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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding National Security Act
- It is a law that allows punitive detention, if authorities are satisfied that a person is a threat to national security or law and order.
- The person does not need to be charged during this period of detention.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: a)
About National Security Act:
- It is a stringent law that allows preventive detention for months, if authorities are satisfied that a person is a threat to national security or law and order.
- The person does not need to be charged during this period of detention. The goal is to prevent the individual from committing a crime.
- It was promulgated on September 23, 1980
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Solution: a)
About National Security Act:
- It is a stringent law that allows preventive detention for months, if authorities are satisfied that a person is a threat to national security or law and order.
- The person does not need to be charged during this period of detention. The goal is to prevent the individual from committing a crime.
- It was promulgated on September 23, 1980
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Purchasing Managers’ Index is released by Central Statistics Office(CSO).
- Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers is released by Labour Bureau with 2016 as the base year.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator that is calculated from monthly surveys of purchasing managers and supply executives from specific companies. PMI Manufacturing gives an indication of the economic health of the manufacturing sector. The most followed PMI readings come from Markit and Institute of Supply Management.
It is calculated separately for the manufacturing and services sectors and then a composite index too is constructed.
The Labour and Employment Ministry has revised the base year of the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) from 2001 to 2016.
The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour& Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month.
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Solution: b)
Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator that is calculated from monthly surveys of purchasing managers and supply executives from specific companies. PMI Manufacturing gives an indication of the economic health of the manufacturing sector. The most followed PMI readings come from Markit and Institute of Supply Management.
It is calculated separately for the manufacturing and services sectors and then a composite index too is constructed.
The Labour and Employment Ministry has revised the base year of the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) from 2001 to 2016.
The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour& Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Quasars.
- Quasars are very luminous objects in faraway galaxies.
- They are not found in galaxies that have supermassive blackholes.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a)
An international team of astronomers have discovered the most distant ‘radio-loud’ quasar with the help of European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT). It took 13 billion years for the quasar’s light to reach earth, according to a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal March 8, 2021.
Quasars are very luminous objects in faraway galaxies that emit jets at radio frequencies. They are only found in galaxies that have supermassive blackholes which power these bright discs. However, 90 per cent of them do not emit strong radio waves, making this newly-discovered one special.
Most active galaxies have a supermassive black hole at the centre which sucks in surrounding objects. Quasars are formed by the energy emitted by materials spiralling around a blackhole right before being sucked into it.
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Solution: a)
An international team of astronomers have discovered the most distant ‘radio-loud’ quasar with the help of European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT). It took 13 billion years for the quasar’s light to reach earth, according to a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal March 8, 2021.
Quasars are very luminous objects in faraway galaxies that emit jets at radio frequencies. They are only found in galaxies that have supermassive blackholes which power these bright discs. However, 90 per cent of them do not emit strong radio waves, making this newly-discovered one special.
Most active galaxies have a supermassive black hole at the centre which sucks in surrounding objects. Quasars are formed by the energy emitted by materials spiralling around a blackhole right before being sucked into it.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsFarzad B gas field, recently in news is located in
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Solution: c)
Iran gave the Farzad B gas field to Petropars, a domestic gas producer. This is a setback for India’s energy ties with Iran as ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) had discovered the gas field in 2000 and has been part of the ongoing cooperation on that front.
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Solution: c)
Iran gave the Farzad B gas field to Petropars, a domestic gas producer. This is a setback for India’s energy ties with Iran as ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) had discovered the gas field in 2000 and has been part of the ongoing cooperation on that front.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding International Energy Agency (IEA).
- It helps its members respond to major oil supply disruptions.
- A candidate country to the IEA must be a member country of the OECD.
- All OECD members are IEA members.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
International Energy Agency (IEA) was established in the wake of the 1973-1974 oil crisis, to help its members respond to major oil supply disruptions, a role it continues to fulfil today.
- IEA’s mandate has expanded over time to include tracking and analyzing global key energy trends, promoting sound energy policy, and fostering multinational energy technology cooperation.
Composition and eligibility:
It has 30 members at present. IEA family also includes eight association countries. A candidate country must be a member country of the OECD. But all OECD members are not IEA members.
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Solution: b)
International Energy Agency (IEA) was established in the wake of the 1973-1974 oil crisis, to help its members respond to major oil supply disruptions, a role it continues to fulfil today.
- IEA’s mandate has expanded over time to include tracking and analyzing global key energy trends, promoting sound energy policy, and fostering multinational energy technology cooperation.
Composition and eligibility:
It has 30 members at present. IEA family also includes eight association countries. A candidate country must be a member country of the OECD. But all OECD members are not IEA members.
