BPSC Practice Test- 9 - BPSC (Bihar) MCQ

• Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was conferred with the Netaji Award 2022 by Netaji Research Bureau, Kolkata. 
• Consul General of Japan in Kolkata Nakamura Yutaka received the honour on behalf of Mr. Abe at a function at the Elgin Road residence of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary.
• In January 2021, Government of India bestowed the country’s second-highest civilian honour “Padma Vibhushan” on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

• The unit of X-rays is roentgen.
• The roentgen is a unit of radiation exposure in air.
• 1 R means the amount of X-rays or γ-radiation that is required to liberate positive and negative charges of one electrostatic unit of charge (esu) in 1 cm³ of dry air at standard temperature and pressure (STP).

IMPORTANT FACTS -
X-rays :

• X-rays cannot be deflected by electric field or magnetic field.
• They are propagated in straight lines with the velocity of light.
• X-rays have a high penetrating power.
• Photographic film is blackened by X-rays.
• Fluorescent materials glow when X-rays are directed at them.
• Photoelectric emission can be produced by X-rays.
• Ionization of a gas results when an X-ray beam is passed through it.
• X rays kill the diseased tissue of the body. Hence they are used to cure intractable skin diseases, malignant tumors etc.
• Because of high penetrating power they are used to investigate the structure of metals, and gas pockets causes of weakness in structure and to detect cracks and below holes in metal plates.
• They are of extensive use in surgery to detect fractures, foreign bodies, diseased organs etc.

Boiling point of heavy water is lower than that or ordinary water is not a property of heavy water.
IMPORTANT FACTS-

• Heavy water is water that contains heavy hydrogen - also known as deuterium (one of the isotopes of hydrogen) - in place of regular hydrogen.
• It can also be written as  D2O.
• Heavy water actually freezes at 3.8°C (39°F) rather than 0°C.
• The boiling point of heavy water is about 101.4°C.
• The density of heavy water is about 1.107 g/mL.
• Heavy water is a type of coolant.
• Heavy water is used as a  moderator in nuclear reactors.

Let n bricks can be painted out by the paint of the container.
Area of n bricks = 

n = 100
Therefore, 100 bricks can be painted out by the paint of the container.

Let speed of the stream = y km/h
ATQ,

By option (c)
Speed of stream  y=10 km/h

verified option (c) 10 km/h

• RBI took the Chennai based Indian Overseas Bank(IOB ) out of the Prompt Corrective Framework in the month of September 2021 after its improved financial performance as on 31 March 2021. 
• Now only the Mumbai based Central Bank of India remains in the PCA  framework of RBI.

Prompt Corrective Action (PCA)

• It was introduced by the RBI in India in December 2002 as an early intervention mechanism in Banks which were facing financial problems.
• RBI monitors the Asset quality(NPA), Capital (CRAR) and Leverage (Debt ) quality of the banks and if it feels that the banks is unlikely to meet its standard on these parameters the bank is put under PCA 
• Banks which are put under PCA face a lot of restrictions in Branch expansion, Dividend payment and on Capital expenditure .
• PCA is applicable on all the banks operating in India including Foreign Banks branches.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi  inaugurated CIPET: Institute of Petrochemicals Technology, Jaipur  Rajasthan on 30th September 2021 via video-conferencing.
Together with the Government of Rajasthan, the Government of India has established CIPET: Institute of Petrochemicals Technology, Jaipur. 
CIPET

• Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) (formerly known as Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET)) was established in 1968 by the Government of India with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at Chennai.
• CIPET is a premier Academic institution for higher & technical education under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India.

• NTPC Renewable Energy (NRL) is a subsidiary of National Thermal Power Corporation .
• Bank of India will provide Rs 500 crore loans  for 15 years for its 470 MW Solar Projects in Rajasthan & 200 MW Solar Project in Gujarat.
• NTPC REL currently has a renewable project portfolio of 3,450 MW of which 820 MW projects are under construction.

Green Term Loan 
Loans which are provided by the financial institution to projects which are environmentally friendly are called Green term loans.
For example loans given to companies for  solar power plants,electric cars manufacturing plants etc. 
Term Loans :
A term loan is a loan from a bank for a specific amount that has a specified repayment schedule and a fixed or floating interest rate. It is normally a loan which is given for more than 1 years.

