UPSC Editorials Quiz : 18 March 2024

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• Question 1 of 5 1. Question Consider the following statements regarding Dual-use items. They are products and technologies that can have both civilian and military or non-military applications. In India these items are regulated as per India’s Foreign Trade Policy. Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) prepares a specialized list of dual-use items to ensure that these items are traded in compliance with international regimes. How many of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only one b) Only two c) All three d) None Correct Solution: b) Statement 3 is incorrect. What are Dual-use items? They are products, technologies, materials, or equipment that can have both civilian and military or non-military applications. These items are designed or intended primarily for civilian purposes but can also be used for military or other prohibited purposes. Examples: precursor chemicals like sarin gas; Components like centrifuges Currently, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) prepares a specialized SCOMET (speciality chemicals, organisms, materials, equipment, and technologies) list of dual-use items and these items are regulated as per India’s Foreign Trade Policy. Incorrect Solution: b) Statement 3 is incorrect. What are Dual-use items? They are products, technologies, materials, or equipment that can have both civilian and military or non-military applications. These items are designed or intended primarily for civilian purposes but can also be used for military or other prohibited purposes. Examples: precursor chemicals like sarin gas; Components like centrifuges Currently, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) prepares a specialized SCOMET (speciality chemicals, organisms, materials, equipment, and technologies) list of dual-use items and these items are regulated as per India’s Foreign Trade Policy.

#### 1. Question

Consider the following statements regarding Dual-use items.

• They are products and technologies that can have both civilian and military or non-military applications.

• In India these items are regulated as per India’s Foreign Trade Policy.

• Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) prepares a specialized list of dual-use items to ensure that these items are traded in compliance with international regimes.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

• a) Only one

• b) Only two

• c) All three

Solution: b)

Statement 3 is incorrect.

What are Dual-use items?

They are products, technologies, materials, or equipment that can have both civilian and military or non-military applications. These items are designed or intended primarily for civilian purposes but can also be used for military or other prohibited purposes.

Examples: precursor chemicals like sarin gas; Components like centrifuges

Currently, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) prepares a specialized SCOMET (speciality chemicals, organisms, materials, equipment, and technologies) list of dual-use items and these items are regulated as per India’s Foreign Trade Policy.

Solution: b)

Statement 3 is incorrect.

What are Dual-use items?

Examples: precursor chemicals like sarin gas; Components like centrifuges

• Question 2 of 5 2. Question Consider the following statements. The minimum support price (MSP) of a crop is different for different states. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was constituted on the recommendation of the LK Jha Committee. Agricultural wage rate is not considered while setting up of the MSP. How many of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only one b) Only two (c) All three (d) None Correct Solution: a) Only statement 2 is correct. For the first time, in 1966-67, the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat and paddy was fixed. To fix the price, the central government constituted the Agricultural Prices Commission, which was later renamed as the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) in 1985. This means that the minimum support price (MSP) system was introduced in the country to protect the interests of the farmers in general. Under this system, even if the price of a crop falls in the market, the central government procures it at the fixed MSP from the farmers so that they can be shielded against losses. The MSP of a crop is the same throughout the country. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was constituted in 1965 on the recommendation of the LK Jha Committee. The government stores the grains procured from the farmers with the FCI and NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India) from where the grains are distributed to the poor under the Public Distribution System (PDS). Since 2009, the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices fixes the minimum support price of a crop based on cost, demand, supply position, price changes, market price trend, different costs and international market prices. The Ministry of Agriculture also claims that the cost of production of cultivation does not only include cash expenditure (as per market) but also the cost of labour (as per market rate). This means that agricultural wage rate is also considered while setting up of the MSP. Incorrect Solution: a) Only statement 2 is correct. For the first time, in 1966-67, the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat and paddy was fixed. To fix the price, the central government constituted the Agricultural Prices Commission, which was later renamed as the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) in 1985. This means that the minimum support price (MSP) system was introduced in the country to protect the interests of the farmers in general. Under this system, even if the price of a crop falls in the market, the central government procures it at the fixed MSP from the farmers so that they can be shielded against losses. The MSP of a crop is the same throughout the country. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was constituted in 1965 on the recommendation of the LK Jha Committee. The government stores the grains procured from the farmers with the FCI and NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India) from where the grains are distributed to the poor under the Public Distribution System (PDS). Since 2009, the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices fixes the minimum support price of a crop based on cost, demand, supply position, price changes, market price trend, different costs and international market prices. The Ministry of Agriculture also claims that the cost of production of cultivation does not only include cash expenditure (as per market) but also the cost of labour (as per market rate). This means that agricultural wage rate is also considered while setting up of the MSP.

#### 2. Question

Consider the following statements.

• The minimum support price (MSP) of a crop is different for different states.

• The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was constituted on the recommendation of the LK Jha Committee.

• Agricultural wage rate is not considered while setting up of the MSP.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

• a) Only one

• b) Only two

• (c) All three

Solution: a)

Only statement 2 is correct.

