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Question 1 of 15
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about International Energy Agency (IEA)
It is a Geneva-based autonomous intergovernmental organization established in the framework of the OECD in 1974 in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis.
It acts as a policy adviser to its member states but also works with non-member countries, especially China, India, and Russia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
International Energy Agency (IEA) Invites India to be a Full-Time Member:
• Recently, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has invited India to become its full-time member.
• If this proposal is accepted, it will require India to increase its strategic oil reserved to 90 days requirement.
• Also, a member of IEA has to show a demand restraint programme to reduce national oil consumption by up to 10%.
• India has not confirmed yet if the full-time membership proposal was acceptable to the government or not.
Present Scenario in India
• India is the world’s third-largest energy consumer.
• India’s current strategic oil reserves equal 9.5 days of its requirement.
• India has the fastest-growing energy market in the world.
International Energy Agency (IEA)
• International Energy Agency, IEA is a Paris-based body that suggests industrialised countries about energy policies.
• The IEA is made up of 30 member countries.
• IEA was founded in 1974 by industrialized nations under the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) structure.
• It also includes eight association countries. Four countries are seeking accession to full membership, Chile, Colombia, Israel and Lithuania.
• A candidate country to the IEA must be a member country of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).Incorrect
International Energy Agency (IEA) Invites India to be a Full-Time Member:
• Recently, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has invited India to become its full-time member.
• If this proposal is accepted, it will require India to increase its strategic oil reserved to 90 days requirement.
• Also, a member of IEA has to show a demand restraint programme to reduce national oil consumption by up to 10%.
• India has not confirmed yet if the full-time membership proposal was acceptable to the government or not.
Present Scenario in India
• India is the world’s third-largest energy consumer.
• India’s current strategic oil reserves equal 9.5 days of its requirement.
• India has the fastest-growing energy market in the world.
International Energy Agency (IEA)
• International Energy Agency, IEA is a Paris-based body that suggests industrialised countries about energy policies.
• The IEA is made up of 30 member countries.
• IEA was founded in 1974 by industrialized nations under the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) structure.
• It also includes eight association countries. Four countries are seeking accession to full membership, Chile, Colombia, Israel and Lithuania.
• A candidate country to the IEA must be a member country of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). -
Question 2 of 15
2. Question
1 pointsName the digital platform launched by the Centre for holistic and integrated infrastructure development to provide multi-modal connectivity to economic zones in the country?
Correct
PM Gati-Shakti National Master Plan:
• The Gati Shakti is a national master plan aimed at the coordinated planning and execution of infrastructure projects in India to reduce logistics costs.
• Gati Shakti is a digital platform that will bring 16 ministries and departments of the Government of India together and that includes the Railways and the Roadways also.
• The idea is to have a coordinated execution of infrastructure connectivity projects across the country.
• It is a Rs.100 lakh-crore project for developing ‘holistic infrastructure’.
• The PM Gati Shakti Plan also aims to reduce logistic cost and turnaround time in the light that, earlier high logistics cost at 13 per cent of GDP in India was impacting its competitiveness in exports. Plan will also give a boost to India as an “investment destination”.Incorrect
PM Gati-Shakti National Master Plan:
• The Gati Shakti is a national master plan aimed at the coordinated planning and execution of infrastructure projects in India to reduce logistics costs.
• Gati Shakti is a digital platform that will bring 16 ministries and departments of the Government of India together and that includes the Railways and the Roadways also.
• The idea is to have a coordinated execution of infrastructure connectivity projects across the country.
• It is a Rs.100 lakh-crore project for developing ‘holistic infrastructure’.
• The PM Gati Shakti Plan also aims to reduce logistic cost and turnaround time in the light that, earlier high logistics cost at 13 per cent of GDP in India was impacting its competitiveness in exports. Plan will also give a boost to India as an “investment destination”. -
Question 3 of 15
3. Question
1 pointsWhich country was the host nation for the G20 Summit 2021?
Correct
The 2021 G20 (Group of Twenty) Summit was held in Rome, Italy on October 30 and 31, 2021. It was the 16th meeting of G20 group. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi
Incorrect
The 2021 G20 (Group of Twenty) Summit was held in Rome, Italy on October 30 and 31, 2021. It was the 16th meeting of G20 group. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi
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Question 4 of 15
4. Question
1 pointsWhat is “GatiShakti” that pm Narendra Modi officially launched for multimodal connectivity to economic zones in Delhi on 13th October 2021?
