UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 51

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 51

Question 96 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not true?
  1. Internet of things simply means a thing or any device that can be connected to the internet
  2. The scope of 'Internet of Things' comes under the Ministry of Earth Sciences
A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 97 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are included in core industries in index of Industrial production?
  1. Cement
  2. Fertilizers
  3. Textiles
  4. Crude oil
Select the correct code:
A
1 and 2 only
B
1, 2 and 4 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 97 Explanation: 
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index for India which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mineral mining, electricity and manufacturing. The all India IIP is a composite indicator that measures the short-term changes in the volume of production of a basket of industrial products during a given period with respect to that in a chosen base period. It is compiled and published monthly by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) six weeks after the reference month ends. The Eight Core Industries comprise nearly 40.27% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). These are Electricity, steel, refinery products, crude oil, coal, cement, natural gas and fertilizers. Thus, option a is correct.
Question 98 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following methods can be used to control air pollution from a thermal power plant?
1. Scrubber
2. Electrostatic precipitator
3. Particulate filter
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 98 Explanation: 
All are correct methods.
Question 99 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements with respect to 'Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)'
  1. It was constituted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999.
  2. It is based on the recommendations of the Malhotra Committee.
Select the correct statements
A
1 Only
B
2 Only
C
Both
D
None
Question 99 Explanation: 
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is an autonomous, statutory body tasked with regulating and promoting the insurance and re-insurance industries in India. It was constituted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999, an Act of Parliament passed by the Government of India. The agency's headquarters are in Hyderabad, Telangana, where it moved from Delhi in 2001.

IRDAI is a 10-member body including the chairman, five full-time and four part-time members appointed by the government of India.

Following the recommendations of the Malhotra Committee, in 1999 the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was constituted to regulate and develop the insurance industry and was incorporated in April 2000. Objectives of the IRDA include promoting competition to enhance customer satisfaction with increased consumer choice and lower premiums while ensuring the financial security of the insurance market.

Question 100 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of the following events gave rise to the transnational, progressive movement called DiEM25 which is oriented towards social justice and fundamental rights?
A
The Arab spring
B
Strikes organised by employees of the gig economy across different countries
C
The Umbrella Movement
D
The Greece debt crisis
Question 100 Explanation: 

TH: A recent example is that of the Democracy in Europe Movement 25. DiEM25 arose after the debt crisis in Greece had resulted in a wide-ranging "structural adjustment programme" imposed upon that country by the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (or "the troika"). This included severe austerity measures (including cuts to public funding, resulting in mass unemployment) and widespread privatisation, in direct contravention of the publicly expressed will of the people, through both elections and a public referendum.

The central insight of DiEM25 - one of whose co-founders, Yanis Varoufakis, was Greece's Finance Minister during the debt crisis - is precisely that today a progressive movement oriented towards social justice and fundamental rights cannot succeed if it is constrained within national borders. Many of the fundamental decisions that shape national policy (with wide-ranging consequences) are simply beyond the ken of nation-states themselves. For this reason, DiEM25 identifies as "pan-European", and isolates a range of issues "currently left in the hands of national governments powerless to act upon them" - including public debt, banking, inadequate investment, migration, and rising poverty. In its manifesto, DiEM25 returns these issues to democratic control, but also acknowledges that the solutions needed to achieve this can only come from transnational action.

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There are 100 questions to complete.