Weekly Premix Compilation 5

PREMIX
COMPILATION FOR
2020
WEEK – 5
rd th
(3 July to 7 July)
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INDEX
Topics Page No.
1. POLITY 4–6
2. ECONOMY 7–9
3. ENVIRONMENT 10 – 12
4. SCI & TECH 13 – 15
5. GEOGRAPHY 16 – 19
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POLITY
Questions
1) Which of the following committees were constituted for the purpose of jail reforms?
1. Mulla Committee
2. Krishna Iyer Committee
3. A.J. Paulraj Committee
4. Amitava Roy Committee
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 1,2 and 4 only
d) All of the above
2) Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Bru tribe are Scheduled Tribes of Tripura
2. A majority of the Bru belong to the Vaishnav sect of Hinduism
3. Reang is a sub-clan among the Bru
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) All of the above
3) What all powers do being a Court of Record entail for the higher Judiciary in India?
1. power to punish for its own contempt
2. perpetual memory and testimony
3. power to punish for the contempt of the courts and tribunals subordinate to it
4. power to determine the question of its own jurisdiction
a) 2 only
b) 1,2 and 3 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) All of the above
4) What is the DARPAN Project?
a) It is a venture by Ministry of Women and Child Development to ease registration of crimes
against women and children
b) It is an initiative by Union Ministry of Communications to achieve financial inclusion of un-
banked rural population
c) It is an initiative by MoEFCC to utilise solar energy and meet the targets set in NDCs of Paris
Accord
d) It is an initiative by the Ministry of Finance
5) What is the purpose of the Kang Committee?
a) To suggest improvements in the National Sports Development Code for efficient functioning
of sports federations
b) Suggest changes to streamline processes of defence acquisitions
c) Frame rules for uniform application of rights of people with disability act throughout the
country
d) To reform military financial management
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Explanations
1) C
The Supreme Court in September 2018 constituted a three-member committee, headed by its
former judge Justice Amitava Roy, to look into jail reforms across the country and suggest
measures to deal with them. A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur said the panel will look
into various matters including over-crowding in prisons and the issues concerning women
prisoners. The bench was hearing a matter relating to inhuman conditions in 1,382 prisons across
India.
2) A
Riang or Bru are one of the 21 scheduled tribes of the Indian state of Tripura. The Bru are the
second most populous tribe of Tripura after the Tripuris. The correct nomenclature for this ethnic
group is actually Bru although the name Reang was accidentally incorporated by the Indian
government during a census count. The Bru can be found all over the Tripura state in India.
However, they may also be found in Mizoram, Assam, Manipur and Bangladesh. They speak the
Reang dialect of Kokborok language which is of Tibeto-Burmese origin and is locally referred to
as Kau Bru. Bru refugees came to be in relief camps of Tripura after ethnic clashes in Mizoram.
3) D
Constitution does not define the term “court of record” however, the SC applied the term to a
court whose acts and proceedings are enrolled for a “perpetual memory and testimony”. Once a
court has been declared to be a “court of record” by a statute it ensues following powers power to
punish for its own contempt, power to punish for the contempt of the courts and tribunals
subordinate to it, power to determine the question of its own jurisdiction.
4) B
The Union Ministry of Communications has launched DARPAN (The Digital Advancement of
Rural Post Office for A New India) to improve quality of service, add value to services and
achieve financial inclusion of un-banked rural population. The project intends to provide low
power technology solution to each branch postmaster (BPM). This will enable each of
approximately 1.29 lakhs branch post offices (BOs) to improve service delivery.
5) C
The Union Government in 2017 committee (Working Group) to frame uniform rules for the
states to avoid delay in proper implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,
2016 across the country headed by Secretary from Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities (DEPwD) N.S. Kang. It will comprise of representatives from the Union Ministry of
Health, DoPT, Labour, Legislative Department and representatives from NGOs as members.
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ECONOMY
Questions
1) Consider the following statements in the context of sovereign gold bonds:

1. The bond can be purchased from both NSE (National Stock Exchange) and BSE (Bombay
Stock Exchange).
