Q.3) Consider the following statements about Mobile App 'ReUnite'
(1) It has been launched by ministry of culture.
(2) It helps to unite all religion for Nation progresss.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 only
(d) None of the above
Answer- (d) None of the above
Explanation: -
Union Minister Suresh Prabhu launched a mobile application called ReUnite which helps to trackandtrace missing and abandoned children in India.
The App is developed by the NGO,BachpanBachaoAndolan&Capgemini.
The app is multiuser where parents and citizens can upload pictures of children, and provide detailed description like name, birth mark, address, report to the police station, search and identify missing kids.
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(1) It has been launched by ministry of culture.
(2) It helps to unite all religion for Nation progresss.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 only
(d) None of the above
Answer- (d) None of the above
Explanation: -
Union Minister Suresh Prabhu launched a mobile application called ReUnite which helps to trackandtrace missing and abandoned children in India.
The App is developed by the NGO,BachpanBachaoAndolan&Capgemini.
The app is multiuser where parents and citizens can upload pictures of children, and provide detailed description like name, birth mark, address, report to the police station, search and identify missing kids.
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Q.5) The Bru community staying in which states:-
a) Nagaland and Manipur
b) Tripura and Mizoram
c) Meghalaya and Assam
d) Sikkim and West Bengal
Answer:- b) Tripura and Mizoram
Explanation:-
More than 30,000 people belonging to the Bru community, who fled from Mizoram to Tripura in 1997 in the wake of inter-community violence, are set to be repatriated to Mizoram
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a) Nagaland and Manipur
b) Tripura and Mizoram
c) Meghalaya and Assam
d) Sikkim and West Bengal
Answer:- b) Tripura and Mizoram
Explanation:-
More than 30,000 people belonging to the Bru community, who fled from Mizoram to Tripura in 1997 in the wake of inter-community violence, are set to be repatriated to Mizoram
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Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Bhitarkanika National Park.
(1) It is Ramsar site.
(2) It is home for salt water crocodiles and is one of the largest habitats of endangered estuarine crocodiles in the country.
(3) It is located in Jharkhand.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: - (c ) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
The Bhitarkanika National Park is a national park located in the Kendrapara District, Odisha.
The park is a unique ecosystem, highly dynamic and at the same time fragile.
The delta, the river mouth, the sea, mangrove forest, avian fauna, reptiles, amphibians and fauna and flora contribute to the park’s biological diversity.
It is in news because a two-member technical evaluation mission team of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) deputed by the UNESCO has recently visited the National Park.
The purpose of the visit is for the ground-zero assessment of the bio-diversity of the unique mangrove eco-system of park.
It is Ramsar site.
It is home for salt water crocodiles and is one of the largest habitats of endangered estuarine crocodiles in the country.
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(1) It is Ramsar site.
(2) It is home for salt water crocodiles and is one of the largest habitats of endangered estuarine crocodiles in the country.
(3) It is located in Jharkhand.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: - (c ) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
The Bhitarkanika National Park is a national park located in the Kendrapara District, Odisha.
The park is a unique ecosystem, highly dynamic and at the same time fragile.
The delta, the river mouth, the sea, mangrove forest, avian fauna, reptiles, amphibians and fauna and flora contribute to the park’s biological diversity.
It is in news because a two-member technical evaluation mission team of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) deputed by the UNESCO has recently visited the National Park.
The purpose of the visit is for the ground-zero assessment of the bio-diversity of the unique mangrove eco-system of park.
It is Ramsar site.
It is home for salt water crocodiles and is one of the largest habitats of endangered estuarine crocodiles in the country.
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Q.4) Consider the following statement related to “Peace Clause”
(1) The ‘peace clause’ said that no country would be legally barred from food security programmes even if the subsidy breached the limits specified in the WTO agreement on agriculture.
(2) An interim mechanism called the ‘Peace Clause’ is available for developing nations.
(3) It is related with World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Which of the statements given above are incorrect?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None of the above
Answer: - (d) None of the above
Explanation-
According the ‘Peace Clause’ to which they cannot be challenged at the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM) even if they breach the cap of the product-specific domestic support (10% of the value of production).
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(1) The ‘peace clause’ said that no country would be legally barred from food security programmes even if the subsidy breached the limits specified in the WTO agreement on agriculture.
(2) An interim mechanism called the ‘Peace Clause’ is available for developing nations.
(3) It is related with World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Which of the statements given above are incorrect?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None of the above
Answer: - (d) None of the above
Explanation-
According the ‘Peace Clause’ to which they cannot be challenged at the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM) even if they breach the cap of the product-specific domestic support (10% of the value of production).
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