by the national laws of the contracting states (Article 2) |
Context – It was in news as there was an exodus of Kuki-Chin fighters into India from Bangladesh.
‘Rht13’ seen in news recently is a
Solution(d)
Rht13 is a semi-dwarf gene. Reduced height gene means that seeds can be planted deeper in the soil, giving access to moisture, without the adverse effect on seedling emergence seen with existing wheat varieties.
Context – Scientists at the John Innes Centre, in collaboration with an international team of researchers, discovered the new ‘reduced height’ or semi-dwarf gene called Rht13.
Solution(d)
Rht13 is a semi-dwarf gene. Reduced height gene means that seeds can be planted deeper in the soil, giving access to moisture, without the adverse effect on seedling emergence seen with existing wheat varieties.
Context – Scientists at the John Innes Centre, in collaboration with an international team of researchers, discovered the new ‘reduced height’ or semi-dwarf gene called Rht13.