2. The bonds will have a sovereign guarantee as they will be issued on behalf of the Government
of India by the RBI.
3. The bonds will be available both in demat and paper form.
4. Bond can be used as collateral for loans.
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
a) 3 only
b) 2,3 and 4 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) All are correct
2) Consider the following statements about mclr:
1. MCLR is the maximum interest rate of a bank above which it cannot lend.
2. It has replaced the base rate system.
3. It is revised annually by keeping factors like repo rate under consideration.
Which of these is/are incorrect?
a) 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) All are incorrect
d) All are correct
3) The term differential voting rights (dvr), often seen in news, is used in context of:
a) The shares that give special rights to shareholders over dividends ahead of equity shareholder.
b) Shares that provide lesser voting rights but higher dividends.
c) Shares that provide higher voting rights and higher dividends.
d) None is correct
4) Consider the following statements:
1. Sweden is the world leader in the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road.
2. NITI Aayog has proposed that after 2025, only electric vehicles will be sold.
Which of the above given statements is/are correct:-
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None
5) Which of the following are the components of forex?
1. Foreign Currency Assets (FCAs)
2. Special Drawing Rights with IMF
3. Gold Reserves
4. RBI‟s reserve position with the IMF
a) 1 and 2 only
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b) 2 only
c) 3 and 4 only
d) All are correct
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Explanations
1) D
2) B
3) B
Differential Voting Rights shares
A DVR share is like an ordinary equity share,but it provides fewer voting rights to the
shareholder. DVR shares are priced lower at issuance and offer higher dividends in return of
limited voting rights. Companies issue DVR shares for prevention of a hostile takeover and
dilution of voting rights. It also helps strategic investors who do not want control,but are looking
at a reasonably big investment in a company. At times,companies issue DVR shares to fund new
large projects,due to fewer voting rights,even a big issue does not trigger an open offer. The
CompaniesAct permits a company to issue DVR shares when,among a few conditions are met.
Recently, SEBI has approved a framework for issue of differential voting rights (DVR) shares,
clarified the meaning of a few words and revised the risk management framework for mutual
funds. The shares that give special rights to shareholders over dividends ahead of equity
shareholder are called Preference shares.
4) D
NITI Aayog has proposed that after 2030, only electric vehicles will be sold.
5) D
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ENVIRONMENT
Questions
1) Which of the following best defines a „Day Zero‟?

a) It is the day when all the water reservoirs in an area will exhaust.
b) It is the day when all the water reservoirs will be replenished to their capacities.
c) It is the day when government will shut down water connections for homes and businesses.
d) None of the above
2) Consider the following statements regarding Coral Reefs:
1. Corals, jellyfish and anemones, etc all are the animals belonging to the same class of Cnidaria.
2. Corals and zooxanthellae are in a symbiotic relationship.
3. Zooxanthellae are endowed with chlorophyll and are responsible for 90% of the energy of the
corals.
4. The yellow or reddish brown colors of the coral reef are provided by the coral only.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1,2 and 3 only
b) 1,2 and 4 only
c) 2,3 and 4 only
d) 1,3 and 4 only
3) An awareness campaign „Not all animals migrate by choice‟ has been launched recently. Which of
the following have launched the same?
a) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
b) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Bonn Convention
c) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
and Bonn Convention
d) Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of India and UN Environment (WCCB and UNEP)
4) Consider the following statements regarding Mangroves:
1. India accounts for nearly 3 % of world‟s mangrove vegetation.
2. Mangrove cover in India is 0.15 percent of the total geographical area.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) None
5) Consider the following statements regarding Simlipal National Park :
1. It is named due to abundance of Semul trees that bloom there.
2. It is a part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both of the above
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Explanations
1) C
“Day Zero” would herald the start of Level 7 water restrictions, where municipal water supplies
would largely be switched off and residents would have to queue for their daily ration of water,
making the City of Cape Town the first major city in the world to potentially run out of water.
