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DAILY QUIZ RTM

QUED
COMPILATION STATIC
CSAT

7 JUNE 2023

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1) Consider the following statements regard- 5) Consider the following statements regard-
ing Graphene. ing None Of The Above (NOTA) provision in EVMs
1. Graphene does not absorb or dissipate elec- in India.
tromagnetic waves. 1. It was introduced according to the directions
2. Graphene is highly sensitive to environmen- of Election Commission of India.
tal changes, which makes it an excellent candi- 2. ‘NOTA’ option enable the electors to exercise
date for sensing chemical and biological agents. their right to reject without violation of the se-
3. U.S. and Japan are global leaders in the com- crecy of their decision.
mercial production of graphene. 3. The right to say “none of the above” consti-
How many of the above statements are correct? tuted a basic right of the voters.
a) Only one How many of the above statements are correct?
b) Only two a) Only one
c) All three b) Only two
d) None c) All three
d) None

2) Consider the following statements.
1. The weight of an aircraft does not have any
impact on its takeoff and landing speed.
2. The maximum weight an aircraft can carry is
impacted by the length of the runway.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

3) The dispute over the sharing of water from
the Helmand River is between
a) Egypt and Ethiopia
b) Laos and Thailand
c) Iran and Afghanistan
d) Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

4) India’s existing strategic oil storage facilities

that are made up of excavated rock caverns are
located at
1. Mangaluru in Karnataka
2. Padur in Telangana
3. Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh
How many of the above options are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None

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1) Consider the following statements regard- a) Only one
ing Artificial neural network. b) Only two
1. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are com- c) All three
puting systems inspired by the biological neural d) None
networks that constitute animal brains.
2. They allow computer programs to recog-
nize patterns and solve problem with machine 4) Sometimes back the National Human Rights
learning. Commission issued an advisory to the Union and
3. In India RBI is the only bank which has de- State Governments to prevent and minimise the
veloped an in-house Artificial Neural Network impact of ocular trauma. Ocular trauma mainly af-
(ANN) model. fects
How many of the above statements are correct? a) Brain
a) Only one b) Kidney
b) Only two c) Eyes
c) All three d) Heart
d) None

5) Agricultural lands are generally left as fal-
2) Consider the following statements regard- low lands. This is done due to which of the follow-
ing Graphene? ing reasons?
1. When graphene is added in small quantities a) Organic matter in soil exceeds the desired levels.
to other materials, it produces composite ma- b) Fallow lands are converted to wastelands to
terials with transformed qualities. construct embankments.
2. Graphene composites are used in aerospace, c) Fallow lands are left to be used for social forest-
automotive and sports equipment. ry.
3. Graphene-based sensors are used for envi- d) Soil gets time to recoup its natural fertility.
ronmental monitoring, healthcare and wear-
able devices.
How many of the above statements are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None

3) Consider the following statements regard-

ing Western Disturbances.
1. Western Disturbances are east-moving
rain-bearing wind systems that originate be-
yond Afghanistan and Iran, and pick up mois-
ture from Mediterranean Sea and even the At-
lantic Ocean.
2. These are examples of extra-tropical cy-
clones.
3. They are the result of very high-pressure ar-
eas formed due to the interactions between
polar and tropical winds.
How many of the above statements are correct?

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1) Which of the following are close to direct
democracy?
1. Decisions taken by the Gram Sabha
2. Decisions taken by the legislative Assembly of a
state
3. Decisions taken in the Board of Directors of a
corporation
How many of the above statements are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None
2) Article 142 of the Indian Constitution,
sometimes in news is related to
a) Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
b) Measures taken by the Supreme Court to do
complete justice.
c) Appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court in
appeals from High Courts
d) Conferment on the Supreme Court of pow-
ers to issue certain writs
3) Consider the following statements about
Double Jeopardy.
1. It means that no person shall be prosecuted
and punished for the same offence more than
once.
2. The Constitution bars double punishment for
the same offence.
3. A partial protection against double jeopardy
is a Fundamental Right.
How many of the above statements are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None
Bombay and Madras of their legislative pow-
ers. The Governor General of India was given
exclusive legislative powers for the entire Brit-
ish India.
How many of the above statements are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None
5) Consider the following statements about
the office of the governor as mentioned in the
constitution of India:
1. His office is constitutionally under the control
and subordinate to the Central government.
2. The Governor of a particular state should not
belong to that state.
3. The President of India must consult the Chief
Minister of the concerned state before making
the appointment of the Governor of that state.
How many of the above statements are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None

