9-4-2021 MCQs Test

1. What is the Standard Model?

1. It is a rigorous theory that predicts the behaviour of the building blocks of the universe.
2. It lays out the rules for how the subatomic particles behave under the influence of electromagnetic forces.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

2. What is Muon?

1. It is one of the leptons.
2. It is like the electron, but 200 times larger, and much more unstable.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

3. Consider the following statements about the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD):

1. It is involved in designing Union government’s development schemes and their implementation.
2. It integrates Cooperative Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to the CBS (Core Banking Solution) platform.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

4. World Health Day is celebrated on:

5. With reference to the Madhu Kranti portal, consider the following statements:

1. It is an initiative of the TRIFED.
2. This portal is being developed for online registration to achieve traceability source of sugarcane.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

6. Which of the following statements is correct about the Anamaya?

7. What are the reasons behind the greater salinity of the Red Seathan the world average?

1. Lack of significant rivers or streams draining into the sea.
2. Limited connection with the Indian Ocean, which has lower water salinity.
3. High rate of evaporation and very little precipitation.

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8. With reference to net-zero, consider the following statements:

1. The net-zero formulation does not assign any emission reduction targets on any country.
2. The net-zero goal finds it’s mention in the 2015 Paris Agreement.
3. It is a state in which a country’s emissions are compensated by absorption and removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

Which of the above statements are correct?

9. Consider the following statements about the cultivation of Opium:

1. Only a few countries are permitted to cultivate the opium poppy crop for export and extraction of alkaloids.
2. India currently only extracts alkaloids from opium gum at facilities controlled by the Revenue Department in the Finance Ministry.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

10. Consider the following statements about the Open market operations (OMO):

1. It aims to regulate the money supply in the economy.
2. Central Bank of the country carries out the OMO through commercial banks and does not directly deal with the public.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?