{"id":105647,"date":"2024-05-02T15:13:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T09:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=daily-quiz&#038;p=105647"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:13:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T09:43:23","slug":"daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-2nd-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"daily-quiz","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-quiz\/daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-2nd-may-2024","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Quiz for UPSC: 2nd May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_content\" id=\"wpAdvQuiz_580\">\n                    <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_time_limit\">\n            <div class=\"time\">Time limit: <span>0<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_progress\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_checkPage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">Quiz-summary<\/h4>\n\n            <p>\n                <span>0<\/span> of 5 questions completed            <\/p>\n\n            <p>Questions:<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_box\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                            <li>3<\/li>\n                                            <li>4<\/li>\n                                            <li>5<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endQuizSummary\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" \n\t\t\t\t    style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_infopage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4>Information<\/h4>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endInfopage\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\"\n\t\t\t\t   style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_text\">\n            <p>\n                <p>This quiz is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/category\/todays-update\/daily-current\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS ARTICLES<\/a>\u00a0 posted regularly on PWOnlyIAS website for UPSC IAS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To view Solutions, follow these instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To Start quiz click on \u2013 \u2018<strong>Start Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Solve all <strong>Questions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u00a0\u2018<strong>Quiz Summary&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on \u2018<strong>Finish Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Click on <strong>\u2018View Questions<\/strong>\u2019 button to see the all <strong>Explanations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n            <\/p>\n\n            \n            <div>\n                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Start quiz\"\n                       name=\"startQuiz\" style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_lock\">\n            <p>\n                You have already completed the quiz before. 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>\u00a0With reference to Quarks, consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quarks are held together by another set of particles called photons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The nuclear force that holds quarks together is explained by a theory called Quantum Electrodynamics .<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A quark star is an intermediate stage in between neutron stars and black holes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>How many of the above statements is\/ are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"4138\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4138\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  Only one\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4138\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4138\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) All three\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4138\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) None\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, Scientists have reported that the <\/span><b>insides of most massive neutron stars <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are most likely made of an <\/span><b>unusual state of matter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> called<\/span><b> quark matter.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Quarks are <\/span><b>elementary particles t<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hat experience the <\/span><b>strong nuclear force<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and are<\/span><b> constituents of composite particle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s called<\/span><b> hadrons.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quarks are held together by another<\/span><b> set of particles called gluons.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because<\/span><b> nuclear forces are very strong, quarks are always tightly bound t<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">o each other and are not free, even in the<\/span><b> vacuum of empty space.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The nuclear force that <\/span><b>holds quarks together<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is explained by a theory called <\/span><b>quantum chromodynamics.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quantum chromodynamics is a theory of the <\/span><b>strong nuclear force. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The force that holds quarks together to form<\/span><b> protons and neutrons, among other things.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0A quark star is a<\/span><b>n intermediate stage i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n between <\/span><b>neutron stars and black holes.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It has<\/span><b> too much mass at its core<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the neutrons to hold their<\/span><b> atomness.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But not enough to<\/span><b> fully collapse into a black hole. I<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n these objects, the <\/span><b>underlying quarks that form the neutrons are further compressed<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, Scientists have reported that the <\/span><b>insides of most massive neutron stars <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are most likely made of an <\/span><b>unusual state of matter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> called<\/span><b> quark matter.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Quarks are <\/span><b>elementary particles t<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hat experience the <\/span><b>strong nuclear force<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and are<\/span><b> constituents of composite particle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s called<\/span><b> hadrons.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quarks are held together by another<\/span><b> set of particles called gluons.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because<\/span><b> nuclear forces are very strong, quarks are always tightly bound t<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">o each other and are not free, even in the<\/span><b> vacuum of empty space.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The nuclear force that <\/span><b>holds quarks together<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is explained by a theory called <\/span><b>quantum chromodynamics.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quantum chromodynamics is a theory of the <\/span><b>strong nuclear force. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The force that holds quarks together to form<\/span><b> protons and neutrons, among other things.