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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWhich among the following are open trading border posts between India and China:
1. Nathu La in Sikkim.
2. Shipkila in Himachal Pradesh.
3. Lipulekh (or Lipulech) in Uttarakhand.Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
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https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/14th-edition-of-sino-indian-border-trade-opens-at-nathu-la-119050100666_1.html
The 14th edition of the annual Sino-Indian border trade recently opened at Nathu La. Every year bilateral border trade between two countries is organised four days a week for period of six months, between May 1 and November 30.
The three open trading border posts between India and China are:
Nathu La in Sikkim.
Shipkila in Himachal Pradesh.
Lipulekh (or Lipulech) in Uttarakhand.Incorrect
https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/14th-edition-of-sino-indian-border-trade-opens-at-nathu-la-119050100666_1.html
The 14th edition of the annual Sino-Indian border trade recently opened at Nathu La. Every year bilateral border trade between two countries is organised four days a week for period of six months, between May 1 and November 30.
The three open trading border posts between India and China are:
Nathu La in Sikkim.
Shipkila in Himachal Pradesh.
Lipulekh (or Lipulech) in Uttarakhand. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhy eastern coast of India is more vulnerable from cyclones than its western coast?
1. Breakaway typhoons over the Northwest Pacific move across the South China Sea into the Bay of Bengal, intensifying into cyclones and affecting India’s eastern coasts.
2. Arabian Sea cyclones are mostly their own formations and they also generally move north-west, away from India’s west coast.
3. The Bay of Bengal is cooler than the Arabian Sea, which inhibits the formation and intensification of the cyclonic system in the latter.Which of the given statements is/are correct?
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Why eastern coast of India is more vulnerable?
According to the India Meteorological Department, this is because in addition to the storms that originate in the southeast Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Andaman Sea, breakaway typhoons over the Northwest Pacific move across the South China Sea into the Bay of Bengal, intensifying into cyclones.
As the frequency of typhoons over the Northwest Pacific is about 35% of the global annual average, the Bay of Bengal is affected. In contrast, Arabian Sea cyclones are mostly their own formations and they also generally move north-west, away from India’s west coast.
Besides, the Arabian Sea is colder than the Bay of Bengal, which inhibits the formation and intensification of the cyclonic system in the Arabian Sea. Warm sea surface temperature is an ideal platform for cyclones.Incorrect
Why eastern coast of India is more vulnerable?
According to the India Meteorological Department, this is because in addition to the storms that originate in the southeast Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Andaman Sea, breakaway typhoons over the Northwest Pacific move across the South China Sea into the Bay of Bengal, intensifying into cyclones.
As the frequency of typhoons over the Northwest Pacific is about 35% of the global annual average, the Bay of Bengal is affected. In contrast, Arabian Sea cyclones are mostly their own formations and they also generally move north-west, away from India’s west coast.
Besides, the Arabian Sea is colder than the Bay of Bengal, which inhibits the formation and intensification of the cyclonic system in the Arabian Sea. Warm sea surface temperature is an ideal platform for cyclones. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsGeneralised System of Preferences (GSP), which was in news recently, is related to?
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/us-may-take-final-decision-on-gsp-issue-after-formation-of-new-government/articleshow/69221883.cms
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a U.S. trade program designed to promote economic growth in the developing world by providing preferential duty-free entry for up to 4,800 products from 129 designated beneficiary countries and territories.
GSP was instituted on January 1, 1976, by the Trade Act of 1974.
GSP has been given on non-reciprocal basis yet the US has linked it with market access and tariff reduction which is against the basic tenets of GSP.
The objective of GSP was to give development support to poor countries by promoting exports from them into the developed countries.
GSP promotes sustainable development in beneficiary countries by helping these countries to increase and diversify their trade with the United States.Incorrect
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/us-may-take-final-decision-on-gsp-issue-after-formation-of-new-government/articleshow/69221883.cms
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a U.S. trade program designed to promote economic growth in the developing world by providing preferential duty-free entry for up to 4,800 products from 129 designated beneficiary countries and territories.
GSP was instituted on January 1, 1976, by the Trade Act of 1974.
GSP has been given on non-reciprocal basis yet the US has linked it with market access and tariff reduction which is against the basic tenets of GSP.
The objective of GSP was to give development support to poor countries by promoting exports from them into the developed countries.
GSP promotes sustainable development in beneficiary countries by helping these countries to increase and diversify their trade with the United States. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act, 2001, which was in news recently:
1. It was enacted in 2001 adopting sui generis system.
2. It is in conformity with International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), 1978.
3. One of the objective of the Act is to establish an effective system for the protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers and plant breeders and to encourage the development of new varieties of plants.Which of the given statement is/are correct?
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The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act, 2001:
Enacted by India in 2001 adopting sui generis system.
It is in conformity with International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), 1978.
The legislation recognizes the contributions of both commercial plant breeders and farmers in plant breeding activity and also provides to implement TRIPs in a way that supports the specific socio-economic interests of all the stakeholders including private, public sectors and research institutions, as well as resource-constrained farmers.
Objectives of the PPV & FR Act, 2001:
To establish an effective system for the protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers and plant breeders and to encourage the development of new varieties of plants.
To recognize and protect the rights of farmers in respect of their contributions made at any time in conserving, improving and making available plant genetic resources for the development of new plant varieties.
To accelerate agricultural development in the country, protect plant breeders’ rights; stimulate investment for research and development both in public & private sector for the development new of plant varieties.
Facilitate the growth of seed industry in the country which will ensure the availability of high quality seeds and planting material to the farmers.Incorrect
The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act, 2001:
Enacted by India in 2001 adopting sui generis system.
It is in conformity with International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), 1978.
The legislation recognizes the contributions of both commercial plant breeders and farmers in plant breeding activity and also provides to implement TRIPs in a way that supports the specific socio-economic interests of all the stakeholders including private, public sectors and research institutions, as well as resource-constrained farmers.
Objectives of the PPV & FR Act, 2001:
To establish an effective system for the protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers and plant breeders and to encourage the development of new varieties of plants.
To recognize and protect the rights of farmers in respect of their contributions made at any time in conserving, improving and making available plant genetic resources for the development of new plant varieties.
To accelerate agricultural development in the country, protect plant breeders’ rights; stimulate investment for research and development both in public & private sector for the development new of plant varieties.
Facilitate the growth of seed industry in the country which will ensure the availability of high quality seeds and planting material to the farmers. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe national income of a country for a given period is equal to the:
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2013 UPSC Prelims Question
National Income is total amount of goods and services produced within the nation during the given period say, 1 year. It is the total of factor income i.e. wages, interest, rent, profit, received by factors of production i.e. labour, capital, land and entrepreneurship of a nation.The Gross national income (GNI) is the total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of a country, consisting of gross domestic product (GDP) plus factor incomes earned by foreign residents, minus income earned in the domestic economy by non-residents.
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2013 UPSC Prelims Question
National Income is total amount of goods and services produced within the nation during the given period say, 1 year. It is the total of factor income i.e. wages, interest, rent, profit, received by factors of production i.e. labour, capital, land and entrepreneurship of a nation.The Gross national income (GNI) is the total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of a country, consisting of gross domestic product (GDP) plus factor incomes earned by foreign residents, minus income earned in the domestic economy by non-residents.
