18 January 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding ‘BrahMos Missile’
1) It is a long-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft or land.
2) The engine consists of two stages.
Choose the correct statements
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Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
The BrahMos (designated PJ-10) is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between the Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace. The engine consists of two stages. The first stage is a solid rocket booster and the second stage contains a liquid ramjet both manufactured by Ordnance Factory Board.
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Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
The BrahMos (designated PJ-10) is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between the Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace. The engine consists of two stages. The first stage is a solid rocket booster and the second stage contains a liquid ramjet both manufactured by Ordnance Factory Board.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements
1)The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions
2)President and Speaker both have the powers to summon a session but President alone has the power to prorogue a session.
Choose the correct statements
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Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
Constitution does not provide for three sessions of the Parliament. It is by convention; Parliament meets for three sessions in a year. Article 85(1) states that “President to summon each house of the Parliament at such time and place as he thinks fit”. Speaker does not have the power to summon a session. It is either President/Governor of a state who can a summon a session.
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Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
Constitution does not provide for three sessions of the Parliament. It is by convention; Parliament meets for three sessions in a year. Article 85(1) states that “President to summon each house of the Parliament at such time and place as he thinks fit”. Speaker does not have the power to summon a session. It is either President/Governor of a state who can a summon a session.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
onsider the following statements regarding ‘Tsunami’ waves
1)The speed and the height of the waves increase as they approach the shore
2)It usually occurs in the Pacific Ocean
3)Tsunami waves do not resemble normal undersea currents or sea waves because their wavelength is far longer
Choose the correct statements
Correct
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
When the wave enters shallow water, it slows down and its amplitude (height) increases. About 80% of tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean, but they are possible wherever there are large bodies of water, including lakes. They are caused by earthquakes, landslides, volcanic explosions, glacier calvings, and bolides. Tsunami waves do not resemble normal undersea currents or sea waves because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing as a breaking wave, a tsunami may instead initially resemble a rapidly rising tide.
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Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
When the wave enters shallow water, it slows down and its amplitude (height) increases. About 80% of tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean, but they are possible wherever there are large bodies of water, including lakes. They are caused by earthquakes, landslides, volcanic explosions, glacier calvings, and bolides. Tsunami waves do not resemble normal undersea currents or sea waves because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing as a breaking wave, a tsunami may instead initially resemble a rapidly rising tide.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
‘CARE mission’, seen in news recently is related to
Correct
Solution (a)
CARE is the acronym for Crew module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment. The mission would be used as a platform for testing the re-entry technologies envisaged for Crew Module including validating the performance of parachute based deceleration system. CARE is expected to enhance the understanding of blunt body re-entry aerothermodynamics and parachute deployment in cluster configuration.
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Solution (a)
CARE is the acronym for Crew module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment. The mission would be used as a platform for testing the re-entry technologies envisaged for Crew Module including validating the performance of parachute based deceleration system. CARE is expected to enhance the understanding of blunt body re-entry aerothermodynamics and parachute deployment in cluster configuration.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Dispute Settlement Mechanism of WTO
1)Settling disputes is the responsibility of the General Council which consists of only developed countries.
2)The decision of the Appellate Body is final on the dispute
Choose the correct statements
Correct
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Settling disputes is the responsibility of the Dispute Settlement Body (the General Council in another guise), which consists of all WTO members. The Dispute Settlement Body has the sole authority to establish “panels” of experts to consider the case, and to accept or reject the panels’ findings or the results of an appeal. The WTO Appellate Body’s decision will be considered final on the dispute. In case a country refuses to comply with the decision, it might have to face retaliatory action from other countries. This could be in the form of additional tariffs and other stringent measures.
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Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Settling disputes is the responsibility of the Dispute Settlement Body (the General Council in another guise), which consists of all WTO members. The Dispute Settlement Body has the sole authority to establish “panels” of experts to consider the case, and to accept or reject the panels’ findings or the results of an appeal. The WTO Appellate Body’s decision will be considered final on the dispute. In case a country refuses to comply with the decision, it might have to face retaliatory action from other countries. This could be in the form of additional tariffs and other stringent measures.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Which country recently launched formal Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with India?