4) Consider the following statements

1. Beginning of Parliamentary System in India can
be traced back to Indian Council Act, 1861
2. Charter Act of 1833 recommended for the ap-
pointment of Macaulay Committee on Indian
Civil Service.
3. Charter Act of 1833 deprived the governor of

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1. Consider the following statements : 1. Protons have a positive charge and are located
1. India is the largest consumer of groundwater in in the nucleus of an atom.
the world. 2. Electrons have a negative charge and are locat-
2. Over 60% of the districts in India are currently ed outside the nucleus of an atom.
experiencing groundwater depletion. 3. Neutrons have no charge and are located in the
3. Groundwater contamination is not a significant nucleus of an atom.
issue in India. How many of the statements given above is/are
4. Government initiatives have successfully re- correct?
versed the declining trend of groundwater lev- (a) Only one
els in the country. (b) Only two
How many of the statements given above is/are (c) Only three
correct? (d) None
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three 5. With reference to ‘Standard Model of Parti-
(d) All four cle Physics’, consider the following statements:
1. The Standard Model describes the fundamen-
tal particles and their interactions, including
2. Which of the following statements is true gravity.
about the groundwater situation in India? 2. The Standard Model includes three types of
(a) Groundwater levels in India are declining at an quarks and six types of leptons.
alarming rate. 3. The Standard Model incorporates the Higgs bo-
(b) India is the largest user of groundwater in the son, which gives mass to elementary particles.
world. 4. The Standard Model explains the phenomenon
(c) Groundwater is a major source of drinking wa- of dark matter.
ter for millions of Indians. How many of the statements given above is/are
(d) All of the above. correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
3. Consider the following statements: (c) Only three
1. The Higgs boson is a subatomic particle. (d) All four
2. The discovery of the Higgs boson was an-
nounced in 2012.
3. The Higgs boson is responsible for giving other 6. Consider the following statements about
particles their mass. ‘photons’:
4. The Higgs boson is an elementary particle with 1. Photons are particles of light that have mass.
no electric charge. 2. Photons can be both electrically charged and
5. The Higgs boson is the heaviest known elemen- neutral.
tary particle. 3. Photons are always in motion.
How many of the statements given above is/are 4. Photons have a fixed wavelength and frequen-
correct? cy.
(a) Only two How many of the statements given above is/are
(b) Only three correct?
(c) Only four (a) Only one
(d) All five (b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four
4. Consider the following statements:

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7. Consider the following statements about (c) Only three
the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRE- (d) None
NA):
1. It was founded in 2009.
2. It is the first international organisation to focus
exclusively on renewable energy.
3. It is headquartered in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.
How many of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) None

8. Consider the following statements about

Data Security Council of India (DSCI):
1. It is a not-for-profit body.
2. It was set up by the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology in 2008.
3. It is committed to making cyberspace safe and
secure in India.
How many of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) None

9. The ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper was start-

ed by
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

10. Consider the following statements about

‘Optic fiber’:
1. Optic fiber is a type of wireless communication
technology.
2. Optic fiber uses electrical signals to transmit
data.
3. Optic fiber is made of glass.
4. Optic fiber is used exclusively in short-distance
communication.
How many of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two

