Current Affairs Question - March 2022

Consider the following statements:

1. The Kaziranga National Park is home to the second largest-population of the one-horned rhinoceros in the world.
2. According to a recent study, Kaziranga National Park in Assam is releasing more carbon than it is absorbing.
3. The unique soil of the deciduous forest in the National Park is home to a large population of bacteria that release carbon dioxide as they breathe, which adds to the carbon dioxide being emanated by other organisms, including trees.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are carbon-containing chemicals released by petrol and diesel vehicles.
2. They impact air quality and human health.
3. VOCs can have a natural origin also. Plants emit these chemicals to attract pollinators, defend themselves from pests and predators and adapt to environmental stress.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. According to a recently published study, the difference between a scenario where the Earth will be warmed by upto 1.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the 21st century and a scenario where the Earth will be warmed by upto 3.6 degrees Celsius depends on the social system.
2. The study says that there is a “strong probability” of warming between 1 and 2 degrees Celsius at the end of the century.
3. As regards global warming, one of the most prominent temperature-control goals is the figure of 1.5 degrees Celsius, which is the target set out by the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement that was signed by 195 countries in 2015.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. A recent study conducted by Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, has shown that water vapour exhibits a positive radiative effect at the top of the atmosphere, suggesting an increase in overall warming in the high altitude Himalayas due to it.
2. Aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions over this region, which are one of the most climate-sensitive regions, are poorly understood, apparently, due to a lack of proper observational data.
3. Precipitable Water Vapour (PWV) is one of the most rapidly varying components in the atmosphere and is mainly accumulated in the upper troposphere.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, Indian Astronomers, utilising an Artificial Intelligence-based algorithm, have devised a new approach for identifying potentially habitable planets.
2. The AI-based method, named Multi-Stage Memetic Binary Tree Anomaly Identifier (MSMBTAI), is based on a novel multi-stage memetic algorithm (MSMA).
3. The method is based on the postulate that Earth - being the only habitable planet among thousands of planets - is an anomaly, with the possibility of existence of few other anomalies among thousands of data points.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) carried out coastal vulnerability assessment for entire Indian coast at states level to bring out an Atlas comprising 156 maps on 1:1,00,000 scales to prepare a Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI).
2. It is also being planned to carry out a coastal Multi-Hazard Vulnerability Mapping (MHVM).
3. Coastal vulnerability is a spatial concept that identifies people and places that are susceptible to disturbances resulting from coastal hazards such as coastal storms, sea level rise and erosion, etc.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, Indian scientists, along with international collaborators from Brazil and France, have derived the accurate value of Pluto’s atmospheric pressure at its surface.
2. The atmospheric pressure of Pluto was found to be 8.23 μbar, which is over 80,000 times less than the atmospheric pressure at mean sea level on Earth.
3. In astronomy, an occultation happens when a celestial object gets hidden from the view of the observer due to another celestial object passing in between them.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) consists of 30 fully steerable gigantic parabolic dishes of 45m diameter each, spread over distances of up to 25 km.
2. The metre wavelength part of the radio spectrum has been particularly chosen for study with GMRT because man-made radio interference is considerably lower in this part of the spectrum in India.
3. GMRT is located in Hyderabad.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched three satellites – earth observation satellite EOS-04 and two small satellites (INSPIRESat-1 and INS-2TD) - onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52.
2. It was the first launch of ISRO in 2022, and the 54^th flight of PSLV.
3. It would replace the RISAT-2

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, NASA selected two science missions - the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm - to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment.
2. The primary goal of the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) mission is to investigate the causes of coronal heating and instability, such as flares and coronal mass ejections, and gain insight into the basic plasma properties of the corona.
3. The HelioSwarm mission will capture the first multiscale in-space measurements of fluctuations in the magnetic field and motions of the solar wind known as solar wind turbulence.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Which of the following Committee was constituted by the Government to Review of Ownership and Governance of Market Infrastructure Institution (MIIs)?