• The” Kanchan” oil well of ONGC Videsh ltd is at Maheshkhali Island,  Bangladesh.
• ONGC Videsh Ltd., in consortium with Oil India Ltd. (OIL), was awarded two shallow offshore Blocks in Bangladesh.
• ONGC Videsh Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC),

• According to the RBI ,Cash-out at any ATM of more than ten hours in a month will attract a flat penalty of ₹ 10,000/- per ATM.
• When the customer is not able to withdraw cash due to non-availability of cash in a particular ATM is called a cash-out.

• Purnia district of Bihar is the highest producer of jute.
• Darbhanga, Saharsa, and Katihar are other districts that produce jute.

IMPORTANT FACTS-:

• India accounts for more than 50 percent of the global jute production.
• West Bengal is the largest producer of jute in India.
• Bihar comes second in terms of the production of jute.
• Jute cultivation in India is mainly done in the eastern regions of India and the highest cultivation of jute crop production comes second in West Bengal followed by Bihar state and along with it in Assam, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura and Meghalaya. is also cultivated or produced.

Small intestine

• The small intestine is part of your digestive system.
• ​The small intestine is the longest section of the gastrointestinal tract.
• In the small intestine, food breaks down into liquid and most of its nutrients are absorbed.​

The small intestine is where most of the long process of digestion takes place; it

• Breaks down food systematically.
• Absorbs nutrients.
• Extracts water.
• Moves food along the gastrointestinal tract.

• India's first human space mission "Gaganyaan" will be launched in 2024.
• This was informed by Union of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, on 1st Jan 2023.
• The Gaganyaan mission requires the development of many critical technologies for it to be successful.
• The technologies include a human-rated launch vehicle capable of safely transporting crew to space, a Life Support System capable of providing an earth-like environment to crew in space, crew emergency escape provision, and evolving crew management aspects for crew training, recovery, and rehabilitation.

Important Points

• India will become the fourth nation in the world to launch a Human Spaceflight Mission after USA, Russia and China.
• The major missions viz., Test vehicle flight for the validation of Crew Escape System performance and the 1st Uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan (G1) are scheduled during the beginning of 2nd half of 2022. 
• The astronaut training facility is getting established in Bengaluru and in advanced stage of completion.
• Basic Aeromedical training and flying practice completed as part of the Indian leg of training.
• The design of all systems of Gaganyaan has been completed. 
• The configuration and design of ground infrastructure have been completed and modifications needed are being implemented.

Wavell Plan of 1945

• On 14 June, Wavell ordered the release of all Congress Working Committee members and proposed talks to set up a new Executive Council which would be entirely Indian except for the Viceroy himself and the Commander-in-Chief.
• 'Caste Hindus' and Muslims would have equal representation, the Executive would work within the existing constitution (i.e., it would not be responsible to the Central Assembly), but the door would be kept open for discussions on a new Constitution once the War had been finally won. 
• But the Conference really broke down due to Jinnah's intransigent demands that the League had an absolute right to choose all the Muslim members and that there should be a kind of communal veto in the Executive, with decisions opposed by Muslims needing a two-thirds majority. Hence options 1 and 3 are correct (Statements are not true).
• The Congress objected to the plan as - an attempt to reduce it to a Caste Hindu‘ Party and insisted on its right to include members from all communities.
• The Congress’ Shimla delegation was headed by Maulana Azad o Wavell dissolved the conference and thus gave the League a virtual veto which strengthened the League’s position.

• The citizenship Act of 1955 is governed and executed by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
• Articles 5 to 11 (Part II) of the Constitution of India contain the conferment of a person as a citizen of India.
• The President of India is termed the First Citizen of India.
• The Citizenship Act 1955 prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the Constitution, viz. renunciation, termination, and deprivation:
• Article 9 of the Indian Constitution says that a person who voluntarily acquires citizenship of any other country is no longer an Indian citizen. 
• The Indian Citizenship Amendment Bill was proposed in Lok Sabha on July 19, 2016, amending the Citizenship Act of 1955

• According to Article 108 of the Constitution, the joint sitting of parliament is called by the President.
• It is presided by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
• The joint sitting of both the houses is also held to resolve the deadlock over the passing of key legislation. 
• The following bills can't be referred to a joint sitting of Parliament.
  • Money bill under Article 110.
  • Constitution amendment bill under Article 368.

Important Points
Note:

• In the absence of the speaker the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha or in his absence, the Deputy-Chairman of the Rajya Sabha presides over the joint session.
• The Chairman of the upper house (vice president) doesn't preside over the joint session at any means/cost.