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Directions (1-4)
Read the passage and answer the question based on it.
On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from
Palos , Spain , with less than a hundred crew members
to discover a new route to Asia. After spending a difficult
time at sea, the party sighted land early on the morn-
ing of October 12, 1492. They set foot on an island in
the Bahamas which they named Al Salvador. Columbus
presumed that the indigenous people were Native Indi-
ans as he was under the mistaken belief that he had set
foot on Indian soil. Probably some 10 million American
Indians were natives to the land before the large-scale
inhabitation by Europeans and subsequent annihilation
of Native Americans started.
However, it took more than a hundred years after Co-
lumbus discovered America for the Europeans to finally
take the momentous decision to make the New World
their home.
The Native Americans actually welcomed the pale-
skinned visitors primarily out of curiosity than any-
thing else. They were fascinated by the steel knives and
swords, fire spewing cannons, brass and copper uten-
sils, etc. that these visitors brought with them. Even-
tually, cultural differences erupted. The natives could
not stomach the arrogance of the newcomers and the
scant respect they paid to nature. The European settlers
viewed every resource — plants, animals, and people as
something to be commercially exploited.
The native Indians were vastly outnumbered in the wars
that ensued. The resistance they put up never proved
enough to stop the European settlers. The nomadic life-
style of the Indians, the relatively unsophisticated weap-
ons at their disposal, the unwillingness of some of their
own people to defend themselves, and the diseases of
the white men — all contributed to the virtual elimina-
tion of their race. Some of the diseases brought by Eu-
ropeans from their overcrowded cities that decimated
the natives were: small pox, plague, measles, cholera,
typhoid, and malaria. These deadly diseases, to which
most natives had developed no resistance, devastated
many tribes between 1775 and 1850.
America was named after an Italian navigator, Amerigo
Vespucci, who explored the Northern parts of South
America in 1499 and 1500 and later announced to the
world about the discovery of a new continent.
1) The primary purpose of the passage is to
(a) Disprove the notion that America was named
after Columbus
(b) Provide a snapshot of the discovery of America
and the early years of settlements.
(c) Explain how the Europeans eliminated the na-
tive Americans in their own land
(d) Discuss how the process of colonization of
America started.
2) From the passage we can infer that in com-
parison to the Europeans, Native Americans were
(a) Careless about their environment
(b) A very unhealthy lot
(c) More respectful of nature
(d) Ignorant about sanitation
3) What can be inferred from the third para-
graph?
(a) The Native Americans did not have any weap-
ons with which to defend themselves.
(b) The Native Americans probably attached a lot
of importance to and respected nature.
(c) The Native Americans did not know how to
use natural resources.
(d) The early settlers became arrogant as they
could commercially exploit resources.
4) Based on the information in the passage
which of the following cannot be inferred?
1. Alien diseases wiped out a large proportion of
certain Native American tribes
2. The early settlers totally eliminated the Native
Americans
3. To the early settlers, even people were re-
sources to be exploited commercially
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Only 3
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1) Solution: a) 3) Solution: c)
Only Statement 2 is correct. Iran and Afghanistan are locked in a long-standing dis-
pute over the sharing of water from the Helmand River.
Graphene has the potential to absorb and dissipate
electromagnetic waves, making it valuable for develop- The Helmand is Afghanistan’s longest river. It originates
ing stealth coatings and materials that reduce radar sig- near Kabul in the western Hindu Kush mountain range
natures and electromagnetic interference. Graphene is and flows in a southwesterly direction through desert
highly sensitive to environmental changes, which makes areas for a total of about 1,150 kilometers (715 miles)
it an excellent candidate for sensing chemical and bio- before emptying into Lake Hamun, which straddles the
logical agents, explosives, radiation, and other hazard- Afghanistan-Iran border.
ous substances. Besides, graphene-based materials can Lake Hamun is the largest freshwater lake in Iran.
also protect us against chemical and biological attacks.
Better energy storage and electronics properties make
graphene attractive in defence and aerospace as well as 4) Solution: b)
in civil and commercial applications.
The country’s three existing strategic oil storage facilities
Among the leading countries in graphene research are — at Mangaluru and Padur in Karnataka, and Visakhap-
China, the U.S., the U.K., Japan, South Korea, Russia, and atnam in Andhra Pradesh — are made up of excavated
Singapore. Till 2012, graphene-related patent filing was rock caverns.
dominated by the U.S. From 2013 to 2016, South Korea
and China matched the U.S. After 2017, China surged
ahead. In 2018, China filed 218 patents while the oth-
er leading countries together filed 79. India had eight 5) Solution: b)
filings.
Statement 1 is incorrect.
China and Brazil are global leaders in the commercial
production of graphene. In 2013, the Supreme Court, in a landmark verdict, in-
troduced ‘None of the Above’ or NOTA to allow voters
to cast a “negative vote” to reject all candidates as un-
worthy.
2) Solution: b) The court held that the right to vote as well as the right
to say “none of the above” constituted a basic right of
The weight of an aircraft is a crucial component that the voters, and said the option would foster “purity” and
governs the choices a pilot has to make while operating “vibrancy” in elections.
the flight. The pilot has to intricately balance the weight
of passengers, baggage and fuel to ensure that the air- The main objective of the ‘NOTA’ option is to enable
craft is not overloaded. electors who do not wish to vote for any of the candi-
dates to exercise their right to reject without violation of
If an aircraft is overloaded, it would need a higher take- the secrecy of their decision. The voter must be eligible
off and landing speed, which, in turn, calls for a longer to register a vote of rejection if they feel that the con-
takeoff run and landing roll. It would also reduce the ma- testing candidates do not deserve to be voted for. The
noeuvrability of the aircraft and place excess pressure Right to vote granted to all citizens must allow the vote
on landing gear, resulting in wear and tear. of disapproval.
The maximum weight an aircraft can carry is also sig-
nificantly impacted by the length of the runway at the This symbol appears in the last panel on all Electronic
departure and arrival airports and whether there is wet Voting Machines (EVMs).
grass or water on the runway.

