{"id":117631,"date":"2024-07-03T20:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=daily-quiz&#038;p=117631"},"modified":"2024-07-04T14:31:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T09:01:16","slug":"daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-3rd-july-2024","status":"publish","type":"daily-quiz","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-quiz\/daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-3rd-july-2024","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Quiz for UPSC: 3rd July 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text\">        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_content\" id=\"wpAdvQuiz_686\">\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>With reference to Buddhist Mudras, consider the following pairs:<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>S. No<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><b>Mudra<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Meaning<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bhumisparsha Mudra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moment of the Buddha\u2019s enlightenment.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dharmachakra Mudra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Generosity, compassion, and the granting of wishes.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abhaya Mudra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warning or Protection against evil forces.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"4664\"\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_686_4664\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Only one pair                                            <\/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_686_4664\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two pairs                                            <\/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_686_4664\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c)  All three pairs                                            <\/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_686_4664\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d)  None of the pairs                                            <\/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:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rahul Gandhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has often invoked the<\/span><b> \u2018abhaya mudra\u2019 in his speeches,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Congress rallies, during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, and now in Parliament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Buddhist Mudras:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mudras, <\/span><b>symbolic hand gestures and postures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, hold significant importance in <\/span><b>Buddhist practice and iconography.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> These gestures convey various aspects of<\/span><b> Buddhist teachings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, representing qualities such as <\/span><b>enlightenment, compassion, and wisdom.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Bhumisparsha Mudra<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Represents the moment of the <\/span><b>Buddha\u2019s enlightenment,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the gesture symbolises the<\/span><b> earth witnessing his attainment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of enlightenment. <\/span><b>Hence pair 1 is correctly matched.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Dharma Chakra Mudra<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dharmachakra in Sanskrit means the <\/span><b>wheel of Dharma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This mudra represents the setting into <\/span><b>motion of the wheel of the teaching of Dharma. Hence pair 2 is incorrectly matched.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Abhaya Mudra<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Represents <\/span><b>fearlessness, protection, and the dispelling of negativity.<\/b> <b>Hence, pair 3 is incorrectly matched.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>                                <\/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:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rahul Gandhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has often invoked the<\/span><b> \u2018abhaya mudra\u2019 in his speeches,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Congress rallies, during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, and now in Parliament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Buddhist Mudras:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mudras, <\/span><b>symbolic hand gestures and postures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, hold significant importance in <\/span><b>Buddhist practice and iconography.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> These gestures convey various aspects of<\/span><b> Buddhist teachings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, representing qualities such as <\/span><b>enlightenment, compassion, and wisdom.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Bhumisparsha Mudra<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Represents the moment of the <\/span><b>Buddha\u2019s enlightenment,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the gesture symbolises the<\/span><b> earth witnessing his attainment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of enlightenment. <\/span><b>Hence pair 1 is correctly matched.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Dharma Chakra Mudra<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dharmachakra in Sanskrit means the <\/span><b>wheel of Dharma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This mudra represents the setting into <\/span><b>motion of the wheel of the teaching of Dharma. Hence pair 2 is incorrectly matched.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Abhaya Mudra<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Represents <\/span><b>fearlessness, protection, and the dispelling of negativity.<\/b> <b>Hence, pair 3 is incorrectly matched.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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>Consider the following statements about the Battery Waste Management Rules (BWMR), 2022:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The rules cover all types of batteries including electric vehicle batteries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The BWMR mandated phased recycling of used electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries from 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Producers of batteries are accountable for managing the waste generated by their products under the BWMR.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the above statements is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"4665\"\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_686_4665\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 and 2 only                                            <\/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_686_4665\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 1 and 3 only                                            <\/label>\n\n          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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_686_4665\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1, 2, and 3                                            <\/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:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Ministry of Mines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is in the initial stages of designing a <\/span><b>Production Linked Incentive (PLI) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">scheme to boost the recycling of critical minerals in India. The proposed PLI scheme aligns with policy recommendations from NITI Aayog and complements the<\/span><b> Battery Waste Management Rules (BWMR), 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About Battery Waste Management Rules (BWMR), 2022:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The rules replace the <\/span><b>Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The new rules cover <\/span><b>all types of batteries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, including Electric Vehicle batteries, portable batteries, automotive batteries, and industrial batteries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The BWMR mandates phased recycling of used<\/span><b> electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries from 2026 onwards.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The rules function based on the <\/span><b>concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">where the producers of batteries are <\/span><b>responsible for the collection and recycling\/refurbishmen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t of waste batteries and the use of recovered materials from waste into new batteries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the<\/span><b> principle of Polluter Pays Principle,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> environmental compensation will be imposed for non-fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility targets, responsibilities and obligations set out in the rules.