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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWith reference to New START pact consider the following statements:
1. It was signed between the US and Russia.
2. Countries involved agreed to eliminate their stocks of intermediate-range and shorter-range land-based missilesWhich of the statement given above is/are correct?
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Explanation:
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) pact limits the number of deployed nuclear warheads, missiles and bombers and is due to expire in 2021 unless renewed.
The treaty limits the US and Russia to a maximum of 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, well below Cold War caps.
It was signed in 2010 by former US President Barack Obama and then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
It is one of the key controls on superpower deployment of nuclear weapons.
If it falls, it will be the second nuclear weapons treaty to collapse under the leadership of US President Donald Trump.
In February 2019, the US withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), accusing Moscow of violating the agreement.
The reason why second statement is wrong because it was Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty reached by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1987 in which the two nations agreed to eliminate their stocks of intermediate-range and shorter-range (or “medium-range”) land-based missiles (which could carry nuclear warheads).Incorrect
Explanation:
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) pact limits the number of deployed nuclear warheads, missiles and bombers and is due to expire in 2021 unless renewed.
The treaty limits the US and Russia to a maximum of 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, well below Cold War caps.
It was signed in 2010 by former US President Barack Obama and then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
It is one of the key controls on superpower deployment of nuclear weapons.
If it falls, it will be the second nuclear weapons treaty to collapse under the leadership of US President Donald Trump.
In February 2019, the US withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), accusing Moscow of violating the agreement.
The reason why second statement is wrong because it was Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty reached by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1987 in which the two nations agreed to eliminate their stocks of intermediate-range and shorter-range (or “medium-range”) land-based missiles (which could carry nuclear warheads). -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsThe Government of India has launched UMANG App which provides a unified approach to avail multiple government services:
1. File income tax
2. Book a gas cylinder
3. Know about your Provident fund account.Which of the services given above can be availed through the UMANG app?
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Explanation:
UMANG App
The UMANG is an acronym for Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance.
It is an all-in-one single, unified, secure, multi-channel, multi-platform, multi-lingual, multi- service mobile app, powered by a robust back-end platform providing access to high impact services of various organizations.
It was in 2017 to bring major government services on a single mobile app, with a larger goal to make the government accessible on the mobile phone of our citizens.
About 660 services from 127 departments & 25 states and about 180 utility bill payment services are live and more are in pipeline.
UMANG user base has crossed 2.1 Crore including Android, iOS, Web and KaiOS.
Citizens can also access their Digilocker from UMANG and give their feedback after availing any service through Rapid Assessment System (RAS) which has been integrated with UMANG.
It provides all pan India e-Gov services like Aadhaar and Digilocker on one single platform.
Whether one needs to pay utility bills, file income tax, book a gas cylinder, know about your Provident fund account or have Aadhaar related query, UMANG provides all these services.Incorrect
Explanation:
UMANG App
The UMANG is an acronym for Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance.
It is an all-in-one single, unified, secure, multi-channel, multi-platform, multi-lingual, multi- service mobile app, powered by a robust back-end platform providing access to high impact services of various organizations.
It was in 2017 to bring major government services on a single mobile app, with a larger goal to make the government accessible on the mobile phone of our citizens.
About 660 services from 127 departments & 25 states and about 180 utility bill payment services are live and more are in pipeline.
UMANG user base has crossed 2.1 Crore including Android, iOS, Web and KaiOS.
Citizens can also access their Digilocker from UMANG and give their feedback after availing any service through Rapid Assessment System (RAS) which has been integrated with UMANG.
It provides all pan India e-Gov services like Aadhaar and Digilocker on one single platform.
Whether one needs to pay utility bills, file income tax, book a gas cylinder, know about your Provident fund account or have Aadhaar related query, UMANG provides all these services. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsRecently, which among the following organization has launched ‘Not all Animals Migrate by Choice’ campaign?
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Explanation:
‘Not all Animals Migrate by Choice’ campaign
It is a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Campaign launched by the Wildlife Crime
Control Bureau on Illegal Trafficking of Endangered Species.
It aims to curb illegal trade in wildlife which carries the risk of spreading dangerous pandemics.Incorrect
Explanation:
‘Not all Animals Migrate by Choice’ campaign
It is a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Campaign launched by the Wildlife Crime
Control Bureau on Illegal Trafficking of Endangered Species.
It aims to curb illegal trade in wildlife which carries the risk of spreading dangerous pandemics. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsRecently the terms Rht14 and Rht18 was seen in the news in context of:
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Explanation:
Rht14 and Rht18
The researchers have mapped the dwarfing genes on chromosome 6A in durum wheat, and DNA-based markers were developed for a better selection of these genes in wheat breeding lines.
These genes are associated with better seedling vigour and longer coleoptiles (sheath protecting the young shoot tip).
These DNA based markers are being used at ARI for marker-assisted transfer of these genes in Indian wheat varieties, so as to make them suitable for sowing under rice stubble-retained conditions and dry environments.
Wheat lines with these alternative dwarfing genes, apart from reducing crop residue burning, can allow deeper sowing of wheat seeds to avail advantage of residual moisture in the soil under dry environments.
Wheat lines with these alternative dwarfing genes, apart from reducing crop residue burning, can allow deeper sowing of wheat seeds to avail advantage of residual moisture in the soil under dry environments.Incorrect
Explanation:
Rht14 and Rht18
The researchers have mapped the dwarfing genes on chromosome 6A in durum wheat, and DNA-based markers were developed for a better selection of these genes in wheat breeding lines.
These genes are associated with better seedling vigour and longer coleoptiles (sheath protecting the young shoot tip).
These DNA based markers are being used at ARI for marker-assisted transfer of these genes in Indian wheat varieties, so as to make them suitable for sowing under rice stubble-retained conditions and dry environments.
Wheat lines with these alternative dwarfing genes, apart from reducing crop residue burning, can allow deeper sowing of wheat seeds to avail advantage of residual moisture in the soil under dry environments.
Wheat lines with these alternative dwarfing genes, apart from reducing crop residue burning, can allow deeper sowing of wheat seeds to avail advantage of residual moisture in the soil under dry environments. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWith reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements :
1. A high content of organic matter in soil drastically reduces its water holding capacity.
2. Soil does not play any role in the sulphur cycle.
3. Irrigation over a period of time can contribute to the salinization of some agricultural lands.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Explanation: Plants obtain nutrients from two natural sources: organic matter and minerals.
Organic matter includes any plant or animal material that returns to the soil and goes through the decomposition process. In addition to providing nutrients and habitat to organisms living in the soil, organic matter also binds soil particles into aggregates and improves the water holding capacity of soil.
The sulfur cycle is the collection of processes by which sulfur moves to and from rock, waterways and living systems.The isotopic composition of sedimentary sulfides provides primary information on the evolution of the sulfur cycle.
Too much salt can reduce crop production and water infiltration on soils that have been irrigated for 20 years or more. Too little salt can also result in a chemically compacted soil. The level of sodium (Na) in a soil can result in soil particles or even layers of differing soil profiles forming a compacted layer that the roots do not penetrate.Incorrect
Explanation: Plants obtain nutrients from two natural sources: organic matter and minerals.
Organic matter includes any plant or animal material that returns to the soil and goes through the decomposition process. In addition to providing nutrients and habitat to organisms living in the soil, organic matter also binds soil particles into aggregates and improves the water holding capacity of soil.
The sulfur cycle is the collection of processes by which sulfur moves to and from rock, waterways and living systems.The isotopic composition of sedimentary sulfides provides primary information on the evolution of the sulfur cycle.
Too much salt can reduce crop production and water infiltration on soils that have been irrigated for 20 years or more. Too little salt can also result in a chemically compacted soil. The level of sodium (Na) in a soil can result in soil particles or even layers of differing soil profiles forming a compacted layer that the roots do not penetrate.
