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Question 1 of 5
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Consider the following statements.
The labour force participation rate essentially tells what percentage of the population want to be part of the workforce.
A low labour force participation rate means fewer people are making themselves available for economic activity.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
The labour force participation rate essentially tells us what percentage of people who are within the working-age (15 to 59 years) group want to be part of the workforce. A low labour force participation rate undermines a country’s overall productivity and wellbeing because fewer people are making themselves available for economic activity.
The labour force participation rate essentially tells us what percentage of people who are within the working-age (15 to 59 years) group want to be part of the workforce. A low labour force participation rate undermines a country’s overall productivity and wellbeing because fewer people are making themselves available for economic activity.
Consider the following statements regarding Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
BIMSTEC is a sector-driven cooperative organization.
The main objective of BIMSTEC is having technological and economic cooperation among South Asian and Southeast Asian countries along the coast of the Bay of Bengal.
Till now, India has hosted the BIMSTEC Summit only once.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d)
BIMSTEC is a sector-driven cooperative organization. Technological and economic cooperation among South Asian and Southeast Asian countries along the coast of the Bay of Bengal is its main objective.
India hosted the 2nd BIMSTEC summit in 2008. Fourth BIMSTEC summit was held in Nepal in 2018.
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Solution: d)
BIMSTEC is a sector-driven cooperative organization. Technological and economic cooperation among South Asian and Southeast Asian countries along the coast of the Bay of Bengal is its main objective.
India hosted the 2nd BIMSTEC summit in 2008. Fourth BIMSTEC summit was held in Nepal in 2018.
Question 4 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements regarding Indo-Taiwan relations.
India and Taiwan do not have formal diplomatic ties.
India has endorsed the “one-China” policy.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Correct
Solution: b)
China has claimed Taiwan through its “one China” policy since the Chinese civil war forced the defeated Kuomintang, or Nationalist, to flee to the island in 1949 and has vowed to bring it under Beijing’s rule, by force if necessary.
Indo- Taiwan relations:
Although they do not have formal diplomatic ties, Taiwan and India have been cooperating in various fields.
India has refused to endorse the “one-China” policy since 2010.
Incorrect
Solution: b)
China has claimed Taiwan through its “one China” policy since the Chinese civil war forced the defeated Kuomintang, or Nationalist, to flee to the island in 1949 and has vowed to bring it under Beijing’s rule, by force if necessary.
Indo- Taiwan relations:
Although they do not have formal diplomatic ties, Taiwan and India have been cooperating in various fields.
India has refused to endorse the “one-China” policy since 2010.
Question 5 of 5
1 points
Rare earth elements, sometimes seen in news are used in
Air pollution control
Illuminated screens on electronic devices
Defence equipments
Space shuttle components
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: d)
Rare Earth Elements or Rare Earth Metals are a set of 17 chemical elements in the periodic table — the 15 lanthanides, plus scandium and yttrium, which tend to occur in the same ore deposits as the lanthanides, and have similar chemical properties.
Despite their classification, most of these elements are not really “rare”. One of the Rare Earths, promethium, is radioactive.
These elements are important in technologies of consumer electronics, computers and networks, communications, clean energy, advanced transportation, healthcare, environmental mitigation, and national defence, among others.
Scandium is used in televisions and fluorescent lamps, and yttrium is used in drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis and cancer.
Rare Earth elements are used in space shuttle components, jet engine turbines, and drones. Cerium, the most abundant Rare Earth element, is essential to NASA’s Space Shuttle Programme.
China’s Rare Earths deposits account for 80% of identified global reserves.
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Solution: d)
Rare Earth Elements or Rare Earth Metals are a set of 17 chemical elements in the periodic table — the 15 lanthanides, plus scandium and yttrium, which tend to occur in the same ore deposits as the lanthanides, and have similar chemical properties.
Despite their classification, most of these elements are not really “rare”. One of the Rare Earths, promethium, is radioactive.
These elements are important in technologies of consumer electronics, computers and networks, communications, clean energy, advanced transportation, healthcare, environmental mitigation, and national defence, among others.
Scandium is used in televisions and fluorescent lamps, and yttrium is used in drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis and cancer.
Rare Earth elements are used in space shuttle components, jet engine turbines, and drones. Cerium, the most abundant Rare Earth element, is essential to NASA’s Space Shuttle Programme.
China’s Rare Earths deposits account for 80% of identified global reserves.
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