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PM Gati-Shakti National Master Plan:
• The Gati Shakti is a national master plan aimed at the coordinated planning and execution of infrastructure projects in India to reduce logistics costs.
• Gati Shakti is a digital platform that will bring 16 ministries and departments of the Government of India together and that includes the Railways and the Roadways also.
• The idea is to have a coordinated execution of infrastructure connectivity projects across the country.
• It is a Rs.100 lakh-crore project for developing ‘holistic infrastructure’.
• The PM Gati Shakti Plan also aims to reduce logistic cost and turnaround time in the light that, earlier high logistics cost at 13 per cent of GDP in India was impacting its competitiveness in exports. Plan will also give a boost to India as an “investment destination”.Incorrect
PM Gati-Shakti National Master Plan:
• The Gati Shakti is a national master plan aimed at the coordinated planning and execution of infrastructure projects in India to reduce logistics costs.
• Gati Shakti is a digital platform that will bring 16 ministries and departments of the Government of India together and that includes the Railways and the Roadways also.
• The idea is to have a coordinated execution of infrastructure connectivity projects across the country.
• It is a Rs.100 lakh-crore project for developing ‘holistic infrastructure’.
• The PM Gati Shakti Plan also aims to reduce logistic cost and turnaround time in the light that, earlier high logistics cost at 13 per cent of GDP in India was impacting its competitiveness in exports. Plan will also give a boost to India as an “investment destination”. -
Question 5 of 15
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional organization comprising 15 member states in Southeast Asia.
It was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
The Association of Southeast Asian Nationsis a regional organization which was established to promote political and social stability amid rising tensions among the Asia-Pacific’s post-colonial states.
The motto of ASEAN is“One Vision, One Identity, One Community”.
ASEAN Secretariat –Indonesia, Jakarta.
Genesis:
Established in 1967 with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration)by its founding fathers.
Founding Fathers of ASEAN are:Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Ten Members:Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.Incorrect
The Association of Southeast Asian Nationsis a regional organization which was established to promote political and social stability amid rising tensions among the Asia-Pacific’s post-colonial states.
The motto of ASEAN is“One Vision, One Identity, One Community”.
ASEAN Secretariat –Indonesia, Jakarta.
Genesis:
Established in 1967 with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration)by its founding fathers.
Founding Fathers of ASEAN are:Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Ten Members:Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. -
Question 6 of 15
6. Question
1 pointsPrime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS) virtually on October 27, 2021. The Summit was hosted under the Chairperson of which country?
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18th India-ASEAN Summit:
• Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has attended the 18th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit virtually.
• This was the 9th ASEAN-India Summit attended by PM Modi. The Summit was held under the chairmanship of the Sultan of Brunei.
• The Heads of State/Government of the ASEAN Countries participated in the Summit to review the status of the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership and progress made in key areas of Covid-19 & Health, Trade & Commerce, Connectivity, and Education & Culture.
• The year 2022 will mark 30 years of ASEAN-India relations partnership, and will be celebrated as ‘ASEAN-India Friendship Year’.Incorrect
18th India-ASEAN Summit:
• Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has attended the 18th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit virtually.
• This was the 9th ASEAN-India Summit attended by PM Modi. The Summit was held under the chairmanship of the Sultan of Brunei.
• The Heads of State/Government of the ASEAN Countries participated in the Summit to review the status of the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership and progress made in key areas of Covid-19 & Health, Trade & Commerce, Connectivity, and Education & Culture.
• The year 2022 will mark 30 years of ASEAN-India relations partnership, and will be celebrated as ‘ASEAN-India Friendship Year’. -
Question 7 of 15
7. Question
1 pointsThe Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) is marked on which day in India?
Correct
National Unity Day: 31st October:
• In India, the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day is observed every year on October 31 since 2014, to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
• This year marks the 146th anniversary of the great leader who played an instrumental role in India’s struggle for independence, and later during the integration of the country.Incorrect
National Unity Day: 31st October:
• In India, the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day is observed every year on October 31 since 2014, to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
• This year marks the 146th anniversary of the great leader who played an instrumental role in India’s struggle for independence, and later during the integration of the country. -
Question 8 of 15
8. Question
1 pointsWhat is Facebook’s new name?
