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Consider the following statements regarding ‘reverse repo rate‘
Choose the correct statements
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The reverse repo is the interest rate that the RBI pays to the commercial banks when they park their excess “liquidity” (money) with the RBI. The reverse repo, thus, is the exact opposite of the repo rate. | The reverse repo rate is decreased when an expansionary monetary policy is adopted to encourage banks more to lend to the public. |
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-reverse-repo-normalisation-rbi-7746913/
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The reverse repo is the interest rate that the RBI pays to the commercial banks when they park their excess “liquidity” (money) with the RBI. The reverse repo, thus, is the exact opposite of the repo rate. | The reverse repo rate is decreased when an expansionary monetary policy is adopted to encourage banks more to lend to the public. |
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-reverse-repo-normalisation-rbi-7746913/
‘Duqm’, a port seen in news recently is located in
Solution(d)
Duqm is a port located in Oman on the Arabian Sea. India is reinvigorating ties with Oman where it has secured access to the key port of Duqm for military use and logistical support.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/after-access-to-key-port-delhi-readies-red-carpet-for-oman-defence-official-7747896/
Solution(d)
Duqm is a port located in Oman on the Arabian Sea. India is reinvigorating ties with Oman where it has secured access to the key port of Duqm for military use and logistical support.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/after-access-to-key-port-delhi-readies-red-carpet-for-oman-defence-official-7747896/
Consider the following statements regarding ‘International North-South Transport Corridor(INSTC)’
Choose the correct statements
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| The International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a 7,200-km-long multi-mode network of ship, rail, and road route for moving freight between India, Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia and Europe. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are not members of INSTC. | The Ashgabat agreement is a multimodal transport agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, India, Pakistan, and Oman for creating an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. It synchronizes with INSTC but the agreement by itself did not lead to the formation of INSTC. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/at-the-centre-the-hindu-editorial-on-india-central-asia-summit/article38341179.ece
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| The International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a 7,200-km-long multi-mode network of ship, rail, and road route for moving freight between India, Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia and Europe. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are not members of INSTC. | The Ashgabat agreement is a multimodal transport agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, India, Pakistan, and Oman for creating an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. It synchronizes with INSTC but the agreement by itself did not lead to the formation of INSTC. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/at-the-centre-the-hindu-editorial-on-india-central-asia-summit/article38341179.ece
With reference to ‘Hemiparasites’ , which of the following statements are CORRECT
Select the appropriate code
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| Plants which are hemiparasites are partially dependent on their host plants for nutrition. For instance, the newly discovered plant that derives nutrients from its hosts has green leaves capable of photosynthesis | The seeds have potential of pseudo viviparous germination that deposit on the leaves and branches of their same plant which is already attached to host plants. After germination, the life cycle of the genus starts all over again |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/new-genus-of-parasitic-flowering-plant-discovered-from-nicobar-islands/article38345955.ece
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| Plants which are hemiparasites are partially dependent on their host plants for nutrition. For instance, the newly discovered plant that derives nutrients from its hosts has green leaves capable of photosynthesis | The seeds have potential of pseudo viviparous germination that deposit on the leaves and branches of their same plant which is already attached to host plants. After germination, the life cycle of the genus starts all over again |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/new-genus-of-parasitic-flowering-plant-discovered-from-nicobar-islands/article38345955.ece
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Rani Gaidinliu’
Choose the correct statements
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| Gaidinliu was a Naga spiritual and political leader who led a revolt against British rule in India. Gaidinliu was arrested in 1932 at the age of 16, and was sentenced to life imprisonment by the British rulers. After the Interim Government of India was set up in 1946, Rani Gaidinliu was released. She did not take part in Quit India Movement. | In 1927, Gaidinliu joined the Heraka movement of her cousin Haipou Jadonang, who had emerged as a prominent local leader. Jadonang’s movement was a revival of a tribal religion. It attracted a number of followers from the Zeliangrong tribes (the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei). |
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1793516
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| Gaidinliu was a Naga spiritual and political leader who led a revolt against British rule in India. Gaidinliu was arrested in 1932 at the age of 16, and was sentenced to life imprisonment by the British rulers. After the Interim Government of India was set up in 1946, Rani Gaidinliu was released. She did not take part in Quit India Movement. | In 1927, Gaidinliu joined the Heraka movement of her cousin Haipou Jadonang, who had emerged as a prominent local leader. Jadonang’s movement was a revival of a tribal religion. It attracted a number of followers from the Zeliangrong tribes (the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei). |
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1793516
