22 April 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding
The UNFCCC established a framework for action to stabilise concentrations of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere.
Nearly all member states of the United Nations have ratified the convention.
The framework sets binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual countries.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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The UNFCCC was adopted in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit, which marked the beginning of the international community’s first concerted effort to confront the problem of climate change.
Known also as the Rio Convention, the UNFCCC established a framework for action to stabilise concentrations of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere.
The UNFCCC entered into force in 1994, and nearly all of the world’s nations—a total of 197—have ratified.
The framework sets non-binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual countries and contains no enforcement mechanisms.
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The UNFCCC was adopted in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit, which marked the beginning of the international community’s first concerted effort to confront the problem of climate change.
Known also as the Rio Convention, the UNFCCC established a framework for action to stabilise concentrations of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere.
The UNFCCC entered into force in 1994, and nearly all of the world’s nations—a total of 197—have ratified.
The framework sets non-binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual countries and contains no enforcement mechanisms.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR).
The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) monitors the shoreline erosion in India.
The shoreline erosion is monitored using remote sensing data and GIS mapping techniques.
NCCR has prepared and published an atlas of Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) maps for the entire coastline of India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: a)
The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Chennai, an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is monitoring shoreline erosion since 1990 using remote sensing data and GIS mapping techniques.
Another organisation under the MoES, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), has prepared and published an atlas of Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) maps for the entire coastline of India at a 1:100000 scale using data on sea level rise, coastal slope, shoreline change rate, coastal elevation, coastal geomorphology, tidal range and significant wave height.
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Solution: a)
The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Chennai, an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is monitoring shoreline erosion since 1990 using remote sensing data and GIS mapping techniques.
Another organisation under the MoES, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), has prepared and published an atlas of Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) maps for the entire coastline of India at a 1:100000 scale using data on sea level rise, coastal slope, shoreline change rate, coastal elevation, coastal geomorphology, tidal range and significant wave height.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Participatory Notes (P-Notes).
Participatory Notes are instruments that are issued by registered FIIs to overseas investors who want to invest in the stock markets in India.
They are also known as offshore derivative instruments.
The P-Note holder enjoy voting rights in relation to shares invested through the P – Notes.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
Participatory Notes, also called P-Notes or just PNs are instruments that are issued by registered FIIs to overseas investors who want to invest in the stock markets in India, without registering themselves with the market regulatory authority SEBI. PNs are not used within India but by investors abroad. Hence, they are also known as offshore derivative instruments. They are used by clients of FIIs who do not wish to directly participate in the stock market in India, but do it through the FIIs using PNs.
The P-Note holder also does not enjoy any voting rights in relation to security/shares referenced by the P-Note.
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Solution: c)
Participatory Notes, also called P-Notes or just PNs are instruments that are issued by registered FIIs to overseas investors who want to invest in the stock markets in India, without registering themselves with the market regulatory authority SEBI. PNs are not used within India but by investors abroad. Hence, they are also known as offshore derivative instruments. They are used by clients of FIIs who do not wish to directly participate in the stock market in India, but do it through the FIIs using PNs.
The P-Note holder also does not enjoy any voting rights in relation to security/shares referenced by the P-Note.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Which among the following statements best describes the term ‘Black Gold’:
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Solution: c)
Petroleum is found between the layers of rocks and is drilled from oil fields located in off-shore and coastal areas. This is then sent to refineries which process the crude oil and produce a variety of products like diesel, petrol, kerosene, wax, plastics and lubricants.
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Solution: c)
Petroleum is found between the layers of rocks and is drilled from oil fields located in off-shore and coastal areas. This is then sent to refineries which process the crude oil and produce a variety of products like diesel, petrol, kerosene, wax, plastics and lubricants.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding the roles and functions of Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
FATF set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
FATF does not involve in monitoring countries’ progress in implementing its Recommendations.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: b)
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was established in July 1989 by a Group of Seven (G-7) Summit in Paris.
The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system. Starting with its own members, the FATF monitors countries’ progress in implementing the FATF Recommendations; reviews money laundering and terrorist financing techniques and counter-measures; and, promotes the adoption and implementation of the FATF Recommendations globally.
In April 2012, it added efforts to counter the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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Solution: b)
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was established in July 1989 by a Group of Seven (G-7) Summit in Paris.
The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system. Starting with its own members, the FATF monitors countries’ progress in implementing the FATF Recommendations; reviews money laundering and terrorist financing techniques and counter-measures; and, promotes the adoption and implementation of the FATF Recommendations globally.
In April 2012, it added efforts to counter the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Exploration and production major Oil India Ltd. has commissioned India’s first 99.999% pure green hydrogen plant in which State?
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Exploration and production major Oil India Ltd. has commissioned “India’s first 99.999% pure” green hydrogen plant in Assam.
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Exploration and production major Oil India Ltd. has commissioned “India’s first 99.999% pure” green hydrogen plant in Assam.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Who has been appointed as the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Union government for a period of three years?
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Ajay Kumar Sood has been appointed Principal Scientific Adviser to the Union government. He succeeds K. VijayRaghavan. Dr. Sood has been appointed for a period of three years. He is a member of the Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council and is a physicist known for his work on graphene.
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Ajay Kumar Sood has been appointed Principal Scientific Adviser to the Union government. He succeeds K. VijayRaghavan. Dr. Sood has been appointed for a period of three years. He is a member of the Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council and is a physicist known for his work on graphene.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 points
The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 (now Act), that received the President’s assent on April 18, seeks to repeal which Act?
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The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 (now Act), that received the President’s assent on April 18. The Act seeks to repeal the Identification of Prisoners Act of 1920, whose scope was limited to recording measurements which include finger impressions and footprint impressions of certain convicts and non-convict persons.
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The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 (now Act), that received the President’s assent on April 18. The Act seeks to repeal the Identification of Prisoners Act of 1920, whose scope was limited to recording measurements which include finger impressions and footprint impressions of certain convicts and non-convict persons.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF has pared global growth hopes for 2022 from 4.4% projected in January to what percentage?
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In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF has pared global growth hopes for 2022 from 4.4% projected in January, to just 3.6%, a sharp decline from the estimate of 6.1% for 2021.
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In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF has pared global growth hopes for 2022 from 4.4% projected in January, to just 3.6%, a sharp decline from the estimate of 6.1% for 2021.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
The ‘cosmic dawn’ is a period ______________ years after the big bang when light began to break through the cloud of mist and the first stars and galaxies began to form.
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The James Webb Space Telescope will allow us to stare into the beginnings of the ‘cosmic dawn’, a period 250 million years after the big bang when light began to break through the cloud of mist and the first stars and galaxies began to form. The JWST will take us back about 150 million years further than Hubble, closer to when it all began.
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The James Webb Space Telescope will allow us to stare into the beginnings of the ‘cosmic dawn’, a period 250 million years after the big bang when light began to break through the cloud of mist and the first stars and galaxies began to form. The JWST will take us back about 150 million years further than Hubble, closer to when it all began.
