UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 122

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 122

Question 71 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Modern Slavery Innovation Fund, recently seen in news is the initiative of which country?
A
Russia
B
Democratic Republic of the Congo
C
Britain
D
France
Question 71 Explanation: 

Britain has pledged 4 million to support the Modern Slavery Innovation Fund (MSIF). The funding will also be used to run workshops on modern slavery in South Africa, improve support for survivors in India, and develop an online data hub to boost anti-slavery policies.

It aims to tackle the root causes of modern slavery, strengthening efforts to combat slavery and reduce vulnerability, and build an evidence base to better understand what works in the future.

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Question 72 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India conducts exercise nomadic elephant with which country
A
Kazakhstan
B
Oman
C
Magnolia
D
Tajikistan
Question 72 Explanation: 
Indo-Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant-2018, commenced on 11 September at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with a brief but impressive opening ceremony. The 12 days long joint exercise will be conducted from 10 Sep to 21 Sep 2018. Exercise Nomadic Elephant is an annual, bilateral exercise since 2006 which is designed to strengthen the partnership between Indian Army and Mongolian Armed Forces. The exercise will see them improve their tactical and technical skills in joint counter insurgency and counter terrorist operations in rural and urban scenario under United Nations mandate
Question 73 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The general superintendence, direction and control of the National Disaster Response Force is vested in and will be exercised by the
A
National Disaster Management Authority
B
State Disaster Management Authority of the state affected by a disaster
C
National Institute of Disaster Management
D
National Crisis Management Committee
Question 73 Explanation: 

The general superintendence, direction and control of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is vested in and will be exercised by the NDMA (which is chaired by the PM).

Improvisation: PIB ;

National Policy on Disaster Management ; "

Question 74 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
'Trends.Earth', a tool developed by Conservation International and funded by the Global Environment Facility, concerns which among the following issues?
A
Land degradation
B
Species extinction
C
Plastic pollution
D
Methane emissions
Question 74 Explanation: 

Trends.Earth is a land degradation monitoring tool which was produced as part of the project "Enabling the use of global data sources to assess and monitor land degradation at multiple scales", funded by the Global Environment Facility . Conservation International is the implementing agency of the aforementioned project.

The Land Degradation Monitoring Project is a partnership of Conservation International, Lund University, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

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Question 75 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is/are objective(s) of Niryat Bandhu Scheme?
  1. To provide Advance Procurement/ Replenishment of Precious Metals from Nominated Agencies.
  2. To reach out to the new and potential exporters including exporters from Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
  3. To mentor potential exporters through orientation program.
  4. To provide individual facilitation and counselling sessions to individuals interested in export.
Select the correct answer using the code provided below.
A
All of the above
B
1 and 2 only
C
2, 3 and 4 only
D
1 and 4 only
Question 75 Explanation: 
Statements 2, 3 and 4 are correct.

The Government has implemented the Niryat Bandhu Scheme with an objective to reach out to the new and potential exporters including exporters from Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and mentor them through orientation programmes, counselling sessions, individual facilitation, etc., on various aspects of foreign trade to enable them to get into international trade and boost exports from India.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Under Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme and Duty Exemption/Remission Schemes, Advance Authorisation (AA), Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA), Duty Drawback (DBK), Advance Procurement/ Replenishment of Precious Metals from Nominated Agencies, Replenishment Authorisation for Gems, Replenishment Authorisation for Consumables and Advance Authorisation for precious metals are also available for MSME products.

There are 75 questions to complete.