[Mission 2024] Current Affairs Quiz , 6 September 2023

Solution: b)

Statement 2 is incorrect.

Tritium is a form of hydrogen that occurs naturally in Earth’s atmosphere. It is radioactive but far less dangerous than cesium-137 or strontium-90 — both of which are life-threatening.

It emits a weak beta particle that can be stopped by a sheet of plastic or human skin.

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Solution: b)

Solution: a)

Only statement 3 is correct.

• The IAEA is the world’s centre for cooperation in the nuclear field.
• It was set up as the world’s “Atoms for Peace” organization in 1957.
• It was established as an autonomous organization in 1957 through its own international treaty, the IAEA Statute.
• Reports to both the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.
• Headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
• The IAEA serves as an intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology and nuclear power worldwide.

Functions:

• Works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.
• Seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons.

Solution: b)

Statement 2 is incorrect.

When inflation goes up, and the interest rates also go up, the cost of capital will also go up. The cost of capital is a combination of the cost of equity and the cost of debt. When the bond yields go up, the cost of capital goes up, and therefore the future cash flows of the company will be valued lower. …The valuation of equities is done by discounting future cash flows. When the rate of discounting goes up, obviously, equity valuations go down.

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Solution: d)

The International Program on Holocaust and Genocide Education (IPHGE) is a programme undertaken jointly by UNESCO and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) to enable stakeholders from all regions of the world to develop long-term educational, cultural and academic initiatives that can contribute to institutionalize education about the Holocaust and genocide in their respective country.