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11. Chlorination is a process used for water-purification. The disinfecting action of chlorine is mainly due to
(a) The formation of hydrochloric acid when chlorine is added to, water
Answer (A)
12. With reference to Lok Adalats, which of the following statements is correct ?
(a) Lok Adalats have the jurisdiction to settle the matters at pre-litigative stage and not those matters pending before any court
Answer (D) Lok Adalat accepts the cases which could be settled by conciliation and compromise, and pending in the regular courts within their jurisdiction. TYPES OF CASES WHICH CAN BE TAKEN UP THEREIN
13. Consider the following :
1. Bluetooth device
Answer (D)
Cordless phones typically operate on two frequencies that may interfere with wireless connectivity since they are on the same frequency band--2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. In a microwave oven, food is cooked by exposing it to microwave radiation. Most household microwave ovens operate on a frequency of 2450 megahertz (MHz or million cycles per second) in a continuous wave (cw) mode. Larger ovens used for industrial applications sometimes operate at 915 MHz.
Wi-Fi networks have limited range. A typical wireless router using 802.11b or 802.11g with a stock antenna might have a range of 32 m (120 ft) indoors and 95 m (300 ft) outdoors. The IEEE 802.11n however, can exceed that range by more than two times.[28] Range also varies with frequency band. Wi-Fi in the 2.4 GHz frequency block has slightly better range than Wi-Fi in the 5 GHz frequency block. "
14. Though coffee and. tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas.
Answer (A) The tea plant thrives in tropical and subtropical regions — which is
why countries such as India, China, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Indonesia are among the leading producers of
tea leaves."Coffee is easily grown from seed though starting off with a plant is of course much easier. If you want to give it a shot, you can find coffee seeds at The Seed Rack (The Whatcom Seed Company). If you prefer to start right off with a mature coffee plant you can them at Gurney's Seed and Propagation
15. In the context of the affairs of which of the following is the phrase "Special Safeguard Mechanisms" mentioned in the news frequently ?
(a) United Nations Environment Programme
Answer (B)
16. Which of the following terms indicates a mechanism used by commercial banks for providing credit to the government ?
(a) Cash Credit Ratio
Answer (D)
debt service Definition:
Liquidity Adjustment Facility: •The objectives of SLR are: # To restrict the expansion of bank credit.
17. In order to comply with TRIPS Agreement, India enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999. The difference/differences between a "Trade Mark" and a Geographical Indication is/are:
1. A Trade Mark is an individual or a company's right whereas a Geographical Indication is a community's right.
Answer (B) A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g. a town, region, or country). The use of a GI may act as a certification that the product possesses certain qualities, or enjoys a certain reputation, due to its geographical origin.
18. The SEZ Act, 2005 which came into effect in February 2006 has certain objectives. In this context, consider the following :
1. Development of infrastructure facilities.
Answer (A)
(a) generation of additional economic activity
19. Which one of the following statements is an appropriate description of deflation ?
(a) It is a sudden fall in the value of a currency against other currencies
Answer (C)
20. Consider the following statements :
1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical regions.
Answer (D)
North and Central America
South America
5. Atlantic Forest
Europe and Central Asia
10. Caucasus
Africa
14. Cape Floristic Region
Asia-Pacific
22. East Melanesian Islands
(b) The formation of hypochlorous acid when chlorine is added to water
(c) The formation of nascent oxygen when chlorine is added to water
(d) The formation of hydrogen when chlorine is added to water
"Action of Chlorine When chlorine is added to water, there is formation of hydrochloric and hypochlorous acids. The hydrochloric acid is neutralised by the alkalinity of the water. The hypochlorous acid ionises to form hydrogen ions and hypochlorite ions. The disinfecting action of chlorine is mainly due to the hypochlorous acid, and to a small extent due to the hypochlorite ions. The hypochlorous acid is the most effective form of chlorine for water disinfection. It is more effective (70-80 times) than the hypochlorite ion. Chlorine acts best as a disinfectant when the pH of water is around 7 because of the predominance of hypochlorous acid."
(b) Lok Adalats can deal with matters which are civil and not criminal in nature
(c) Every Lok Adalat consists of either serving or retired judicial officers only and not any other person
(d) None of the statements given above is correct
"Lok Adalat is a system of alternative dispute resolution developed in India. These are usually presided over by retired judges, social activists, or other members of the legal profession.
A Lok Adalat has the jurisdiction to settle, by way of effecting compromise between the parties, any matter which may be pending before any court, as well as matters at pre-litigative stage i.e. disputes which have not yet been formally instituted in any Court of Law. Such matters may be civil or criminal in nature, but any matter relating to an offence not compoundable under any law cannot be decided by the Lok Adalat even if the parties involved therein agree to settle the same."
