Questions
One course to ACE Prelims 2023
Detailed Explanation
Q1. Recently, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has called for the scrapping of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. In light of the above statement, consider the following statements regarding the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).
- AFSPA was enacted by the Indian Parliament immediately after the 1st Proclamation of National Emergency in 1962.
- The AFSPA gives power to the Army and Central forces deployed in “disturbed areas” to search premises and arrest without warrant, to use force even to the extent of causing death.
- A disturbed area is one that is declared by notification under Section 3 of the AFSPA.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) All of the Above.
Correct answer: (b)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is Incorrect: The first proclamation of National Emergency was issued in October 1962, whereas AFSPA was enacted by the Parliament and approved by the President in 1958.
Both the statements 2 and 3 are correct: Section 4 gives the Army powers to search premises and make arrests without warrants, to use force even to the extent of causing death, to destroy arms/ammunition dumps, fortifications/shelters/hideouts and to stop, search and seize any vehicle
Under Section 3, the Central Government or the Governor of the State or administrator of the Union Territory can declare the whole or part of the State or Union Territory as a disturbed area.
Q2. Consider the following statements about Central Adverse List.
- It is a list maintained by the Union Ministry of External Affairs.
- It contains the names of those individuals who are suspected of having links with terrorist outfits.
- It is a step taken by the Indian government to maintain internal security.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct answer: (a)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is Incorrect: The Ministry of Home Affairs maintains a list of individuals who supported the Khalistan movement in the 1980s and 90s but left India to take asylum in foreign countries.
This list includes:
- Names of individuals who supported the Khalistan movement in the 1980s and 90s but left India to take asylum in foreign countries.
- Names of those individuals who are suspected of having links with terrorist outfits or have violated visa norms in their previous visit to India.
- Names of those persons who have indulged in criminal activities or have been accused of sexual crimes against children in their respective countries.
The list is not restricted to Punjab or the Khalistan movement.
Q3. Kalamkari painting refers to
(a) a hand-painted cotton textile in South India
(b) a handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in North-East India
(c) a block-painted woollen cloth in Western Himalayan region of India
(d) a hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North-Western India
Correct answer: (a)
Explanation:
Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted cotton textile produced in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which involves twenty-three steps.
Kalamkari derives its name from Kalam meaning Pen, and Kari meaning work, literally Pen-work. A Kalamkari artist uses a bamboo or date palm stick pointed at one end with a bundle of fine hair attached to the pointed end which serves as the brush or pen. There are two distinctive styles of Kalamkari art in India:
- The Srikalahasti style
- The Machilipatnam style of art.
Q4. Which of the following dynasties is not associated with the construction of the Dhamek stupa?
(a) Maurya dynasty
(b) Kushan dynasty
(c) Gupta dynasty
(d) Chalukya dynasty
Correct answer: (d)
Explanation: Dhamekh stupa is a famous Buddhist religious site situated in Sarnath. The foundation of the Dhamek stupa was laid during the period of Ashoka and expanded during Kushan’s era, and fully completed in the Gupta period. It is considered that the Dhamek stupa is the place where Lord Buddha preached to his disciples for the first time.
Q5. Consider the following statements:
- More than two-thirds of the surface of Earth is covered by water.
- More than two-thirds of the freshwater of Earth is in the form of Glaciers and ice caps.
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
Correct answer: (c)
Explanation: Both statements are correct. Water makes up about 71% of the Earth’s surface, while the other 29% consists of continents and islands. About 96.5% of all the Earth’s water is contained within the oceans as salt water, while the remaining 3.5% is freshwater lakes and frozen water locked up in glaciers and polar ice caps. Of that fresh water, 69% of it takes the form of ice.
Q6. With reference to the ‘BBIN Initiative’ consider the following statements:
- It is a strategic alliance to tackle China’s intrusion in the Himalayan region.
- It is a sub-regional grouping of countries in Eastern South Asia
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
Correct answer: (b)
Explanation: The Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal (BBIN) Initiative is a sub-regional architecture of countries in Eastern South Asia, a sub-region of South Asia. The group meets through the official representation of member states to formulate, implement and review quadrilateral agreements across areas such as water resources management, connectivity of power, transport, and infrastructure.
Q7. SWIFT Messaging System has been recently in the news. It is related to which of the following?
(a) Secure International Financial Transaction
(b) Indigenous Messaging Application of India
(c) Global Spyware Network
(d) Surveillance System of Russia.
Correct answer: (a)
Explanation: The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) provides a trusted messaging platform that enables financial institutions to exchange information about global monetary transactions, such as money transfers. While SWIFT does not actually move money, it operates as a middleman to verify information about transactions by providing secure financial messaging services to more than 11,000 banks in over 200 countries.
Q8. Recently in the news, the "Authorised Economic Operators Programme" is related to the?
