CA Revision Module - Test 29 (February 2024)

1. Kerch Strait, sometimes seen in the news recently, connects which of the following?

2. Consider the following statements with respect to Interpol Notice system.

1. Interpol notices are international requests for cooperation allowing legislatures in member countries to share critical information.
2. It can be issued only based on the request of member country’s INTERPOL National Central Bureau.
3. Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) is the national central bureau of India to liaison with Interpol.
4. Most of these notices are for police use only and are not available to the public.

How many of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

3. Consider the following statements.

Statement-I: Fair and Remunerative Price is the minimum price that sugar mills have to pay to farmers for sugarcane.

Statement-II: Minimum Selling Price (MSP) for Sugarcane is the minimum price at which sugar mills can sell sugar to the market.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

4. Consider the following statements with respect to Elephant Reserves in India.

1. India’s 33rd elephant reserve Terai is located in Uttar Pradesh.
2. The State of Karnataka has the maximum number of elephant reserves in India.

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

5. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Outer Space Treaty, 1967?

1. It was adopted by United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
2. It is also called as Magna Carta of space law.
3. There shall be free access to all areas of celestial bodies.
4. India signed the treaty in 1967 but yet to ratify it.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

6. Consider the following statements with respect to Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ).

1. It is geographically spread in the states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
2. Taj Mahal, Akbar’s Tomb and Fatehpur Sikri are the three world heritage sites that are covered under this zone.

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

7. Which of the following is/are correct regarding Paruveta Utsavam?

1. It is an annual mock hunting festival.
2. It is celebrated by Chenchu tribes in Odisha.
3. It is one among the list of UNESCO’s Intangible cultural heritage.

Select the answer using the code given below:

8. Consider the following pairs.

          Languages                           Regions

1. Santali                       –          Jharkhand
2. Kokborok                  –          Tripura
3. Badaga                       –          Odisha

How many of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

9. Consider the following pairs.

          Martial Arts                       Practiced in

1. Kalaripayattu            –          Kerala
2. Gatka                         –          Punjab
3. Khukuri Dance         –          Sikkim
4. Krav Maga                 –          Arunachal Pradesh

How many of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

10. Consider the following pairs.

             Projects                                                    States

1. Kaleshwaram Irrigation Project    –          Andhra Pradesh
2. Nokhra Solar Project                      –          Rajasthan
3. Kiru Hydel Project                           –          Jammu and Kashmir         

How many of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

11. Consider the following statements with respect to Global Mercury Partnership

1. It aims to protect human health and the environment from the releases of mercury to air, water and land.
2. It was launched by the World Economic Forum.
3. It extends financial assistance to developing nations to address and mitigate mercury pollution issues.

How many of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

12. Consider the following statements with respect to Genome India Project

1. It aims to collect 10,000 genetic samples from citizens across India, to build a reference genome grid.
2. It is based on Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) platform.
3. It is a national project funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

13. Consider the following statements with respect to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI)

1. It is a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application.
2. The fund transfer through UPI is faster than National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT).
3. UPI is regulated by the National Payments Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).

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

14. Consider the following statements.

It was reconstructed in 1565 by Chilarai, who was the reigning king of the Koch dynasty. This temple is dedicated to different forms of Mother Shakti. Ambubachi Mela is one of the major festivals of this temple.

Identify the temple using the description given above.

15. Consider the following statements with respect to the Central Asian Flyway (CAF):

1. It lies entirely within the Northern Hemisphere.
2. India is located within the Central Asian Flyway.
3. It is the shortest flyway in the world.

How many of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

16. MakhaBucha, sometimes seen in the news recently, is associated with?

17. Which of the following best describes the term ‘Micellar Water’?

18. Consider the following statements with respect to Indian Skimmer

1. It is a migratory species that breeds in Russia and East Asia.
2. They spend most of their life cycle above the treeline.
3. It has been listed under the Convention of Migratory Species (CMS) of wild animals.

How many of the statement(s) given is/are above are correct?

19. Consider the following statements with respect to Kala-Azar

1. It is a parasitic infection transmitted by sandflies.
2. India has recently become the first country in the world to be officially validated by the WHO for eliminating it as a public health problem.
3. The National Health Policy (2002) originally sought to eliminate Kala Azar by 2010.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

20. Consider the following statements with respect to IBSA Fund

1. It aims to identify replicable and scalable projects that can be disseminated to interested developing countries.
2. It was established jointly by India, Brazil and South Africa.
3. New Development Bank (NDB) serves as the Fund Manager and Secretariat of the IBSA Fund.

How many of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?