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Puucho CURRENT Affairs RTM – 2020
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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.
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Question 1 of 10
1 points
National Youth Day is celebrated on 12 January to disseminate the Ideas and Doctrines of:
CorrectAns: (a)
Explanation:
- January 12marks the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.
- National Youth Dayis celebrated on this day. Celebrated since 1984.
- The main objective is to promote rational thinking among the youth, believed to be the future of the country.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/13/national-youth-day/
IncorrectAns: (a)
Explanation:
- January 12marks the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.
- National Youth Dayis celebrated on this day. Celebrated since 1984.
- The main objective is to promote rational thinking among the youth, believed to be the future of the country.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/13/national-youth-day/
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Question 2 of 10
1 points
Who had called Vivekananda the “maker of modern India”?
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Question 3 of 10
1 points
Consider the following statements about the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP):
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- It aims to create an integrated market with 16 member countries.
- Under the Partnership, the US and the China will help Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question 4 of 10
1 points
What is “Gaganyan”, sometimes seen in the news?
CorrectAns: (c)
Explanation:
- The objective of the Gaganyaan programme is to demonstrate the capability to send humans to low earth orbit on board an Indian launch vehicle and bring them back to earth safely.
- Preparation and launch:
- Four Indian astronaut-candidates have already undergone generic space flight training in Russia as part of the Gaganyaan programme.
- ISRO’s heavy-lift launcher GSLV Mk III has been identified for the mission.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/13/gaganyaan-mission-2/
IncorrectAns: (c)
Explanation:
- The objective of the Gaganyaan programme is to demonstrate the capability to send humans to low earth orbit on board an Indian launch vehicle and bring them back to earth safely.
- Preparation and launch:
- Four Indian astronaut-candidates have already undergone generic space flight training in Russia as part of the Gaganyaan programme.
- ISRO’s heavy-lift launcher GSLV Mk III has been identified for the mission.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/13/gaganyaan-mission-2/
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Question 5 of 10
1 points
Consider the following statements regarding GSLV Mk-III.
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- GSLV Mk III is designed to carry satellites into both Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
- Missions like Gaganyaan and Chandrayaan-3 will be launched on GSLV Mk-III.
- GSLV Mk-III uses a Russian-developed cryogenic engine in the upper stage.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectAns: (b)
Explanation:
- GSLV MkIII, chosen to launch Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, is a three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO. The vehicle has two solid strap-ons, a core liquid booster and a cryogenic upper stage.
- GSLV Mk III is designed to carry 4 ton class of satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)or about 10 tons to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which is about twice the capability of the GSLV Mk II.
- Missions like Gaganyaan and Chandrayaan-3 will be launched on GSLV Mk-III.
- GSLV Mk-III too uses an indigenously-developed cryogenic engine in the upper stage, but, unlike the one in Mk-II, this is not a reverse-engineered Russian engine. Instead, the cryogenic engine used in GSLV Mk-III, called CE20, has been the result of over three decades of research and development, starting from scratch, and uses a different process to burn fuel. It is closer to the designs used in the Arianne rockets that were used by ISRO earlier to send its heavier satellites into space.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/13/gaganyaan-mission-2/
IncorrectAns: (b)
Explanation:
- GSLV MkIII, chosen to launch Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, is a three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO. The vehicle has two solid strap-ons, a core liquid booster and a cryogenic upper stage.
- GSLV Mk III is designed to carry 4 ton class of satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)or about 10 tons to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which is about twice the capability of the GSLV Mk II.
- Missions like Gaganyaan and Chandrayaan-3 will be launched on GSLV Mk-III.
- GSLV Mk-III too uses an indigenously-developed cryogenic engine in the upper stage, but, unlike the one in Mk-II, this is not a reverse-engineered Russian engine. Instead, the cryogenic engine used in GSLV Mk-III, called CE20, has been the result of over three decades of research and development, starting from scratch, and uses a different process to burn fuel. It is closer to the designs used in the Arianne rockets that were used by ISRO earlier to send its heavier satellites into space.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/13/gaganyaan-mission-2/
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Question 6 of 10
1 points
Consider the following statements:
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- Assam and Meghalaya share less than 180-km-long border.
- Meghalaya was carved out of Assam under the Assam Reorganisation Act, 1971.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question 7 of 10
1 points
The Henley Passport Index (HPI) is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom of holders of their ordinary – as opposed to diplomatic – passport holders. Its ranking is based on data from which of the following?
CorrectAns: (d)
Explanation:
- The Henley & Partners publishes the ranking and the Index of the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
- It was launched in 2005.
- The ranking is based on data from the IATA (International Air Transport Association), a trade association of some 290 airlines, including all major carriers.
- The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations.
- The data are updated in real time as and when visa policy changes come into effect.
Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/13/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-13-january-2022-5/
IncorrectAns: (d)
Explanation:
- The Henley & Partners publishes the ranking and the Index of the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
- It was launched in 2005.
- The ranking is based on data from the IATA (International Air Transport Association), a trade association of some 290 airlines, including all major carriers.
- The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations.
- The data are updated in real time as and when visa policy changes come into effect.
Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/13/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-13-january-2022-5/
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Question 8 of 10
1 points
The ‘Deep Time Project’ was in news recently, is associated with which of the following?
CorrectAns: (d)
Explanation: Deep Time Project:
- The Deep Time project in France’s Lombrives Cave came to an end. As part of the project, a group of 15 people stayed in and explored the cave for 40 days and 40 nights.
- They slept in tents, made their own electricity, and had no contact with the outside world.
- The Deep Time project looked at how a lack of external touch affects one’s perception of time.
- Its aim was to investigate how people adjust to dramatic changes in their living conditions and environments.
- Scientists at the Human Adaption Institute leading the $1.5 million “Deep Time” project say the experiment will help them better understand how people adapt to drastic changes in living conditions and environments.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/27/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-26-april-2021/
IncorrectAns: (d)
Explanation: Deep Time Project:
- The Deep Time project in France’s Lombrives Cave came to an end. As part of the project, a group of 15 people stayed in and explored the cave for 40 days and 40 nights.
- They slept in tents, made their own electricity, and had no contact with the outside world.
- The Deep Time project looked at how a lack of external touch affects one’s perception of time.
- Its aim was to investigate how people adjust to dramatic changes in their living conditions and environments.
- Scientists at the Human Adaption Institute leading the $1.5 million “Deep Time” project say the experiment will help them better understand how people adapt to drastic changes in living conditions and environments.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/27/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-26-april-2021/
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Question 9 of 10
1 points
Consider the following statements regarding TRAFFIC:
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- It is a joint program of WWF and IUCN
- It is governed by UNEP.
- It aims to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
CorrectAns: (c)
Explanation: TRAFFIC – The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network:
- Founded in 1976 as a strategic alliance of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Headquarters — Cambridge, UK
- Type — International non-governmental organization
- Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
- Aim — ‘ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature
- It is governed by the board of trustees of TRAFFIC International
- TRAFFIC’s 2020 goal — help reduce the pressure of illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade on biodiversity, and enhance the benefits to wildlife conservation and human well-being that derive from trade at sustainable levels.
Refer: https://www.traffic.org/
IncorrectAns: (c)
Explanation: TRAFFIC – The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network:
- Founded in 1976 as a strategic alliance of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Headquarters — Cambridge, UK
- Type — International non-governmental organization
- Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
- Aim — ‘ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature
- It is governed by the board of trustees of TRAFFIC International
- TRAFFIC’s 2020 goal — help reduce the pressure of illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade on biodiversity, and enhance the benefits to wildlife conservation and human well-being that derive from trade at sustainable levels.
Refer: https://www.traffic.org/
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Question 10 of 10
1 points
Consider the following:
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- Hotels and restaurants
- Motor transport undertakings
- Newspaper establishments
- Private medical institutions
The employees of which of the above can have the ‘Social Security’ coverage under “Employees’ State Insurance Scheme’?
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