Answer with Explanation

Date 19/05/2018

1 Consider the following about the trafficking of person bill 2018:

1. It provides for the establishment of Anti – trafficking bureau at state level

2. A maximum punishment of life imprisonment can be awarded to a convict under
the new bill

Choose the correct answer from the following code

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(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of the above

Ans: (B)

Explanation:

Anti- trafficking bureau: The bill proposes the establishment of a national anti-
trafficking bureau, which shall be entrusted with the gamut of issues aimed at
controlling and tackling the menace under various forms.
Punishment: Whoever commits the offence of aggravated form of trafficking of a
person shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less
than 10 years, but which may extend to life imprisonment

2 Consider the following statement about Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT):

1. ITAT is a quasi judicial body

2. ITAT is established under the Income Tax Act 1922

Choose the correct answer from the following code

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of the above

Ans: (C)

Explanation:

ITAT is a quasi judicial institution set up in January, 1941 and specializes in dealing with
appeals under the Direct Taxes Acts.

1. It was set up by virtue of section 5A of the Income Tax Act, 1922.

2. It functions under the Department of Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Law and Justice.
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3 Lamitye 2018 is a joint military exercise between India and which of the following
country?

(A) Maldives
(B) Seychelles
(C) Singapore
(D) Thailand

Ans: (C)

4 Consider the following about National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA):

1. It will act as an Independent regulator for audit profession

2. NFRA was proposed to be set up in the Company Act 2013

Choose the correct answer from the following code:

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of the above

Ans: (C)

Explanation:

NFRA will be an independent regulator for the auditing profession in India. National
Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is a body proposed in Companies Act 2013 for the
establishment and enforcement of accounting and auditing standards and oversight of
the work of auditors.

5 Consider the following about Bomb Cyclone:

1. A bomb cyclone happens when atmospheric pressure in the middle of the storm
drops at least 24 millibars over 24 hours

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 2. A bomb cyclone is generated after a Nuclear explosion and creates shock waves
destroying anything in its path

Choose the correct answer from the following code:

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of the above

Ans: (A)

6 Consider the following about H4 visa

1. It is issued to dependents of H1B visa holder

2. H4 Visa holder can only live in United States on a temporary basis.

Choose the correct answer from the following code:

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of the above

Ans: (A)

H-4 visa holders are immediate family members of H-1B visa holders. Most H-4 visa
holders are spouses who want to join their partner in a new country. They enjoy many of
the benefits of living in the United States, but some limitations exist. That’s why an H-1B
visa is better.

They can live in the United States on a continuous basis. They can also travel to and from
the country as needed. H-4 visa holders can either join their spouse immediately or
choose to move to America at a later date. They also have the right to attend college in
the United States and may even enjoy discounted tuition.

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7 India by the Nile (IBN) festival 2018 is being held in which of the following country?

(A) Tanzania
(B) Rwanda
(C) Kenya
(D) Egypt

Ans: (D)

8 Which of the following has decided to launch first sovereign digital currency?

(A) Israeli
(B) Venezuela
(C) Marshal Island
(D) Chile

Ans: (C)

The Marshall Islands will launch the world’s first legal tender cryptocurrency. A law in
this regard has been passed by the parliament.
 The Marshall Islands has partnered with Israeli company Neema to issue 24 million
units of the Sovereign (SOV) digital currency.
 The SOV will require users to identify themselves, thus avoiding the anonymity that
has kept bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from gaining support from
governments.

9 Consider the following about Rydberg polarons:

1. It is considerd to be a new state of Matter

2. It is based on the principal of Bose Einstein Condensate
3. The discovery can help to understand Dark Matters

Choose the correct answer from the following code:

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 1 and 2
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(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) All the above

Ans: (D)

Explanation:
An international team of physicists have successfully created a “giant atom” and filled it
with ordinary atoms, creating a new state of matter termed “Rydberg polarons”.
It uses ideas from two different fields: Bose Einstein Condensation and Rydberg atoms.

