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2. With reference to kinetic kill Technology Consider the following statements 1. A kinetic kill missile is not equipped with an explosive warhead. 2. This technology is used in Hypersonic weapons 3. This technology is used by China in its 2007 ASAT test choose the correct one (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above

3. • Ans B • According to the official press release, India destroyed its own satellite by using technology known as “kinetic kill.” This particular technology is usually termed as “hit-to-kill.” • A kinetic kill missile is not equipped with an explosive warhead. Simply put, what India did was to launch the missile, hit the target satellite and destroy it with energy purely generated by the high speed of the missile interceptor. This technology is only one of many with ASAT capabilities, and is the one used by China in its 2007 ASAT test.

5. Consider the following statements regarding Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) 1. The group has been designated as a terrorist group by India 2. It is based in and in the southwestern part of the Philippines 3. It is an Islamic separatist organization choose the correct one (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above

6. • Ans C • New organisations, such as al-Qaeda and its acolytes, as also the Islamic State (IS), gained pre-eminence among a growing multitude of terror groups. Regional variants such as Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines, the Pakistan-sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in South Asia, and the Boko Haram in Africa were no less deadly.. • The group has been designated as a terrorist group by Australia,Canada, Indonesia,Japan,Malaysia,the Philippines, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.From 15 January 2002 – 24 February 2015,

9. Consider the following statements about Sulu Archipelago 1. It is a chain of islands in the Artic Ocean 2. The archipelago is the home of the indigenous Tausug people 3. The Celebes Sea of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago choose the correct one (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above

10. Ans C • It is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean • The archipelago is not, as is often supposed, the remains of a land bridge between Borneo and the Philippines. • The archipelago is the home of the indigenous Tausug people • The Celebes Sea of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines,

12. In context of virtual SIMs" Consider the following statements and choose the correct one you communicate. 2. It is a cloud-based number that can be used from any device via an app 3. As per the Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) the numbers which are pre-fixed with "+1“are used for the Pakistan (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above 1. Virtual SIMs are not attached to a mobile and created online to help

13. • Ans a • Virtual SIMs are not attached to a mobile and created online to help you communicate. • It is a cloud-based number that can be used from any device via an app • In case of Pulwama, Dar was in constant touch with the Jaish handler as well as Mudassir Khan using the same technology, the officials said the numbers used were pre-fixed with "+1", the Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) number used for the United States. The request to the US will include details of phone numbers that got in touch with the "Virtual SIM" and who had activated it, they said, adding that Internet Protocol addresses would ..

16. Which of the following Biosphere Reserves from India are part of UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) 1. Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve 2. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve 3. Manas Biosphere Reserve 4. Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve Select from the given codes: a) 1 and 3 b) 1, 2 and 4 c) 2 and 4 d) 1,2 and 3

17. • Ans B • Thoroughly go through the list of 18 Biosphere Reserves designated by India. • Out of these 11 (which are in bold letters) are a part of UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). They are: • 1. Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. (WNBR) • 2. Nanda Devi, Uttarakhand. (WNBR) • 3. Nokrek, Meghalaya. (WNBR) • 4. Manas, Assam. • 5. Sunderban, West Bengal. (WNBR) • 6. Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu. (WNBR)

18. Recently, Government has declared Minimum Support Price (MSP) by adopting ‘A2+FL cost formula’. The ‘A2+FL formula’ takes into account which of the following? 1. Hired labour 2. Cost of seeds 3. Imputed rent on land Select the correct code: a) 1 and 2 b) 2 and 3 c) 1 and 3 d) All of the above

19. • Ans A • CACP has three different definitions of productions costs • A2 formula is actual paid out cost which includes cost of seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, hired labour, fuel etc • A2+FL formula takes into account actual cost plus imputed value of family labour in the production of a crop. • The C2 formula factors in a lot of costs, including imputed rent on land and interest on capital, which makes the cost of production much higher than the level on which the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices bases its recommendations. •C2 > A2+FL > A2

20. • 7. Great Nicobar, Andaman and Nicobar islands. (WNBR) • 8. Similipal, Odisha. (WNBR) • 9. Dibru-Saikhova, Assam. • 10. Dehang-Dibang , Arunachal Pradesh. • 11. Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh. (WNBR) • 12. Khangchendzonga, Sikkim. (WNBR) • 13. Agasthyamalai, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. (WNBR) • 14. Achanakmar- Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. (WNBR) • 15. Kachchh , Gujarat. • 16. Cold Desert, Himachal Pradesh. • 17. Seshachalam , Andhra Pradesh. • 18. Panna, Madhya Pradesh

21. Farout’ which was recently in news is related to what ? a) A hot, metallic, Earth-sized planet b) A carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group c) It is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits an F-type star d) None of the above

22. • Ans D • Farout • Scientists have discovered the most-distant body ever observed in our solar system — located • over 100 times farther than Earth is from the Sun. • The new object has been nicknamed “Farout” • Its provisional designation from the International Astronomical Union is 2018 VG18. • Preliminary research suggests it's a round, pinkish dwarf planet

23. With reference to Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) choose the correct option 1. The AFSPA was first enacted as an ordinance in the backdrop of Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942. 2. AFSPA enacted by Parliament in 1971 3. Security forces can “arrest a person without warrant”, who has committed or even “about to commit a cognizable offence” but not in case of reasonable suspicion (a) 1only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above

24. • Ans A • The AFSPA was first enacted as an ordinance in the backdrop of Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942. • A day after its launch on August 8, 1942, the movement became leaderless and turned violent at many places across the country. Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, VB Patel and a host of others had been put behind the bars. • Shaken by the massive scale of violence across the country, the then Viceroy Linlithgow promulgated the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Ordinance, 1942. • AFSPA enacted by Parliament in 1958, is declared in areas where armed forces are required to operate in aid to civil authorities • Security forces can “arrest a person without warrant”, who has committed or even “about to commit a cognizable offence” even based on “reasonable suspicion