2. Cordless phone
3. Microwave oven
4. Wi-Fi device
Which of the above can operate between 2-4 and 2-5 GHz range of radio frequency band ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
"Bluetooth technology communicates on the unlicensed, industrial scientific, and medical (ISM) frequency of 2.4 to 2.485 GHz.
2. Coffee, is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only.
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
"Coffee producing countries are located between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, as the plant requires a warm and humid climate (22-25c).
Growing in tropical regions, the plant needs moist air, high temperature and daily rainfall to make it flourish and flower.
You can propagate tea from cuttings or from seeds. According to the flier I received with my seeds from Whatcom Seed Company: “Sow seeds 3/4” deep in standard soil mix with coarse sand added. Keep damp. Ideal night temperature of 55F, day 68F. High humidity and filtered sun. Fertilize often. Ideal pH 5-6.”
Cultivation
Plants should be placed approximately 3 feet apart in a sunny to semi-shaded area. Plant them so that a house, wall, tree, or something else will protect them from strong wind. They should be pruned back every four years to rejuvenate the bush and keep it at a convenient height.
(b) World Trade Organisation
(c) ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement
(d) G-20 Summits
"Special safeguards: who has reserved the right?
39 WTO members currently have reserved the right to use a combined total of 6,156 special safeguards on agricultural products. The numbers in brackets show how many products are involved in each case, although the definition of what is a single product varies."
(b) Debt Service Obligation
(c) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
(d) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
"By definition Cash ratio would mean - Total value of cash and marketable securities divided by current liabilities. For a bank this is the cash held by the bank as a proportion of deposits in the bank. The cash ratio measures the extent to which a corporation or other entity can quickly liquidate assets and cover short-term liabilities, and therefore is of interest to short-term creditors, also called liquidity ratio or cash asset ratio.
The series of payments of interest and principal required on a debt over a given period of time.
A tool used in monetary policy that allows banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements. This arrangement allows banks to respond to liquidity pressures and is used by governments to assure basic stability in the financial markets.
# To augment the investment of the banks in Government securities.
# To ensure solvency of banks.
2. A Trade Mark can be licensed whereas a Geographical Indication cannot be licensed.
3. A Trade Mark is assigned to the manufactured goods whereas the Geographical Indication is assigned to the agricultural goods/products and handicrafts only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
"A trademark or trade mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities. The owner of a registered trademark may commence legal proceedings for trademark infringement to prevent unauthorized use of that trademark.
Trademarks are personal property, whereas geographical indications, while clearly a collective right, are not capable of ownership by any individual but rather are a mixture to the region or locality that they represent. Trademarks can be licensed to third parties but geographical indications cannot."
2. Promotion of investment from foreign sources.
3. Promotion of exports of services only.
Which of the above are the objectives of this Act ?
(a) 1 and 2 only.
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
"The main objectives of the SEZ Act are:
(b) promotion of exports of goods and services;
(c) promotion of investment from domestic and foreign sources;
(d) creation of employment opportunities;
(e) development of infrastructure facilities;
It is expected that this will trigger a large flow of foreign and domestic investment in SEZs, in infrastructure and productive capacity, leading to generation of additional economic activity and creation of employment opportunities."
(b) It is a persistent recession in both the financial and real sectors of economy
(c) It is a persistent fall in the general price level of goods and services
(d) It is a fall in the rate of inflation over a period of time
"In economics, deflation is a decrease in the general price level of goods and services.[1] Deflation occurs when the annual inflation rate falls below 0% (a negative inflation rate). This should not be confused with disinflation, a slow-down in the inflation rate (i.e. when inflation declines to lower levels).[2] Inflation reduces the real value of money over time; conversely, deflation increases the real value of money – the currency of a national or regional economy. This allows one to buy more goods with the same amount of money over time."
2. India has four biodiversity hotspots i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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.
A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans.
The concept of biodiversity hotspots was originated by Norman Myers
The biodiversity hotspots by region
1. California Floristic Province
2. Caribbean Islands
3. Madrean pine-oak woodlands
4. Mesoamerica
6. Cerrado
7. Chilean Winter Rainfall-Valdivian Forests
8. Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
9. Tropical Andes
11. Irano-Anatolian
12. Mediterranean Basin
13. Mountains of Central Asia
15. Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
16. Eastern Afromontane
17. Guinean Forests of West Africa
18. Horn of Africa
19. Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
20. Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany
21. Succulent Karoo
23. Eastern Himalaya
24. Indo-Burma
25. Japan
26. Mountains of Southwest China
27. New Caledonia
28. New Zealand
29. Philippines
30. Polynesia-Micronesia
31. Southwest Australia
32. Sundaland
33. Wallacea
34. Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
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