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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points
With reference to the recent launch of the Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) by ISRO, consider the following statements:
This mission marks India’s first dedicated scientific endeavour to study the polarisation of cosmic X-rays from celestial sources.
India has become the first country in the world to send a specialised astronomy observatory to study black holes and neutron stars in our galaxy.
Which of the statements given above are incorrect?
Correct
Ans: B
Exp:
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched the maiden X-ray Polarimeter Satellite to study black holes and neutron stars in Space.
Statement 1 is correct: This mission marks India’s first dedicated scientific endeavour to study the polarisation of cosmic X-rays from celestial sources.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Following the launch of XPoSat, India has become the second country in the world after the United States to send a specialised astronomy observatory to study black holes and neutron stars in our galaxy. The mission life of the primary payload XPoSat is about five years.
Incorrect
Ans: B
Exp:
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched the maiden X-ray Polarimeter Satellite to study black holes and neutron stars in Space.
Statement 1 is correct: This mission marks India’s first dedicated scientific endeavour to study the polarisation of cosmic X-rays from celestial sources.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Following the launch of XPoSat, India has become the second country in the world after the United States to send a specialised astronomy observatory to study black holes and neutron stars in our galaxy. The mission life of the primary payload XPoSat is about five years.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
With reference to Radiocarbon dating, consider the following statements:
Radiocarbon dating uses Helium isotopes only.
It is a technique used to ascertain the ages of biological specimens.
Radiocarbon dating helped establish the age and authenticity of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Correct
Ans: B
Exp:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Radiocarbon dating uses carbon isotopes. It relies on the carbon isotopes carbon-14 and carbon-12. Most radiocarbon dating today is done using an accelerator mass spectrometer, an instrument that directly counts the numbers of carbon-14 and carbon-12 in a sample.
Statement 2 is correct: Radiocarbon dating is a technique used by scientists to learn the ages ofbiological specimens – for example, wooden archaeological artefacts or ancient human remains – from the distant past.
Statement 3 is correct:Radiocarbon dating helped establish the age and authenticity of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a corpus of some 25,000 fragments unearthed in caves on the shores of the Dead Sea in the 1940s and 1950s. The artefacts include some of the most ancient manuscripts of the Bible, other religious texts that were not accepted in the canon and nonreligious writings.
Incorrect
Ans: B
Exp:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Radiocarbon dating uses carbon isotopes. It relies on the carbon isotopes carbon-14 and carbon-12. Most radiocarbon dating today is done using an accelerator mass spectrometer, an instrument that directly counts the numbers of carbon-14 and carbon-12 in a sample.
Statement 2 is correct: Radiocarbon dating is a technique used by scientists to learn the ages ofbiological specimens – for example, wooden archaeological artefacts or ancient human remains – from the distant past.
Statement 3 is correct:Radiocarbon dating helped establish the age and authenticity of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a corpus of some 25,000 fragments unearthed in caves on the shores of the Dead Sea in the 1940s and 1950s. The artefacts include some of the most ancient manuscripts of the Bible, other religious texts that were not accepted in the canon and nonreligious writings.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
In the context of Virtual Digital Assets Service Providers (VDA SP’s), consider the following statements:
They are required to comply with obligations as mandated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002.
Binance, KuCoin, Bitstamp and Bitfinex are examples ofVirtual Digital Assets Service Providers.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Ans: C
Exp:
The Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) has issued compliance show cause notices to nine offshore Virtual Digital Assets Service Providers (VDA SPs) for alleged violation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA).
Statement 1 is correct: VDA SPs were brought into the ambit of Anti Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML-CFT) framework under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PML) Act 2002 in March 2023.
They are required to be registered with FIU IND as reporting entity and comply with a set of obligations as mandated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002. The obligation is activity-based and is not contingent on physical presence in India.
Statement 2 is correct:Some examples of VDA service providers are: Binance, KuCoin, Huobi, Kraken, Gate.io, Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXCGlobal, and Bitfinex.
A VDA SP’s are platforms to buy, sell, exchange, or otherwise interact with the cryptocurrency market. In other words, they are crypto exchanges.
Incorrect
Ans: C
Exp:
The Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) has issued compliance show cause notices to nine offshore Virtual Digital Assets Service Providers (VDA SPs) for alleged violation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA).
Statement 1 is correct: VDA SPs were brought into the ambit of Anti Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML-CFT) framework under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PML) Act 2002 in March 2023.
They are required to be registered with FIU IND as reporting entity and comply with a set of obligations as mandated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002. The obligation is activity-based and is not contingent on physical presence in India.
Statement 2 is correct:Some examples of VDA service providers are: Binance, KuCoin, Huobi, Kraken, Gate.io, Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXCGlobal, and Bitfinex.
A VDA SP’s are platforms to buy, sell, exchange, or otherwise interact with the cryptocurrency market. In other words, they are crypto exchanges.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements with reference to the Scheduled tribe:
Scheduled Tribes means such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under Article 342 of the Constitution.
Parliament by law can include or exclude a community from the list of Scheduled Tribes.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Ans: C
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: The framers of the Constitution took note of the fact that certain communities in the country were suffering from extreme social, educational and economic backwardness on account of the primitive agricultural practices, lack of infrastructure facilities and geographical isolation. The Constitution of India in Article 366 (25) prescribes that the Scheduled Tribes means such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under Article 342 of the Constitution to be Scheduled Tribes.
