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Source: CSC May 2019

With reference to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) consider the following statements:

  1. It is a policy-making body that frames guidelines to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
  2. India enjoys an ‘observer’ status at the FATF since 2006.
  3. The FATF lacks the power to directly enact its recommendations.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
1, 2 and 3

World Happiness Report

With reference to World Happiness Report, consider the following statements:

  1. The World Happiness Report is released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations.
  2. World Happiness Day is observed on 20th March every year.

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

Festival Of Innovation And Entrepreneurship (FINE)

Consider the following statements with respect to Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE):

  1. It is organised by NITI Aayog.
  2. It will provide a platform for innovators for building linkages with potential stakeholders.
  3. It includes an “In-Residence” Program as part of which a batch of ten innovation scholars will stay within the President’s Estate.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
1, 2 and 3
B
Only 1
C
2 and 3
D
1 and 3

Pinaka

Consider the following statements with respect to Pinaka:

  1. Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher produced in Israel.
  2. It can lay anti-personnel and anti-tank mines at a short notice.
  3. It will be delivered to India next year.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
1, 2 and 3
B
Only 2
C
2 and 3
D
1 and 3

Dark Matter

Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Dark Matter?

  1. Dark Matter emits no light and cannot be seen directly
  2. Dark Matters are stars or planets.
  3. Astronomers do not detect gamma rays produced by them.
  4. Dark matter is black hole.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
2, 3 and 4
B
1, 3 and 4
C
1 and 3
D
1, 2, 3 and 4

Solar Tsunami

Consider the following statements with respect to Solar Tsunami:

  1. The Sun’s magnetic field, from which sunspots gets generated, wraps around the sun in the east-west direction.
  2. At the end of a solar cycle, magnetic dam can break, releasing huge amounts of plasma cascading like a tsunami towards the equator.
  3. The tsunami waves travel at high speeds of about 1,000 km per hour carrying excess plasma to the upper-latitudes.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
1 and 3
B
Only 1
C
1, 2 and 3
D
2 and 3

Global Clusters

Which of the following can best describe global clusters?

A
It is a collection of different galaxies.
B
It is a collection of stars with a variety of masses but with similar chemical composition.
C
It is a collection of asteroids and meteors between Mars and Jupiter.
D
It is a collection of habitable planets in goldilocks zone.

Rhinos In India

Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Rhinos in India?

  1. In India, only one-horned Rhino is found.
  2. Rhinos can be found in the Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park, Pobitora Reserve Forest and Orang National Park.
  3. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
1, 2 and 3
B
2 and 3
C
1 only
D
1 and 3

The Global Environment Outlook

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to ‘The Global Environment Outlook’?

  1. It is released by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPC(c).
  2. Five GEO reports have been published to date.
  3. The GEO project was initiated in response to the environmental reporting requirements of UN Agenda 21.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
1 and 2
B
1 and 3
C
3 only
D
1, 2 and 3

Parrot Fish

Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Parrot Fish?

  1. They play a significant role in bio-erosion.
  2. They are economically important because commercial fishery exists for some of the largerspecies.
  3. Most parrotfish species are herbivores.
  4. It is categorized as ‘endangered’ in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
1, 2 and 4
B
1, 2 and 3
C
2 and 3
D
1 and 2
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