{"id":140627,"date":"2024-10-30T15:45:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T10:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=daily-quiz&#038;p=140627"},"modified":"2024-10-30T15:46:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T10:16:18","slug":"daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-30th-october-2024","status":"publish","type":"daily-quiz","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-quiz\/daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-30th-october-2024","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Quiz for UPSC: 30th October 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text\">        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_content\" id=\"wpAdvQuiz_886\">\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. Hence you can not start it again.            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_loadQuiz\">\n            <p>\n                Quiz is loading...            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_startOnlyRegisteredUser\">\n            <p>\n                You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_prerequisite\">\n            <p>\n                You have to finish following quiz, to start this quiz:                <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_results\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">Results<\/h4>\n                            <p>\n                    <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct_answer\">0<\/span> of <span>5<\/span> questions answered correctly                <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"wpAdvQuiz_quiz_time\">\n                    Your time: <span><\/span>                <\/p>\n                        <p class=\"wpAdvQuiz_time_limit_expired\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                Time has elapsed            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"wpAdvQuiz_points\">\n                    You have reached <span>0<\/span> of <span>0<\/span> points, (<span>0<\/span>)                <\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_resultTable\">\n                    <table>\n                        <tbody>\n                        <tr>\n                            <td class=\"wpAdvQuiz_resultName\">Average score<\/td>\n                            <td class=\"wpAdvQuiz_resultValue\">\n                                <div style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n                                <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\n                            <\/td>\n                        <\/tr>\n                        <tr>\n 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                  <th style=\"width: 60px;\">Points<\/th>\n                    <th style=\"width: 75px;\">Result<\/th>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                <tr>\n                    <td colspan=\"5\">Table is loading<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr style=\"display: none;\">\n                    <td colspan=\"5\">No data available<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr style=\"display: none;\">\n                    <td><\/td>\n                    <td style=\"text-align: left !important;\"><\/td>\n                    <td style=\" color: rgb(124, 124, 124); font-size: x-small;\"><\/td>\n                    <td><\/td>\n                    <td><\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n            <\/table>\n        <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\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=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\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>With reference to \u2018Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)\u2019,consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It provides health insurance coverage of up to \u20b95 lakhs per family annually for primary hospital care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All citizens aged 70 years and above as per their Aadhaar card, irrespective of income status are eligible to avail benefits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The scheme is being implemented in 33 states and Union territories currently except for Delhi, Odisha, and West Bengal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How many of the statements given above are\u00a0 <\/b><b><i>not<\/i><\/b><b> correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5659\"\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_886_5659\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  Only one                                            <\/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_886_5659\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two                                            <\/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_886_5659\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) All three                                            <\/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_886_5659\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) None                                            <\/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<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Prime Minister has rolled out health coverage <\/span><b>for all citizens aged 70 years and above under <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the <\/span><b>Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">irrespective of income status <\/span><b>\u00a0(AB-PMJAY).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AB-PMJAY is <\/span><b>a Centrally Sponsored Scheme <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">having a central sector component under the Ayushman Bharat Mission.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Nodal Ministry:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is an umbrella of two major health initiatives, namely<\/span><b> Health and Wellness Centres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the <\/span><b>National\u00a0 Health Protection Scheme.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Statement 1 is not correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It provides health insurance coverage of up to \u20b95 lakhs per family annually for<\/span><b> secondary and tertiary hospital care.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senior citizens who are availing private health insurance policies or the Employees&#8217; State Insurance scheme, will also be eligible to avail benefits under the scheme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The scheme is<\/span><b> being implemented in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 33 states and Union territories currently except for <\/span><b>Delhi, Odisha, and West Bengal.<\/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<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Prime Minister has rolled out health coverage <\/span><b>for all citizens aged 70 years and above under <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the <\/span><b>Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">irrespective of income status <\/span><b>\u00a0(AB-PMJAY).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AB-PMJAY is <\/span><b>a Centrally Sponsored Scheme <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">having a central sector component under the Ayushman Bharat Mission.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Nodal Ministry:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is an umbrella of two major health initiatives, namely<\/span><b> Health and Wellness Centres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the <\/span><b>National\u00a0 Health Protection Scheme.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Statement 1 is not correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It provides health insurance coverage of up to \u20b95 lakhs per family annually for<\/span><b> secondary and tertiary hospital care.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senior citizens who are availing private health insurance policies or the Employees&#8217; State Insurance scheme, will also be eligible to avail benefits under the scheme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The scheme is<\/span><b> being implemented in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 33 states and Union territories currently except for <\/span><b>Delhi, Odisha, and West Bengal.