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/water/shimla-udupiand-mangaluru-india-s-soon-to-be-
cape-towns-65324 It is a situation when there will be no water in the taps and the use of water
will become restricted for vital services only. Considering the present situation of water crisis in
the cities of Shimla, Udupi and Mangaluru, they are being termed as soon to be India‟s Cape
Towns.
2) A
Coral reefs are important hotspots of biodiversity in the ocean. Corals are animals in the same
class (Cnidaria) as jellyfish and anemones. They consist of individual polyps that get together
and build reefs. Coral reefs support a wide range of species and maintain the quality of the
coastal biosphere. Corals control the level of carbon dioxide in the water by converting it into a
limestone shell. If this process does not take place, the amount of carbon dioxide in the ocean
water would increase significantly and affect ecological niches.
Coral reefs are threatened by climate change. When the sea surface temperature increases
beyond a tolerable limit, they undergo a process of bleaching. Basically bleaching is when the
corals expel a certain algae known as zooxanthellae, which lives in the tissues of the coral in a
symbiotic relationship. About 90% of the energy of the coral is provided by the zooxanthellae
which are endowed with chlorophyll and other pigments. They are responsible for the yellow or
reddish brown colours of the host coral. (Hence option 4 is wrong). In addition the zooxanthellae
can live as endosymbionts with jellyfish also.
3) D
Ahead of the International Day of Biological Diversity celebrated on May 22, UN Environment
India and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of India launched an awareness campaign
„Not all animals migrate by choice‟ to be displayed at major airports across the country. Actor,
Producer, UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador and recently appointed Secretary-General‟s
SDG Advocate, Dia Mirza inaugurated the campaign in presence of officials from the Ministry
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of India, UN
Environment, UN agencies and GMR Group.
Illegal wildlife trade is driving species to the brink of extinction. A thriving industry with
organized wildlife crime chains spreading across the world, in India, illegal trade in wildlife has
seen a sharp rise. The campaign „Not all animals migrate by choice‟ aims at creating awareness
and garnering public support for the protection and conservation of wildlife, prevention of
smuggling and reduction in demand for wildlife products. The campaign also complements
worldwide action on illegal trade in wildlife through UN Environment‟s global campaign, Wild
for Life.
In the first phase of the campaign, Tiger, Pangolin, Star Tortoise and Tokay Gecko have been
chosen as they are highly endangered due to illegal trading in International markets. Tiger is
traded for its skin, bones and body parts; Pangolin, the most illegally traded wild mammal on the
planet is trafficked for its meat and its scales are used in traditional medicines; Star Tortoise for
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meat and pet trade and Tokay Gecko in traditional medicine mostly into South East Asia and
particularly Chinese Markets. Phase two will see more threatened species and explore other
routes of trafficking.
4) C
India accounts for nearly 3 % of world‟s mangrove vegetation. There has been a net increase in
the mangrove cover of India over last few years. As per the ISFR 2017 report, the total area of
mangrove cover of India is 4921 km2. 181 km2 positively changed with respect to 2015
mangrove cover assessment. Also, mangrove cover in India is .15 percent of the total
geographical area.
5) C
Simlipal National Park is a national park and a tiger reserve in in the Indian state of Odisha. It is
part of the Similipal-Kuldiha-Hadgarh Elephant Reserve popularly known as Mayurbhanj
Elephant Reserve, which includes three protected areas — Similipal Tiger Reserve (2750.00
km2), Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary and Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary. Simlipal National Park
derives its name from the abundance of semul (red silk cotton trees) that bloom here. It is the 7th
largest national park in India.
This reserve is part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves since 2009.
Mankidia, one of the 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in Odisha, have been
denied habitat rights inside the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) under the historic Scheduled
Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, as the
State Forest Department has objected on grounds that tribals could be attacked by wild animals,
especially tigers.
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SCIENCE & TECH
Questions
1) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in the context of NASA‟s PUNCH mission.