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EPR mandates that all waste batteries be <\/span><b>collected and sent for recycling\/refurbishment,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and its <\/span><b>prohibits disposal in landfills and incineration.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The rules will enable <\/span><b>setting up a mechanism and centralised online portal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for the exchange of EPR certificates between producers and recyclers\/refurbishers to fulfil the obligations of producers.<\/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:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Ministry of Mines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is in the initial stages of designing a <\/span><b>Production Linked Incentive (PLI) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">scheme to boost the recycling of critical minerals in India. The proposed PLI scheme aligns with policy recommendations from NITI Aayog and complements the<\/span><b> Battery Waste Management Rules (BWMR), 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About Battery Waste Management Rules (BWMR), 2022:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The rules replace the <\/span><b>Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The new rules cover <\/span><b>all types of batteries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, including Electric Vehicle batteries, portable batteries, automotive batteries, and industrial batteries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The BWMR mandates phased recycling of used<\/span><b> electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries from 2026 onwards.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The rules function based on the <\/span><b>concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">where the producers of batteries are <\/span><b>responsible for the collection and recycling\/refurbishmen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t of waste batteries and the use of recovered materials from waste into new batteries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the<\/span><b> principle of Polluter Pays Principle,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> environmental compensation will be imposed for non-fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility targets, responsibilities and obligations set out in the rules.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EPR mandates that all waste batteries be <\/span><b>collected and sent for recycling\/refurbishment,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and its <\/span><b>prohibits disposal in landfills and incineration.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The rules will enable <\/span><b>setting up a mechanism and centralised online portal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for the exchange of EPR certificates between producers and recyclers\/refurbishers to fulfil the obligations of producers.<\/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; 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>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><b>Consider the following statements about Polio Vaccine:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) contains live attenuated polioviruses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Oral Polio Vaccine vaccine provides a much greater degree of protection relative to the Inactivated Polio Vaccine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"4666\"\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_686_4666\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only                                            <\/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_686_4666\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 only                                            <\/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_686_4666\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Both 1 and 2                                            <\/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_686_4666\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Neither 1 nor 2                                            <\/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: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>wild poliovirus <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is restricted to <\/span><b>pockets of Afghanistan and Pakistan,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and is beginning to <\/span><b>reappear<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from here in big cities in these two countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Polio Vaccine:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) is a <\/span><b>live attenuated vaccine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for Polio.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It contains <\/span><b>weakened polioviruses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (all three types \u2013 1, 2, and 3) to induce an immune response in a human body without causing disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) contains inactivated polioviruses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (all three types).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IPV is administered by<\/span><b> injection.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It induces a <\/span><b>strong systemic immune response,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> thus protecting against paralytic poliomyelitis, without any risk of causing <\/span><b>Vaccine-associated paralytic polio (VAPP) and vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The OPV had<\/span><b> multiple advantages over the IPV<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The vaccine induced a protective response at the<\/span><b> viral entry site \u2014 the gut <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 allowing it to provide a <\/span><b>much greater degree of protection relative to the IPV.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The OPV was administered orally and<\/span><b> didn\u2019t require syringes or trained personnel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for its administration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>wild poliovirus <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is restricted to <\/span><b>pockets of Afghanistan and Pakistan,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and is beginning to <\/span><b>reappear<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from here in big cities in these two countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Polio Vaccine:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) is a <\/span><b>live attenuated vaccine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for Polio.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It contains <\/span><b>weakened polioviruses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (all three types \u2013 1, 2, and 3) to induce an immune response in a human body without causing disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) contains inactivated polioviruses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (all three types).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IPV is administered by<\/span><b> injection.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It induces a <\/span><b>strong systemic immune response,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> thus protecting against paralytic poliomyelitis, without any risk of causing <\/span><b>Vaccine-associated paralytic polio (VAPP) and vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The OPV had<\/span><b> multiple advantages over the IPV<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The vaccine induced a protective response at the<\/span><b> viral entry site \u2014 the gut <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 allowing it to provide a <\/span><b>much greater degree of protection relative to the IPV.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The OPV was administered orally and<\/span><b> didn\u2019t require syringes or trained personnel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for its administration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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                        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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>Consider the following statements regarding coking coal:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coking coal is primarily used in the production of steel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India has abundant reserves of high-quality coking coal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The global demand for coking coal is significantly declining due to the increased use of renewable energy sources.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the above statements is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"4667\"\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_686_4667\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only                                            <\/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_686_4667\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 only                                            <\/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_686_4667\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) 3 only                                            <\/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_686_4667\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1, 2, and 3                                            <\/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:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India\u2019s Steel Ministry is looking to diversify its sourcing of coking coal, with Russia and Mongolia identified as key new markets, while plans are underway to establish the country\u2019s own mechanism for determining coking coal prices and creating an index.