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1) Solution: b) India, and central India, and were caused by
what are called Western Disturbances. These
Statement 3 is incorrect. are east-moving rain-bearing wind systems
that originate beyond Afghanistan and Iran,
• SBI Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model and pick up moisture from as far as the Medi-
which reflect the behavior of human brain, al- terranean Sea and even the Atlantic Ocean.
lows computer programs to recognize patterns • These are examples of extra-tropical cyclones
and solve problem with machine learning. that are a result of low-pressure areas formed
• An Artificial neural network is a computational due to the interactions between polar and trop-
network based on biological neural networks ical winds. Western Disturbances frequently
that construct the structure of the human influence weather over India, particularly the
brain. northwestern regions.
• Similar to a human brain has neurons intercon-
nected to each other, artificial neural networks 4) Solution: c)
also have neurons that are linked to each other
in various layers of the networks. These neu- The National Human Rights Commission issued an ad-
rons are known as nodes. visory to the Union and State Governments to prevent
and minimise the impact of ocular trauma, which it said
ANN comprises of Node layers containing of An Input causes 5% of permanent blindness.
layer, hidden layers, and an output layer. Each individual
node is composed of input data, weights, a bias (thresh- Among the NHRC’s suggestions were a ban on sale of
old) and an output. ANNs rely on training data to learn fire-crackers that have the potential to cause eye trau-
and improve their accuracy over time. ma; ban on sale of bows, arrows, pellet guns and toys
that have sharp edges; introduction of technology to re-
duce eye injuries due to road accidents; and mandatory
2) Solution: c) safe packaging and labelling of chemicals for domestic
use.
When added to other materials, graphene even in small “The Commission has observed that major contributors
quantities produces composite materials with dramati- of eye injury are road accidents (34%), sports (29%) and
cally transformed qualities. Graphene composites are occupations (21%).
used in aerospace, automotive, sports equipment and
construction. It is used for high-performance batteries 5) Solution: d)
and super-capacitors, touchscreens, and conductive
inks. Graphene-based sensors are used for environ- Fallow is the stage of crop rotation in which the land is
mental monitoring, healthcare and wearable devices. deliberately not used to raise a crop.
Graphene oxide membranes are used for water purifi- Ground may be fallowed as part of a larger crop rotation
cation and desalination. Graphene-based masks were plan or as a method to conserve moisture as in the sum-
made during COVID. mer fallow technique used in dryland farming.
The practice of leaving fields fallow dates back to an-
cient times when farmers realized that using soil over
3) Solution: b) and over again depleted its nutrients.
If the duration of fallow is substantially reduced owing
Statement 3 is incorrect. to multiple cropping, the soil does not get enough time
to recuperate and allow natural fertilization like nitrogen
Western Disturbances fixation. If fallow is increased, it will help in nutrient re-
• Most of the rainfall activity in the last three plenishment.
months happened over north and northwest