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0A quark star is a<\/span><b>n intermediate stage i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n between <\/span><b>neutron stars and black holes.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It has<\/span><b> too much mass at its core<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the neutrons to hold their<\/span><b> atomness.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But not enough to<\/span><b> fully collapse into a black hole. I<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n these objects, the <\/span><b>underlying quarks that form the neutrons are further compressed<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Which of the following statements regarding Hydropower systems is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Small hydropower systems are defined as any hydropower project which has an installed capacity of less than or equal to 50 MegaWatts .<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pumped Storage Hydropower is a facility that channels flowing water from a river through a canal to spin a turbine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Storage hydropower system, electricity is produced by releasing water from the reservoir through a turbine, which activates a generator.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Select the correct option from the codes given below:<\/strong><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"4139\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4139\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  Only one\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4139\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4139\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) All three\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4139\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) None\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recent <\/span><b>droughts in Colombia and Ecuador <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have severely hampered <\/span><b>energy supplied by hydropower.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Small hydro is defined as any hydropower project which has an installed <\/span><b>capacity of less than 25 MW.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is in most cases <\/span><b>run-of-river, w<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here a dam or<\/span><b> barrage is quite small, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">usually, just a weir with <\/span><b>little or no water is stored.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Run-of-river hydropower is a facility tha<\/span><b>t channels flowing water <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from a river through a<\/span><b> canal or penstock to spin a <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">turbine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pumped storage hydropower <\/span><b>provides peak-load supply, harnessing wate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">r which is cycled between a<\/span><b> lower and upper reservoir <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by pumps which use <\/span><b>surplus energy f<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rom the system at <\/span><b>times of low demand.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Storage hydropower is<\/span><b> typically a large system <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that uses a<\/span><b> dam to store water i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n a reservoir.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Electricity is produced by <\/span><b>releasing water from the reservoir through a turbine, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which activates a<\/span><b> generator.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recent <\/span><b>droughts in Colombia and Ecuador <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have severely hampered <\/span><b>energy supplied by hydropower.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Small hydro is defined as any hydropower project which has an installed <\/span><b>capacity of less than 25 MW.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is in most cases <\/span><b>run-of-river, w<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here a dam or<\/span><b> barrage is quite small, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">usually, just a weir with <\/span><b>little or no water is stored.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Run-of-river hydropower is a facility tha<\/span><b>t channels flowing water <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from a river through a<\/span><b> canal or penstock to spin a <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">turbine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pumped storage hydropower <\/span><b>provides peak-load supply, harnessing wate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">r which is cycled between a<\/span><b> lower and upper reservoir <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by pumps which use <\/span><b>surplus energy f<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rom the system at <\/span><b>times of low demand.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Storage hydropower is<\/span><b> typically a large system <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that uses a<\/span><b> dam to store water i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n a reservoir.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Electricity is produced by <\/span><b>releasing water from the reservoir through a turbine, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which activates a<\/span><b> generator.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                       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                         Question <span>3<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>3<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Consider the following statements about the \u2018Fertiliser Policy\u2019 of India:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under the Nutrient Based Subsidy Scheme, subsidy is provided on urea fertilizers based on their nutrient content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Currently, there is no limit on the amount of subsidized fertilizer each farmer can purchase.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the case of non-urea fertilizers, Maximum Retail Price\u00a0 has been de-regularised.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>How many of the above statements is\/ are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"4140\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4140\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  Only one\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4140\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4140\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) All three\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4140\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) None\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, the fiscal ended March 2024 saw urea consumption<\/span><b> hit a record 35.8 million tonnes (mt), <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16.9% higher than the 30.6 mt in 2013-14, the year before the current government came to power.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1\u00a0 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Under the Nutrient Based Subsidy scheme, a fixed amount of subsidy, based on the <\/span><b>nutrient content present in them, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is provided on each grade of<\/span><b> subsidized Phosphatic and Potassic (P&amp;K) fertiliser except Urea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is currently <\/span><b>no limit on the number of subsidized fertilizers each farmer can buy.