1. It enhances the study of structures of the Sun‟s atmosphere by enhancing them in real time
2. It will be so close to the sun as to view the Corona directly
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
2) „Lunar Evacuation System Assembly‟ (LESA) is developed by ?
a) NASA
b) ESA
c) ISRO
d) Roscosmos
3) Tri-Netra technology recently in news has been in context of which of the following?
a) Railways
b) Air Early Warning System
c) Drone
4) Which of the following statement(s) in the context of Gravitational Waves is/are true?
1. They are a consequence of Einstein‟s theory of Specific Relativity
2. Gravitational waves behave like light waves
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
5) Which of the following will exhibit Tyndall effect?
1. Salt Solution
2. Milk
3. Copper Sulphate Solution
4. Starch Solution
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1and 4 only
d) 2 and 4 only
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Explanations
1) A
 PUNCH stands for Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere
 It focused on understanding the transition of particles from the Sun‟s outer corona to the solar
wind that fills interplanetary space
 It will consist of a „constellation‟ of four suitcase-sized microsats that will orbit the Earth in
formation and study how to corona, which is the atmosphere of the Sun, connects with the
interplanetary medium. The mission is expected to be launched in 2022
 The mission will image and track the solar wind and also the coronal mass ejections — which
are huge masses of plasma that get thrown of the Sun‟s atmosphere
 PUNCH mission enhances the structures of the Sun‟s atmosphere by tracking these structures
in real time
 Since Sun‟s corona is much fainter than its surface layers, it cannot be viewed by the
instruments directly. So it will block out the light from the Sun to view its corona and the
structure in it
2) B
 Lunar Evacuation System Assembly, or LESA is developed by European Space Agency (ESA)
 It is a pyramid-like structure whose purpose is to rescue an astronaut should he or she suffer an
injury on the lunar surface
 It can be operated by a single astronaut to rescue a fallen colleague
 It enables an astronaut to lift their crewmate onto a mobile stretcher in less than 10 minutes,
before carrying them to the safety of a nearby pressurised lander
3) A
 Ministry of Railways has initiated a proposal to install TRI-NETRA systems on locomotives
for enhancing the vision of Locomotive Pilots in inclement weather
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 TRI-NETRA stands for Terrain imaging for diesel dRivers INdra-red, Enhanced opTical &
Radar Assisted system
 It shall be made up of high-resolution optical video camera, high sensitivity infra-red video
camera and additionally a radar-based terrain mapping system
 Three components of the system shall act as three eye (Tri-Netra) of the Locomotive Pilot
4) D
5) D
 The Tyndall effect is the scattering of light as a light beam passes through a colloid. The
individual suspension particles scatter and reflect light, making the beam visible
 The amount of scattering depends on the frequency of the light and density of the particles
 Milk and Starch solution will show Tyndall effect
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GEOGRAPHY
Questions
1) Identify :
1. Temperate grasslands .
2. They are bound by the Rocky Mountains in the West and the Great Lakes in the East.
3. Due to the absence of the north-south barrier, a local wind “Chinook” blows here.
a) Prairies
b) Pamps
c) Velds
d) Savannas
2) Which of the following are false in context with Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India?
a) Barren island, the only inactive volcano in India is situated in the Great Andaman .
b) Duncan passage separates Little Andaman from South Andaman.
c) Port Blair, the capital of Andaman Nicobar Islands lies in the South Andaman.
d) The Great Andaman group of islands in the north is separated by the Ten Degree Channel
from the Nicobar group in the south.
3) Yokahama Strategy can be associated with :
a) Disaster Risk Management
b) Ozone Depletion
c) Nuclear Disarmament
4) Arrange the following by decreasing percentage of volume of Permanent Gases in the
Atmosphere
1. Argon
2. Carbon Dioxide
3. Neon
4. Helium
a) 1-3-2-4
b) 2-1-3-4
c) 2-4-3-1
d) 1-2-3-4
5) Which of the following is/are incorrect in context with the given Land Use Categories?
1. Current Fallow is the land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural
year.
2. Fallow other than Current Fallow is also a cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more
than a year but less than three years.
