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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points
With reference to Meenakshi Amman Temple, consider the following statements:
The Gopuram (tower) of the temple serves as the model for the Tamil Nadu State Emblem design.
The temple is located on the banks of the Vaigai river.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
solution -: (2 )
Explaination herea
Ans: C
Exp:
The PM offers prayers at Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. This temple is dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi (a form of Shakti) and her consort Sundareshwarar (a form of Shiva).
Statement 1 is correct: The temple features impressive gopurams (towered gateways). Notably, the west tower serves as the model for the Tamil Nadu State Emblem design.
A gopuram is a monumental entrance tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a Hindu temple, in the South Indian architecture of the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and Telangana.
Statement 2 is correct: Meenakshi Amman Temple is located on the Vaigai river in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vaigai river originates in the Periyar Plateau of the Western Ghats range.
It empties into the Palk Bay.
The Vattaparai Falls are located on this river.
Incorrect
solution -: (2 )
Explaination herea
Ans: C
Exp:
The PM offers prayers at Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. This temple is dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi (a form of Shakti) and her consort Sundareshwarar (a form of Shiva).
Statement 1 is correct: The temple features impressive gopurams (towered gateways). Notably, the west tower serves as the model for the Tamil Nadu State Emblem design.
A gopuram is a monumental entrance tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a Hindu temple, in the South Indian architecture of the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and Telangana.
Statement 2 is correct: Meenakshi Amman Temple is located on the Vaigai river in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vaigai river originates in the Periyar Plateau of the Western Ghats range.
It empties into the Palk Bay.
The Vattaparai Falls are located on this river.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
Which one of the following best describes the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) principle of “Most-favoured-nation” (MFN)?
Correct
Ans: D
Exp:
Most-favoured-nation (MFN): Under the WTO agreements, countries cannot normally discriminate between their trading partners- treating virtually everyone equally.Each member treats all the other members equally as “most-favoured” trading partners.
National treatment: The imported and locally-produced goods should be treated equally after the foreign goods have entered the market.
The same should apply to foreign and domestic services, and to foreign and local trademarks, copyrights and patents
National treatment only applies once a product, service or item of intellectual property has entered the market.
Therefore, charging customs duty on an import is not a violation of national treatment even if locally-produced products are not charged an equivalent tax.
If a country improves the benefits that it gives to one trading partner, it has to give the same “best” treatment to all the other WTO members so that they all remain “most-favoured”.
This principle is enshrined in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which governs trade in goods.
MFN treatment is also emphasised in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
Exceptions: Free trade agreements within specific groups or providing developing countries with special market access.
Incorrect
Ans: D
Exp:
Most-favoured-nation (MFN): Under the WTO agreements, countries cannot normally discriminate between their trading partners- treating virtually everyone equally.Each member treats all the other members equally as “most-favoured” trading partners.
National treatment: The imported and locally-produced goods should be treated equally after the foreign goods have entered the market.
The same should apply to foreign and domestic services, and to foreign and local trademarks, copyrights and patents
National treatment only applies once a product, service or item of intellectual property has entered the market.
Therefore, charging customs duty on an import is not a violation of national treatment even if locally-produced products are not charged an equivalent tax.
If a country improves the benefits that it gives to one trading partner, it has to give the same “best” treatment to all the other WTO members so that they all remain “most-favoured”.
This principle is enshrined in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which governs trade in goods.
MFN treatment is also emphasised in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
Exceptions: Free trade agreements within specific groups or providing developing countries with special market access.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements about the geographical location of Mauritius?
Mauritius is located in the South Western part of the Indian Ocean.
The island is found above the equator.
It is located to the west of Madagascar Island.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Correct
Ans: A
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: Mauritius is located in the South Western part of the Indian Ocean.
It is located off the eastern coast of Africa.
Physiographically, it is part of the Mascarene Islands.
Capital: Port Louis.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The island is located below the equator and
To the North of the tropic of Capricorn in the Southern hemisphere.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The island nation is situated to the east of Madagascar and to the northeast of French Reunion.
