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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following are correct with regard to the Second five year plan in India?
- Large investment in heavy and basic industries.
- The second five year plan achieved a GDP growth higher than the estimated growth by the end of the plan period.
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Import substitution was the principle behind the second five year plan. It was decided that India did not have adequate Forex Reserves to import basic and capital machinery from foreign countries. Hence there was a focus in the second five year plan on increasing the investments into Capital Industries.
The targeted growth in GDP at the end of the plan period was 4.5%. However the achieved growth at the end of the plan period was only 4.2%.
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Import substitution was the principle behind the second five year plan. It was decided that India did not have adequate Forex Reserves to import basic and capital machinery from foreign countries. Hence there was a focus in the second five year plan on increasing the investments into Capital Industries.
The targeted growth in GDP at the end of the plan period was 4.5%. However the achieved growth at the end of the plan period was only 4.2%.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the recently announced YUVIKA scheme by the Government, consider the following statements:
- Indian Institute of Science has launched this special programme for School Children.
- The program is aimed at creating awareness amongst the youngsters about space related activities.
- Students belonging to the rural area have been given special weightage in the selection criteria.
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Indian Space Research Organisation has launched a special programme for School Children called “Young Scientist Programme” “YUva VIgyani KAryakram” from this year, in tune with the Government’s vision “Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan”.
The Program is primarily aimed at imparting basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space Applications to the younger ones with the intent of arousing their interest in the emerging areas of Space activities. The program is thus aimed at creating awareness amongst the youngsters who are the future building blocks of our Nation. ISRO has chalked out this programme to “Catch them young”.
Students belonging to the rural area have been given special weightage in the selection criteria. In case there is tie between the selected candidates, the younger candidates will be given priority.
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Indian Space Research Organisation has launched a special programme for School Children called “Young Scientist Programme” “YUva VIgyani KAryakram” from this year, in tune with the Government’s vision “Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan”.
The Program is primarily aimed at imparting basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space Applications to the younger ones with the intent of arousing their interest in the emerging areas of Space activities. The program is thus aimed at creating awareness amongst the youngsters who are the future building blocks of our Nation. ISRO has chalked out this programme to “Catch them young”.
Students belonging to the rural area have been given special weightage in the selection criteria. In case there is tie between the selected candidates, the younger candidates will be given priority.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich process on liquid metals in the outer core creates the Earth’s magnetic field.
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Heat is being transferred from the solid inner core to the liquid outer core, and this leads to convection of the liquid iron of the outer core. Because iron is a metal and conducts electricity (even when molten), its motion generates a magnetic field.
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Heat is being transferred from the solid inner core to the liquid outer core, and this leads to convection of the liquid iron of the outer core. Because iron is a metal and conducts electricity (even when molten), its motion generates a magnetic field.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statement(s) is/ are correct about Buddhist literature?
- Jatakas are rules that govern the Buddhist Sanga.
- Buddhist literatures were composed in Pali and Sanskrit
- Mahavamsa is a Buddhist mythological literature composed in Sri Lanka.
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Jatakas are not rules of the Sangha. Jatakas belong to the genre of Buddhist literature that narrate the stories of the previous life of Buddha.
Though Pali was the language in which the earlier Buddhist texts were composed, in the time of ascendency of Mahayana Buddhism sanskrit was used for writing Buddhist literature.Ashvagosha’s Buddha charita and the Mahvatsu were texts written in Sanskrit.
Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa are mythological literary works produced in Sri Lanka and they convey valuable information about the life of Buddha and Ashoka.Their use in reconstruction of History is debatable.
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Jatakas are not rules of the Sangha. Jatakas belong to the genre of Buddhist literature that narrate the stories of the previous life of Buddha.
Though Pali was the language in which the earlier Buddhist texts were composed, in the time of ascendency of Mahayana Buddhism sanskrit was used for writing Buddhist literature.Ashvagosha’s Buddha charita and the Mahvatsu were texts written in Sanskrit.
Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa are mythological literary works produced in Sri Lanka and they convey valuable information about the life of Buddha and Ashoka.Their use in reconstruction of History is debatable.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWho is the operating entity of Green Climate fund?
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The Green Climate Fund is a fund established within the framework of the UNFCCC as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. The GCF is based in Incheon, South Korea.
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The Green Climate Fund is a fund established within the framework of the UNFCCC as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. The GCF is based in Incheon, South Korea.