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 STATIC QUIZ SOLUTIONS
1) Solution: a) 4) Solution: a)
Only Statement 1 is correct. Only statement 3 is correct.

The Board of directors consist of either direct represent-
atives or nominees. So it is an example of indirect de-
mocracy. Same can be said of the legislative Assembly
of a state.
In the case of Gram Sabha, it is the most direct deci-
sion-making directly by the people.
Beginning of Parliamentary System in India can be traced
back to Charter Act of 1853
It separated, for the first time, the legislative and execu-
tive functions of the Governor General’s council.
It provided for addition of six new members called legis-
lative councillors to the council.

Charter Act of 1853 recommended for the appointment

2) Solution: b) of Macaulay Committee on Indian Civil Service.

Article 142 “provide(s) a unique power to the Supreme

Court, to do “complete justice” between the parties, i.e., 5) Solution: d)
where at times law or statute may not provide a remedy,
the Court can extend itself to put a quietus to a dispute The governor holds an independent office under the
in a manner which would befit the facts of the case. constitution.

The Constitution lays down only two qualifications for

3) Solution: c)
Article 20(2) says that no person shall be prosecuted and
punished for the same offence more than once. This is
called Doctrine of Double Jeopardy.
The objective of this article is to avoid harassment,
which must be caused for successive criminal proceed-
ings, where the person has committed only one crime.
Constitution bars double punishment for the same of-
fence. The conviction for such offence does not bar for
subsequent trial and conviction for another offence and
it does not matter even if some ingredients of these two
offences are common.
the appointment of a person as a governor. These are:
1. He should be a citizen of India.
2. He should have completed the age of 35 years.
Additionally, two conventions have also developed in
this regard over the years. First, he should be an outsid-
er, that is, he should not belong to the state where he
is appointed, so that he is free from the local politics.
Second, while appointing the governor, the president is
required to consult the chief minister of the state con-
cerned, so that the smooth functioning of the constitu-
tional machinery in the state is ensured. However, both
the conventions have been violated in some of the cas-
es.

A partial protection against double jeopardy is a Fun-

damental Right guaranteed under Article 20 (2) of the
Constitution of India, which states “No person shall be
prosecuted and punished for the same offence more
than once”.

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that the bar of

double jeopardy does not arise if an accused was dis-
charged of a criminal offence, even before the com-
mencement of trial, on the basis of an invalid sanction
for prosecution.