(a) Cryptocurrency
(b) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
(c) Supply Chain and Global Trade
(d) Money Laundering
Correct answer: (c)
Explanation: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has inaugurated the online filing of Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) applications. AEO is a programme (2007) under the aegis of the World Customs Organization (WCO) SAFE Framework of Standards to secure and facilitate global trade. It aims to enhance international supply chain security and facilitate the movement of goods. Under this, an entity engaged in international trade is approved by WCO as compliant with supply chain security standards and granted AEO status. Hence, option (C) is correct.
Q9. With reference to fiat money, consider the following statements:
- It is a government-issued currency that is backed by a physical commodity, such as gold.
- It gives central banks greater control over the economy because they can control how much money is printed.
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
Correct answer: (b)
Explanation
Statement 1 is Incorrect: Fiat money is the government-issued currency that is not backed by a physical commodity, such as gold or silver, but rather by the government that issued it. Currency notes and coins are called fiat money. They do not have intrinsic value like gold or silver coin.
Q10. Consider the following statements with respect to the Marburg virus disease:
- The disease has a very less fatality rate.
- The virus was first detected in Germany.
- It is clinically similar to Ebola disease.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct answer: (b)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is Incorrect: The disease has an average fatality rate of around 50%. However, it can be as low as 24% or as high as 88% depending on virus strain and case management, says the WHO.
Marburg, like Ebola, is a filovirus; and both diseases are clinically similar.
Rousettus fruit-bats are considered the natural hosts for the Marburg virus. However, African green monkeys imported from Uganda were the source of the first human infection, the WHO points out.
It was first detected in 1967 after simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany; and in Belgrade, Serbia.
CSAT Questions and Solutions
Direction for the following 4 (Four) items: Q.11-Q.14
Read the following one passage & answer the items that follow. Your answer to these items should be based on the passage only.
Passage 1
For achieving inclusive growth there is a critical need to rethink the role of the State. The early debate among economists about the size of the Government can be misleading. The need of the hour is to have an enabling Government. India is too large and complex a nation for the State to be able to deliver all that is needed. Asking the Government to produce all the essential goods, create all the necessary jobs, and keep a curb on the prices of all goods is to lead to a large cumbersome bureaucracy and widespread corruption. The aim must be to stay with the objective of inclusive growth that was laid down by the founding fathers of the nation and also to take a more modern view of what the State can realistically deliver. This is what leads to the idea of an enabling State, that is, a Government that does not try to directly deliver to the citizens everything that they need. Instead, it (1) creates an enabling ethos for the market so that individual enterprise can flourish and citizens can, for the most part, provide for the needs of one another, and (2) steps in to help those who do not manage to do well for themselves, for there will always be individuals, no matter what the system, 'who need support and help. Hence, we need a Government that, when it comes to the market, sets effective, incentive-compatible rules and remains on the sidelines with minimal interference, and, at the same time, plays an important role in directly helping the poor by ensuring that they get basic education and health services and receive adequate nutrition and food.
Q11. According to the passage :
- The objective of inclusive growth was laid down by the founding fathers of the nation.
- Need of the hour is to have an enabling Government.
- The Government should engage in maximum interference in market processes.
- There is a need to change the size of the Government.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct answer: (a)
Q12. According to the passage, the strategy of inclusive growth can be affected by focusing on:
(a) Meeting all the needs of every citizen in the country.
(b) Increasing the regulations over the manufacturing sector.
(c) Controlling the distribution of manufactured goods.
(d) Delivery of the basic services to the deprived sections of the society.
Correct answer: (d)
Q13. What constitutes an enabling Government?
- A large bureaucracy.
- Implementation of welfare programmes through representatives.
- Creating an ethos that helps individual enterprise.
- Providing resources to those who are underprivileged.
- Offering direct help to the poor regarding basic services.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 4 and 5 only
(c) 3, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Correct answer: (c)
Q14. Why is the State unable to deliver "all that is needed"?
- It does not have sufficient bureaucracy.
- It does not promote inclusive growth.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct answer: (d)
Q15. Every budget contains a cartload of figures in black and white-but the dark figures represent the myriad lights and shades of India’s life, the contrasting tones of poverty and wealth, and of bread so dear and flesh and blood so cheap, the deep tints of adventure and enterprise and man’s ageless struggle for a brighter morning. The Union budget should not be an annual scourge but a part of the presentation of annual accounts of a partnership between the Government and the people. That partnership would work much better when the ridiculous confidentiality is substituted by openness & public consultations, resulting in fair laws & the people’s acceptance of their moral duty to pay.
Which one of the following is the most logical, scientific and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
(a) Contrasting tones of Poverty and Wealth would wean away if Transparency comes in.
(b) Budgetary process should be a showcase of partnership between Government and the people.
(c) Openness and consultations with public would make them more responsible towards their duty
(d) Budget should not be presented if it does not have public aspirations
Correct answer: (b)
Explanation: According to the passage, the budget should not be an annual scourge but a part of the presentation of annual accounts of a partnership between the Government and the people. That partnership would work much better when the ridiculous confidentiality is substituted by openness and public consultations.
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