13th +14th March

TIRELESSSOUL

GauravGarg888

Q1) As per the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which

statement is/ are true :

A) Russia accounted for 62% of India’s arms imports between 2013 and 2017.

B) China is not only the world’s fifth largest arms importer in 2013-17, but also 5th

largest arms exporter

C) India’s Imports increased by 24% between 2008-12 and 2013-17.

Options :

1) All are correct

2) B & C are correct

3) A & C are correct

4) A & B are correct

The U.S. recorded a blazing growth in its arms exports to India, recording over 550% growth in 2013-17 compared with the previous five years. As a result, the U.S. has become India’s second largest supplier.In contrast, Pakistan’s imports from the U.S. dropped by 76% in 2013-17 compared with 2008-12, while it emerged as the largest recipient of Chinese arms exports

Russia continued to be India’s largest arms supplier, accounting for 62% of India’s arms imports between 2013 and 2017.“India was the world’s largest importer of major arms in 2013-17 and accounted for 12% of the global total. Its imports increased by 24% between 2008-12 and 2013-17,”

“The tensions between India, on the one side, and Pakistan and China, on the other, are fuellingIndia’s growing demand for major weapons, which it remains unable to produce itself

While India continues to depend on imports for its arms requirements, China’s arms imports fell by 19 per cent between 2008-12 and 2013-17. While it was the world’s fifth largest arms importer in 2013-17, China has also emerged as the fifth largest arms exporter, with exports rising by 38% between 2008-12 and 2013-17. A majority of these weapons have been procured by countries in India’s neighbourhood.

Q2) Consider the following statements :

A) Solar storms or geomagnetic storms are rated on a scale of G-1 to G-5

B) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a Russian scientific agency that focuses on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere.

C) The Solar storms are known to disrupt telecommunication systems and radio communications.

Options :

1) All are correct2) A &C are correct3) B & C are correct4) A & B are correct

Q3) Consider the following statements :

A) Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal will have its headquarters in Cuttack

B) Justice A.M. Khanwilkar will be the chairman of this tribunal

C) The Interstate River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (IRWD Act) is an Act of

the Parliament of India enacted under Article 260 of Constitution of India

Options:

1) A & B are correct

2) Only C is correct

3) Only B is correct

4) A & C are correct

Q4) Which among the following are the tributaries of Mahanadi river ?

A) Jonk River

B) Seonath river

C) Mand River

D) Moyar River

Options :

1) A , B , C & D

2) A , B & C

3) B , C & D

4) A, C & D

tributaries of Mahanadi are Seonath, Jonk, Hasdo, Mand, Ib, Ong, Tel

Two important rivers — one with its source in Jharkhand (and known by a different name in Odisha), and another, with its source in Odisha — merge at a place only a short distance from the coast of Bay of Bengal before flowing into the sea. This is an important site of wildlife and biodiversity and a protected area.Which one of the following could be this?(2011)

(a.) Bhitarkanika(b.) Chandipur-on-sea(c.) Gopalpur-on-sea(d.) Simlipal

The Brahmani, known as South Koel in its upper reaches, rises near Nagri village in Ranchi district of Jharkhand

The river has a total length of 799 km. In its tail reach, the river is known as Maipura.

The Baitarni River rises near Dumuria village in the hill ranges of Kendujhar district of Odisha .The river is known as Dhamra in its lower reaches.

Q5) Consider the following statements :

A) BG Cotton – III is also known as Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton contains Round-up Ready

and Round-up Flex (RRF) gene.

B) Monsanto, a US-based multinational seed giant, has developed herbicide-tolerant

trait (BG-III)

C) The cultivation of BG-III or HT cotton has not been approved by Genetic Engineering

Approval Committee (GEAC) of Ministry of Environment.

Options :

1) A & C are correct

2) B & C are correct

3) All are correct

4) Only A is correct

the illegal or unauthorized cultivation of HT cotton in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

BG Cotton – III, also known as Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton, contains Round-up Ready and Round-up Flex (RRF) gene. HT cotton in an innovation in Bt cotton as it takes care of the weeds problem at a much lower cost than the labour

farmers have to engage for weeding.

In normal cotton, spraying of herbicide is not possible once the plant has emerged out of the soil, as the chemical cannot distinguish between weeds and the crop itself. But with cotton that is genetically engineered to ‘tolerate’ herbicide application – through introduction of another alien gene, this time coding for a protein inhibiting the action of that chemical – only the weeds, not the crop, get killed.

Concerns associated:As the unapproved cotton variety is claimed to be herbicide tolerant, farmers resort to indiscriminate use of glyphosate, a herbicide, causing health hazards to humans and cattle, apart from affecting the yield of cotton.The herbicide-resistant gene could spread through pollen into the biodiversity system leading to transformation of weeds into super weeds on a large-scale. It would not only threaten the growth and yields of all crops in future, but also could increase cultivation costs and lead to health hazards.

Punishment:As the herbicide tolerant cotton is not approved by the Genetic Engineering

Appraisal Committee (GEAC) for commercial cultivation in India, its sale,

cultivation and seed production is also punishable offence under Seeds Act

1966, Seed Rule 1968, Seeds (Control) Order 1983 with regard to Environmental

Protection Act 1986 and Environmental Protection Rules, 1989.

Q6) Consider the following statements :

A) The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) comes under the aegis of Ministry of IT

B) CIPAM has organized the National Conference on Counterfeiting and Role of Enforcement Agencies in collaboration with IMF

Options:

1) Only A2) Only B3) Both A & B4) Neither A nor B

The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), a professional body under the aegis of the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Q7) Consider the following statements :

A) Gallium is a metal with a low melting point which has a melting point below 30° C

B) Researchers have isolated a 2D form of the soft metal gallium, dubbed gallenene.

C) Reducing a regular 3D material into two dimensions can fundamentally change its electric, magnetic, physical or chemical properties.

Options :

1) A & C are correct2) All are correct3) Only A is correct4) B & C are correct

Q8) Consider the following statements :

A) Philippines is planning to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

B) Around 4,000 drug suspects are killed as part of the anti-drug crackdown campaign in Philippiness

C) Chile Eboe-Osuji is current president of International Criminal Court

Options :

A) All are correctB) Only A C) Only BD) A & C are correct

Q9) Consider the following statements :

A) Carbonaceous chondrites include some of the most primitive known meteorites.

B) Meteorites mostly originate from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

C) Geological Survey of India comes under the Ministry of Earth Sciences

Options :

1) All are correct2) A & C are correct3) A & B are correct4) B & C are correct

Q10) Consider the following statements :

A. The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) largest transport aircraft – C-17 Globemaster -made a

historic landing at Sikkim’s Tuting Advanced Landing Ground (ALG)

B. C-17 Globemaster is a Russian -manufactured aircraft

C. Maximum payload of the C-17 is 77,500 kg and its maximum takeoff weight is

265,000 kg.

Options:

1) All are correct

2) Only C is correct

3) Only A is correct

4) B & C are correct