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Consider the following statements regarding INSACOG( Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium )
Choose the correct statements
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium(INSACOG) is the forum set up to study and monitor genome sequencing and virus variation of circulating strains of COVID-19 in India | The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), jointly initiated by the Union Health Ministry of Health, and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) with Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is a consortium of 38 laboratories to monitor the genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/not-mild-for-all-on-community-transmission-of-omicron/article38320693.ece
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium(INSACOG) is the forum set up to study and monitor genome sequencing and virus variation of circulating strains of COVID-19 in India | The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), jointly initiated by the Union Health Ministry of Health, and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) with Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is a consortium of 38 laboratories to monitor the genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/not-mild-for-all-on-community-transmission-of-omicron/article38320693.ece
Which of the following statements is/are true of the Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen?
Choose the correct statements
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| Rights and duties are inseparable and correlative | While Fundamental Duties can be enforced by a legislative process, the constitution does not explicitly enforce them via legal provisions or does not explicitly mention that there are legislative processes to enforce them. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/in-conjunction-on-evolution-of-democratic-society/article38320672.ece
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| Rights and duties are inseparable and correlative | While Fundamental Duties can be enforced by a legislative process, the constitution does not explicitly enforce them via legal provisions or does not explicitly mention that there are legislative processes to enforce them. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/in-conjunction-on-evolution-of-democratic-society/article38320672.ece
‘Formosa Strait’ separates which two countries
Solution(b)
Taiwan Strait, also called Formosa Strait, is a 180-kilometer (110 mi; 97 nmi)-wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-sends-52-aircraft-towards-taiwan-zone/article38320647.ece
Solution(b)
Taiwan Strait, also called Formosa Strait, is a 180-kilometer (110 mi; 97 nmi)-wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-sends-52-aircraft-towards-taiwan-zone/article38320647.ece
Consider the following statements regarding ‘National Policy on Electronics’
Choose the correct statements
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Correct |
| It aims to Promote domestic manufacturing and export in the entire value-chain of ESDM for economic development to achieve a turnover of USD 400 billion by 2025. This will include targeted production of 1.0 billion mobile handsets by 2025, including600 million mobile handsets valued at USD 110 billion for export | It establishes a Sovereign Patent Fund (SPF) to promote the development and acquisition of Intellectual Properties(IP’s) in ESDM(Electronics System Design and Manufacturing) sector | It comes under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/india-can-make-300-bn-electronics-by-2026/article38320653.ece
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Correct |
| It aims to Promote domestic manufacturing and export in the entire value-chain of ESDM for economic development to achieve a turnover of USD 400 billion by 2025. This will include targeted production of 1.0 billion mobile handsets by 2025, including600 million mobile handsets valued at USD 110 billion for export | It establishes a Sovereign Patent Fund (SPF) to promote the development and acquisition of Intellectual Properties(IP’s) in ESDM(Electronics System Design and Manufacturing) sector | It comes under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/india-can-make-300-bn-electronics-by-2026/article38320653.ece
Consider the following statements
Choose the correct statements
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| In wholesale market services are not traded, so WPI does not include the inflation in services, while CPI captures inflation in services too. | CPI and WPI include prices of goods imported as well those which are produced domestically. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/dealing-with-the-macroeconomic-uncertainties/article38320728.ece
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| In wholesale market services are not traded, so WPI does not include the inflation in services, while CPI captures inflation in services too. | CPI and WPI include prices of goods imported as well those which are produced domestically. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/dealing-with-the-macroeconomic-uncertainties/article38320728.ece