Correct
Mark Zuckerberg changes Facebook’s name to Meta:
• Facebook has rebranded as Meta, with the goal of creating the “metaverse,” a shared virtual environment that it believes will succeed the mobile internet.
• Zuckerberg said, “from now on we’re going to be metaverse first, not Facebook first.” Facebook said that it is time for us to adopt a new company brand to encompass everything that we do.Incorrect
Mark Zuckerberg changes Facebook’s name to Meta:
• Facebook has rebranded as Meta, with the goal of creating the “metaverse,” a shared virtual environment that it believes will succeed the mobile internet.
• Zuckerberg said, “from now on we’re going to be metaverse first, not Facebook first.” Facebook said that it is time for us to adopt a new company brand to encompass everything that we do. -
Question 9 of 15
9. Question
1 pointsNITI Aayog has partnered with which body to launch a Handbook on Sustainable Urban Plastic Waste Management?
Correct
NITI Aayog-UNDP India Launches Handbook on Sustainable Urban Plastic Waste Management:
• NITI Aayog and UNDP India have collaborated to launch a handbook titled ‘NITI Aayog-UNDP Handbook on Sustainable Urban Plastic Waste Management’, to promote sustainable management of plastic waste in the country.
• The Handbook is a repository of 18 case studies/best practices and examples from cities in India, including 4 from Southeast Asia, which face similar infrastructure and plastic waste challenges.
• It is divided into four major components
1. Technical models for recycling
2. Material Recovery Facilities (MRF)
3. Governance for effective plastic waste management
4. IEC and DigitizationIncorrect
NITI Aayog-UNDP India Launches Handbook on Sustainable Urban Plastic Waste Management:
• NITI Aayog and UNDP India have collaborated to launch a handbook titled ‘NITI Aayog-UNDP Handbook on Sustainable Urban Plastic Waste Management’, to promote sustainable management of plastic waste in the country.
• The Handbook is a repository of 18 case studies/best practices and examples from cities in India, including 4 from Southeast Asia, which face similar infrastructure and plastic waste challenges.
• It is divided into four major components
1. Technical models for recycling
2. Material Recovery Facilities (MRF)
3. Governance for effective plastic waste management
4. IEC and Digitization -
Question 10 of 15
10. Question
1 pointsRecently Labour Ministry and which of the following company launches Digi Saksham Programme for youth training?
Correct
Digi-Saksham Programme:
• Ministry of Labour & Employment in partnership with Microsoft India has launched Digi-Saksham Programme. It is a digital skills programme to increase the employability of youth by imparting them with digital skills.
• Digi-Saksham will be implemented in the field by Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India (AKRSP-I). It aims to benefit more than 3 lakh youths in the first year.
• Under this initiative, the job seekers registered on National Career Service (NCS) Portal will be able to access training on topics like JavaScript, Data Visualisation, Advance Excel, Power Bi, HTML, Programming languages, software development fundamentals, Introduction to coding, etc.Incorrect
Digi-Saksham Programme:
• Ministry of Labour & Employment in partnership with Microsoft India has launched Digi-Saksham Programme. It is a digital skills programme to increase the employability of youth by imparting them with digital skills.
• Digi-Saksham will be implemented in the field by Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India (AKRSP-I). It aims to benefit more than 3 lakh youths in the first year.
• Under this initiative, the job seekers registered on National Career Service (NCS) Portal will be able to access training on topics like JavaScript, Data Visualisation, Advance Excel, Power Bi, HTML, Programming languages, software development fundamentals, Introduction to coding, etc. -
Question 11 of 15
11. Question
1 pointsWhat is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021?
Correct
Global Hunger Index 2021:
• The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is published annually as part of a partnership between Concern Worldwide, Ireland’s largest aid and humanitarian agency and Welthungerhilfe.
• The first GHI report was published in 2006.
• The GHI is intended to be “a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at global, regional, and national levels”.
• India has slipped seven places to rank 101 among 116 countries. The level of hunger in India was ‘serious’ according to the report.
• It ranked fourth among South Asian countries.
• Only 15 other countries ranked below India on the Index.
• Bangladesh (76), Nepal (76) and Pakistan (92) have fared much better than India on the index.
• In 2020, India ranked at 94 among 107 countries on the Index.
• India’s score on the Index in the recent two decades has declined by 10 points.
