[Mission 2022] Insta– QUED ( Questions from Editorials. ) 26 August 2021

Solution: b)

The Census is a statutory exercise conducted under the provisions of the Census Act 1948 and Rules made there under. 

All information collected under the Census is confidential and will not be shared with any agency – Government or private. Certain information collected under the NPR will be published in the local areas for public scrutiny and invitation of objections.

According to the SECC website, “all the personal information given in the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) is open for use by Government departments to grant and/or restrict benefits to households”.

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Solution: d)

Trans fat, also called trans-unsaturated fatty acids or trans fatty acids, is a type of unsaturated fat that occurs in small amounts in nature, but became widely produced industrially from vegetable fats starting in the 1950s for use in margarine, snack food, packaged baked goods, and for frying fast food.

• Naturally-occurring trans fats are produced in the gut of some animals and foods made from these animals (e.g., milk and meat products) may contain small quantities of these fats. Artificial trans fats (or trans fatty acids) are created in an industrial process that adds hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils to make them more solid.
• Trans fats are easy to use, inexpensive to produce and last a long time. Trans fats give foods a desirable taste and texture.

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Solution: d)

As defined by the IMD, drought is a consequence of the natural reduction in the amount of precipitation for a long period of time.

Drought is often associated with other climatic factors like high winds and temperatures and low relative humidity. These factors can aggravate the severity of the drought event.

As per the Manual for Drought Management 2016, drought is declared considering following two indicative factors:

• The extent of rainfall deviation (depreciation)
• The consequent dry spell

IMD declares a year to be a drought year, in case the area is affected by moderate and severe drought, either individually or together and for 20-40% of the total area of the country.

What are the different types of drought?

• Meteorological Drought
• Hydrological Drought
• Agricultural Drought
• Socio-Economic Drought

Agricultural Drought occurs when available soil moisture is inadequate for healthy crop growth and cause extreme stress and wilting.

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Solution: d)

• Stagflation is a condition of slow economic growth and relatively high unemployment, or economic stagnation, accompanied by rising prices, or inflation.
• Deflation is the general decline in prices for goods and services occurring when the inflation rate falls below 0%.

Solution: c)

Palk strait connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with Palk Bay in the southwest. The strait is 53 to 82 kilometres wide. Several rivers flow into it, including the Vaigai River of Tamil Nadu.

Palk Bay is studded at its southern end with a chain of low islands and reef shoals that are collectively called Adam’s Bridge, it has historically been known in Hindu Mythology as “Ram Setu” i.e.

This chain extends between Dhanushkodi on Pamban Island (also known as Rameswaram Island) in Tamil Nadu and Mannar Island in Sri Lanka. The island of Rameswaram is linked to the Indian mainland by the Pamban Bridge.