10 Consider the following statement about National Register of Citizens:

1. It was introduced to identify illegal immigrants from Bangladesh

2. The arrangement is applicable to all the North Eastern States

Choose the correct answer from the following code:

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of the above

Ans: (A)

Explanation:

The NRC was introduced to identify illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and recognise the
Indian citizens in Assam. It was first prepared in 1951 and Assam is the only state having
this arrangement.

Under NRC, immigrants who have documents proving that they entered Assam before
1971 will be considered Indian citizens and others have to show that they their
ascendants have lived in Assam even before 1971.

11 Consider the following statement about Point Nemo:

1. It is also known as Ocean Point of inaccessibility

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 2. It is one of the loneliest place on the earth
3. It is used as a place where space junk can be dropped safely

Choose the correct answer from the following code:

(A) Only 1 and 3

(B) Only 1 and 2
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) All the above

Ans: (D)

Explanation:

Point Nemo, or “ocean point of inaccessibility,” is a region in the South Pacific that is
the loneliest place on the planet. It is used as a graveyard for controlled re-entries and a
place where space junk can be dropped safely.

12 Consider the following statements about Organisation for the Prohibition of

Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

1. OPCW was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2016

2. OPCW is the implementing body of Chemical Weapon Convention

Choose the correct answer from the following code:

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of the above

Ans: (B)

Explanation:

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 The OPCW is an independent, autonomous international organisation with a
working relationship with the United Nations.
 The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is the implementing body
of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force in 1997.
 As of today OPCW has 192 Member States, who are working together to achieve a
world free of chemical weapons.
 The organisation was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize “for its extensive efforts
to eliminate chemical weapons”.

13 Which of the following places does not possess a Strategic Oil Reserve?

(A) Vishakapatnam
(B) Padur
(C) Mangalore
(D) Cochin

Ans: (D)

Explanation:

Strategic Oil Reserve: It is a storage of crude oil which would act as a cushion during any
external supply disruptions or supply-demand mismatch shock. Presently, strategic
reserves are situated at Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Mangalore (Karnataka), and
Padur (Kerala). Moreover, project of three additional reserves is in pipeline -at Chandikhol
(Odisha), Bikaner (Rajasthan) and Rajkot (Gujarat).

14 Consider the following statements about CAMPA:

1. It is created under Consolidated fund of India .

2. Both states and centre will share the funds collected equally
3. The collected funds will be utilised for funding social welfare schemes like
MGNREGA, National Social assistance programme etc.

Choose the correct answer from the following code:

(A) 1 and 2 only

(B) 1 Only

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(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) None of the above

Ans: (D)

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: The National Compensatory Afforestation Fund is constituted

under the Public Account of India, and a State Compensatory Afforestation Fund under
the Public Account of each state.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The payments into the funds include compensatory

afforestation, NPV, and any project specific payments. The National Fund will get 10% of
funds collected and the remaining 90% will go to respective State Fund.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The collected funds will be utilized for afforestation,

regeneration of forest ecosystem, wild life protection and infrastructure development.

15 Consider the following statements:

1. Thawing of arctic permafrost would release powerful greenhouse gases.

2. Thawing would also release mercury into the environment which is a toxic
element for life on earth
3. Beavers accelerate thawing of arctic permafrost

Choose the correct answer from the following code:

(A) 1 and 2 only

(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 1,2 and 3
(D) 1 only

Ans: (C)

Explanation:

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Statement 1 is correct : Permafrost, the Arctic’s frozen soil, acts as a massive ice trap that
keeps carbon stuck in the ground and out of the atmosphere — where, if released as
carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas would drive global warming.

Statement 2 is correct : Permafrost also contains large volumes of mercury, a toxic

element humans have already been pumping into the air by burning coal. There are 32
million gallons worth of mercury, or the equivalent of 50 Olympic swimming pools,
trapped in the permafrost which would be released due to thawing .

Statement 3 is correct : Warmer temperatures have enabled the rodents to take up

residence in regions farther and farther north and as they settle into their new digs and
build dams, the floods thaw once permanently frozen ground. Researchers estimate
global permafrost holds twice as much carbon as the atmosphere, meaning the animals
like beavers are changing the arctic landscape and exacerbating climate change.

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