Correct
Correct Answer: B
Notes:
With an aim of doubling the trade between India and the United Kingdom (UK) by 2030, the countries launched formal Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.
Bilateral trade between the countries is worth about $50 billion per year. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said both countries had agreed to sensitive sectors such as agriculture and dairy sectors. As per WTO, preferential terms can be given if they have bilateral agreements that cover all the trade.
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Correct Answer: B
Notes:
With an aim of doubling the trade between India and the United Kingdom (UK) by 2030, the countries launched formal Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.
Bilateral trade between the countries is worth about $50 billion per year. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said both countries had agreed to sensitive sectors such as agriculture and dairy sectors. As per WTO, preferential terms can be given if they have bilateral agreements that cover all the trade.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Which Indian company has joined hands with ‘Africa50’ investment platform to develop ‘Kenya Transmission Project’?
Correct
Correct Answer: B
Notes:
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has signed a joint development agreement with Africa50, to continue to develop the Kenya Transmission Project on a public-private partnership basis.
Africa50 is a pan-African infrastructure investment platform. After completion, the project will be the first independent power transmission (IPT) in Kenya and Africa’s first financing of transmission lines on a PPP basis.
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Correct Answer: B
Notes:
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has signed a joint development agreement with Africa50, to continue to develop the Kenya Transmission Project on a public-private partnership basis.
Africa50 is a pan-African infrastructure investment platform. After completion, the project will be the first independent power transmission (IPT) in Kenya and Africa’s first financing of transmission lines on a PPP basis.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Who is the head of the Working group set up to strengthen television rating point (TRP) services?
Correct
Correct Answer: A
Notes:
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has asked television monitoring agency Broadcast Audience Research Council India (Barc) to release viewership ratings of news channels with immediate effect.
The Ministry has also set up a Sukant Vatsa under the chairmanship of Prasar Bharti CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati to study different aspects of capturing data and to strengthen television rating point (TRP) services.
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Correct Answer: A
Notes:
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has asked television monitoring agency Broadcast Audience Research Council India (Barc) to release viewership ratings of news channels with immediate effect.
The Ministry has also set up a Sukant Vatsa under the chairmanship of Prasar Bharti CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati to study different aspects of capturing data and to strengthen television rating point (TRP) services.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
The government introduced amendments to which of the following laws to introduce electoral bonds?
1)Representation of the People Act of 1951.
2)Income Tax Act of 1961.
3)Companies Act of 2013.
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: d)
Using the money bill route, the government introduced regressive amendments to laws, including the Income Tax Act of 1961, the Companies Act of 2013, and the Representation of the People Act of 1951, to introduce electoral bonds.
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Solution: d)
Using the money bill route, the government introduced regressive amendments to laws, including the Income Tax Act of 1961, the Companies Act of 2013, and the Representation of the People Act of 1951, to introduce electoral bonds.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements
1)Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country
2)Arunachal Pradesh has the largest forest cover as a percentage of their total geographical area
3)India’s total forest and tree cover is now one third of the total geographical area of the country
Choose the correct statements
Correct
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Madhya Pradesh had the largest forest cover, followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra The top five States in terms of forest cover as a percentage of their total geographical area were Mizoram (84.53%), Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%), Meghalaya (76.00%), Manipur (74.34%) and Nagaland (73.90%). India’s total forest and tree cover is now spread across 80.9 million hectares, which is 24.62 per cent of the total geographical area of the country.
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Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Madhya Pradesh had the largest forest cover, followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra The top five States in terms of forest cover as a percentage of their total geographical area were Mizoram (84.53%), Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%), Meghalaya (76.00%), Manipur (74.34%) and Nagaland (73.90%). India’s total forest and tree cover is now spread across 80.9 million hectares, which is 24.62 per cent of the total geographical area of the country.