• NABARD came into existence on 12 July 1982 by transferring the agricultural credit functions of RBI and refinance functions of the then Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC).
• Mission
  • Promote sustainable and equitable agriculture and rural development through participative financial and non-financial interventions, innovations, technology, and institutional development for securing prosperity.
• NABARD, through its Micro Credit Innovations Department, has continued its role as the facilitator and mentor of microfinance initiatives in the country.
• The overall vision of the department is to facilitate sustained access to financial services for the unreached poor in rural areas through various microfinance innovations in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.
• NABARD developed the model of Self Help Group – Bank Linkage Programme as a cost-effective mechanism for providing financial services to the unreached and underserved poor households.
• NABARD is implementing and supporting the implementation of various Schemes announced by Govt. of India viz. Promotion of Women SHGs (WSHGs), National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) of Ministry of Rural Development, etc.
• Hence, we can say that NABARD promoted the concept of Self Help Groups (SHGs) for financing the poor.

• World's highest waterfall is the Angel fall, also known as Salto Angel in Spanish, is located in Venezuela (South America).
• Its water flows from Churun River and falls over the edge of Auyantepui mountain, a tributary of the Carrao River,
• It is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall with a height of 979 metres (3,212 ft). The waterfall is located in the Canaima National Park, the biggest national park in Venezuela and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• It is the third biggest national park of the world

TOP 10 HIGHEST WATERFALL IN THE WORLD (natural)

• The Heaviside layer, sometimes called the Kennelly–Heaviside layer, named after Arthur E. Kennelly and Oliver Heaviside, is a layer of ionised gas occurring roughly between 90km and 150 km (56 and 93 mi) above the ground — one of several layers in the Earth's Ionosphere.
• It is also known as theE region.
• It reflects medium-frequency radio waves. Because of this reflective layer, radio waves radiated into the sky can return to Earth beyond the horizon.

• The Indian Railways collaborated with Alstom SA company of France in 2019 in the intention of transforming the freight transportation of India. 
• In line with the collaboration, the MELPM-Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited has been established. 
• MELPM will manufacture 800 electric locomotives for freight services with the foreign investment of 3.5 billion Euros.
•  It is the largest FDI project of the Indian Railways.

IMPORTANT FACTS-:

• The locomotives including the bogies have been redesigned.
• Under the agreement, around 10 locomotives were delivered by the end of 2019-20 financial year and 100 locomotives by the end of March 2021.
• A factory along with township has been set up as part of the project in Madhepura, Bihar. The factory can manufacture 120 locomotives per year.
• More than 300 engineers from India and France are working on the project currently.
• More than 90% of the parts of the locomotives are to be manufactured in India. This is being done under Make in India initiative.
• The project under the Corporate Social Responsibility initiative will set up skill centers that will impart training to local people.
• More than 50% jobs are allocated to the locals of the region.
• As the locomotives are 100% electrified it will not only bring down operational cost but will also reduce congestion faced by the railways.

Let the distance from A to B = LCM of 30 and 20 = 60km
∴ Total distance covered = 60 x 2 = 120 km

Ratio of the amount of A and B = 3:5
According to the question,

Total profit at the end of the year =(46.5+39 units)
= 6.84 Lakh(85.5 units)
= 684000
85.5units = Rs. 684000
1 units = Rs. 8000
Then amount invested by A = 46.5×8000
= Rs. 372000 = 3.72 lakh

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body established in 2007 under an act of Parliament, the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.
Important facts:-

• Priyank Kanoongo is the chairperson of the NCPCR.
• It works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development.
• This commission has a chairperson and six members of which at least two should be women.
• All of them are appointed by Central Government for three years.
• The maximum age to serve in commission is 65 years for Chairman and 60 years for members.

Political aspects:-
Right to Education:-

• Right to Education Act (RTE) provided free and compulsory education to children in 2009 and enforced it as a fundamental right under Article 21-A.
• The RTE Act aims to provide primary education to all children aged 6 to 14 years.
• The 86th amendment to the constitution of India in 2002, provided Right to Education as a fundamental right in part-III of the Constitution.
• The same amendment insertedArticle 21Awhich made Right to Education a fundamental right for children between 6-14 years.
• The 86th amendmentprovided for a follow-up legislation for Right to Education Bill 2008 and finally Right to Education Act 2009.

Jayprakash Narayan, Phoolan Prasad Verma and some others together founded the Samajwadi Party in Bihar in July 1931
Important facts:-

• Influenced By: Marxist ideas in the USA and Gandhian ideology.
• Contribution to Freedom Struggle:
• In 1929, he joined the Indian National Congress.
• In 1932 imprisoned for a year for participation in the civil disobedience movement.
• In 1939 for his opposition to Indian participation in World War II on the side of Britain but escaped.