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1. Ans: (b)
Explanation:
● Groundwater is India’s most used water re-
source, accounting for a quarter of total global
groundwater extraction.
● According to the 2021 CAG report, ground-
water extraction in India has exceeded the re-
charge rate, threatening 80% of potable water
over the next two decades.
● About 95% of India’s groundwater was deplet-
ed between 2002 and 2022, mostly in north In-
dia due to increased groundwater pumping to
meet crop irrigation needs.
● Groundwater contamination is indeed a sig-
nificant issue in India. Industrial pollutants,
agricultural runoff, and inadequate sanitation
practices contribute to the contamination of
groundwater sources, leading to adverse health
effects for communities reliant on groundwater
for drinking and irrigation.
● While the Indian government has taken various
measures to address the groundwater crisis, re-
versing the declining trend of groundwater lev-
els nationwide remains a complex and ongoing
challenge. Efforts such as rainwater harvesting,
groundwater regulation, and awareness cam-
paigns have been implemented, but the situ-
ation requires sustained efforts and long-term
solutions.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.
com/2023/06/06/groundwater-conserva-
tion-in-india/
2. Ans: (d)
Explanation:
● The correct answer is (D). Groundwater levels
in India are declining at an alarming rate. India
is the largest user of groundwater in the world.
Groundwater is a major source of drinking wa-
ter for millions of Indians.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.
com/2023/06/06/groundwater-conserva-
tion-in-india/
3. Ans: (c)
Explanation:
● S5: the Higgs boson is not the heaviest known
elementary particle. The top quark is the heavi-
est known elementary particle, with a mass of
173.2 GeV/c^2. The Higgs boson has a mass of
125 GeV/c^2.
● S4: The Higgs boson is an elementary particle
with no electric charge. It has zero spin, even
(positive) parity, no electric charge, and no col-
or charge. It couples to (interacts with) mass. It
is also very unstable, decaying into other parti-
cles almost immediately upon generation.
● S3: According to the Higgs mechanism, parti-
cles acquire mass by interacting with the Higgs
field, which is associated with the Higgs boson.
The Higgs boson is responsible for imparting
mass to other elementary particles.
● S2: On July 4, 2012, scientists announced the
observation of the Higgs boson, the elusive
particle that gives almost all other particles
their mass—and thus lays the foundation for
the matter that forms us and everything we see
around us in the universe. The news thrilled
the world and made international headlines.
● S1: The Higgs boson is a subatomic particle that
gives other particles mass. The strength of a
particle’s interaction with the Higgs boson de-
termines its mass.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.
com/2023/06/06/higgs-boson-decay/
4. Ans: (c)
Explanation:
● S1: Protons have a positive charge and are lo-
cated in the nucleus of an atom. Protons are
one of the fundamental particles found in the
nucleus of an atom, and they carry a positive
charge. They contribute to the overall positive
charge of the nucleus.
● S2: Electrons have a negative charge and are
located outside the nucleus of an atom. Elec-
trons are negatively charged particles that or-
bit around the nucleus of an atom in specific
energy levels or electron shells. They are much
smaller and lighter than protons and neutrons.
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 ● S3: Neutrons have no charge and are located
in the nucleus of an atom. Neutrons are also
fundamental particles found in the nucleus
of an atom, but unlike protons and electrons,
they carry no charge. Neutrons contribute to
the mass of the nucleus without affecting its
overall charge.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.
com/2023/06/06/higgs-boson-decay/
5. Ans: (a)
Explanation:
● Statement 1 is incorrect because the Stan-
dard Model does not include gravity. Gravity
is described by the theory of general relativity,
which is not part of the Standard Model.
● Statement 2 is incorrect because the Standard
Model of Particle Physics includes six types of
quarks (up, down, charm, strange, top, and
bottom) and six types of leptons (electron,
electron neutrino, muon, muon neutrino, tau,
and tau neutrino). This gives a total of 12 fun-
damental particles.
● Statement 3 is correct. The Standard Model in-
corporates the Higgs boson, which was discov-
ered at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012. The
Higgs boson interacts with other particles, giv-
ing them mass. This mechanism is crucial in the
Standard Model to explain why particles have
different masses.
● Statement 4 is incorrect. The Standard Model
does not provide an explanation for dark mat-
ter. Dark matter is a hypothetical form of mat-
ter that does not interact with light or other
electromagnetic radiation but is inferred to ex-
ist from its gravitational effects on visible mat-
ter.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.
com/2023/06/06/higgs-boson-decay/
6. Ans: (b)
Explanation:
● S1. Photons are particles of light that have
mass.
◦ This is incorrect. Photons are massless
particles of light. They have no rest mass,
but they do have energy and momentum.
The energy of a photon is proportional to
its frequency, and its momentum is pro-
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portional to its wavelength.
● S2. Photons can be both electrically charged
and neutral.
◦ This is also incorrect. Photons are elec-
trically neutral particles. They have no
electric charge.
● S3. Photons are always in motion.
◦ This is correct. Photons travel at the
speed of light in a vacuum.
● S4. Photons have a fixed wavelength and fre-
quency.
◦ This is also correct. The wavelength and
frequency of a photon are inversely pro-
portional to each other. The shorter the
wavelength, the higher the frequency,
and vice versa.
● Additional information about photons:
◦ Photons are the force carriers for the
electromagnetic force.
◦ Photons are bosons, which means they
obey Bose-Einstein statistics.
◦ Photons can interact with matter through
the electromagnetic force.
◦ Photons can be used to transmit energy,
information, and momentum.
◦ Photons are essential for many processes
in nature, such as vision, photosynthesis,
and nuclear fusion.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.
com/2023/06/06/higgs-boson-decay/
7. Ans: (c)
Explanation: The International Renewable Energy
Agency (IRENA):
● It is an intergovernmental organization (an offi-
cial UN observer, founded in 2009, HQ – Mas-
dar City, Abu Dhabi) mandated to facilitate co-
operation, advance knowledge, and promote
the adoption and sustainable use of renewable
energy.
● It is the first international organization to focus
exclusively on renewable energy, addressing
needs in both industrialized and developing
countries.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.
com/2023/06/06/low-cost-finance-for-the-en-
ergy-transition-report/
8. Ans: (b) the optical signal in the core, the refrac-
Explanation: Data Security Council of India (DSCI): tive index of the core must be greater
● It is a not-for-profit, industry body on data pro- than that of the cladding. The bounda-
tection setup by NASSCOM in 2008. ry between the core and cladding may
● It is committed to making cyberspace safe, se- either be abrupt, in step-index fiber, or
cure and trusted by establishing best practices, gradual, in graded-index fiber.
standards and initiatives in cyber security and ● S1: Optic fiber is a type of wired communica-
privacy. tion technology, not wireless.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia. ● S2: Optic fiber uses light signals to transmit
com/2023/06/06/cybersecurity-challeng- data, not electrical signals.
es-in-india/ ● S4: Optic fiber is used in both short-distance
and long-distance communication.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.
com/2023/06/06/kerala-fibre-optic-net-
9. Ans: (b) work-kfon/
Explanation:
● The ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper was started by
Mahatma Gandhi (in 1903) during his time in
South Africa as a young lawyer. It served as a
mass communication mechanism for the Na-
tal Indian Congress, fighting against oppressive
laws of the government at the time. The news-
paper was published in Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil
and English. The ‘Indian Opinion’ continued
to be published by Gandhi’s son and wife after
his return to India until its final edition in 1962
(banned due to censorship laws and the ban-
ning of political organizations by the apartheid
government in South Africa)
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.
com/2023/06/06/indian-opinion-newspaper/

10. Ans: (a)

Explanation:
● S3: An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fi-
ber made by drawing glass (silica) or plastic to
a diameter slightly thicker than that of a human
hair. Optical fibers are used most often as a
means to transmit light between the two ends
of the fiber and find wide usage in fiber-optic
communications, where they permit transmis-
sion over longer distances and at higher band-
widths (data transfer rates) than electrical ca-
bles.
◦ An optical fiber is a cylindrical dielectric
waveguide (nonconducting waveguide)
that transmits light along its axis through
the process of total internal reflection.
The fiber consists of a core surrounded
by a cladding layer, both of which are
made of dielectric materials. To confine

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1) Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The primary purpose of the passage is to give a brief
account of the discovery of America and the early years
of settlement.

2) Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
From the third paragraph, we can make out that they
were more respectful of nature.

3) Correct Answer: B

4) Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
In the fourth paragraph it is stated, “The nomadic life-
style of the Indians, the relative………..all contributed to
the virtual elimination of their race.” The word ‘virtual’
means ‘almost but not completely.’ Hence, the Native
Americans were not totally eliminated.

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