For the first time, in 1966-67, the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat and paddy was fixed. To fix the price, the central government constituted the Agricultural Prices Commission, which was later renamed as the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) in 1985.

This means that the minimum support price (MSP) system was introduced in the country to protect the interests of the farmers in general. Under this system, even if the price of a crop falls in the market, the central government procures it at the fixed MSP from the farmers so that they can be shielded against losses.

The MSP of a crop is the same throughout the country.

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was constituted in 1965 on the recommendation of the LK Jha Committee. The government stores the grains procured from the farmers with the FCI and NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India) from where the grains are distributed to the poor under the Public Distribution System (PDS).

Since 2009, the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices fixes the minimum support price of a crop based on cost, demand, supply position, price changes, market price trend, different costs and international market prices.

The Ministry of Agriculture also claims that the cost of production of cultivation does not only include cash expenditure (as per market) but also the cost of labour (as per market rate). This means that agricultural wage rate is also considered while setting up of the MSP.

Solution: a)

Only statement 2 is correct.

The MSP of a crop is the same throughout the country.

• Question 3 of 5 3. Question Consider the following statements regarding Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report of 2023. Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report of 2023 was released by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI). According to the report, the incidence of the multidimensional poverty increased from 2015-16 to 2019-21. Multidimensional poverty estimates act as substitute for National Sample Survey (NSS) consumption-based poverty ratios. How many of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only one b) Only two c) All three d) None Correct Solution: a) Only Statement 1 is correct. The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report of 2023 of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), which was released recently, also shows that the incidence of the multidimensional poverty index declined from 27.5% in 2015-16 to 16.2% in 2019-21. Multidimensional poverty estimates are not substitutes for National Sample Survey (NSS) consumption-based poverty ratios. Incorrect Solution: a) Only Statement 1 is correct. The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report of 2023 of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), which was released recently, also shows that the incidence of the multidimensional poverty index declined from 27.5% in 2015-16 to 16.2% in 2019-21. Multidimensional poverty estimates are not substitutes for National Sample Survey (NSS) consumption-based poverty ratios.

#### 3. Question

Consider the following statements regarding Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report of 2023.

• Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report of 2023 was released by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI).

• According to the report, the incidence of the multidimensional poverty increased from 2015-16 to 2019-21.

• Multidimensional poverty estimates act as substitute for National Sample Survey (NSS) consumption-based poverty ratios.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

• a) Only one

• b) Only two

• c) All three

Solution: a)

Only Statement 1 is correct.

The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report of 2023 of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), which was released recently, also shows that the incidence of the multidimensional poverty index declined from 27.5% in 2015-16 to 16.2% in 2019-21.

Multidimensional poverty estimates are not substitutes for National Sample Survey (NSS) consumption-based poverty ratios.

Solution: a)

Only Statement 1 is correct.

Multidimensional poverty estimates are not substitutes for National Sample Survey (NSS) consumption-based poverty ratios.

• Question 4 of 5 4. Question India’s first metro rail system built by Indian Railways was at a) Mumbai b) Delhi c) Kolkata d) Chennai Correct Solution: c) The Kolkata Metro Railway, India’s first metro system built by Indian Railways, has decided to replace its steel third rail with a composite aluminium third rail. This move aligns Kolkata Metro with prestigious international metro systems like those in London, Moscow, Berlin, Munich, and Istanbul, which have also made the shift from steel to aluminium third rails. Incorrect Solution: c) The Kolkata Metro Railway, India’s first metro system built by Indian Railways, has decided to replace its steel third rail with a composite aluminium third rail. This move aligns Kolkata Metro with prestigious international metro systems like those in London, Moscow, Berlin, Munich, and Istanbul, which have also made the shift from steel to aluminium third rails.

#### 4. Question

India’s first metro rail system built by Indian Railways was at

• c) Kolkata

• d) Chennai

Solution: c)

The Kolkata Metro Railway, India’s first metro system built by Indian Railways, has decided to replace its steel third rail with a composite aluminium third rail.

This move aligns Kolkata Metro with prestigious international metro systems like those in London, Moscow, Berlin, Munich, and Istanbul, which have also made the shift from steel to aluminium third rails.

Solution: c)

The Kolkata Metro Railway, India’s first metro system built by Indian Railways, has decided to replace its steel third rail with a composite aluminium third rail.

• Question 5 of 5 5. Question Consider the following statements. Rwanda is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa. The Equator does not pass through Rwanda. Rwanda is located south of Burundi. How many of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only one b) Only two c) All three d) None Correct Solution: b) Statement 3 is incorrect. Rwanda is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Incorrect Solution: b) Statement 3 is incorrect. Rwanda is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

#### 5. Question

Consider the following statements.

• Rwanda is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa.

• The Equator does not pass through Rwanda.

• Rwanda is located south of Burundi.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

• a) Only one

• b) Only two

• c) All three

Solution: b)

Statement 3 is incorrect.

Rwanda is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Solution: b)

Statement 3 is incorrect.

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