Consider the following Statements regarding Municipal Performance Index

It has released by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

It seeks to examine local government practice in municipalities across five verticals are Services, Finance, Policy, Technology and Governance

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: 

About Municipal Performance Index (MPI)

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/top-honours-for-three-cities-in-state/article33992606.ece


Consider the following Statements regarding International North South Transport Corridor project

  1. It was originally decided between India, Iran and Russia in 2000 in St Petersburg.
  2. It envisions a 7,200-km-long multi-mode network of ship, rail and road route for transporting freight

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: India proposes inclusion of Chabahar port in international north-south corridor

About International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC)

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-proposes-inclusion-of-chabahar-port-in-international-north-south-corridor-101614848496070.html


.Consider the following Statements regarding Space hurricane

  1. It rains electrons directly into Earth’s upper atmosphere instead of water
  2. It was invisible to the naked eye

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: First-ever ‘space hurricane’ detected over the North Pole

What is Space Hurricane ‘?

Source: https://www.livescience.com/space-hurricane-over-north-pole.html


Consider the following Statements regarding Central Bureau of Investigation

  1. It was set up by a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1963 after Santhanam committee recommendation.
  2. The Director of the CBI is appointed as per section 4A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act of 1946.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: Plea in Supreme Court seeks appointment of regular CBI Director through high-power panel

  1. A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the appointment of a regular CBI Director through the high-power selection committee of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of the Opposition.
  2. The government has failed to appoint the Director of the CBI as per Section 4A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act of 1946 on the expiry of the term of the last incumbent, Rishi Kumar Shukla. Hence statement 2 is correct
  3. The petition pointed out that instead of a regular appointment to the top CBI post, the government-appointed Praveen Sinha  as an “interim/acting CBI Director.”
  4. CBI director being the sensitive post, it is the final authority in the organization in several sensitive investigations therefore it will hamper the functional autonomy of the CBI and limit the extent of executive discretion.

About Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

Although DSPE Act gives legal power to CBI, CBI is not a statutory body as:

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/plea-in-supreme-court-seeks-appointment-of-regular-cbi-director-through-high-power-panel/article33991882.ece


Consider the following Statements regarding Genome

It refers to an organism’s complete set of DNA, which includes all its genes

Each genome contains all of the information needed to build and maintain that organism.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: First project to map genomes in Indian Ocean

What is a Genome?

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/first-project-to-map-genomes-in-indian-ocean/articleshow/81302675.cms


In the context of mitigating the impending global warming due to anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide, which of the following can be potential sites for carbon sequestration? 

Abandoned and uneconomic coal seams 

Depleted oil and gas reservoirs 

Subterranean deep saline formations 

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 and 2 only 
  2. 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3 

Explanation:


Consider the following Statements regarding Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre

  1. It has been established under Ministry of Home affairs
  2. It aims to create an ecosystem that brings together academia, industry, public and government in prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of cybercrimes.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: Cyber crime volunteers plan fraught with dangers: Internet Freedom Foundation

About Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cyber-crime-volunteers-plan-fraught-with-dangers-internet-freedom-foundation/article33973393.ece


Consider the following Statements regarding Dandi March

It was a direct-action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly under the 1882 British Salt Act.

Civil disobedience movement was started with Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi on 12th March, 1930

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: PM to launch events on March 12, may flag off ‘Dandi March’

About Dandi March

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pm-to-launch-events-on-march-12-may-flag-off-dandi-march-7216559/


Consider the following Statements regarding Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet

  1. It is a missile propulsion system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation
  2. It is a missile propulsion system that comprises the thrust modulated ducted rocket along with the reduced smoke nozzle-less missile booster.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: DRDO tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet technology

About Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/drdo-conducts-successful-flight-test-of-sfdr-technology/article33996244.ece


The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to 

  1. Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments.
  2. Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India. 
  3. Impose censorship on the national press. 
  4. Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.

Answer: (c) Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.

Explanation: