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Q 1. With reference to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, consider the following statements:
1. It is the main legislation, enacted in 1985, that deals with drugs and their trafficking.
2. NDPS act uses Survey to measure trends of drug abuse in India through the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
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
Answer: (C)
Recently, Karnataka High Court said that Bhang is nowhere referred to as a prohibited drink or prohibited drug as per Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
Statement 1 is correct: The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act is the main legislation, enacted in 1985, that deals with drugs and their trafficking. The NDPS Act defines cannabis (hemp) as a narcotic drug based on the parts of the plant that come under its purview.
Statement 2 is correct: National Drug use Survey (National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India) is used to measure trends of drug abuse in India through the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment with the help of National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre of AIIMS. This report presents the major findings of the survey in terms of proportion of Indian population using various substances and those affected by substance use disorders.
Q 2. CERVAVAC, India’s first indigenously developed vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, has been developed by:
A. Serum Institute of India (SII).
B. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
C. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),
D. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Answer: (A)
An affordable and indigenously developed HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer is now ready. It will likely be included by the Union government in its universal immunization programme.
Option (A) is correct: CERVAVAC, India’s first indigenously developed vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, has been developed by Serum Institute of India (SII). The indigenously developed vaccine will likely cost ₹200-400 a shot and be commercially available later this year. It is a quadrivalent vaccine, meaning it is effective against at least four variants of cancer-causing Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). It resulted from a partnership of Department of Biotechnology’s (DBT’s) Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that supported Serum’s development efforts.
Q 3. The ‘Uyghur’ community, recently mentioned in the news, is recognized as native to:
A. China
B. Afghanistan
C. North Korea
D. Japan
Answer: (A)
The United Nations has accused China of committing serious human rights violations, following an investigation into allegations of abuse against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang province.
Option (A) is correct: The Uyghurs are a nomadic Turkic people native to China’s Xinjiang province. About 12 million Uyghurs live in Xinjiang, with smaller groups in Kazakhstan, Turkey and other countries. The UN accused China of serious human rights violations that may amount to “crimes against humanity” in a report examining a crackdown on Uighurs and other ethnic groups. Human rights groups have accused China of sweeping a million or more people from the minority groups into detention camps. The assessment, conducted by UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) concluded that China has committed serious human rights violations under its anti-terrorism and anti-extremism policies.
Q 4. Consider the following pairs:
Name of Tropical cyclones : Region
1. Typhoons : In the China Sea and Pacific Ocean.
2. Hurricanes : In the West Indian islands in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
3. Tornados : In the Guinea lands of West Africa and southern USA.
4. Willy-willies : In north-western Australia.
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
A. Only one pair
B. Only two pairs
C. Only three pairs
D. All four pairs
Answer: (D)
The strongest tropical storm of 2022, dubbed Super Typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’, has been barrelling across the western Pacific Ocean and is presently hurtling back towards the islands of Japan and South Korea, packing wind speeds of upto 241 kilometres per hour.
Option (D) is correct: Typhoons are a kind of storm. The storms, depending on where they occur, may be called hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones.
- Typhoons: In the China Sea and Pacific Ocean.
- Hurricanes: In the West Indian islands in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
- Tornados: In the Guinea lands of West Africa and southern USA.
- Willy-willies: In north-western Australia and
- Tropical Cyclones: In the Indian Ocean Region.
The scientific name for all these kinds of storms is tropical cyclones.
Q 5. Which of the following statement is/ are correct about the Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC)?
1. The Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) was launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to share information on crime.
2. The application run by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) aims to help in early detection and prevention of crime incidents across the country.
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
Answer: (C)
A few states and one Union Territory have not uploaded a single alert on Cri-MAC (Crime Multi Agency Centre) platform.
Option (C) is correct: The Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) was launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to share information on crime and criminals 24×7 with various law enforcement agencies and ensure a seamless flow of information among them. The application run by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) aims to help in early detection and prevention of crime incidents across the country. Cri-MAC facilitates dissemination of information about significant crimes, including human trafficking across the country on real-time basis and enables inter-State coordination.
