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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG).
- India is a member of APG, which is one of the regional affiliates of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
- It works to ensure that FATF’s recommendations on money laundering are implemented by the concerned countries.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: d)
Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG):
- FATF Asia-Pacific Group is one of the regional affiliates of the Financial Action Task Force.
- The Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering works to ensure that all the countries adopt and implement the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards that are set out in the FATF’s 40 Recommendations and Eight Special Recommendations.
- APG assists countries in implementing laws to deal with crime, assistance, punishment, investigations; provides guidance in setting proper reporting systems and helps in establishing financial intelligence units.
- At present, there are 41 members of APG.
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Solution: d)
Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG):
- FATF Asia-Pacific Group is one of the regional affiliates of the Financial Action Task Force.
- The Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering works to ensure that all the countries adopt and implement the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards that are set out in the FATF’s 40 Recommendations and Eight Special Recommendations.
- APG assists countries in implementing laws to deal with crime, assistance, punishment, investigations; provides guidance in setting proper reporting systems and helps in establishing financial intelligence units.
- At present, there are 41 members of APG.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsArrange the following ports from North to South.
- Kyaukpyu Port
- Gwadar Port
- Sabang Port
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: c)
Gwadar Port is the deepest sea port of the world, situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Kyaukpyu is a major town in Rakhine State, in western Myanmar.
India is developing its maiden deep-sea port in Indonesia’s Sabang close to Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Solution: c)
Gwadar Port is the deepest sea port of the world, situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Kyaukpyu is a major town in Rakhine State, in western Myanmar.
India is developing its maiden deep-sea port in Indonesia’s Sabang close to Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsNational Landslide Susceptibility Mapping is under taken by
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Solution: b)
GSI has launched and undertook a national programme on landslide susceptibility mapping – National Landslide Susceptibility Mapping (NLSM).
Aims and Objectives
- To create a dynamic National Landslide Susceptibility Geodatabase for India
- To prepare GIS – based seamless Landslide Susceptibility Maps of India on 1:50,000 scale
- To prepare a nation-wide repository on GIS-based Landslide Inventory
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Solution: b)
GSI has launched and undertook a national programme on landslide susceptibility mapping – National Landslide Susceptibility Mapping (NLSM).
Aims and Objectives
- To create a dynamic National Landslide Susceptibility Geodatabase for India
- To prepare GIS – based seamless Landslide Susceptibility Maps of India on 1:50,000 scale
- To prepare a nation-wide repository on GIS-based Landslide Inventory
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following were the literary works by B. R. Ambedkar?
- Annihilation of Caste
- The Buddha and His Dhamma
- India of my Dreams
- Bahishkrut Bharat
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: a)
India Of My Dreams is written by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Solution: a)
India Of My Dreams is written by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe “Red Line Campaign” sometimes seen in news is related to
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Solution: d)
The Red Line Campaign was launched in 2016 by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to tackle the problem of growing misuse of antibiotics across the country.
Its aim was to curb irrational use of antibiotics and create awareness on the side effects of taking antibiotics without prescription.
Under it, all prescription only antibiotics should be marked with a vertical red line on the packets. The red line antibiotics packets should be consumed on doctor’s advice and the patients need to complete the full course prescribed by the doctor.
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Solution: d)
The Red Line Campaign was launched in 2016 by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to tackle the problem of growing misuse of antibiotics across the country.
Its aim was to curb irrational use of antibiotics and create awareness on the side effects of taking antibiotics without prescription.
Under it, all prescription only antibiotics should be marked with a vertical red line on the packets. The red line antibiotics packets should be consumed on doctor’s advice and the patients need to complete the full course prescribed by the doctor.