Question 26: Which of the following indicators are part of the multidimensional poverty index:

1. Years of schooling
2. Sanitation
3. Cooking fuel
4. Electricity
5. Assets

Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. 1,2 and 4
2. 3,4 and 5
3. 1,3 and 4
4. 1,2,3,4 and 5

Correct Answer: D

Explanation

 

Question 27: Consider the following statements:

1. The Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ is home to about 75 per cent of the world’s volcanoes and about 90 per cent of the world’s earthquakes occur here.
2. Tonga trench lies north of the equator.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: A

Explanation

• The Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ or Pacific rim, or the Circum-Pacific Belt, is an area along the Pacific Ocean that is characterized by active volcanoes and frequent It is home to about 75 per cent of the world’s volcanoes – more than 450 volcanoes. Also, about 90 per cent of the world’s earthquakes occur here.
• Its length is over 40,000 kilometers and traces from New Zealand clockwise in an almost circular arc covering Tonga, Kermadec Islands, Indonesia, moving up to the Philippines, Japan, and stretching eastward to the Aleutian Islands, then southward along the western coast of North America and South America.
• The area is along several tectonic plates including the Pacific plate, Philippine Plate, Juan de Fuca plate, Cocos plate, Nazca plate, and North American plate.

 

Question 28: Consider the following statements:

1. The AD-1 (Air Defense) is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft.
2. The missile is propelled by a two-stage solid motor and equipped with an indigenously developed advanced control system.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: C

Explanation

• The AD-1 (Air Defense) is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo- atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft.
• The missile is propelled by a two-stage solid motor and equipped with an indigenously developed advanced control system and a navigation and guidance algorithm to precisely guide the vehicle to the targets that move at very high speeds.
• Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) conducted a successful maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with large kill altitude bracket from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on November 02, 2022.

Question 29: Tigray region conflict is related to:

1. Djibouti
2. Egypt
3. Ethiopia
4. Yemen

Correct Answer: C

Explanation

• The conflict in Ethiopia had started in November last year, when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military offensive against rebel forces in the northern region of Tigray. The conflict was a result of months of disagreements between the Abiy government and political leaders in Tigray, who were opposing reforms pursued by the Abiy’s federal government.

Question 30: Consider the following statements with respect to Prime Minister National Relief Fund:

1. PMNRF accepts only voluntary contributions by individuals and institutions.
2. Contributions towards PMNRF are notified for 100% deduction from taxable income.
3. The fund is recognized as a Trust under the Income Tax Act.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: D

Explanation

Prime Minister National Relief Fund:

• It is used to tackle natural calamities such as floods, cyclones and earthquakes etc.
• PMNRF is also used to help with medical treatment like kidney transplantation, cancer treatment, acid attack and to the victims of the major accidents and riots.
• The fund consists entirely of public contributions and does not get any budgetary support.
• PMNRF has not been constituted by the Parliament.
• The fund is recognized as a Trust under the Income Tax Act and the same is managed by Prime Minister or multiple delegates for national causes.
• PMNRF is exempt under Income Tax Act, 1961 under Section 10 and 139 for return purposes.
• Contributions towards PMNRF are notified for 100% deduction from taxable income under section 80(G) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
• PMNRF accepts only voluntary contributions by individuals and institutions. Contributions flowing out of budgetary sources or from the balance sheets of the Public Sector Undertakings are not accepted.
• The PMNRF is audited by an independent auditor outside the Government.