Current Affairs Quiz 13 September 2022
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Current Affairs Quiz 13 September 2022 for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
Which of the following group of countries are the members of the Arctic Council?
CorrectAnswer: B
IncorrectAnswer: B
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
1. It is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation.
2. One of it’s main goal is to move towards the establishment of a democratic, fair and rational new international political and economic order.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer : c
• SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation.
• One of it’s main goal is to move towards the establishment of a democratic, fair and rational new international political and economic order.
• It comprises of 8 member states, 4 observer states and 6 dialogue partners.IncorrectAnswer : c
• SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation.
• One of it’s main goal is to move towards the establishment of a democratic, fair and rational new international political and economic order.
• It comprises of 8 member states, 4 observer states and 6 dialogue partners. - Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Serious Fraud Investigation Office
1. SFIO is a multi-disciplinary organization under Ministry of Finance.
2. The Computer Forensic and Data Mining Laboratory (CFDML) was set up to provide support and service to the officers of SFIO in their investigations.Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
CorrectAnswer : B
About Serious Fraud Investigation Office
• SFIO is a multi-disciplinary organization under Ministry of Corporate Affairs, consisting of experts in the field of accountancy, forensic auditing, law, information technology, investigation, company law, capital market and taxation for detecting and prosecuting or recommending for prosecution white-collar crimes/frauds.
• It has its head office in New Delhi.
• The Computer Forensic and Data Mining Laboratory (CFDML) was set up in 2013 to provide support and service to the officers of SFIO in their investigations.
• SFIO is headed by a Director as Head of Department in the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India.Objectives
• Take up for investigation cases characterized by –
○ complexity and having inter-departmental and multi- disciplinary ramifications.
○ substantial involvement of public interest to be judged by size, either in terms of monetary
○ the possibility of investigation leading to or contributing towards a clear improvement in systems, laws or procedures
• Investigate serious cases of fraud received from Department of Company Affairs.
• Investigate into the affairs of a company on: –
○ on receipt of a report of the Registrar or inspector under section 208 of the Companies Act, 2013.
○ on intimation of a special resolution passed by a company that its affairs are required to be investigated
○ on the public interest
○ on request from any department of the Central Government or a State GovernmentIncorrectAnswer : B
About Serious Fraud Investigation Office
• SFIO is a multi-disciplinary organization under Ministry of Corporate Affairs, consisting of experts in the field of accountancy, forensic auditing, law, information technology, investigation, company law, capital market and taxation for detecting and prosecuting or recommending for prosecution white-collar crimes/frauds.
• It has its head office in New Delhi.
• The Computer Forensic and Data Mining Laboratory (CFDML) was set up in 2013 to provide support and service to the officers of SFIO in their investigations.
• SFIO is headed by a Director as Head of Department in the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India.Objectives
• Take up for investigation cases characterized by –
○ complexity and having inter-departmental and multi- disciplinary ramifications.
○ substantial involvement of public interest to be judged by size, either in terms of monetary
○ the possibility of investigation leading to or contributing towards a clear improvement in systems, laws or procedures
• Investigate serious cases of fraud received from Department of Company Affairs.
• Investigate into the affairs of a company on: –
○ on receipt of a report of the Registrar or inspector under section 208 of the Companies Act, 2013.
○ on intimation of a special resolution passed by a company that its affairs are required to be investigated
○ on the public interest
○ on request from any department of the Central Government or a State Government - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Hydrogen fuel cells
1. Hydrogen fuel cells are a clean, reliable, quiet, and efficient source of high-quality electric power.
2. A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen in the case of Hydrogen Fuel Cell) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions.Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
CorrectAnswer : C
About Hydrogen fuel cells
• Hydrogen fuel cells are a clean, reliable, quiet, and efficient source of high-quality electric power.
• They use hydrogen as a fuel to drive an electrochemical process that produces electricity, with water and heat as the only by-products.
• Hydrogen is one of the most abundant elements on earth for a cleaner alternative fuel option.How does it work?
• A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen in the case of Hydrogen Fuel Cell) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions.
• A Fuel Cell consists of an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte that allows ions, often positively charged hydrogen ions (protons), to move between the two sides of the fuel cell.
• A fuel cell converts chemical potential energy (energy stored in molecular bonds) into electrical energy.
• A PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) cell uses hydrogen gas (H2) and oxygen gas (O2) as fuel.
• The products of the reaction in the cell are water, electricity, and heat.
• This is a big improvement over internal combustion engines, coal burning power plants, and nuclear power plants, all of which produce harmful by-products.
• Since O2 is readily available in the atmosphere, we only need to supply the fuel cell with H2 which can come from an electrolysis process (see Alkaline electrolysis or PEM electrolysis).IncorrectAnswer : C
About Hydrogen fuel cells
• Hydrogen fuel cells are a clean, reliable, quiet, and efficient source of high-quality electric power.
• They use hydrogen as a fuel to drive an electrochemical process that produces electricity, with water and heat as the only by-products.
• Hydrogen is one of the most abundant elements on earth for a cleaner alternative fuel option.How does it work?
• A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen in the case of Hydrogen Fuel Cell) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions.
• A Fuel Cell consists of an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte that allows ions, often positively charged hydrogen ions (protons), to move between the two sides of the fuel cell.
• A fuel cell converts chemical potential energy (energy stored in molecular bonds) into electrical energy.
• A PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) cell uses hydrogen gas (H2) and oxygen gas (O2) as fuel.
• The products of the reaction in the cell are water, electricity, and heat.
• This is a big improvement over internal combustion engines, coal burning power plants, and nuclear power plants, all of which produce harmful by-products.
• Since O2 is readily available in the atmosphere, we only need to supply the fuel cell with H2 which can come from an electrolysis process (see Alkaline electrolysis or PEM electrolysis). - Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Periodic Labour Force Survey PLFS is released by
CorrectAns. D
National Statistical Office (NSO) launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on
April 2017.
The objective of PLFS is primarily twofold:• To estimate the key employment and unemployment indicators in the short time interval of three months for the urban areas only in the Current Weekly Status (CWS)
• to estimate employment and unemployment indicators in both usual status (ps+ss) and CWS in both rural and urban areas annually.
Definitions:
• Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): LFPR is defined as the percentage of
persons in labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work) in the
population.• Worker Population Ratio (WPR): WPR is defined as the percentage of employed persons in the population.
• Unemployment Rate (UR): UR is defined as the percentage of persons unemployed among the persons in the labour force.
IncorrectAns. D
National Statistical Office (NSO) launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on
April 2017.
The objective of PLFS is primarily twofold:• To estimate the key employment and unemployment indicators in the short time interval of three months for the urban areas only in the Current Weekly Status (CWS)
• to estimate employment and unemployment indicators in both usual status (ps+ss) and CWS in both rural and urban areas annually.
Definitions:
• Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): LFPR is defined as the percentage of
persons in labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work) in the
population.• Worker Population Ratio (WPR): WPR is defined as the percentage of employed persons in the population.
• Unemployment Rate (UR): UR is defined as the percentage of persons unemployed among the persons in the labour force.