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A farmer can buy up to 100 bags at a time <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">but it does not stop anyone from buying any number of times.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3\u00a0 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In the case of non-urea fertilizers, MRP has been<\/span><b> de-regularised and the government pays a flat per-tonne subsidy on the basis of nutrients mixed in the fertilizer, to ensure they are priced at \u201creasonable levels\u201d.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>MRP: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maximum retail price (MRP) is a manufacturer-calculated price that is the highest price that can be charged for a product sold\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, the fiscal ended March 2024 saw urea consumption<\/span><b> hit a record 35.8 million tonnes (mt), <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16.9% higher than the 30.6 mt in 2013-14, the year before the current government came to power.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1\u00a0 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Under the Nutrient Based Subsidy scheme, a fixed amount of subsidy, based on the <\/span><b>nutrient content present in them, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is provided on each grade of<\/span><b> subsidized Phosphatic and Potassic (P&amp;K) fertiliser except Urea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is currently <\/span><b>no limit on the number of subsidized fertilizers each farmer can buy.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A farmer can buy up to 100 bags at a time <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">but it does not stop anyone from buying any number of times.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3\u00a0 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In the case of non-urea fertilizers, MRP has been<\/span><b> de-regularised and the government pays a flat per-tonne subsidy on the basis of nutrients mixed in the fertilizer, to ensure they are priced at \u201creasonable levels\u201d.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>MRP: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maximum retail price (MRP) is a manufacturer-calculated price that is the highest price that can be charged for a product sold\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; 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style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>4<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>4<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Which of the following options is correct with reference to the Atlantic Treaty?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"4141\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4141\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  It aims to address the issue of gradual melting of ice sheets.\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4141\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) It aims to build an infrastructural setup to boost research initiatives.\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4141\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) It aims to protect the fauna of the region from climatic change.\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_580_4141\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) It aims to preserve the Antarctic continent as a demilitarized zone.\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, India is set to host the prestigious <\/span><b>46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>26th <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meeting of the <\/span><b>Committee for Environmental Protection.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Option D is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The <\/span><b>Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959 in Washington<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, by<\/span><b> 12 countries <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">then active in Antarctic science and <\/span><b>entered into force in 1961.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0The treaty aims to make the Antarctic Continent as a demilitarized zone to be<\/span><b> preserved for scientific research only.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It covers the <\/span><b>area south of 60\u00b0S latitude. India <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">became a party in 1983.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, India is set to host the prestigious <\/span><b>46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>26th <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meeting of the <\/span><b>Committee for Environmental Protection.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Option D is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The <\/span><b>Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959 in Washington<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, by<\/span><b> 12 countries <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">then active in Antarctic science and <\/span><b>entered into force in 1961.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0The treaty aims to make the Antarctic Continent as a demilitarized zone to be<\/span><b> preserved for scientific research only.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It covers the <\/span><b>area south of 60\u00b0S latitude. 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400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The missile-based mechanism can target aircrafts hundreds of kilometres away.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>How many of the above statements is\/are incorrect?<\/strong><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"4142\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n     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style=\"font-weight: 400\">including t<\/span><b>wo-stage solid propulsion <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>precision inertial navigation.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0It carries an advanced<\/span><b> lightweight torpedo missile as a payload <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">along with a <\/span><b>parachute-based release mechanism<\/b><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The missile-based mechanism to<\/span><b> launch lightweight torpedoes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">can target <\/span><b>submarines hundreds of kilometres away <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 far beyond the conventional range of lightweight torpedoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It will be particularly employed in the<\/span><b> absence of other assets for immediate action w<\/b><span 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400\">The <\/span><b>canister-based missile system co<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mprises<\/span><b> several advanced subsystems <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">including t<\/span><b>wo-stage solid propulsion <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>precision inertial navigation.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0It carries an advanced<\/span><b> lightweight torpedo missile as a payload <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">along with a <\/span><b>parachute-based release mechanism<\/b><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The missile-based mechanism to<\/span><b> launch lightweight torpedoes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">can target <\/span><b>submarines hundreds of kilometres away <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 far beyond the conventional range of lightweight torpedoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span 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