[MISSION 2024] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 26 June 2023

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Egypt’s land frontiers border Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and Israel to the northeast.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/06/26/india-egypt-relations/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Popularly known as Father of Wheat Revolution, Dilbagh Singh Athwal was instrumental in developing ‘PV 18’ in 1966 and the most popular amber grained wheat variety ‘Kalyansona’ in 1967.
• S. Swaminathan, the main architect or the Father of the Green Revolution in India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/06/26/role-of-punjab-and-haryana-in-de-risking-the-indian-economy/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• There are three types of mountains- Fold Mountains, Block Mountains and the Volcanic Mountains. The Himalayan Mountains and the Alps are young fold mountains with rugged relief and high conical peaks. The Aravalli range in India is one of the oldest mountain systems in the world. The range has considerably worn down due to the processes of erosion. The Appalachians in North America and the Ural mountains in Russia have rounded features and low elevation. They are very old, folded mountains.
• Block Mountains are created when large areas are broken and displaced vertically. The uplifted blocks are termed as horsts and the lowered blocks are called graben. The Rhine valley and the Vosges Mountain in Europe are examples of such mountain systems.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/06/26/restoring-the-aravalli-mountain-range/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Context: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released its ranking of the “Most Liveable Cities in the World 2023”

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/06/26/global-liveability-index-2023/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Statements 1 and 4 are correct. Statements 2 and 3 are incorrect.
• Fast radio bursts are brief, intense bursts of radio waves that originate from outside the Milky Way galaxy. This is correct. FRBs are extremely bright bursts of radio waves that last for only a few milliseconds. They are thought to originate from outside the Milky Way galaxy, as the dispersion of their radio waves indicates that they have traveled through a large amount of interstellar gas.
• The exact origins of fast radio bursts are well understood and confirmed to be caused by natural phenomena. This is incorrect. The exact origins of FRBs are still not fully understood. However, there are a number of possible explanations, including the collapse of a neutron star, the merger of two neutron stars, or the collision of a neutron star with a black hole.
• Fast radio bursts have been detected at regular intervals, allowing scientists to predict their occurrence. This is incorrect. FRBs have not been detected at regular intervals. In fact, they are very unpredictable, and scientists are still trying to figure out what triggers them.
• Fast radio bursts have been found to repeat, with some sources emitting multiple bursts over time. This is correct. A small number of FRBs have been found to repeat, with some sources emitting multiple bursts over time. This suggests that these FRBs are not caused by a single, catastrophic event, but by a more persistent source.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/06/26/do-dead-stars-crash-with-the-light-of-500-million-suns/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Belgium is a federal state located in Western Europe, bordering the North Sea. Belgium shares borders with France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Belgium is divided into three regions: Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/06/26/belgium/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Chairman of Public Sector Banks are selected by the Banks Board Bureau (BBB).

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The economic cost of food grains procured by the FCI is a total of MSP and bonus (if any) paid to the farmers plus the procurement incidentals and distribution cost. See https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/es2004-05/chapt2005/chap513.pdf
• The procurement incidentals are the initial costs incurred during procurement of foodgrains. The distribution costs include freight, handling charges, storage costs in godowns, losses during transit etc.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Option A and D are examples of human capital and option B is physical capital.
• Straight from Wikipedia: “Social capital broadly refers to those factors of effectively functioning social groups that include such things as interpersonal relationships, a shared sense of identity, a shared understanding, shared norms, shared values, trust, cooperation, and reciprocity.” Option D is the correct answer.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Service Area Approach (SAA) was introduced in April 1989 in order to bring about an orderly and planned development of rural and semi- urban areas of the country. It was extended to all Indian scheduled commercial banks including Regional Rural Banks (RRBs).
• Under the SAA, all rural and semi-urban branches of banks were allocated specific villages, generally in geographical contiguous areas, the overall development and the credit needs of which were to be taken care of by the respective branches. See https://rbi.org.in/scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=2044&Mode=0

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019