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UPSC ENGLISH QUIZ 30.12.2023

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Q1. Consider the following statements:

  1. Bhutan’s King has announced plans to build a massive “international city” in an area of over 2,000 sq. km. on its border with Assam.
  2. This project is known as the Gelephu Project.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

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Q2. Consider the following statements:

  1. Lok Sabha passed the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, repealing the colonial era law of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867.
  2. The Bill has already been passed by Rajya Sabha in August 2022.
  3. Bill provides for the registration of periodicals, which include any publication containing public news or comments on public news.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q3. Consider the following statements:

  1. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had officially announced the increase in tiger population in Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR).
  2. It witnessed the growth in the number of big cats from 31 (2018) to 54 (2023).

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

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Q4. Consider the following statements:

  1. AstroSat, India’s first multi-wavelength space-based observatory, has detected bright sub-second X-ray bursts from a new and unique neutron star with an ultrahigh magnetic field (magnetar).
  2. Magnetars are neutron stars having an ultrahigh magnetic field that are much stronger than the terrestrial magnetic field (over one quadrillion times stronger than the magnetic field of Earth).
  3. High-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted by magnetars results from the decay of their powerful magnetic fields.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q5. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The Ministry of Power has introduced amendments to the Carbon Credits Trading Scheme (CCTS).
  2. The amendment introduced an "offset mechanism" to empower non-obligated entities in credit generation.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

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