• Globally, India ranked among the worst in ‘child wasting’ or ‘weight for height’. Its performance was worse than Djibouti and Somalia.Incorrect
Global Hunger Index 2021:
• The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is published annually as part of a partnership between Concern Worldwide, Ireland’s largest aid and humanitarian agency and Welthungerhilfe.
• The first GHI report was published in 2006.
• The GHI is intended to be “a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at global, regional, and national levels”.
• India has slipped seven places to rank 101 among 116 countries. The level of hunger in India was ‘serious’ according to the report.
• It ranked fourth among South Asian countries.
• Only 15 other countries ranked below India on the Index.
• Bangladesh (76), Nepal (76) and Pakistan (92) have fared much better than India on the index.
• In 2020, India ranked at 94 among 107 countries on the Index.
• India’s score on the Index in the recent two decades has declined by 10 points.
• Globally, India ranked among the worst in ‘child wasting’ or ‘weight for height’. Its performance was worse than Djibouti and Somalia. -
Question 12 of 15
12. Question
1 pointsGlobal Food Security Index (GFS) 2021
Correct
Global Food Security Index (GFS) 2021:
• The GFS Index was designed and constructed by London-based Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience.
• The 2021 GFSI is the tenth edition of the index. It is published every year.
• India is ranked at 71st position in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021 of 113 countries.Incorrect
Global Food Security Index (GFS) 2021:
• The GFS Index was designed and constructed by London-based Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience.
• The 2021 GFSI is the tenth edition of the index. It is published every year.
• India is ranked at 71st position in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021 of 113 countries. -
Question 13 of 15
13. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following team won the SAFF Championship 2021?
Correct
India beat Nepal 3-0 to win South Asian Football Federation Championship (SAFF)-2021 Championship:
• India beat Nepal, 3-0, to win the 2021 SAFF Championship final title, held on October 16, 2021, at the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives.
• This is the eighth SAFF Championship title claimed by the Indian men’s national football team.
• Previously the team had won the title in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015.Incorrect
India beat Nepal 3-0 to win South Asian Football Federation Championship (SAFF)-2021 Championship:
• India beat Nepal, 3-0, to win the 2021 SAFF Championship final title, held on October 16, 2021, at the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives.
• This is the eighth SAFF Championship title claimed by the Indian men’s national football team.
• Previously the team had won the title in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015. -
Question 14 of 15
14. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following ministers has recently launched India’s first manned ocean mission “Samudrayaan” in Chennai?
Correct
Samudrayaan Mission:
• The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has launched India’s first manned ocean mission “Samudrayaan” in Chennai.
• It is India’s first unique manned ocean mission that aims to send men into the deep sea in a submersible vehicle for deep-ocean exploration and mining of rare minerals.
• It will send three persons in a manned submersible vehicle MATSYA 6000 to a depth of 6000 metres into the sea for deep underwater studies.
o Submarines go only about 200 metres.Incorrect
Samudrayaan Mission:
• The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has launched India’s first manned ocean mission “Samudrayaan” in Chennai.
• It is India’s first unique manned ocean mission that aims to send men into the deep sea in a submersible vehicle for deep-ocean exploration and mining of rare minerals.
• It will send three persons in a manned submersible vehicle MATSYA 6000 to a depth of 6000 metres into the sea for deep underwater studies.
o Submarines go only about 200 metres. -
Question 15 of 15
15. Question
1 pointsWho has won the Nobel Prize for Literature 2021?
Correct
Nobel Prize 2021:
• The Nobel Prize is conferred to individuals in five different fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace.
• The Nobel Prizes were set up by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel, which dictates that the awards should be administered by the Nobel FoundationNobel Prize category Winner Name
Physics Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann – for the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability reliably predicting global warming.
Giorgio Parisi – for the discovery of interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales.
Chemistry Benjamin List and David MacMillan – for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.
Physiology or Medicine David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian- for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.
Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah – for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.
Peace Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov – for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.Incorrect
Nobel Prize 2021:
• The Nobel Prize is conferred to individuals in five different fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace.
• The Nobel Prizes were set up by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel, which dictates that the awards should be administered by the Nobel FoundationNobel Prize category Winner Name
Physics Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann – for the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability reliably predicting global warming.
Giorgio Parisi – for the discovery of interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales.
Chemistry Benjamin List and David MacMillan – for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.
Physiology or Medicine David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian- for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.
Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah – for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.
Peace Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov – for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.