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Puucho CURRENT Affairs RTM – 2020
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The following Quiz is based on the Hindu, PIB and other news sources. It is a current events based quiz. Solving these questions will help retain both concepts and facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services exam.
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New Initiative: Revision Through MCQs (RTM) – Revision of Current Affairs Made Interesting
As revision is the key to success in this exam, we are starting a new initiative where you will revise current affairs effectively through MCQs (RTM) that are solely based on Insights Daily Current Affairs.
These questions will be different than our regular current affairs quiz. These questions are framed to TEST how well you have read and revised Insights Current Affairs on daily basis.
We will post nearly 10 MCQs every day which are based on previous day’s Insights current affairs. Tonight we will be posting RTM questions on the Insights current affairs of October 3, 2019.
The added advantage of this initiative is it will help you solve at least 20 MCQs daily (5 Static + 5 CA Quiz + 10 RTM) – thereby helping you improve your retention as well as elimination and guessing skills.
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Question 1 of 10
1 points
Consider the following statements:
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- La Nina is a weather pattern that occurs in the Pacific Ocean.
- It is known to favor cold waves in North India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
CorrectAns: (c)
Explanation:
- S1: La Niña (translated from Spanish as “little girl”) is not a storm, but a climate pattern that occurs in the Pacific Ocean every few years and can impact weather around the world.
- S2: La Nina is known to favor cold waves in North India.
- It increases the severity of cold conditions, also the frequency and area covered under the grip of a cold wave become larger e.g. winters of October 2020 were colder than usual (2 degrees Celsius, the lowest since 1962) due to the impact of La Nina in the pacific.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/17/imd-has-predicted-a-cold-wave-in-northwest-india/
IncorrectAns: (c)
Explanation:
- S1: La Niña (translated from Spanish as “little girl”) is not a storm, but a climate pattern that occurs in the Pacific Ocean every few years and can impact weather around the world.
- S2: La Nina is known to favor cold waves in North India.
- It increases the severity of cold conditions, also the frequency and area covered under the grip of a cold wave become larger e.g. winters of October 2020 were colder than usual (2 degrees Celsius, the lowest since 1962) due to the impact of La Nina in the pacific.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/17/imd-has-predicted-a-cold-wave-in-northwest-india/
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Question 2 of 10
1 points
Consider the following statements:
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- The merchant discount rate is charged to merchants for processing debit and credit card transactions.
- It is given as a percentage of each sales transaction processed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
CorrectAns: (c)
Explanation:
- S1: MDR (Merchant Discount Rate) is basically a fee that a merchant is charged by their issuing bank for accepting payments from their customers via credit and debit cards
- In Budget 2020-21, the government prescribed zero Merchant Discount Rate (MDR),the rate merchants pay to scheme providers, for RuPay and UPI, both NPCI products, to popularise digital payments benefiting both customers and merchants.
- S2: Traditionally, MDR is given as a percentage of the value of each transaction processed. The rates are dependent on the level of business transactions being processed, the types of cards (debit or credit) used by customers, and the value of the average transaction (also known as average tickets or average sales). Typically, the key component of the discount rate is the interchange fees.
IncorrectAns: (c)
Explanation:
- S1: MDR (Merchant Discount Rate) is basically a fee that a merchant is charged by their issuing bank for accepting payments from their customers via credit and debit cards
- In Budget 2020-21, the government prescribed zero Merchant Discount Rate (MDR),the rate merchants pay to scheme providers, for RuPay and UPI, both NPCI products, to popularise digital payments benefiting both customers and merchants.
- S2: Traditionally, MDR is given as a percentage of the value of each transaction processed. The rates are dependent on the level of business transactions being processed, the types of cards (debit or credit) used by customers, and the value of the average transaction (also known as average tickets or average sales). Typically, the key component of the discount rate is the interchange fees.
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Question 3 of 10
1 points
Consider the following statements about International Monetary Fund (IMF):
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- It was originally created in 1945 as part of the Bretton Woods agreement.
- It promotes international financial stability and monetary cooperation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question 4 of 10
1 points
The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture is a flagship publication of which of the following?
