Day 18- 03 Dec - UPSC Prelim English Quiz Solution

Day 18- 03 Dec - UPSC Prelim English Quiz Solution

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Q 1. With reference to the state of Sikkim, consider the following statements:

1. The 35th Constitutional Amendment Act made Sikkim a full-fledged state of the Indian Union.

2. As per the Delimitation Act, 2002, the number of seats in an Assembly of any State can only be readjusted on the basis of the first census conducted after 2026.

3. Limboo and Tamangs are Schedule Tribes of the state of Sikkim.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution:   b Explaination    https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/more-assembly-seats-for-sikkim/article24667220.ece
The 36th Constitutional Amendment Act (1975), was enacted to make Sikkim full-fledged state of Indian Union (the 22nd state). As per the Delimitation Act, 2002, the number of seats in an Assembly of any State can only be readjusted on the basis of the first census conducted after 2026. Limboo and Tamangs are Schedule Tribes of the state of Sikkim.

Q 2. The Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), which creates an enabling trading environment for developing countries, was instituted under the aegis of

a) Office of the US Trade Representative
b) Ministry of Commerce, India
c) UN Conference on Trade and Development
d) World Trade Organisation
Solution:   c Explaination    https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/depreciating-rupee-comes-as-no-solace-to-exporters/article25354125.ece
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), instituted in 1971 under the aegis of UNCTAD, has contributed over the years to creating an enabling trading environment for developing countries. The following 13 countries grant GSP preferences: Australia, Belarus, Canada, the European Union, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Norway, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, Turkey and the United States of America.

Q 3. Consider the following statements about Caspian Sea:

1. The countries that border Caspian Sea are Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, and Russia.

2. It is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of the above
Solution:   b Explaination    https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/climate-change-causing-caspian-sea-to-evaporate-study/article19590609.ece
Caspian Sea is in an endorheic basin and is bounded to the northwest by Russia, to the west by Azerbaijan, to the south by Iran, to the southeast by Turkmenistan, and to the northeast by Kazakhstan. Georgia does not have a border with Caspian Sea.

Q 4. The only theatre of the Second World War in the Indian subcontinent was

a) Kohima
b) Imphal
c) Chittagong
d) Port Blair
Solution:   a Explaination   https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/nagaland-split-over-centenary-celebrations-of-club-that-united-warring-tribes/article25348385.ece
Kohima, the only theatre of the Second World War in the Indian subcontinent, is gearing up for the centenary of an ethnic club moulded by events during the First World War in faraway France.

Q 5. The term 'Directed Evolution' was recently in the news. It is most appropriately associated with

a) Fats
b) Bacteria
c) Virus
d) Protein
Solution:   d Explaination   https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2018/press-release/
One half of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Frances H. Arnold. In 1993, she conducted the first directed evolution of enzymes, which are proteins that catalyse chemical reactions. Since then, she has refined the methods that are now routinely used to develop new catalysts. The uses of Frances Arnold’s enzymes include more environmentally friendly manufacturing of chemical substances, such as pharmaceuticals, and the production of renewable fuels for a greener transport sector.