<\/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                               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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 critical minerals has been identified by the expert committee under the Ministry of Mines?<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hafnium<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Indium<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lithium<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Molybdenum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Niobium<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nickel<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Select the correct answer using the code given below:<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5660\"\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_886_5660\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  1, 2, 4 and 6 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_886_5660\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2, 3 and 5 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_886_5660\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) 1, 3, 4 and 6 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_886_5660\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1, 2, 3 , 4 , 5 and 6                                             <\/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<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India remains<\/span><b> highly dependent on imports for minerals critical<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to accelerating its energy transition, with a full reliance on shipping in lithium, cobalt and nickel, according to a report released by <\/span><b>Institute for Energy economics and financial anlysis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Critical minerals are <\/span><b>necessary for national security, economic growth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and renewable energy.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The development of numerous industries, such as high-tech electronics, telecommunications, transportation, and defence, depends on these.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Expert Committee under the <\/span><b>Ministry of Mines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has identified a set of 30 critical minerals for India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are Antimony, Beryllium, Bismuth, Cobalt, Copper, Gallium, Germanium, Graphite, <\/span><b>Hafnium, Indium, Lithium, Molybdenum, Niobium, Nickel,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> PGE, Phosphorous, Potash, REE, Rhenium, Silicon, Strontium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Vanadium, Zirconium, Selenium, and Cadmium.<\/span><b> Option (d) is correct.<\/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: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India remains<\/span><b> highly dependent on imports for minerals critical<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to accelerating its energy transition, with a full reliance on shipping in lithium, cobalt and nickel, according to a report released by <\/span><b>Institute for Energy economics and financial anlysis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Critical minerals are <\/span><b>necessary for national security, economic growth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and renewable energy.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The development of numerous industries, such as high-tech electronics, telecommunications, transportation, and defence, depends on these.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Expert Committee under the <\/span><b>Ministry of Mines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has identified a set of 30 critical minerals for India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are Antimony, Beryllium, Bismuth, Cobalt, Copper, Gallium, Germanium, Graphite, <\/span><b>Hafnium, Indium, Lithium, Molybdenum, Niobium, Nickel,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> PGE, Phosphorous, Potash, REE, Rhenium, Silicon, Strontium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Vanadium, Zirconium, Selenium, and Cadmium.<\/span><b> Option (d) is correct.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\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 the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It mandates that all births and deaths occurring from October 1, 2023, are to be digitally registered through the Central portal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This amendment exclusively authorizes the states to maintain and control birth and death data independently without central access.<\/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=\"5661\"\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_886_5661\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  1 only\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_886_5661\"\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_886_5661\"\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_886_5661\"\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: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Union Home Minister<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on October 29, 2024 launched the <\/span><b>Civil Registration System (CRS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mobile application to <\/span><b>\u201cintegrate technology with governance\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This application will make registration of births and deaths seamless and hassle-free by allowing citizens to register at any time, from any place, and in their State\u2019s official language. \u201cIt will significantly reduce the time required for registration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023 mandates that from October 1, 2023, all births and deaths are to be digitally registered through the Central portal. <\/span><b>Hence Statement 1 is correct.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The central database will enable easy updating of national registries like the NPR, ration cards, and electoral rolls. States do not exclusively control this data under the Act\u200b. <\/span><b>Hence Statement 2 is Incorrect.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The digital birth certificates will be a single document to prove the date of birth for various services such as admission to educational institutions, government jobs and marriage registration.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Data for the NPR, first collected in 2010 and updated in 2015 through door-to-door enumeration, already includes information on 119 crore residents. NPR is the first step to the creation of the National Register of Citizens (NPR), as per the Citizenship Act.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>                                <\/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>Union Home Minister<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on October 29, 2024 launched the <\/span><b>Civil Registration System (CRS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mobile application to <\/span><b>\u201cintegrate technology with governance\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This application will make registration of births and deaths seamless and hassle-free by allowing citizens to register at any time, from any place, and in their State\u2019s official language. \u201cIt will significantly reduce the time required for registration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023 mandates that from October 1, 2023, all births and deaths are to be digitally registered through the Central portal. <\/span><b>Hence Statement 1 is correct.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The central database will enable easy updating of national registries like the NPR, ration cards, and electoral rolls. States do not exclusively control this data under the Act\u200b. <\/span><b>Hence Statement 2 is Incorrect.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The digital birth certificates will be a single document to prove the date of birth for various services such as admission to educational institutions, government jobs and marriage registration.