Ecology and Cyberspace

1) Which of the following wild animals is/are found in India?

a) Red Panda
b) Sloth Bear
c) Chinkara
d) Striped Hyena
e) Beddome's Toad
f) Lion tailed Macaque
g) Golden Jackal

i) a, c and f only
ii) a and f only
iii) All except c and e
iv) All of the above

2) What are Waanacry, Petya and SamSam?

a) Malwares
b) Operating Platforms
c) Ransomwares
d) Cryptocurrencies

3) Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to Bitcoin?

a) It is based on blockchain technology.
b) This cryptocurrency can be bought and sold in India.
c) It is not regulated by the RBI.
d) It is the fiat form of currency.

4) The conservation of Tigers in India, under Project Tiger, has been envisioned according to which of the following conservation strategies?

a) Core-Buffer
b) Core-Buffer-Corridor
c) Core-Buffer-Transition
d) Corridor-Buffer-Transition

5) Who was the first chairperson of National Green Tribunal?

a) Justice Swantanter Kumar
b) Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
c) Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta
d) Justice U.D. Salvi

Answers

1) iv
2) c
3) d
4) b
5) c

Current Affairs Based Objective Questions

1) Which of the following statements is incorrect in context of 'Bitcoin' ?

a) It is a digital currency.
b) It enables payment in a decentralized peer-to-peer network.
c) A central authority based in Britain controls it.
d) It has been created by Mr. Craig Wright.

2) Approximately how many Indians enter the workforce annually in the country?

a) 1.5 crore
b) 1 crore
c) 50 lakh
d) 2 crore

3) Which of the following teams has recently became the new champion of 'English Premier League'?

a) Leicester City
b) Manchester United
c) Chelsea
d) Liverpool

4) According to the Labour Bureau statistics, how many new jobs have been created in the year 2015?

a) 4.9 lakhs
b) 12.5 lakhs
c) 15 lakhs
d) 1.35 lakhs

5) What is the 'Direct Tax to Total Tax' ratio in India ( as per provisional data for 2015-16)?

a) 51%
b) 54.2%
c) 60.8%
d) 44%

6) Which of the following statements is correct in context of Indian economy?

a) Since 2009-10 there has been continuous losses in the new job creation.
b) Since 2009-10 there has been continuous rise in the direct tax to total tax ratio.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

Answers:

1) c, There is no central authority or middleman that controls the Bitcoin. Recently an Australian Tech Mr. Craig Wright has revealed his identity to BBC as the creator of Bitcoin.
2) b
3) a
4) d
5) a
6) a, Since 2009-10 there has been continuous decline in the direct tax to total tax ratio.