1. Consider the following statements about the 'Ladakh Ignited Minds Project'.
- It is an initiative launched by the Indian army and an NGO.
- The project aims to provide improved training facilities and an opportunity to study in niche educational institutes to the disadvantaged students of Ladakh.
- The project is being implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only.
b) 1 and 3 only.
c) 2 and 3 only.
d) 1, 2 and 3.
Ans: a
Exp: Statement 1 is correct. The Indian Army initiated the project Ladakh Ignited Minds: A Centre of Excellence and Wellness so that better educational opportunities for Ladakhi students can be provided.
Statement 2 is correct. The project will provide better training facilities to disadvantaged students of Ladakh and they will also get the opportunity to study in niche educational institutes.
Statement 3 is incorrect. Project implementation will be done by the Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army with support of HPCL and an NGO.
2. Which of the following options is correct regarding Abidjan Call?
a) Creating economic livelihood opportunities by river conservation.
b) Issued by the governments to boost long-term environmental sustainability and combat desertification.
c) Safe disposal of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances under Stockholm convention.
d) Decreasing the impact of heavy metals on the environment.
Ans: b
Exp: The Fifteenth session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It has met biennially since 2001 the theme for the recent meet was ‘Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity'. Abidjan Call was issued by the heads of governments aimed to boost long-term environmental sustainability by tackling desertification.
3. Consider the following statements about Global Methane, Climate and Clean Air (GMCCA) Forum 2022.
- It is jointly sponsored by the Global Methane Initiative and Climate and Clean Air Coalition.
- India is a partner country of Global Methane Initiative.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Exp: Statement 1 is correct. Global Methane Initiative is an international public-private partnership aiming to reduce hindrances to use of methane as a clean energy source. It will provide technical support in case of methane-to-energy projects for which it is jointly sponsored by the Global Methane Initiative and UNEP-convened Climate and Clean Air Coalition
Statement 2 is correct. India is a partner country of Global Methane Initiative .
4. Consider the following statements about missiles developed by India.
- Astra missile is beyond visual range air-to-air missile system.
- Pinaka system is a multi-barrel rocket launch system, which India has developed in collaboration with Russia.
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
Ans: a
Exp: Statement 1 is correct. Astra is an artillery missile system with a high precision striking range of up to 75 kilometers. It is a Beyond Visual Range class of Air-to-Air Missile which can be mounted on fighter aircraft.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Pinaka is an indigenously developed multi-barrel rocket launch system, which has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the Indian Army.
5. Yakshagana is a traditional dance which is a variant of which of the following dances?
a) Bhootha Aradhane
b) Ottan Thullal
c) Nagamandala dance
d) Talamaddale
Ans: d
Exp: The traditional dance art of talamaddale is a variant of Yakshagana theater in which the artists sit and perform oratory skills. There is no dance or costumes but only spoken words without any dance or costumes. Thus it can be said that when dance and costumes are eliminated from Yakshagana, it becomes Talamaddale.
6. Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
xx__yz__xyz__xx__yyz__z
a) yyxyz
b) yzxyz
c) yzyyz
d) yxxyz
Ans: b
Exp: The pattern of series is “xxyyzz/xyz/xxxyyyzzz.”
7. An uncolored solid cube is painted with green, blue and red, each on opposite sides and cut into 27 cubes of equal size.
How many cubes will have only two sides painted with two different colors?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 18
Ans: b
Exp: Each cube in the middle of each edge will be painted with just two colors not less not more than that.
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