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Question 5 of 10
1 points
The term ‘Intended Nationally Determined Contributions’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of
CorrectAns: (b)
Explanation:
- Countries across the globe adopted an historic international climate agreement at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris in December 2015. In anticipation of this moment, countries publicly outlined what post-2020 climate actions they intended to take under the new international agreement, known as their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). The climate actions communicated in these INDCs largely determine whether the world achieves the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement: to hold the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C, to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C, and to achieve net zero emissions in the second half of this century.
IncorrectAns: (b)
Explanation:
- Countries across the globe adopted an historic international climate agreement at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris in December 2015. In anticipation of this moment, countries publicly outlined what post-2020 climate actions they intended to take under the new international agreement, known as their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). The climate actions communicated in these INDCs largely determine whether the world achieves the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement: to hold the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C, to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C, and to achieve net zero emissions in the second half of this century.
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Question 6 of 10
1 points
What is the purpose of ‘NEOWISE project’?
CorrectAns: (d)
Explanation:
- The recently discovered comet called C/2020 F3, also known as NEOWISE after the NASA telescope that discovered it, will make its closest approach to the Earth on July 22.
- On the day, the comet, which takes 6,800 years to complete one lap around its orbit, will be at a distance of 64 million miles or 103 million kilometers while crossing Earth’s outside orbit.
- Mission objectives of NEOWISE project:
- The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) is a NASA infrared-wavelength astronomical space telescope active from December 2009 to February 2011.
- In September 2013, the spacecraft was reactivated, renamed NEOWISE and assigned a new mission: to assist NASA’s efforts to identify and characterize the population of near-Earth objects (NEO).
IncorrectAns: (d)
Explanation:
- The recently discovered comet called C/2020 F3, also known as NEOWISE after the NASA telescope that discovered it, will make its closest approach to the Earth on July 22.
- On the day, the comet, which takes 6,800 years to complete one lap around its orbit, will be at a distance of 64 million miles or 103 million kilometers while crossing Earth’s outside orbit.
- Mission objectives of NEOWISE project:
- The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) is a NASA infrared-wavelength astronomical space telescope active from December 2009 to February 2011.
- In September 2013, the spacecraft was reactivated, renamed NEOWISE and assigned a new mission: to assist NASA’s efforts to identify and characterize the population of near-Earth objects (NEO).
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Question 7 of 10
1 points
“Monitoring System for Tigers – Intensive Protection and Ecological Status”, a mobile monitoring system for forest guards, has been launched by:
CorrectAns: (d)
Explanation:
- The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has launched the M-STrIPES (Monitoring System for Tigers – Intensive Protection and Ecological Status), a mobile monitoring system for forest guards.
IncorrectAns: (d)
Explanation:
- The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has launched the M-STrIPES (Monitoring System for Tigers – Intensive Protection and Ecological Status), a mobile monitoring system for forest guards.
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Question 8 of 10
1 points
Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
Wildlife Sanctuaries State
- Dehing Patkai WS Assam
- Sonai Rupai WS Meghalaya
- Gomati WS Jharkhand
- Kishanpur WS Uttar Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the code below:
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Question 9 of 10
1 points
Consider the following statements
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- Established in the year 1936 as Hailey National Park.
- It is the place where Project Tiger was first launched in 1973.
- Its whole area comprises of hills, marshy depressions, riverine belts, grasslands and large lake.
- The park has sub-Himalayan belt geographical and ecological characteristics.
The above statements refer to which of the following national parks?
CorrectAns: (d)
Explanation:
- Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.
- It is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand and was named after Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment. The park was the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
- The park has sub-Himalayan belt geographical and ecological characteristics. An ecotourism destination.
IncorrectAns: (d)
Explanation:
- Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.
- It is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand and was named after Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment. The park was the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
- The park has sub-Himalayan belt geographical and ecological characteristics. An ecotourism destination.
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Question 10 of 10
1 points
“Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)” works under the administrative control of:
CorrectAns: (c)
Explanation:
- Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is a department of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization of the Government of India responsible for approval of licences of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood products, IV fluids, vaccines, and sera in India.
- Drugs Controller General of India, comes under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
- DCGI also sets standards for manufacturing, sales, import, and distribution of drugs in India.
IncorrectAns: (c)
Explanation:
- Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is a department of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization of the Government of India responsible for approval of licences of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood products, IV fluids, vaccines, and sera in India.
- Drugs Controller General of India, comes under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
- DCGI also sets standards for manufacturing, sales, import, and distribution of drugs in India.
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