Consider the following statements in contest to the Fair and Remunerative Price(FRP):

1. FRP is the price declared by the government, which mills are legally bound to pay to farmers for the cane procured from them.
2. The Central Government announces Fair and Remunerative Prices which are determined on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) and announced by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
3. The payment of FRP across the country is governed by The Sugarcane Control order, 1966.
4. It mandates payment within 18 days of the date of delivery of the cane.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Recently, which of the following State/Union Territory (UT) became first to be integrated with National Single Window System?

Recently, the Central Government along with two States, signed an agreement with the World Bank for the implementation of Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) Project. The two States are:

Which of the following Commission(s) were formed to look in to issues with Denotified, Nomodic and Semi-Nomodic tribes in India?

With reference to the Tropical Legumes Project, consider the following statements:

1. Tropical Legume Project was taken by ICRISAT between 2007 and 2019 in Africa for improving the food security among the deprived section of the population.
2. The projects ran in three phases: Phase I (2007–2011), Phase II (2012–2014) and Phase III (2015–2019).

Choose the correct statement(s) from the options below:

Consider the following statements with reference to the treaties and conventions related to Intellectual Property Rights:

1. Paris Convention: Under this, any person from a signatory state can apply for a patent or trade mark in any other signatory state, and will be given the same enforcement rights and status as a national of that country would be.
2. Berne Convention: Under this, each member state recognises the copyright of authors from other member states in the same way as the copyright of its own nationals.
3. Madrid Protocol: This is a central system for obtaining a ‘bundle’ of national patent applications in different jurisdictions through a single application.
4. Patent Cooperation Treaty: Under this, a person can file a single trade mark application at their national office that will provide protection in multiple countries.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

Which of the following Committee proposed that Section 498A of Indian Penal Code be made bailable and compoundable due tomisuseofthissection in the Indian Society?

Consider the following sayana murthis (reclining posture) of God Vishnu:

1. Ardhasayana Vishnumurti: When Vishnu is reclining on the serpent couch with right arm placed on the pillow and the other hand stretched out straight and left leg slightly bent, he is Ardhasayana Vishnumurti.
2. Bhogasayanam: When the space between the two legs is as prescribed in sastras with Sri Devi seated on his right and Bhoodevi near his feet, the posture is called Bhogasayanam.
3. Virasayanam: When the Vishnu image is seen reclining with the right arm on the pillow, the left stretched out and the two upper hands holding conch and disc, it represents Virasayanam.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the 8^th Governing Body Meeting of the India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F) was virtually held.
2. Both sides approved 3 joint R&D projects with an overall budget of USD 5.4 million.
3. India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F) is a co-operation between the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, and the Israel Innovation Authority, Government of Israel, to promote, facilitate and support joint industrial R&D projects between both countries to address the challenges in the agreed Focus Sectors.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the 2^nd ASEAN Digital Ministers (ADGMIN) meeting with India was held on a virtual platform, where two sides finalized India-ASEAN Digital work plan 2022 for future collaboration in the field.
2. ADGMIN is an annual meeting of Telecom Ministers of 10 ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) countries and dialogue partner countries.
3. Mutual interest led ASEAN to invite India to become its full dialogue partner in 2000.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, Kazakhstan called on the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) to help manage ongoing protests in the country.
2. The Collective Security Treaty Organization originates from the conclusion of the Collective Security Treaty, which was signed in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) on May 15, 1992.
3. India is a member of CSTO.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released the Global Risks Report 2022.
2. The report is based on a survey that tracked global risk perceptions among risk experts and world leaders in business, government and civil society.
3. Climate action failure, extreme weather and biodiversity loss appear as top risks in the short-, medium-and long-term outlooks.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) - an international NGO - has released a report, titled “Connecting the Dots: Plastic Pollution and the Planetary Emergency”.
2. The report pulls together recent scientific data on the impact of plastics on climate, biodiversity, human health and the environment.
3. According to the report, there is no need of a new global plastics treaty.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the Commerce & Industry Minister of India and the Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea held discussions on a wide range of issues pertaining to trade and investment.
2. India and Korea agreed to conclude the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) upgradation negotiations as soon as possible.
3. The discussions did not include B2B interactions on trade and investment between both countries’ Industry leaders.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that the global surface temperature for 2021 was the sixth-highest since record keeping began in 1880.
2. The average temperature across global surfaces was 1.4⁰ C above the 20th century average. This was the sixth highest among all years in the 1880-2021 record.
3. The nine years spanning 2013 through 2021 rank among the 10 warmest years on record.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has released India’s first “Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India”.
2. It has been developed by Climate Research and Services (CRS) office, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chennai.
3. It is based on 14 extreme weather events and the risks they pose to the local population, livelihoods and economy of each district.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. From 19^th to 21^st January, 2022, the 4^th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation was organised by the Government of India and Global Tiger Forum (GTF).
2. The conference reviewed progress towards the Global Tiger Recovery Programme and commitments to tiger conservation.
3. India will facilitate Tiger Range Countries towards finalisation of New Delhi Declaration for the Global Tiger Summit to be held at Vladivostok, Russia later this year.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. On 2nd February, 2022 a national level celebration of World Wetlands Day 2022 was held at Sultanpur National Park, a Ramsar site of Haryana.
2. At the event, two new Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance) were declared and "National Wetland Decadal Change Atlas” was also released.
3. India now has a network of 49 Ramsar sites covering an area of 10,93,636 hectares, the highest in South Asia.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, China’s Chang’e 5 lunar lander found the first-ever on-site evidence of water on the surface of the moon, lending new evidence to its dryness.
2. It was the lunar rocks that contributed the most to humidity of lunar soil.
3. Chang’e 5 lunar mission is the Chinese National Space Administration’s mission that sent a robotic spacecraft to the moon to collect samples and return them to the Earth for scientific study.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, a team of researchers developed the world’s tiniest nanoantenna made of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) to study changes in the structure of protein molecules.
2. It is formed when a fluorescent molecule is first attached to the DNA, and then this fluorescent nanoantenna is attached to a biological nanomachine, such as an enzyme.
3. The nanoantenna works like a one-way radio that can only receive radio waves.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Nuclear fusion is defined as the combining of several small nuclei into one large nucleus with the subsequent release of huge amounts of energy.
2. Nuclear fusion is employed in the nuclear reactors.
3. Nuclear fission refers to the process of breaking up heavy nuclei into smaller fragments which is accompanied by release of vast amount of energy.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Repo and Reverse Repo Rate:

1. When the RBI needs to pump funds into the system, it lowers the repo rate.
2. Reverse Repo is often used in times of high levels of inflation in the economy.
3. If the repo rate increases, it means banks are getting funds from RBI at a higher cost. This, in turn, will mean that banks will also lend to others at a higher cost.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) named “SSLV-D1 Micro SAT” is scheduled to be launched in April 2022.
   
2. SSLV has three solid propulsion stages and a liquid velocity trimming module as a terminal stage.
3. SSLV has a capability to launch up to 1000 kg satellite mass into 500 km Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) encompasses Earth-centred orbits with an altitude of 2,000 km or less.
2. It is considered the area in Earth orbit near enough to Earth for convenient transportation, communication, observation and resupply.
3. This is the area where the International Space Station and many other satellites currently orbit the Earth.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

With reference to the Financial Stability Board (FSB), consider the following statements:

1. It was established in 2006 as the successor to the Financial Stability Forum (FSF).
2. India is an active Member of the FSB having three seats in its Plenary represented by Secretary (EA), Deputy Governor-RBI and Chairman-SEBI.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Lokayukta:

1. The Administrative Reforms Commission headed by Late Morarji Desai in 1966 recommended the setting up of the institution of Lokayukta.
2. Odisha was the first state to introduce the institution of Lokayukta through The Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act in 1971.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Recently, a 216-feet tall 'Statue of Equality', commemorating a Bhakti Saint, was unveiled in Hyderabad. The Statue belongs to:

In which of the following States, Sammakka Saralamma Jatara and Medaram Jatara - festivals to honour the Hindu Tribal goddesses is celebrated?

Which of the following Committees suggested restructuring or unbundling of FCI with a view to improve its operational efficiency and financial management?