The island of Mauritius is volcanic in origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs.
Incorrect
Ans: A
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: Mauritius is located in the South Western part of the Indian Ocean.
It is located off the eastern coast of Africa.
Physiographically, it is part of the Mascarene Islands.
Capital: Port Louis.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The island is located below the equator and
To the North of the tropic of Capricorn in the Southern hemisphere.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The island nation is situated to the east of Madagascar and to the northeast of French Reunion.
The island of Mauritius is volcanic in origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
With reference to ‘Ecocide’,consider the following statements:
It is the deliberate or careless actions with the knowledge that there is a significant likelihood of causing harm to the environment.
Norway has become the first in the European Continent to recognise ‘ecocide’ as a national as well as an international crime.
Which of the statements given above are incorrect?
Correct
Ans: B
Exp:
Belgium is a country in Northwestern Europe.
Borders: Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west.
Statement 1 is correct: Ecocide loosely translates to ‘killing one’s ‘environment’.
As per the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide: Ecocide is the “Unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts.”
Statement 2 is incorrect: Belgium (not Norway) has become the first in the European Continent to recognise ‘ecocide’ as a national as well as an international crime.
Incorrect
Ans: B
Exp:
Belgium is a country in Northwestern Europe.
Borders: Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west.
Statement 1 is correct: Ecocide loosely translates to ‘killing one’s ‘environment’.
As per the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide: Ecocide is the “Unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts.”
Statement 2 is incorrect: Belgium (not Norway) has become the first in the European Continent to recognise ‘ecocide’ as a national as well as an international crime.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
In the context of different lifeforms, consider the following pairs :
Lifeforms: Features
Virus: able to replicate without the help of a host.
Obelisks: have a circular single-stranded RNA genome.
Viroids: can cause serious disease in flowering plants.
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Correct
Ans: B
Exp:
Newfound ‘obelisks’ join viruses, viroids as a third unusual life form.
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Viruses are non-cellular, microscopic infectious agents that are unable to replicate without the help of a host.
Viruses do not contain cells and usually lack a cell wall but are surrounded by a protective protein coating called the capsid.
They contain either RNA or DNA as the genetic material.
Viruses’ life cycle is simple: they infect a host cell, use the cell’s machinery to make more copies of themselves, then infect a new cell to repeat the cycle.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: Obelisks have a circular single-stranded RNA genome and no protein coat but, like viruses, their genomes contain genes that are predicted to code for proteins.
Like viroids, obelisks have a circular single-stranded RNA genome and no protein coat but, like viruses, their genomes contain genes that are predicted to code for proteins.
Pair 3 is correctly matched: Viroids can self-cleave (chop up) and re-ligate (stick back together) their genome as part of the replication cycle.
Viroids can cause serious disease in flowering plants.
The infection of viroid in plants causes stunting of growth, stem necrosis, deformation of the leaves and fruits, and at last causing the death of the plant.
Incorrect
Ans: B
Exp:
Newfound ‘obelisks’ join viruses, viroids as a third unusual life form.
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Viruses are non-cellular, microscopic infectious agents that are unable to replicate without the help of a host.
Viruses do not contain cells and usually lack a cell wall but are surrounded by a protective protein coating called the capsid.
They contain either RNA or DNA as the genetic material.
Viruses’ life cycle is simple: they infect a host cell, use the cell’s machinery to make more copies of themselves, then infect a new cell to repeat the cycle.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: Obelisks have a circular single-stranded RNA genome and no protein coat but, like viruses, their genomes contain genes that are predicted to code for proteins.
Like viroids, obelisks have a circular single-stranded RNA genome and no protein coat but, like viruses, their genomes contain genes that are predicted to code for proteins.
Pair 3 is correctly matched: Viroids can self-cleave (chop up) and re-ligate (stick back together) their genome as part of the replication cycle.
Viroids can cause serious disease in flowering plants.
The infection of viroid in plants causes stunting of growth, stem necrosis, deformation of the leaves and fruits, and at last causing the death of the plant.
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