1.Consider the following statements regarding International Solar Alliance

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

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

Answer: (a) 1 only

Explanation:

In NEWS:Nicaragua latest country to sign International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement

About International Solar Alliance

Source: https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/nicaragua-latest-country-to-sign-international-solar-alliance-framework-agreement/1900857

2.Consider the following statements regarding Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

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: (b) 2 only

Explanation:

In NEWS:TRIFED signs MoU with IIT Delhi under govt’s ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’

About the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA):

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/trifed-signs-mou-with-iit-delhi-under-govt-s-unnat-bharat-abhiyan/story-7pSvSgkXY4n9hCSjcwWykO.html

3.The Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DSDBO) road has often appeared in news, is situated in:

Answer: (a) UT of Ladakh

Explanation:

In NEWS:

With the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deploying close to 50,000 troops in Aksai Chin, the Indian Army for the first time has deployed a squadron (12) T-90 missile firing tanks, armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and a full troop brigade (4,000 men) at Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) to prevent any Chinese aggression from the Shaksgam-Karakoram pass axis

Daulat Beg Oldie

DSDBO Road

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-moves-squadron-of-missile-firing-t-90-tanks-to-last-post-near-karakoram-pass/story-h4LtB6PZXtiYpMadupySlK.html

4.Consider the following statements regarding Tuting-Tidding Suture Zone (TTSZ)

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: Seismicity study of Arunachal Himalaya reveals low to moderate earthquakes at 2 crustal depths

The findings of the study:

Why this study required:

Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1641185

5.‘Moho discontinuity’ in the earth’s interior is found between which layers?

1.Between mantle and core.

2.Between upper and lower crust.

3.Between upper mantle and lower mantle.

4.Between crust and upper mantle.

Answer: (d) Between crust and upper mantle

Explanation:

In NEWS: Seismicity study of Arunachal Himalaya reveals low to moderate earthquakes at 2 crustal depths

About Seismic discontinuities

Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1641185

6.Consider the following statements regarding Missile Technology Control Regime

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

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

Answer: (a) 1 only

Explanation:

In NEWS:US eases export rules on drone sales to allies

About the Missile Technology Control Regime:

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-eases-export-rules-on-drone-sales-to-allies/story-9gAbARY5ComkLcyH8O5ulM.html

7.Consider the following statements

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: (a) 1 only

Explanation:

In NEWS:A Governor’s test: On convening Rajasthan Assembly

Nabam Rebia Judgment (Arunachal Pradesh) (2016)

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/a-governors-test-the-hindu-editorial-on-convening-rajasthan-assembly/article32198133.ece

8.Consider the following statements regarding ASTHROS Mission

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: ASTHROS Mission: NASA to use football stadium-sized balloon to study Cosmos

Source: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/asthros-mission-nasa-to-use-football-stadium-sized-balloon-to-study-cosmos-120072400319_1.html

9.Consider the following statements regarding Polar bears 

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: (a) 1 only

Explanation:

In NEWS:Polar bears could become extinct by 2100, says study

About Polar bears

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/global-eco-watch-polar-bears-could-become-extinct-by-2100-says-study-72479

10.The staple commodities of export by the English East Indian Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were

Answer: (d) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium

Explanation:

Cotton, raw silk, saltpetre, opium were the major commodities exported from Bengal by the English East India Company.Hence option (d) is correct