Day 13- 28 Nov - UPSC Prelim English Quiz Solution

Day 13- 28 Nov - UPSC Prelim English Quiz Solution

Based on UPSC Syllabus and Current Affairs

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Q 1. "Migingo Island", considered to be a fisherman’s paradise, is claimed by which two countries?

a) Ukraine and Russia
b) Turkey and Greece
c) Kenya and Uganda
d) China and Indonesia
Solution:   c Explaination    https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/an-african-islands-troubled-waters/article25290324.ece
For over a decade, Migingo has been a source of tension between Uganda and Kenya, who have been unable to decide to whom it really belongs. They were once pushed to the brink of what some said would have been Africa’s “smallest war” over the island.

Q 2. Consider the following statements:

1. The direct tax base has shown a growth of around 80% in terms of the number of returns filed in the last four financial years

2. The direct tax-GDP ratio in financial year 2017-18 is the highest it has been in the last ten fiscal years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 Only
b) 2 Only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution:   c Explaination    https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/direct-tax-base-widens-sharply-over-4-years-compliance-rises/article25290474.ece
The data showed a growth of more than 80% in the number of returns filed in the last four financial years from 3.79 crore in financial year (FY) 2013-14 to 6.85 crore (these figures include revised returns) in FY 2017-18. Further, the number of persons filing income tax returns also increased by about 65% during this period from 3.31 crore in FY 2013-14 to 5.44 crore in FY 2017-18.

Q 3. As per the National Crime Records Bureau's Prison Statistics India 2015 report

1. Two-thirds of the people in Indian jails are people not convicted of any crime and currently on trial in a court of law.

2.Occupancy rates at the all India level was less than 60 percent.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 Only
b) 2 Only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution:   a Explaination    https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/'Two-thirds-of-prisoners-in-India-are-undertrials'/article16080519.ece
The occupancy rate at the all India level at the end of 2015 was 114.4 percent. Sixty-seven per cent of the people in Indian jails are undertrials — people not convicted of any crime and currently on trial in a court of law.

Q 4.The world’s longest cross-sea bridge crosses the sea of

a)Pearl River Delta
b)Formosa Strait
c)Gulf of Bo Hai
d) Kiungchow Strait
Solution:   a Explaination   https://www.jagran.com/world/china-world-longest-sea-bridge-between-china-hong-kong-to-open-on-october-24-2018-jagran-special-18560864.html
About 30km of its total length crosses the sea of the Pearl River delta. To allow ships through, a 6.7km section in the middle dips into an undersea tunnel that runs between two artificial islands.

Q 5. Bangaram coral Island of Lakshadweep recently in the news because

a) Chemicals present in sunscreens used by tourists were identified to be the cause for the death of corals here.
b) The island hosted the International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs.
c) India’s first International Atoll Research Centre has been established here.
d) d) It houses the planet's most unique corals: ones that can survive global warming.
Solution:   b Explaination   http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=184316
The International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs (STAPCOR – 2018) with the theme “Reef for Life” was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 22nd October at Bangaram coral Island of Union Territory of Lakshadweep.