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Data for the NPR, first collected in 2010 and updated in 2015 through door-to-door enumeration, already includes information on 119 crore residents. NPR is the first step to the creation of the National Register of Citizens (NPR), as per the Citizenship Act.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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>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>With reference to \u2018United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)\u2019,consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It operates in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is funded by voluntary contributions from the United States, Germany, and the European Union.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: var(--list--font-family);background-color: var(--global--color-background);color: var(--global--color-primary);font-size: var(--global--font-size-base)\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5662\"\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_886_5662\"\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_886_5662\"\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_886_5662\"\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_886_5662\"\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:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Israel\u2019s parliament<\/span><b> passed two Bills<\/b> <b>to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the<\/span><b> Bills bars UNRWA from operating any representative office<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, providing any service, or conducting any activity, directly or indirectly, in Israel\u2019s sovereign territory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>second Bill cuts all ties between government employees and UNRWA,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and takes away the legal immunities of the agency\u2019s staff.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UNRWA was established in 1949<\/span><b> to provide aid to about 700,000 Palestinians <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">who were forced to leave their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UNRWA began operations on May 1, 1950. It<\/span><b> operates in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 where Palestinian refugees took shelter after their expulsion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UN agency is funded mostly by voluntary contributions from donor states such as the <\/span><b>United States, Germany, the European Union<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, etc.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It also gets a limited subsidy from the UN, which is used only for administrative costs.<\/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:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Israel\u2019s parliament<\/span><b> passed two Bills<\/b> <b>to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the<\/span><b> Bills bars UNRWA from operating any representative office<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, providing any service, or conducting any activity, directly or indirectly, in Israel\u2019s sovereign territory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>second Bill cuts all ties between government employees and UNRWA,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and takes away the legal immunities of the agency\u2019s staff.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UNRWA was established in 1949<\/span><b> to provide aid to about 700,000 Palestinians <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">who were forced to leave their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UNRWA began operations on May 1, 1950. It<\/span><b> operates in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 where Palestinian refugees took shelter after their expulsion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UN agency is funded mostly by voluntary contributions from donor states such as the <\/span><b>United States, Germany, the European Union<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, etc.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It also gets a limited subsidy from the UN, which is used only for administrative costs.<\/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                        <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>. 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 countries are current BRICS members that have chosen not to endorse the Belt and Road Initiative?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5663\"\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_886_5663\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  India and Brazil\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                       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type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_886_5663\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) India and South Africa                                            <\/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_886_5663\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> 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endorse the mega project. <\/span><b>Option (a) is correct.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About BRICS:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Belt and Road Initiative or BRI was<\/span><b> launched by <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chinese<\/span><b> President Xi Jinping <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0in 2013.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> To connect Asia with Europe and Africa, through a network of railways, highways, ports, airports, and other infrastructure projects with the intent to promote trade, investment, and economic growth in participating countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Principal components: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Geographic Corridors under BRI<\/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\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Eurasian Land Bridge Economic Corridor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China-Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China-Myanmar Economic Corridor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>India has long opposed the initiative due to sovereignty concerns and issues with transparency, and Brazil has recently decided not to join, seeking alternative forms of cooperation with China instead\u200b.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>                                <\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a major setback to<\/span><b> China\u2019s BRI, Brazil has decided against joining Beijing\u2019s multi-billion-dollar initiative becoming the second country <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">after India in the BRICS bloc not to endorse the mega project. <\/span><b>Option (a) is correct.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About BRICS:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Belt and Road Initiative or BRI was<\/span><b> launched by <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chinese<\/span><b> President Xi Jinping <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0in 2013.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> To connect Asia with Europe and Africa, through a network of railways, highways, ports, airports, and other infrastructure projects with the intent to promote trade, investment, and economic growth in participating countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Principal components: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Geographic Corridors under BRI<\/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\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Eurasian Land Bridge Economic Corridor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China-Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China-Myanmar Economic Corridor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>India has long opposed the initiative due to sovereignty concerns and issues with transparency, and Brazil has recently decided not to join, seeking alternative forms of cooperation with China instead\u200b.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                         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