Statement 2 is correct: The provisions under Article 342 read as follows:
Article 342(1) Scheduled Tribes — the President may with respect to any State or Union Territory, and where it is a State, after consultation with the Governor thereof, by public notification, specify the tribes or tribal communities or part of or groups within tribes or tribal communities as Scheduled Tribe in relation to that State or Union Territory as the case may be.
Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Tribes specified in a notification issued under clause (1) any tribe or tribal community or part of or group within any tribe or tribal community, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification.
Criteria for specification of a community as a Scheduled Tribe:
While the Constitution is silent about the criteria for specification of a community as a Scheduled Tribe. The words and the phrase ‘tribes or tribal communities or part of or groups within tribes or tribal communities” in Article 342 have to be understood in terms of their historical background of backwardness. Primitiveness, geographical isolation, shyness, and social, educational & economic backwardness due to these reasons are the traits that distinguish Scheduled Tribe communities of our country from other communities.
Incorrect
Ans: C
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: The framers of the Constitution took note of the fact that certain communities in the country were suffering from extreme social, educational and economic backwardness on account of the primitive agricultural practices, lack of infrastructure facilities and geographical isolation. The Constitution of India in Article 366 (25) prescribes that the Scheduled Tribes means such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under Article 342 of the Constitution to be Scheduled Tribes.
Statement 2 is correct: The provisions under Article 342 read as follows:
Article 342(1) Scheduled Tribes — the President may with respect to any State or Union Territory, and where it is a State, after consultation with the Governor thereof, by public notification, specify the tribes or tribal communities or part of or groups within tribes or tribal communities as Scheduled Tribe in relation to that State or Union Territory as the case may be.
Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Tribes specified in a notification issued under clause (1) any tribe or tribal community or part of or group within any tribe or tribal community, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification.
Criteria for specification of a community as a Scheduled Tribe:
While the Constitution is silent about the criteria for specification of a community as a Scheduled Tribe. The words and the phrase ‘tribes or tribal communities or part of or groups within tribes or tribal communities” in Article 342 have to be understood in terms of their historical background of backwardness. Primitiveness, geographical isolation, shyness, and social, educational & economic backwardness due to these reasons are the traits that distinguish Scheduled Tribe communities of our country from other communities.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements with reference to the Finance Commission of India:
It is a statutory body constituted under the Finance Commission (miscellaneous provisions) Act, 1951.
It is constituted by the President of India.
Professor Arvind Panagariya is appointed as the chairman of the Sixteenth Finance Commission.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Ans: B
Exp:
Statement 1 is incorrect:The Finance Commission is a constitutional body created under the provisions of Article 280 of the Constitution, mainly to give its recommendations on the distribution of tax revenues between the Union and the States and amongst the States themselves. The two distinctive features of the Commission’s work involve redressing the vertical imbalances between the taxation powers and expenditure responsibilities of the centre and the States respectively and equalization of all public services across the States.
Statement 2 is correct:The Finance Commission is appointed by the President under Article 280 of the Constitution. The First Finance Commission was constituted vide Presidential Order dated 22.11.1951 under the chairmanship of Shri K.C. Neogy on 6th April 1952. Sixteen Finance Commissions have been Constituted so far at intervals of every five years.
Statement 3 is correct:Professor Arvind Panagariya is appointed as the chairman of the Sixteenth Finance Commission (SFC). As per the provisions contained in the Finance Commission [Miscellaneous Provisions] Act, 1951 and The Finance Commission (Salaries & Allowances) Rules, 1951, the Chairman of the Commission is selected from among persons who have had experience in public affairs, and the four other members are selected from among persons who–
are, or have been, or are qualified to be appointed as Judges of a High Court
have special knowledge of the finances and accounts of Government
have had wide experience in financial matters and in administration
have special knowledge of economics
Incorrect
Ans: B
Exp:
Statement 1 is incorrect:The Finance Commission is a constitutional body created under the provisions of Article 280 of the Constitution, mainly to give its recommendations on the distribution of tax revenues between the Union and the States and amongst the States themselves. The two distinctive features of the Commission’s work involve redressing the vertical imbalances between the taxation powers and expenditure responsibilities of the centre and the States respectively and equalization of all public services across the States.
Statement 2 is correct:The Finance Commission is appointed by the President under Article 280 of the Constitution. The First Finance Commission was constituted vide Presidential Order dated 22.11.1951 under the chairmanship of Shri K.C. Neogy on 6th April 1952. Sixteen Finance Commissions have been Constituted so far at intervals of every five years.
Statement 3 is correct:Professor Arvind Panagariya is appointed as the chairman of the Sixteenth Finance Commission (SFC). As per the provisions contained in the Finance Commission [Miscellaneous Provisions] Act, 1951 and The Finance Commission (Salaries & Allowances) Rules, 1951, the Chairman of the Commission is selected from among persons who have had experience in public affairs, and the four other members are selected from among persons who–
are, or have been, or are qualified to be appointed as Judges of a High Court
have special knowledge of the finances and accounts of Government
have had wide experience in financial matters and in administration
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