[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 11 Mar 2023

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• According to the latest Findex Report – 2021 by the World Bank, around one-third of adults still lack access to formal financial services.
• About financial inclusion:
  • Financial inclusion means that individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs – transactions, payments, savings, credit, and insurance – delivered in a responsible and sustainable way.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/11/breaking-barriers-building-inclusion/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Only statement 3 is correct
• The Digital India programme is centred on three key vision areas:
• Digital Infrastructure as a Core Utility to Every Citizen
• Governance and Services on Demand
• Digital Empowerment of Citizens
• Source: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2015/07/02/lok-sabha-tv-insights-transformation-by-digital-india-a-detailed-article-on-digital-india-program/

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/11/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-11-march-2023/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The correct answer is (a) Higher than that present in a conductor, but lower than that present in an insulator.
• Semiconductors have resistivity that is intermediate between conductors and insulators. They have higher resistivity than conductors but lower resistivity than insulators. This is because semiconductors have a partially filled valence band and an empty conduction band, which allows them to conduct electricity under certain conditions but not as well as conductors. The resistivity of a semiconductor can be controlled by doping it with impurities, which changes its electrical properties.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/11/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-11-march-2023/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The Central Electricity Authority of India (CEA) advises the government on policy matters and formulates plans for the development of electricity systems. It is a statutory organisation constituted under section 3(1) of Electricity Supply Act 1948, which has been superseded by section 70(1) of the Electricity Act 2003.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/11/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-11-march-2023/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: About Tetracycline:

• Antibiotics such as tetracycline are long-lived and can linger in the soil for decades.
• Its use in cats, dogs, small mammals, horses, or birds to treat bacterial infections or other conditions is ‘off label’ or ‘extra label’.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/11/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-11-march-2023/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• A ramjet is a form of air-breathing jet engine that uses the vehicle’s forward motion to compress incoming air for combustion without a rotating compressor. Fuel is injected in the combustion chamber where it mixes with the hot compressed air and ignites.
• A ramjet-powered vehicle requires an assisted take-off like a rocket assist to accelerate it to a speed where it begins to produce thrust.
• Ramjets work most efficiently at supersonic speeds around Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound) and can operate up to speeds of Mach 6. However, the ramjet efficiency starts to drop when the vehicle reaches hypersonic speeds.

• A scramjet engine is an improvement over the ramjet engine as it efficiently operates at hypersonic speeds and allows supersonic combustion. Thus it is known as Supersonic Combustion Ramjet, or Scramjet.
• A dual mode ramjet (DMRJ) is a type of jet engine where a ramjet transforms into scramjet over Mach 4-8 range, which means it can efficiently operate both in subsonic and supersonic combustor modes.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/11/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-11-march-2023/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Statement 1: The founding of TEER is actually a bit elaborate. It started from the G8+5 environment ministers since 2007. You can read more about it in the source given below.
• The TEEB office is hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
• Statement 2 and 3: Lifted nearly verbatim from the source below.
• http://www.teebweb.org/about/the-initiative/

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Viruses are known to infect almost any kind of host that has living cells. Animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria are all subject to viral infection.
• A bacteriophage is a virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. Mycoviruses are viruses that infect fungi. A host of other Viruses affect plants.
• http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=16+2160&aid=2956

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• District Mineral Foundation (DMF) is a trust set up as a non-profit body, in those districts affected by the mining works, to work for the interest and benefit of persons and areas affected by mining related operations. It is funded through the contributions from miners.
• So, all other statements apart from 2 are wrong.
• Setting up of District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) in all districts in the country affected by mining related operations was mandated through the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Act, (MMDRA) 2015.
• Its manner of operation comes under the jurisdiction of the relevant State Government.
• http://www.arthapedia.in/index.php?title=District_Mineral_Foundation_(DMF)

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Bitcoins can be sent directly to anyone, anywhere in the world. The only requirement is that you should have a Bitcoin address of the recipient. The process doesn’t require you to reveal your identity. So, 2 and 3 are correct.
• The system is peer-to-peer and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary. So, it is not tracked by the Central bank or any intermediary. 1 is incorrect.
• https://bitcoin.org/en/how-it-works

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016