Q.1 With reference to the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor consider the following :
1. It consists of electrified single track segment of 1409 km
2. It also includes states of Punjab & Haryana
Select the correct statement using the code given below :
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both are correct
D) Both are incorrect
Ans. B
It consists of electrified single track segment of 447 km & Double track segment of 1409 km
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor is an under-construction broad gauge freight corridor in India.
The railway will run between Ludhiana in Punjab and Dankuni (near Kolkata) in West Bengal via Khurja in Uttar Pradesh.
This railway line is one of the multiple freight corridors being constructed by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation
of India (DFCCIL), a public-sector unit (PSU) under the Ministry of Railways.
The Eastern DFC will mostly have double tracks and will be electrified, but the section from Ludhiana to Khurja (365 km)
will be single line electrified due to lack of space. This freight corridor will cover a total distance of 1,839 km.
This corridor is having a 46 km branch line which is joining Khurja (Bulandshahr district) on the Eastern DFC with Dadri
(Gautam Buddha Nagar district) on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (Western DFC).
As of June 2022, 923 km or 50% of the Eastern DFC has been completed and 99% required land for these have been acquired.
The Eastern DFC is expected to be complete by March 2023.
First two DFCs, Western DFC, from Dadri, Uttar Pradesh to JNPT (Navi Mumbai) and Eastern DFC from Punjab to West Bengal,
which will decongest railway network by moving 70% of India’s goods trains to these two corridors, are both on track for
completion in March 2023. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which caused lockdowns, curfews and restrictions,
it resulted in delays in work due to lack of labour.
Q.2 With reference to the Computer, what is DCAF ?
A) Document Coprocessor Access Facility
B) Distributed Console Automated File
C) Distributed Console Access Facility
D) Disk Coprocessor Automated File
Ans. C
DCAF : Distributed Console Access Facility
Q.3 Recently our scientists have found a new Alpine Plant species in India, that have the ability to grow at higher
elevation. Where it has been found ?
A) Kerala
B) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Lakshadweep
Ans. C
New Alpine Plant Species in India: Cremanthodium indicum discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Q.4 With reference to the news , what is UMMID Initiative ?
A) These are humanitarian initiatives that raise and disburse additional funds for infectious
diseases– such as AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria
B) It is an Indian health programme for improving healthcare delivery across rural India
C) The Health Care InitiativE (HCI) fosters and promotes faculty research, supports the development
of a portfolio of high-impact educational programs
D) It is an initiative to tackle inherited genetic diseases of newborn babies
Ans. D
UMMID initiative to tackle inherited genetic diseases of newborn babies
UMMID initiative aims to create awareness about genetic disorders and establish molecular
diagnostics in hospitals.
Q.5 With reference to the Khanderi, which among the following is/are correct ?
1. INS Khanderi construction began in April 2009 67.5 metres long and 12.3 metres tall
2. It is capable of saving oxygen availability and can stay underwater for long periods
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both are correct
D) Both are incorrect
Ans. C
Key Features of INS Khanderi
– The INS Khanderi construction began in April 2009. It was first built into five separate segments
which were later welded together.
– INS Khanderi is 67.5 metres long and 12.3 metres tall.
– Its hull form, fin and hydroplanes have been designed to enable minimum underwater resistance.
– The submarine’s Permanently Magnetised Propulsion Motor is powered by 360 battery cells. Each
battery cell weighs 750 kg.
– It is capable of saving oxygen availability and can stay underwater for long periods
Q.6 For which conference of Parties , “Time for Action” Tagline has been given ?
A) COP 23
B) COP 24
C) COP 25
D) COP 26
Ans. C
COP 25 Tagline: Time for Action.
No decision on long-term climate finance
The parties also failed to decide on long-term climate finance, which is the financial support given
to the developing countries by the developed countries to fight against climate change. This was
agreed upon in the Paris climate agreement.
2020 Climate talks
The next UN Climate talks will be held in Glasgow, Scotland.
Q.7 Why the launch of RISAT-2BR1 marked major milestones for ISRO ?
1. This was the 50th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
2. It was also the 75th Launch Vehicle Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both are correct
D) Both are incorrect
Ans. C
RISAT2-BR1 is the second satellite in the RISAT-2B series and is expected to be followed by two more
satellites.
RISAT2-BR1
• RISAT2-BR1 is the second satellite in the RISAT-2B series and is expected to be followed by two
more satellites.
• The satellite, with a mission life of five years, follows the successful launch of RISAT-2B in
May 2019.
• RISAT2-BR1 weighs about 628 kg and it would be used in various fields such as forestry,
agriculture and disaster management support.
• The current domestic remote sensing satellite is not equipped to capture images of the earth
during cloud cover and hence, India had to rely on the images provided by Canadian satellites to
obtain information regarding the same.
ISRO’s major milestones:
The launch of RISAT-2BR1 marked major milestones for ISRO such as:
1. This was the 50th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the second flight of
PSLV-QL.
2. It was also the 75th Launch Vehicle Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh.
Q.8 Consider the following statements :
“ New Horizon Mission” helps in :
1. Understanding the formation of the Plutonian system and the transformation of the early Solar System
2. Predicting the onset of monsoons
3. Monitoring the pollution of the coastal ecosystems
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
A) 1 & 3
B) Only 2
C) 2 & 3
D) Only 1
Ans. D
About New Horizons
• The New Horizons spacecraft is now 4.1 billion miles (6.6 billion kilometers) from Earth,
operating normally and speeding deeper into the Kuiper Belt at nearly 33,000 miles (53,000 kilometers)
per hour.
• New Horizons launched on January 19, 2006 and conducted a six-month-long reconnaissance flyby
study of Pluto and its moons in summer 2015.
• The goal of the mission is to understand the formation of the Plutonian system, the Kuiper belt,
and the transformation of the early Solar System.
Q.9 Among the following which was frequently mentioned in the news for the declaration of climate
emergency recently?
A) Ireland
B) Scotland
C) New Wales
D) Netherlands
Ans. A
Ireland declares climate emergency; UN appoints actress Dia Mirza as SDG advocate- Current Affairs
The British Parliament became the world’s first to declare a climate emergency by passing the largely
symbolic motion on May 1.
Climate Emergency: What does it mean?
The declaration of the emergency is a call for governments across the world to change their behavior
towards the climate and biodiversity in profound ways, on a sustained basis.
It also involves drastic cut down of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
Q.10 Which one of the following best describes the term “DART” sometimes seen in news ?
A) It is an electronic warfare that has the objective to disable enemy’s electronic devices & maintain
effective functioning of a nation’s own electronic system
B) A mini satellite launched by ISRO for promoting distance education in India
C) It is a planned space probe that will demonstrate the kinetic effects of crashing an impact
spacecraft into an asteroid moon for planetary defence purposes
D) None of the above
Ans. C
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)
•Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a planned space probe that will demonstrate the
kinetic effects of crashing an impact spacecraft into an asteroid moon for planetary defence purposes.
•The mission is intended to test whether a spacecraft impact could successfully deflect an
asteroid on a collision course with Earth.