Post Independence role-

• In 1948, he left the Congress Party and initiated an anti-Congress Campaign.
• In 1952, he formed the Praja Socialist Party (PSP).
• In 1954, he devoted his life exclusively to the Bhoodan Yajna Movement, of Vinoba Bhave, which demanded land redistribution to the landless.
• In 1959 he argued for a “reconstruction of Indian polity” by means of a four-tier hierarchy of village, district, state, and union councils (Chaukhamba Raj).
• Total Revolution: Against Indira Gandhi Regime as she was found guilty of violating electoral laws by the Allahabad High Court. He advocated a program of social transformation which he termed ‘Sampoorna Kranti' (total revolution) in 1974 against corruption in public life.
• He was popularly referred to as Lok Nayak 

Features:

• Total Revolution has seven component revolu­tions, namely- political, social, economic, cultural, ideological or intellectual, educational and spiritual.
• The objective was to bring in a change in the existing society that is in tune with the ideals of the Sarvodaya (Gandhian philosophy- progress for all).
• Jagjivan Ram was a freedom fighter and a prominent leader of the Depressed Classes
• Swami Sahajanand Saraswati founded the Bihar Kisan Sabha in 1929.
• Anugrah Narayan Singh is called Bihar Vibhuti.

The foundation stone of 30,000 megawatts (MW) capacity Hybrid Renewable Energy Park has been laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Kutch district of Gujarat.
Important facts:-

• Under this, India is expected to play a key role in meeting the target of producing 450 GW (4,50,000 MW) of electricity by 2030.
• This park is being constructed between Khawara and Vighakot villages near theIndia-Pakistan border.
• It will be spread over 72,600 hectares of barren land, including 49,600 hectares for solar projects and 23,000 hectares for wind power.

Static aspects:-
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited:-

• NTPC Ltd. is a central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Power.
• NTPC REL is a 100% subsidiary of NTPC.
• It is India’s largest energy conglomerate with roots planted way back in 1975 to accelerate power development in India.
• It aims to provide reliable power and related solutions in an economical, efficient and environment-friendly manner, driven by innovation and agility.
• It became a Maharatna company in May 2010.
• It is located in New Delhi.

• (d) all the facts mentioned above are true
• Under Article 280 of the Constitution, shall constitute a Finance Commission for the President of India every five years or earlier.
• 15th Finance Commission was constituted by the President of India in November, 2017 under N.K. Singh presided. Its recommendations will be valid for a period of five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

On June 30, 2021, China was declared malaria-free by WHO.
Important facts:-

• El Salvador (2021), Algeria (2019), Argentina (2019), Paraguay (2018), Uzbekistan (2018) has also been declared malaria-free.
• Globally 40 countries and regions have been declared malaria-free.
• Under WHO's E-2025 initiative, 25 countries have been identified which will be eligible for the year To make malaria-free by 2025.

Malaria:-

• Malaria is a life threatening mosquito borne blood disease caused by plasmodium parasites.
• It is predominantly found in the tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, South America as well as Asia.
• The parasites spread through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
• Symptoms of malaria include fever and flu-like illness, including shaking chills, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness.

Static aspects:-
World Health Organization (WHO):-

• World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ specialized agency for Health was founded in 1948.
• Its headquarters are situated in Geneva, Switzerland.
• There are 194 Member States, 150 country offices, six regional offices.
• It began functioning on April 7, 1948.
• So every year April 7 celebrated as World Health Day.

• Dr. Raj Iyer has achieved the post of Chief Information Officer in the US Army
• Dr. Raj Iyer was born in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu and after studying at the National Institute of Technology in Trichy, he has pursued further studies from America.
• She has a PhD in Electrical Engineering.
• Kamala Harris is an Indian-American politician.
• Kamala became the Vice President of the US in January 2021, defeating President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in the 2020 election.

Iltutmish developed the Iqtadari system in India.
Important facts

• He had implemented the Iqta system for the smooth running of his administration.
• He divided his kingdom into many small and big plots, which were called iqtas, whose officers were called iqtadars.
• These iqtadars were entitled to the rent collected from their iqta in the form of salary.
• Iltutmish used this system to end the feudal system of North India and strengthen the central administration.
• Iltutmish made successful attempts to keep the Iqtadars under the control of the central administration by transferring them from time to  time  .
• He assumed the title of Sultan and  issued coins named "Taka/Tanka" of silver and "Jital" of copper in his name.  He made Delhi his capital instead of Lahore.