[Mission 2022] Insta– QUED ( Questions from Editorials ) 31 May 2022

Solution: d)

Compressed natural gas, or CNG, is natural gas under pressure which remains clear, odourless, and non-corrosive – and can be used as a cheaper, greener, and more efficient alternative to the traditional petrol and diesel fuels for vehicles.

CNG is comprised mostly of methane gas which, like gasoline, produces engine power when mixed with air and fed into your engine’s combustion chamber.

CNG engines run more quietly due to the higher-octane rating of CNG over gasoline and they produce less exhaust emissions. Harmful emissions such as carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2 and nitrous oxide (N2O) can be reduced by as much as 95% when compared to gasoline powered vehicles.

Solution: a)

The five Indian states that share a land border with Nepal are Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim.

15th Edition of Indo – Nepal Joint Military Training, Exercise Surya Kiran between Indian Army and Nepali Army was held in September 2021 at Pithoragarh.

The Sharda River demarcates Nepal’s western border with India.

Solution: b)

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs):

• Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are mutual funds listed and traded on stock exchanges like shares.
• Typically, an ETF mirrors a particular index, which means the group of stocks in the ETF would be similar to those in the index that it is benchmarked to.
• Usually, ETFs are passive funds where the fund manager doesn’t select stocks on your behalf. Instead, the ETF simply copies an index and endeavours to accurately reflect its performance.
• In an ETF, one can buy and sell units at prevailing market price on a real time basis during market hours.
• ETFs can contain all types of investments including stocks, commodities, or bonds; some offer domestic holdings only, while others are international.

Solution: c)

Black Box:

• A black box, technically known as an Electronic Flight Data Recorder.
• It is an orange-coloured heavily protected recording device placed in a flight.
• It is used to investigate the details of the events immediately preceding an accident.
• They are compulsory on any commercial flight or corporate jet.
• They are usually kept in the tail of an aircraft, where they are more likely to survive crash.
• Black boxes are also used in vehicles other than planes like railways, cars etc.

Solution: d)

The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is a non-profit organisation that hosts high-level forums for leaders from government, business and academia in Asia and other continents to share their vision on the most pressing issues in this region and the world at large. BFA is modelled on the World Economic Forum held annually in Davos.