Current Affairs

Practice Questions

Test 35 (25-30 Oct 2021)

MCQ Answers:
1. Answer: (c)
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is not correct: The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is the nodal agency for implementing OSOWOG.
Statement 3 is correct.

2. Answer: (b)
Statement 1 is not correct: It is constructed on the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang (BCT) road in Arunachal Pradesh.
Statement 2 is correct.

3. Answer: (a)
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is not correct: The ceiling for financing subscription to Initial Public Offer (IPO) is 1
crore per borrower.

4. Answer: (d)
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is correct.
Statement 3 is correct.

5. Answer: (c)
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is correct.

6. Answer: (c)
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is correct.

7. Answer: (d)
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is correct.
Statement 3 is correct.

8. Answer: (a)
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is not correct: Common prosperity is not egalitarianism. It is by no means robbing the rich to help
the poor but to smooth out wealth distribution across Chinese society.

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9. Answer: (d)
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is correct.

10. Answer: (a)

Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is not correct: It is released by UNEP.

Weekly Crossword Solutions:

1. Microsoft launched a programme for nurturing and scaling startups leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in
collaboration with government of India. It is a 10-week initiative to support startups by scaling operations,
driving innovation, and building industry expertise for turning their meaningful innovation into actionable
results. (Refer Gazette Page 7, 26 October).
2. Cheetah is ferocious quick predator and the fastest land animal on Earth. It is a low-density, high-habitat
animal species that requires a substantial amount of space. (Refer Gazette Page 7, 27 October).
3. Meta is the name to which Facebook is planning to rebrand/rename itself. Metaverse is the portmanteau of
“meta” and “universe” which denotes a place that is beyond the world or the universe-one that exists in the
virtual realm but feels just as real. (Refer Gazette Page 7, 27 October).
4. Bengal is the province where Anushilan Samiti, a revolutionary group in which Jatindra Nath Das joined, was
located in. Das also participated in Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation movement in 1921, at the age of
just 17. (Refer Gazette Page 4, 27 October).
5. Kerala is the least vulnerable state prone to extreme climatic events. Despite being a coastal state and a
state that is prone to annual cyclones and flooding, it is safe because of its infrastructure. (Refer Gazette
Page 2, 27 October).
6. China passed a new land law aimed at “protection and exploitation of the country’s land border areas. The
law states that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China are sacred and inviolable. Under the law,
the state can take measures to strengthen border defense, support economic and social development of the
people living in the border areas. (Refer Gazette Page 1, 27 October).
7. Kerala is the Indian state that recorded the lowest IMR matching the US. After a stagnating IMR of 12 from
2011-15, IMR in Kerala has improved to 6 in the last five years. After Kerala, Delhi has the lowest IMR of 11
followed by Tamil Nadu (15). (Refer Gazette Page 8, 28 October).
8. Nitrogen is the nutrient that constitutes 18% of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP). DAP is manufactured by
reacting Ammonia with Phosphoric acid under controlled conditions in fertilizer plants. It also comprises of
46% Phosphorus. (Refer Gazette Page 7, 28 October).
9. Pegasus is a spyware for which inquiry under a SC committee comprising three technical members,
supervised by retired judge been recently appointed. Since decisions in cases seeking enforcement of
fundamental rights (such as Pegasus infringing right to privacy) are based on facts, committees are often
assigned which act as an agent of the court to determine the facts when they are disputed or unknown.
(Refer Gazette Page 3, 28 October).
10. Moon is the celestial body whose samples were planned to be returned to the Earth via Luna 23- a Moon
lander mission. Luna 23 was the first modified lunar sample-return spacecraft, designed to return a deep-
core sample of the Moon’s surface. (Refer Gazette Page 4, 28 October).

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