24th February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points
Recently, India and Pakistan have exchanged a list of their nuclear installations. In this regard,
consider the following statements:
1. This is done in accordance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
2. This became a ritual under the Prime Ministership of PV Narsimha Rao.
3. This is a biannual exercise.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: D
Explanation
All the statements are not correct.
India and Pakistan has exchanged a list of their nuclear installations that cannot be attacked in case of
an escalation in hostilities, as part of an annual ritual that has been in practice between the two
neighbours for more than three decades.
• The Non-nuclear aggression agreement is a bilateral and nuclear weapons control treaty between
India and Pakistan, on the reduction (or limitation) of nuclear arms.
• Both pledged not to attack or assist foreign powers to attack on each other’s nuclear installations and
facilities.
• The treaty was drafted in 1988, and signed by the PM Rajiv Gandhi and his counterpart Benazir Bhutto
on 21 December 1988; it entered into force on January 1991.
• The treaty barred its signatories to carry out a surprise attack (or to assist foreign power to attack) on
each other’s nuclear installations and facilities.
• Starting in January 1992, India and Pakistan have annually exchanged lists of their respective military
and civilian nuclear-related facilities
Incorrect
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
The Global Risks Report published by the World Economic Forum examines risks across which of
the following categories?
1. Economics
2. Health
3. Geopolitics
4. Internal Security
5. Technology
Select the correct option:
Correct
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Global Risks Report 2022:
• The Global Risks Report 2022, an annual report, was released by the World Economic Forum.
• It tracks global risk perceptions among risk experts and world leaders in business, government, and
civil society.
• It examines risks across five categories: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, and
technological.
Incorrect
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
With reference to ‘ChatGPT’, consider the following statements
1. ChatGPT is a Language Model which can do creative tasks such as writing a story or a even a software
application
2. The accuracy of ChatGPT or any language model cannot be measured using standard
techniques.
3. It has been developed by Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)
Select the correct option:
Correct
Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Only statement 1 is correct.
ChatGPT
• The tool has been developed by OpenAI, a research institute founded in 2015. Hence statement 3 is
not correct.
• ChatGPT is much more than a chat bot. For example, you can ask it to write a program or even a
simple software application. It can also do creative tasks such as writing a story. It can explain scientific
concepts and answer any question that needs factual answers. ChatGPT is what is called a Language
Model, rather than a chat bot. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• The accuracy of ChatGPT or any language model can be measured using standard techniques.
One such technique is “Recall-Oriented Understudy for Gisting Evaluation” or the ROUGE metric which
compares ChatGPT’s output of content against a standard expected content and measures the overlap
as success percentage. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
Incorrect
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
In specific context to geopolitics, consider the following statements regarding Lusophone
Countries:
1. It is a group of countries where there is a significant presence of Spanish Influence.
2. Spanish is the most widely-spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: D
Explanation
Both statements are incorrect.
Lusophone Countries
It is a group of Portuguese speaking countries. Portuguese is one of the official languages of the
continental organisations: African Union, Organization of American States, European Union and of
multiple regional organisations, as well as official language of UNESCO General Conference.
Hence statement 1 is not correct.
More than 265-million speakers worldwide; most widely spoken language in the Southern
Hemisphere; regarded as the language of the first globalisation in the modern era.
The Lusophone world is spread over nine countries across four continents, and Portuguese is the most
widely-spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere. Hence statement 2 is correct.
Incorrect
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
‘Social Hostilities Index (SHI)’ report is published by
Correct
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
The Pew Forum’s Social Hostilities Index is a measure of concrete, hostile actions that effectively hinder
the religious activities of the targeted individuals or groups. An absence of social hostilities does not
necessarily mean, however, that there is no religious tension or intolerance in a society.