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Coking Coal:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coking coal, also known as<\/span><b> metallurgical coal, is a type of bituminous <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">coal with special qualities that allow it to be converted into coke. Coke is a <\/span><b>hard, porous carbon material <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">essential for the steelmaking process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Uses:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct: Steel Production:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The primary use of coking coal is in the production of steel. It is <\/span><b>used in blast furnaces to convert iron ore into steel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Foundries and Other Industrial Processes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Besides steel production, coke made from coking coal is also used in foundries and other industrial processes requiring high temperatures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India has <\/span><b>limited reserves of high-quality coking coal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and relies heavily on imports to meet its requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Global Trade:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Major Exporters:<\/span><b> Australia is the leading exporter of coking coal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, followed by countries like Canada and the United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>India, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the world\u2019s second-largest steelmaker, is the l<\/span><b>argest importer of coking coal.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Australia accounts for 70 per cent of supplies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The transition to <\/span><b>renewable energy primarily affects thermal coal used for power generation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, not coking coal used in steelmaking.<\/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: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India\u2019s Steel Ministry is looking to diversify its sourcing of coking coal, with Russia and Mongolia identified as key new markets, while plans are underway to establish the country\u2019s own mechanism for determining coking coal prices and creating an index.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Coking Coal:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coking coal, also known as<\/span><b> metallurgical coal, is a type of bituminous <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">coal with special qualities that allow it to be converted into coke. Coke is a <\/span><b>hard, porous carbon material <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">essential for the steelmaking process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Uses:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct: Steel Production:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The primary use of coking coal is in the production of steel. It is <\/span><b>used in blast furnaces to convert iron ore into steel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Foundries and Other Industrial Processes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Besides steel production, coke made from coking coal is also used in foundries and other industrial processes requiring high temperatures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India has <\/span><b>limited reserves of high-quality coking coal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and relies heavily on imports to meet its requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Global Trade:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Major Exporters:<\/span><b> Australia is the leading exporter of coking coal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, followed by countries like Canada and the United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>India, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the world\u2019s second-largest steelmaker, is the l<\/span><b>argest importer of coking coal.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Australia accounts for 70 per cent of supplies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The transition to <\/span><b>renewable energy primarily affects thermal coal used for power generation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, not coking coal used in steelmaking.<\/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; 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>5<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>5<\/span>. 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organisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the above statements are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"4668\"\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_686_4668\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 and 2 only                                            <\/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_686_4668\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 and 3 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n             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                                 <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_686_4668\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1, 2, and 3                                            <\/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 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Jaishanka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">r reached <\/span><b>Astana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Kazakhstan, to lead the Indian delegation at the <\/span><b>Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in place of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SCO is a permanent <\/span><b>intergovernmental international organisation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its creation was<\/span><b> announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai (China)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People\u2019s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was preceded by the <\/span><b>Shanghai Five mechanism.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The SCO Charter was signed during the <\/span><b>St. Petersburg SCO Heads of State meeting in June 2002,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and entered into force on 19 September 2003.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SCO Member Countries<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Member states of SCO, namely the Republic of<\/span><b> India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People\u2019s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of Belarus, and the Republic of Mongolia are the observer states in SCO.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shanghai Cooperation Organization has six dialogue partners, viz, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, the Republic of Turkey, and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Shanghai Cooperation Organization\u2019s official languages are <\/span><b>Russian and Chinese.<\/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: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>External Affairs Minister S. Jaishanka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">r reached <\/span><b>Astana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Kazakhstan, to lead the Indian delegation at the <\/span><b>Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in place of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SCO is a permanent <\/span><b>intergovernmental international organisation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its creation was<\/span><b> announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai (China)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People\u2019s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was preceded by the <\/span><b>Shanghai Five mechanism.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The SCO Charter was signed during the <\/span><b>St. Petersburg SCO Heads of State meeting in June 2002,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and entered into force on 19 September 2003.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SCO Member Countries<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Member states of SCO, namely the Republic of<\/span><b> India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People\u2019s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of Belarus, and the Republic of Mongolia are the observer states in SCO.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shanghai Cooperation Organization has six dialogue partners, viz, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, the Republic of Turkey, and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Shanghai Cooperation Organization\u2019s official languages are <\/span><b>Russian and Chinese.<\/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; 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