Q1. Consider the following statements with reference to Carbon Border Tax:
1. It is an import duty on goods from countries with less strict climate policies.
2. The concept of the tax has been proposed by the United States. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) None of the above Answer: A
Explanation:
• Carbon border tax is a duty on imports based on the amount of carbon emissions in the production of imported goods from countries with less strict climate policies. As a price on carbon, it aims to discourage Carbon emissions.
• European Union has proposed a policy called Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to tax products such as cement and steel, which are extremely carbon intensive, with effect from 2026. However, developing countries like Brazil, South Africa, India and China are apprehensive towards the tax, citing it discriminatory.
PYQ 2021
Q. The Common Carbon Metric supported by UNEP, has been developed for: (a) Assessing the carbon footprint of building operations around the world (b) Enabling commercial farming entities around the world to enter carbon emission trading (c) Enabling governments to assess the overall carbon footprint caused by their countries (d) Assessing the overall carbon footprint caused by the use of fossil fuels by the world in a unit time
Answer: A
Q2. Consider the following statements regarding Pangong Tso lake?
1. It is an endorheic lake and is majorly under Chinese control. 2. It has mountain spurs of Chang Chenmo range referred to as fingers. 3. It is a fresh water lake and is a major tourist attraction due to its crystal clear waters. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
Answer (b)
Explanation:
• Pangong Tso literally translates into a “conclave lake”. Pangong means conclave in Ladakhi and Tso means lake in Tibetan language.
• Pangong Tso, an endorheic lake, is 135 km long, of which more than two-thirds is under Chinese control.
• An endorheic lake (also called a sink lake or terminal lake) is a collection of water within an endorheic basin, or sink, with no evident outlet.
• Situated at over 14,000 feet, the Lake is about 135 km long.
• It is formed from Tethys geosyncline.
• The lake’s water, while crystal clear, is brackish, making it undrinkable.
• The lake has mountain spurs of the Chang Chenmo range jutting down, referred to as fingers.
• Its southern bank too has high broken mountains sloping towards Spangur Lake in the south.
• Pangong Tso is strategically crucial as it is very close to Chusul Valley which was one of the battlefronts between India and China during the 1962 war.
Which one of the following is an artificial lake?
(a) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
(b) Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
(c) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
(d)Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)
Answer (a)
Q3. With reference to the composition of Niti Aayog, consider the following statements:
1. Vice Chairperson of Niti Aayog is appointed under the hand and seal of Indian President.
2. All full time members of Niti Aayog are appointed by the vice chairperson.
3. All full time members of Niti Aayog enjoys the rank of minister of state. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 only (d) 1 only
Answer: (c)
• Chairperson: PRIME MINISTER
• Vice Chairperson: To be appointed by Prime Minister
• Governing Council: Chief Ministers of all states and Lt. Governors of Union Territories.
• Regional Council: To address specific regional issues, Comprising CHIEF MINISTER and Lt. Governors Chaired by the Prime Minister or his nominee.
• Ad hoc Membership: Two members in ex officio capacity from leading Research institutions on a rotational
• Ex Officio membership: Maximum four from the Union council of ministers to be nominated by the Prime
• Chief Executive Officer: Appointed by the Prime minister for a fixed tenure, in the rank of Secretary to Government of India.
• Special Invitees: Experts, Specialists with domain knowledge nominated by the Prime minister.
The full time organisation framework will comprise of, in addition to the prime minister as the chairperson. This framework will have full time members enjoying the rank of minister of state. They will be appointed by the Prime minister’s office.
Q. The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the (2015)
(a) Human Rights Commission
(b) Finance Commission
(c) Law Commission
(d) Planning Commission
Answer: (d)
Q4. With reference to the Good and Service Tax Council, consider the following statements:
1. It is a constitutional body created through the 101st constitutional amendment act.
2. Minimum quorum of the Council is one third of the total membership.
3. All recommendations of the council are decided by the majority of members present and voting. Which of the statements given above are incorrect?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
As per the 101st constitutional amendment:
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Q. Which of the following bodies Does not/do not find mention in the Constitution?
1. National Development Council
2. Planning Commission
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
Q5. With reference to ‘Kartar Singh Sarabha’, consider the following statements:
1. He was an actively associated with the of the Ghadar Newspaper.
2. He was arrested and prosecuted in relation to Lahore conspiracy case of 1930.
3. West Bengal was his main area of revolutionary activities.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
Ans. (b) Exp.
Kartar Singh was born on 24 May 1896 in the village of Sarabha, located in Punjab. In July 1912, Sarabha reached San Francisco with the intent of pursuing his education at the University of California, Berkley. Sarabha was working in California as a labourer like many other immigrants. In 1913, the Ghadar Party was formed in Oregon. Sarabha began to take an active part in it. He took the initiative of putting together the Punjabi issue of the Ghadar newspaper, published to spread awareness amongst the Indians there.
In July 1914, when the First World War subsumed Europe, the Ghadarites saw it as an opportunity to attack the British. They now planned to move their base to India to organise the people there. Kartar Singh was one of the Ghadarites who returned to India by the end of 1914. Many of them were arrested by the British authorities upon their arrival. However, before the Ghadarites could stage an uprising, the British clamped down on the activists and arrested them. This resulted in the Lahore Conspiracy Case, wherein a series of trials were held in Lahore against those involved in the stalled uprising. Kartar Singh Sarabha was unapologetic in the court and proudly enunciated his duty of mobilising the people against the British. His unfaltering patriotism made the judges severely antagonistic. Sarabha, along with his compatriot Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, was executed in the Lahore Central Jail on 16 November 1915.
PYQ 2022
Q. Consider the following freedom fighters:
1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh
2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
3.Rash Behari Bose
Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only
Ans. (d)
Q6. Consider the following statements:
1. RESIDEX is compiled by the Ministry of finance in twenty six cities.
2. House Price Index is compiled by the Reserve Bank of India on quarterly basis. 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
Answer: (b)
RESIDEX is compiled by the National Housing Bank on the behest of Ministry of Finance. It began the survey in 2007 and covers 26 cities.
House price Index measures the price per square feet of house in 10 different cities in India. Since 2017 it is compiled by the Reserve Bank of India on quarterly basis.
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Q. "Rule of Law Index" is released by which of the following?
(a) Amnesty International (b) International Court of Justice
(c) The Office of UN Commissioner for Human Rights
(d) World Justice Project
Answer: (d)
Q7. With reference to the international financial trading accounts, consider the following:
1. Vostro account is used to make international payments in domestic currency.
2. Nostro account is an account opened by the domestic bank in foreign market in foreign currency. 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
Answer: (c)