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Q.1) Consider the following statements about ‘Landslides’
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution (d)
Statement analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Landslides are mass movements, which result in the movement of geomaterials(rock, mud, boulders etc) down the slope under the influence of gravity. Gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, but there are other factors affecting slope stability that produce specific conditions that make a slope prone to failure. In many cases, the landslide is triggered by a specific event (such as a heavy rainfall, an earthquake, a slope cut to build a road, and many others), although this is not always identifiable. | According to the 3rd edition of the Vulnerability Atlas of India, the most vulnerable regions are the Himalayas and the Western Ghats. |
Context : There was a landslide in Manipur which resulted in the loss of lives
Solution (d)
Statement analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Landslides are mass movements, which result in the movement of geomaterials(rock, mud, boulders etc) down the slope under the influence of gravity. Gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, but there are other factors affecting slope stability that produce specific conditions that make a slope prone to failure. In many cases, the landslide is triggered by a specific event (such as a heavy rainfall, an earthquake, a slope cut to build a road, and many others), although this is not always identifiable. | According to the 3rd edition of the Vulnerability Atlas of India, the most vulnerable regions are the Himalayas and the Western Ghats. |
Context : There was a landslide in Manipur which resulted in the loss of lives
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘IMF(International Monetary Fund)’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(c)
Statement analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
| Any country may apply to be a part of the IMF. Post-IMF formation, in the early postwar period, rules for IMF membership were left relatively loose. Members needed to make periodic membership payments towards their quota, to refrain from currency restrictions unless granted IMF permission, to abide by the Code of Conduct in the IMF Articles of Agreement, and to provide national economic information. However, stricter rules were imposed on governments that applied to the IMF for funding. Membership in the IMF is a prerequisite to membership in the IBRD. | The present share of India is 2.75. India is the 8th largest in the IMF quota. | Extended Fund Facility(EFF), is one such instrument, through which the IMF extends loans to various countries to come out of Economic crises. |
Context: IMF has proposed to extend EFF to Sri Lanka to handle economic crises
Solution(c)
Statement analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
| Any country may apply to be a part of the IMF. Post-IMF formation, in the early postwar period, rules for IMF membership were left relatively loose. Members needed to make periodic membership payments towards their quota, to refrain from currency restrictions unless granted IMF permission, to abide by the Code of Conduct in the IMF Articles of Agreement, and to provide national economic information. However, stricter rules were imposed on governments that applied to the IMF for funding. Membership in the IMF is a prerequisite to membership in the IBRD. | The present share of India is 2.75. India is the 8th largest in the IMF quota. | Extended Fund Facility(EFF), is one such instrument, through which the IMF extends loans to various countries to come out of Economic crises. |
Context: IMF has proposed to extend EFF to Sri Lanka to handle economic crises
‘Snake Island’ seen in news frequently lies in
Solution(a)
Snake Island, also known as Serpent Island or Zmiinyi Island, is an island belonging to Ukraine located in the Black Sea, near the Danube Delta, with an important role in delimiting Ukrainian territorial waters. On 24 February 2022, two Russian navy warships attacked and captured Snake Island.[4] It was since heavily bombarded by Ukraine
Context – Russia announced that it had withdrawn troops from the Snake Island in a “gesture of goodwill”
Solution(a)
Snake Island, also known as Serpent Island or Zmiinyi Island, is an island belonging to Ukraine located in the Black Sea, near the Danube Delta, with an important role in delimiting Ukrainian territorial waters. On 24 February 2022, two Russian navy warships attacked and captured Snake Island.[4] It was since heavily bombarded by Ukraine
Context – Russia announced that it had withdrawn troops from the Snake Island in a “gesture of goodwill”
With reference to the ‘External debt of India’, consider the following statements
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| India’s long-term debt (with original maturity of above one year) rose to $499.1 billion, recording an increase of $26.5 billion over its level at end-March 2021, RBI data showed. India’s external debt stands at $620.7 billion at end-March 2022 | U.S. dollar-denominated debt remained the largest component of external debt, with a share of 53.2%. Separately, the RBI said net claims of non-residents on India increased by $5.6 billion during the fourth quarter of 2021-22 to $359.8 billion in March 2022. |
Context – India’s external debt rose to $620.7 billion at end-March 2022, recording an increase of $47.1 billion over the year earlier period, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| India’s long-term debt (with original maturity of above one year) rose to $499.1 billion, recording an increase of $26.5 billion over its level at end-March 2021, RBI data showed. India’s external debt stands at $620.7 billion at end-March 2022 | U.S. dollar-denominated debt remained the largest component of external debt, with a share of 53.2%. Separately, the RBI said net claims of non-residents on India increased by $5.6 billion during the fourth quarter of 2021-22 to $359.8 billion in March 2022. |
Context – India’s external debt rose to $620.7 billion at end-March 2022, recording an increase of $47.1 billion over the year earlier period, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Leprosy’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| Leprosy is also known as Hansen’s Disease. Leprosy is a chronic, progressive bacterial infection caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium Leprae, which is an acid-fast rod-shaped bacillus. | Common symptoms present in the different types of leprosy include a runny nose; dry scalp; eye problems; skin lesions; muscle weakness; reddish skin; smooth, shiny, diffuse thickening of facial skin, ear, and hand; loss of sensation in fingers and toes; thickening of peripheral nerves; a flat nose from destruction of nasal cartilage; and changes in phonation and other aspects of speech production | Clofazimine is one of the three essential drugs in the MultiDrug Treatment of Multibacillary Leprosy (MBMDT) cases, along with Rifampicin and Dapsone. It is needed not just for the therapy/cure of leprosy, but also for controlling acute exacerbations of this disease. |
Context – Concern over acute shortage of key leprosy drug in private sector
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| Leprosy is also known as Hansen’s Disease. Leprosy is a chronic, progressive bacterial infection caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium Leprae, which is an acid-fast rod-shaped bacillus. | Common symptoms present in the different types of leprosy include a runny nose; dry scalp; eye problems; skin lesions; muscle weakness; reddish skin; smooth, shiny, diffuse thickening of facial skin, ear, and hand; loss of sensation in fingers and toes; thickening of peripheral nerves; a flat nose from destruction of nasal cartilage; and changes in phonation and other aspects of speech production | Clofazimine is one of the three essential drugs in the MultiDrug Treatment of Multibacillary Leprosy (MBMDT) cases, along with Rifampicin and Dapsone. It is needed not just for the therapy/cure of leprosy, but also for controlling acute exacerbations of this disease. |
Context – Concern over acute shortage of key leprosy drug in private sector
