Q1. What are deepfakes?
(a) Realistic computer-generated images used in virtual reality simulations.
(b) Authentic videos captured by advanced surveillance technology.
(c) Falsified media content created using artificial intelligence to manipulate or replace faces in videos.
(d) High-quality photographs taken by deep-sea exploration devices.
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Context: A deepfake video of Rashmika Mandanna (actress) entering an elevator sparked outrage online, later debunked by a journalist revealing it featured British influencer Zara Patel.
- What are Deepfakes?
- Deepfakes are digital media – video, audio, and images edited and manipulated using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to inflict harm on individuals and institutions. It can be exploited to damage the reputation, fabricate evidence, defraud the public, and undermine trust in democratic institutions with fewer resources.
- Deepfake is a blend of ‘deep learning‘ (a subset of machine learning using artificial neural networks) and ‘fake.’
Q2. Climate Services Report for 2023 is published by the:
(a) UNEP
(b) WMO
(c) WEF
(d) IPCC
Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- Context: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report (Climate Services report for 2023) reveals that the health sector is ill-equipped to address heat and extreme weather impacts.
- Major findings of the report:
- Climate change threatens to undo decades of health progress, with less than 25% of global health ministries using climate information to monitor climate-related health risks.
- Despite air pollution being the fourth-largest health risk factor, only 2% of international climate finance is allocated to address it.
- However, climate finance has doubled, averaging $1.3 trillion annually in 2021 and 2022.
Q3. The ‘Common Carbon Metric’, supported by UNEP, has been developed for:
(a) Assessing the carbon footprint of building operations around the world
(b) Enabling commercial farming entities around the world to enter carbon emission trading
(c) Enabling governments to assess the overall carbon footprint caused by their countries
(d) Assessing the overall carbon footprint caused by the use of fossil fuels by the world in a unit time
Ans: (a)
Explanation:
- The ‘Common Carbon Metric’, supported by UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), has been developed for:
- Assessing the carbon footprint of building operations around the world.
Q4. The money multiplier in an economy increases with which one of the following?
(a) Increase in the cash Reserve Ratio in the banks
(b) Increase in the Statutory Liquidity Ratio in the banks
(c) Increase in the banking habit of the people
(d) Increase in the population of the country
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- The money created by the Federal Reserve is the monetary base, also known as high-powered money.Banks create money by making loans. A bank loans or invests its excess reserves to earn more interest.A one-dollar increase in the monetary base causes the money supply to increase by more than one dollar. The increase in the money supply is the money multiplier.
Q5. With reference to the history of ancient India Bhavabhuti Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous:
(a) Jain monks
(b) Playwrights
(c) Temple architects
(d) Philosophers
Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- The correct answer is playwrights.
- Bhavabhuti was an 8th-century Sanskrit playwright and poet who is considered one of the greatest playwrights in Indian literature. His most famous plays include Mahaviracharita, Malatimadhava, and Uttararamacharita.
- Hastimalla was a 13th-century Kannada poet and writer who wrote Purvapurana, a Jain religious epic.
- Kshemeshvara was an 11th-century Sanskrit poet from Kashmir who wrote Dasavatar Charita, a poem about the ten avatars of Vishnu.
