08 October 2022

Q1. Recently, North East’s first-ever specialised “Ginger” Processing Plant in the state of ____________________ was revived?

1. Assam
2. Tripura
3. Meghalaya
4. Nagaland

C – Explanation

• North East’s first-ever specialised “Ginger” Processing Plant at district Ri-Bhoui in Meghalaya has been revived.The only Ginger Processing Plant of North East India which was established in 2004 but has remained non-functional for many years, the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC), a PSU working under the aegis of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region has revived it. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

Q2. The United Nations’ World Food Programme was founded in 1961 by:

1. WHO & UN General Assembly
2. FAO & UN General Assembly
3. FAO & WHO
4. UNICEF & UN General Assembly

B – Explanation

• The United Nations’ World Food Programme was founded in 1961 byFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

Q3. With the present state of development, Artificial Intelligence can effectively do which of the following?

1. Bring down electricity consumption in industrial units
2. Create meaningful short stories and songs
3. Disease diagnosis
4. Text-to-Speech ConversionWireless transmission of electrical energy

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
2. 1, 3 and 4 only
3. 2, 4 and 5 only
4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

D – Explanation

• Efficiencies in the industrial sector in particular can be achieved in the following ways:Forecasting energy demand and managing the output accordingly. This can help to reduce reliance on fuel, or manage its consumption, thereby also reducing emissions. Hence, 1 is correct.Sunspring and It’s No Game released in 2016 and 2017 respectively, these short films’ screenplays were written by Benjamin, a self-named system-on-chip running a long short term memory (LSTM) recurrent neural network. Hence, 2 is correct.A study published by The Lancet Digital Health compared the performance of deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence (AI) in detecting diseases from medical imaging versus that of healthcare professionals, using a sample of studies carried out between 2012 and 2019. Hence, 3 is correct. Google Assistant speech recognition AI uses deep neural networks to learn how to better understand spoken commands and questions as well as for text-to-speech conversion. Hence, 4 is correct.In wireless power transfer, in order to efficiently charge the power receivers, online prediction of the receiver positions is necessary, and for this purpose, AI is used. Hence, 5 is correct.

Q4. Core Inflation does not indicate a price rise in which of these commodities?

1. IT products
2. Food products
3. hydrocarbon fuel
4. consumer goods.

Select the correct answer code:

1. 1, 2 and 3 only
2. 1 and 4 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 3 and 4 only

C – Explanation

• Core Inflation is a measure of inflation which excludes items that face volatile price movement, notably food and energy. In other words, Core Inflation is nothing but Headline Inflation minus inflation that is contributed by food and energy commodities. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

Q5. Clearances by which of the following authorities are required for the interlinking of river projects?

1. Central Water Commission
2. Ministry of Environment, Forestand Climate Change
3. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
4. Central Empowered Committee .

Select the correct answer code:

1. 1, 2 and 3 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 1, 2, 3 and 4
4. 1, 2 and 4 only

C – Explanation

• Generally, 4-5 types of clearances are required for the interlinking of river projects. These are: Techno-economic (given by the Central Water Commission); Forest Clearance and Environmental clearance (Ministry of Environment & Forests); Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) Plan of Tribal Population (Ministry of Tribal Affairs) and Wildlife clearance (Central Empowered Committee). Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

Q6. Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is a report by:

1. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
2. Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
3. UN Environment (UNEP)
4. Conservation International

B – Explanation

• The first ever Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, which assessed the status of biodiversity on the planet, said that the rate of decline in biodiversity is lower in areas where indigenous people own land.The Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Servicesis a report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, on the global state of biodiversity. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

Q7. Which of the following tools are used by the RBI to control Inflation?

1. Bank rate
2. Moral Suasion
3. Liquidity Adjustment Facility
4. Open Market Operations.

Select the correct answer code:

1. 1, 2 and 3 only
2. 1, 3 and 4 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

D – Explanation

Tools for inflation targeting:

• Liquidity Adjustment Facility-With this RBI controls the money supply in the economy. These interest rates and inflation rates tend to move in opposite directions.Open Market Operations– RBI buys or sells short-term securities in the open market, thus impacting money available with the public.Variable Reserve Requirement-Cash Reserve Ratio (CLR) and the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) are increased or decreased in accordance with inflation or deflation respectively.Bank rate– It is the rate at which RBI lends money to commercial banks without any security. When bank rate is increased interest rate also increases leading to inflation.Moral Suasion– If there is a need RBI can urge the banks to exercise credit control at times to maintain the balance of funds in the market.

Q8. Which one of the following does not influence quantity demanded for a good?

1. Good’s own price
2. Price of a substitute good
3. Price of a complementary good
4. Price of inputs into production of the good

D – Explanation

• The amount of a good that consumers are willing to buy at a given price during a specified time period (such as a day or a year), holding constant the other factors that influence purchases, is the quantity demanded.Potential consumers decide how much of a good or service to buy on the basis of its price.Among the given options, Price of inputs into production of the good does not influence quantity demanded for a good. Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

Q9. Which of the following pairs regarding Railway zone and Headquarters are correctly matched?

1. South-Eastern: Kolkata
2. South-Western : HubliSouth-
3. East-Central: Bilaspur
4. South-Central : Secunderabad.

Select the correct answer code:

1. 1, 2 and 3 only
2. 1, 3 and 4 only
3. 2, 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

D – Explanation

Q10. Consider the following statements regarding Amnesty International:

1. It is the oldest working international organization to uphold human rights in the world.
2. It conceptualized and introduced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Which of the above statements is/are not correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

C – Explanation

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the UNGA in 1948 itself, whereas the Amnesty International was found in 1961. Hence statement 2 is not correct.In the field of international human rights organisations, Amnesty has the second longest history, after the International Federation for Human Rights and broadest name recognition, and is believed by many to set standards for the movement as a whole. Hence statement 1 is not correct.

Q11. Substantive equality adopted by some countries, means that:

1. Abolition of all special rights and privileges
2. All people must be equally treated at all times.
3. Providing equal opportunities for disadvantaged and marginalized groups
4. Absolute equality in all spheres and to every person.

C – Explanation

• Substantive equality is a fundamental aspect of human rights law that is concerned with equitable outcomes and equal opportunities for disadvantaged and marginalized people and groups in society. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.