UPSC Current Affairs Quiz, 26th January 2022

Which of the following state releases the first bird atlas in India?

Consider the following statements:

1)Lothal is the world’s oldest tidal dockyard, which could berth and service ships.
2)People of the Indus valley civilization farmed with animal-drawn ploughs and they used weights and measures.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Indian National Army (INA):

1)Indian National Army (INA) was formed by Mohan Singh in 1942, with the aid of Japan.
2)The Azad Hind Fauj under Rash Behari Bose participated in the operation of Japanese campaign towards British India.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Mid Latitude Deserts:

1)Mid Latitude Deserts are those present in the rain shadow regions or due to continentality.
2)The Ladakh desert, Gobi Desert of Central Asia and Patagonian Desert of South America are deserts found on a plateau.
3)The Gobi Desert is formed due to rain-shadow effect and the Patagonian Desert due to continenality.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Which of the following is a common measure of degree of ‘openness of an economy’?

Consider the following statements regarding services trade of India:
(i) Value of export of services is equal to merchandise exports
(ii) India services trade is steadily in surplus in the last decade
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45. Consider the following statements regarding India:

(i) Exports (of goods and services) as a percent of GDP has steadily decreased in the last decade
(ii) Imports (of goods and services) as a percent of GDP has steadily increased in the last decade
(iii) Trade as a percent of GDP has steadily decreased in the last decade

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Consider the following statements in an economy:
(i) Value of transactions is generally higher than the value of output (GDP)
(ii) Money required for transaction in the economy is equal to the value of transactions
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The term “Seigniorage” means:

Which of the following are part of “Seigniorage”?
(i) Interest income on reserves kept with RBI for money creation
(ii) Interest accruing from bank balances kept central bank as
Interest-free balances in order to meet the reserve requirements
(iii) Inflation tax
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