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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
2 points
With reference to the value of defence production in Financial Year 2022-23, consider the following statements:
For the first time, it has crossed the figure of Rs one lakh crore.
In comparison to the last Financial Year, it has increased by 25 percent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Option (a) is correct
Explanation:
As a result of the consistent efforts of the Ministry of Defence, the value of defence production in Financial Year (FY) 2022-23 has crossed the figure of Rs one lakh crore for the first time ever.
The value currently stands Rs 1,06,800 crore and it will go further up once the data is received from the remaining private defence industries.
The current value of defence production in FY 2022-23 is a rise of more than 12 percent over FY 2021-22, when the figure was Rs 95,000 crore.
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Option (a) is correct
Explanation:
As a result of the consistent efforts of the Ministry of Defence, the value of defence production in Financial Year (FY) 2022-23 has crossed the figure of Rs one lakh crore for the first time ever.
The value currently stands Rs 1,06,800 crore and it will go further up once the data is received from the remaining private defence industries.
The current value of defence production in FY 2022-23 is a rise of more than 12 percent over FY 2021-22, when the figure was Rs 95,000 crore.
Question 2 of 6
2. Question
2 points
With reference to the ‘Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation’, consider the following statements:
It is a multinational grouping developed in 2014.
Its 3rd Summit is going to be held in Papua New Guinea.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
Correct
Option (c) is correct
Explanation:
Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) is a multinational grouping developed in 2014 for cooperation between India and 14 Pacific Islands nations.
These Pacific Island nations include Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Its Summits Scenario:
1st Summit-Suva, Fiji
2nd Summit-Jaipur, India
3rd Summit-Papua New Guinea
Incorrect
Option (c) is correct
Explanation:
Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) is a multinational grouping developed in 2014 for cooperation between India and 14 Pacific Islands nations.
These Pacific Island nations include Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Its Summits Scenario:
1st Summit-Suva, Fiji
2nd Summit-Jaipur, India
3rd Summit-Papua New Guinea
Question 3 of 6
3. Question
2 points
With reference to the ‘Lumpy Skin Disease’, consider the following statements:
It is a bacterial disease.
Lumpi-ProVacind is used for the prophylactic immunisation of animals against Lumpy Skin Disease.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Option (b) is correct
Explanation:
Lumpy Skin Disease is caused by infection of cattle or water buffalo with the poxvirus Lumpy Skin Disease Virus (LSDV).
Lumpy skin disease was first seen asan epidemic in Zambia in 1929.
Lumpi-ProVacind is used for the prophylactic immunisation of animals against Lumpy Skin Disease, which illicit protection for about one year.
Lumpi-ProVacInd was jointly developed by ICAR’s National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE) and the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI).
It is a live attenuated vaccine.
Incorrect
Option (b) is correct
Explanation:
Lumpy Skin Disease is caused by infection of cattle or water buffalo with the poxvirus Lumpy Skin Disease Virus (LSDV).
Lumpy skin disease was first seen asan epidemic in Zambia in 1929.
Lumpi-ProVacind is used for the prophylactic immunisation of animals against Lumpy Skin Disease, which illicit protection for about one year.
Lumpi-ProVacInd was jointly developed by ICAR’s National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE) and the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI).
It is a live attenuated vaccine.
Question 4 of 6
4. Question
2 points
Papua New Guinea, often seen in the news, is an island country located in the:
Correct
Option (d) is correct
Explanation:
Papua New Guinea is an island country which is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Incorrect
Option (d) is correct
Explanation:
Papua New Guinea is an island country which is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Question 5 of 6
5. Question
2 points
With reference to the European Union’s new deforestation regulations 2023, consider the following statements:
It will affect imports from produce grown on land where deforestation has taken place after December 2020.
It will kick in for larger companies from December 2024, with smaller businesses required to comply by June 2025.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Option (c) is correct
Explanation:
The new EU regulations will affect imports from produce grown on land where deforestation has taken place after December 2020.
It will kick in for larger companies from December 2024, with smaller businesses required to comply by June 2025.
Four levels of penalties have been planned for any violations of this norm. (No such criteria is available for exemptions on penalties till December 2025)
Monetary fines up to 4% of a firm’s annual turnover in the EU.
Confiscation of products.
Confiscation of revenues gained from a transaction.
Exclusion from public procurement processes.
As per a research note by Global Trade Research Initiative, the rule will affect 479 tariff lines besides the 777 lines covered by the carbon tax measure, and the two norms are expected to impact almost $10 billion of exports to Europe based on 2022 data.
Incorrect
Option (c) is correct
Explanation:
The new EU regulations will affect imports from produce grown on land where deforestation has taken place after December 2020.
It will kick in for larger companies from December 2024, with smaller businesses required to comply by June 2025.
Four levels of penalties have been planned for any violations of this norm. (No such criteria is available for exemptions on penalties till December 2025)
Monetary fines up to 4% of a firm’s annual turnover in the EU.
Confiscation of products.
Confiscation of revenues gained from a transaction.
Exclusion from public procurement processes.
As per a research note by Global Trade Research Initiative, the rule will affect 479 tariff lines besides the 777 lines covered by the carbon tax measure, and the two norms are expected to impact almost $10 billion of exports to Europe based on 2022 data.
Question 6 of 6
6. Question
2 points
With which objective the Government of India has recently launched the “Meri LiFE” (My Life) mobile application?
Correct
Option (a) is correct
Explanation:
To catalyse youth action for climate change as a build up to June 5, World Environment Day, Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change launched a mobile application, called “Meri LiFE” (My life).
This app is inspired by the concept of LiFE, envisioned by the Prime Minister at COP 26, which emphasises mindful and deliberate utilisation instead of mindless and wasteful consumption.
Incorrect
Option (a) is correct
Explanation:
To catalyse youth action for climate change as a build up to June 5, World Environment Day, Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change launched a mobile application, called “Meri LiFE” (My life).
This app is inspired by the concept of LiFE, envisioned by the Prime Minister at COP 26, which emphasises mindful and deliberate utilisation instead of mindless and wasteful consumption.
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