1) JAM Trinity was mentioned in economic survey in which J stands for Jan Dhan Yojana, A for Aadhaar card and M for -
a. Mobilization
b. Make in India
c. Mobile phone number
d. Management
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ANSWER: Mobile phone number
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- JAM number trinity refers to Jan Dhan Yojana bank account number, Aadhaar number (a unique number to identify every resident with biometric details) and Mobile phone number, respectively.
- The application process for a bank account under the Jan Dhan Yojana places priority on Aadhaar number as identity proof.
- Aadhaar enrollment requires the applicant to produce his/ her mobile number.
- Once the linking is complete, every poor person can be uniquely identified by his/ her Aadhaar number, the cash can be sent to the linked bank account and the account holder can either withdraw the money from the bank or use his/ her mobile phone to collect the cash from designated agents such as village retail shops.
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2) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Astrosat?
1. Astrosat is India's first astronomy observatory to study distant celestial objects.
2. The expected operating life time of the satellite will be fifteen years.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
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- Astrosat is India's first dedicated satellite for astronomical research.
- Astrosat will observe the universe through optical, ultraviolet, low and high energy X-ray components of the electromagnetic spectrum, whereas most other scientific satellites are capable of observing through a narrow wavelength band.
- The expected operating life time of the satellite will be five years.
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3) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Megha-Tropiques?
1. Megha-Tropiques is a satellite mission to study the water cycle in the tropical atmosphere in the context of climate change.
2. It was develped by ISRO in collaboration with French Center National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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- Megha-Tropiques was successfully deployed into orbit by a PSLV rocket in October 2011.
- Megha-Tropiques complements other data in the current regional monsoon projects such as MAHASRI and the completed GAME project.
- Megha-Tropiques also seeks to describe the evolution of major tropical weather systems.
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4) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)?
1. A positive IOD period is characterized by cooler than normal water in the tropical eastern Indian Ocean and warmer than normal water in the tropical western Indian Ocean
2. A positive IOD pattern has been associated with a decrease in rainfall over parts of central and southern Australia.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), also known as the Indian Niño, is an irregular oscillation of sea-surface temperatures in which the western Indian Ocean becomes alternately warmer and then colder than the eastern part of the ocean.
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5) Which of the following committee is related to review of UPSC civil services examination?
a. Rajni Razdan
b. Deepak Gupta
c. P K sinha
d. B S Baswan
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ANSWER: B S Baswan
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An expert committee has been formed by the government to examine various issues related to age relaxation, eligibility, syllabus and pattern of civil services examination to select IAS and IPS officers.
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6) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
1. IIP is compiled and published annually by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO).
2. The base year of IIP is 2009-10.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: None
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-IIP is compiled and published monthly by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) six weeks after the reference month ends.
- The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index for India which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mining, electricity and manufacturing.
The committee led by former Planning Commission member Saumitra Chaudhuri has recommended the base year of IIP to be revised from 2004-05 to 2011-12. The existing series replaced their earlier indices, which had 1993-94 as base year, from July 2011 onwards.
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7) Southeast Asian haze 2015 is an air pollution crisis due to the illegal slash-and-burn practices in the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan. Slash-and-burn practices in the Indonesia are called as -
a. Sawah
b. Roca
c. Jhoom
d. Ladang
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ANSWER: Ladang
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There are 2 main systems of cultivation used in Indonesia, sawah and ladang.
1. Sawah: wet rice cultivation, whereby the terrain is terraced into level layers & water is abundant
- It is intense form of farming, it demands rich soil, plentiful rainfall and sunshine, huge amounts of labor
2. Ladang: Shifting cultivation system.
- Unirrigated land is prepared by slashing and burning jungle.
- Then cleared and planted with a selection of fast growing food crops.
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8) Which is the largest producer of palm oil?
a. Thailand
b. Malaysia
c. Nigeria
d. Indonesia
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ANSWER: Indonesia
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Indonesia is the world's biggest producer and consumer of the palm oil providing about half the world supply.
China and India are the major importers of palm oil, accounting for more than a third of global palm oil imports.
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