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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points
Which of the following is the objective of the ‘Go Red’ Campaign often seen in the news?
Correct
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
Recently,Rashtrapati Bhawan and several other historical monuments and buildings were lighted in red color as part of Go Red Campaign in order to raise awareness about dyslexia.
Dyslexia is a learning disability in reading. People with dyslexia have trouble reading at a good pace and without mistakes.
Go Red Campaign for 2023: Every year International Dyslexia Awareness Month is observed in October.
Incorrect
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
Recently,Rashtrapati Bhawan and several other historical monuments and buildings were lighted in red color as part of Go Red Campaign in order to raise awareness about dyslexia.
Dyslexia is a learning disability in reading. People with dyslexia have trouble reading at a good pace and without mistakes.
Go Red Campaign for 2023: Every year International Dyslexia Awareness Month is observed in October.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
Which of the following is/are tributaries of ‘Kaveri River’?
Arkavathi
Shimsa
Harangi
Hemavati
Lakshmantirtha
Suvarnavati
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Correct
Option (d) is correct.
Explanation:
Recently, the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) asked Karnataka to release 2600 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for a certain period.
The Kaveri is an interstate basin that originates in Karnataka and passes through Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry before draining into the Bay of Bengal.
The Kaveri river’s catchment area lies in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.
Left Bank Tributary: Arkavathi, Shimsa, Harangi, Hemavati, etc.
Right Bank Tributary: Lakshmantirtha, Suvarnavati, Noyil, Bhavani, Kabini, and Amaravathi etc.
The Kabini Reservoir in Karnataka is constructed on the Kabini River, a tributary of the Kaveri River, which joins the Krishna Sagar Reservoir. The Mettur Dam has been constructed across the main stream of Kaveri in Tamil Nadu.
Incorrect
Option (d) is correct.
Explanation:
Recently, the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) asked Karnataka to release 2600 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for a certain period.
The Kaveri is an interstate basin that originates in Karnataka and passes through Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry before draining into the Bay of Bengal.
The Kaveri river’s catchment area lies in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.
Left Bank Tributary: Arkavathi, Shimsa, Harangi, Hemavati, etc.
Right Bank Tributary: Lakshmantirtha, Suvarnavati, Noyil, Bhavani, Kabini, and Amaravathi etc.
The Kabini Reservoir in Karnataka is constructed on the Kabini River, a tributary of the Kaveri River, which joins the Krishna Sagar Reservoir. The Mettur Dam has been constructed across the main stream of Kaveri in Tamil Nadu.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
With reference to ‘Central Information Commission’,consider the following statements:
Chief Information Commissioner is not eligible for reappointment.
The Chief Information Commissioner(CIC) and Information Commissioner(ICs) will hold office for a term of five years.
It is a statutory body constituted under the provision of Section-12 of RTI Act 2005.
How many of the statements given above is/are not correct?
Correct
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
The Supreme Court recently ordered the central and the state governments to take steps to fill the vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and state information commissions (SICs).
Statement 3 is correct: Central Information Commission(CIC) is a statutory body constituted under the provision of Section-12 of RTI Act 2005, the Central Government constitutes a body to be known as the Central Information Commission.
The CIC shall consist of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and such number of Central Information Commissioners not exceeding 10 as may be deemed necessary.
Statement 1 is correct: Chief Information Commissioner is not eligible for reappointment.
Jurisdiction: It extends over all Central Public Authorities.
Appointment Process of CIC/IC: The selection committee of CIC/IC consists of
The Prime Minister, who shall be the Chairperson of the committee;
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha
A Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister.
Statement 2 is not correct: The CIC and ICs (at the central and state level) will hold office for a term of three years.
Incorrect
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
The Supreme Court recently ordered the central and the state governments to take steps to fill the vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and state information commissions (SICs).
Statement 3 is correct: Central Information Commission(CIC) is a statutory body constituted under the provision of Section-12 of RTI Act 2005, the Central Government constitutes a body to be known as the Central Information Commission.
The CIC shall consist of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and such number of Central Information Commissioners not exceeding 10 as may be deemed necessary.
Statement 1 is correct: Chief Information Commissioner is not eligible for reappointment.
Jurisdiction: It extends over all Central Public Authorities.
Appointment Process of CIC/IC: The selection committee of CIC/IC consists of
The Prime Minister, who shall be the Chairperson of the committee;
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha
A Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister.
Statement 2 is not correct: The CIC and ICs (at the central and state level) will hold office for a term of three years.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
Consider the following pairs:
Interpol’s Notice
Mandate
1. Yellow
Missing Persons
2. Black Notice
Imminent Threat
3. Orange notice
Unidentified bodies
Which of the above given pairs is/arecorrectly matched?
Correct
Option (b) is correct
Explanation:
Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Yogesh Kadian, wanted in multiple states for various charges, including criminal conspiracy, attempted murder and worked for the Bambiha syndicate.
Interpol: The International Criminal Police Organization is an intergovernmental organization with 195 member countries.
India and Interpol: India joined Interpol in 1949 is one of its oldest members.
Red Notice (Wanted Persons): A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.
Other Notices by Interpol:
Yellow: Missing persons (Pair 1 is correctly matched)
Blue: Additional information
Black Notice: Unidentified bodies (Pair 2 is not correctly matched)
Green Notice: Warnings and intelligence
Orange notice: Imminent threat (Pair 3 is not correctly matched)
Purple Notice: Modus operandi
Incorrect
Option (b) is correct
Explanation:
Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Yogesh Kadian, wanted in multiple states for various charges, including criminal conspiracy, attempted murder and worked for the Bambiha syndicate.
Interpol: The International Criminal Police Organization is an intergovernmental organization with 195 member countries.
India and Interpol: India joined Interpol in 1949 is one of its oldest members.
Red Notice (Wanted Persons): A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.
Other Notices by Interpol:
Yellow: Missing persons (Pair 1 is correctly matched)
Blue: Additional information
Black Notice: Unidentified bodies (Pair 2 is not correctly matched)
Green Notice: Warnings and intelligence
Orange notice: Imminent threat (Pair 3 is not correctly matched)
Purple Notice: Modus operandi
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
The ‘Doklam area’ is spread over at the trijunction between:
Correct
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
Experts in India have said any deal between China and Bhutan that accedes to a “swap arrangement” between areas to the north (Jamparlung and Pasamlung valleys) with Doklam to the west would be of concern to India, given the proximity to India’s narrow “Siliguri corridor” that connects the north-eastern States with the rest of India.
Doklam is an area spread over less than a 100 sq km comprising a plateau and a valley at the trijunction between India, Bhutan and China.
It is surrounded by the Chumbi Valley of Tibet, Bhutan’s Ha Valley and Sikkim.
India and China were involved in a stand-off in Doklam near the India-China-Bhutan trijunction in 2017.
Incorrect
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
Experts in India have said any deal between China and Bhutan that accedes to a “swap arrangement” between areas to the north (Jamparlung and Pasamlung valleys) with Doklam to the west would be of concern to India, given the proximity to India’s narrow “Siliguri corridor” that connects the north-eastern States with the rest of India.
Doklam is an area spread over less than a 100 sq km comprising a plateau and a valley at the trijunction between India, Bhutan and China.
It is surrounded by the Chumbi Valley of Tibet, Bhutan’s Ha Valley and Sikkim.
India and China were involved in a stand-off in Doklam near the India-China-Bhutan trijunction in 2017.
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