These MCQs are based on Today’s Targets given here
Q.1) Consider the following statements about Rooppur Nuclear project:
1. Rooppur Nuclear project is Bangladesh’s first Nuclear Power Project.
2. It is being built in Bangladesh by a collaborative efforts of India and Japan.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. A
Explanation:
It is being built in Bangladesh by a collaborative efforts of India and Russia.
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Q.2) Consider the following statements about Peer-to-Peer Lending:
1. Peer-to-Peer Lending can be used by an individual to raise loan from other individual directly without any financial intermediary.
2. Peer-to-Peer lending is regulated by RBI.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. C
Explanation:
Both the statements are correct. Government has recently decided to treat P2P lending platforms as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and thus regulated by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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Q.3) Consider the following statements about Quantum computing:
1. In quantum computing, information will be stored in 0s and 1s inside computers.
2. Quantum Computer works faster because of the way their circuits are designed
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. B
Explanation:
Quantum Computers employs complex principles of quantum mechanics to store information in ‘qubits’ (quantum bit) instead of the typical binary ‘bits’ of 1 and 0.
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Q.4) Choose the correct statements from the ones given below:
1. Aphelion: The position of earth when it is nearest to the sun.
2. Perihelion: The position of earth when it is farthest from the sun.
Select the correct answer using the code below
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) None of the above
Ans. D
Explanation: During its revolution around the sun, the earth is farthest from the sun (152 million km on 4th July). This position of the earth is called aphelion. On 3rd January, the earth is the nearest to the sun (147 million km). This position is called perihelion. Therefore, the annual insolation received by the earth on 3rd January is slightly more than the amount received on 4th July.
Source: NCERT, 11TH Class: Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 9, Page 79.
Q.5) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Vaccination Programme’ launched by Government of India:
1. The government’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) provides routine immunisations to all children free of charge.
2. The vaccine programme aims to protect newborns against 12 preventable diseases every year.
3. The goal is to ensure that no child dies in the country from vaccine preventable diseases.
Select the correct answer using the code below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) All of the above
Ans. D
Explanation:
Vaccination Programme
- The government’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) provides routine immunisations to all children free of charge.
- Covering over 27 million infants, 100 million children between the age of 1-5 years, and 30 million pregnant women annually, it is the largest of its kind in the world.
- The vaccine programme aims to protect newborns against 12 preventable diseases every year.
- The goal is to ensure that no child dies in the country from vaccine preventable diseases.
Source: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161763
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