3. If the land is left uncultivated for more than five years, it would be categorized as culturable
wasteland.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
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Explanations
1) A
The prairies are bound by the Rocky Mountains in the West and the Great Lakes in the East. The
temperate grasslands of North America are known as the Prairies . In the USA, the area is
drained by the tributaries of Mississippi and the Canadian prairies are drained by the tributaries
of Saskatchewan Rivers.. It is a region of flat, gently sloping or hilly land. For the most part,
prairies are treeless but, near the low lying plains, flanking river valleys, woodlands can be
found. Tall grass, upto two metres high, dominates, the landscape. It is actually a “sea of grass.”
.. Being located in the heart of a continent, the climate is of continental type with extreme
temperatures. The summers are warm with temperatures of around 20°C, while in winter -20°C
has been recorded in Winnipeg, Canada. In winters a thick blanket of snow covers this region.
The annual rainfall is moderate and is ideal for the growth of grass. Due to the absence of the
north-south barrier, a local wind “Chinook” blows here.
2) A
This archipelago is composed of 265 big and small islands [203 Andaman islands + 62 Nicobar
Islands]. The Andaman and Nicobar islands extend from 6° 45′ N to 13° 45′ N and from 92° 10′
E to 94° 15′ E for a distance adams bridge - ram setu - islandsof about 590 km. The Andaman
islands are divided into three main islands i.e. North, Middle and South. Duncan passage
separates Little Andaman from South Andaman. The Great Andaman group of islands in the
north is separated by the Ten Degree Channel from the Nicobar group in the south. Port Blair,
the capital of Andaman Nicobar Islands lies in the South Andaman. Among the Nicobar islands,
the Great Nicobar is the largest. It is the southernmost island and is very close to Sumatra island
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of Indonesia. The Car Nicobar is the northernmost. THE BARREN AND NARCONDAM
ISLANDS, north of Port Blair, are volcanic . Some of the islands are fringed with coral reefs.
Many of them are covered with thick forests. Most of the islands are mountainous. Saddle peak
(737 m) in North Andaman is the highest peak.
3) A
The resolution of the World Conference on Natural Disasters Reduction is as mentioned below:
(i) It will note that each country has the sovereign responsibility to protect its citizens from
natural disasters; (ii) It will give priority attention to the developing countries, particularly the
least developed, land-locked countries and small-island developing states; (iii) It will develop
and strengthen national capacities and capabilities and, where appropriate, national legislation
for natural and other disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness, including the mobilisation
of non-governmental organisations and participation of local communities; (iv) It will promote
and strengthen sub-regional, regional and international cooperation in activities to prevent,
reduce and mitigate natural and other disasters, with particular emphasis on: (a) human and
institutional capacity-building and strengthening; (b) technology sharing: the collection, the
dissemination and utilisation of information; and (c) mobilisation of resources.
It also declared the decade 1990-2000 as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
(IDNDR).
All the member states of the United Nations and other states met at the World Conference on
Natural Disaster Reduction in the city of Yokohama from May 23rd-27th 1994. It acknowledged
that the impact of natural disasters in terms of human and economic losses has risen in recent
years, and society, in general, has become vulnerable to natural disasters. It also accepted that
these disasters affected the poor and disadvantageous groups the worst, particularly in the
developing countries, which are ill-equipped to cope with them. Hence, the conference adopted
the Yokohama strategy as a guide to rest of the decade and beyond, to mitigate the losses due to
these disasters.
NOTE: REFER TO SENDAI FRAMEWORK
4) D
5) B
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Fallowing is a cultural practice adopted for giving the land rest. The land recoups the lost fertility
through natural processes. Current Fallow : This is the land which is left without cultivation for
one or less than one agricultural year. Fallow other than Current Fallow : This is also a
cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than five years. If the land
is left uncultivated for more than five years, it would be categorised as culturable wasteland.
Culturable Waste-Land : Any land which is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than five years is
included in this category. It can be brought under cultivation after improving it through
reclamation practices
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1) Consider the following statements in the context of sovereign gold bonds:

1) Which of the following best defines a „Day Zero‟?

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