Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – August 21-22, 2022 [Mock Test]
August 23, 2022 August 23, 2022
1. Consider the following pairs of indigenous livestock and respective states:
- Lakhimi – Assam
- Motu – Odisha
- Red Kandhari – Maharashtra
- Kherigarh – Uttar Pradesh
How many pairs given above is/are matched correctly?
[A] Only 1 pair
[B] Only 2 pairs
[C] Only 3 pairs
[D] Only 4 pairs
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Correct Answer: D [Only 4 pairs]
Notes:- Lakhimi is dual purpose breed of cattle is found in entire state of Assam.
- Khariar is found mainly in Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
- Motu is found in Odisha
- Red Kandhari is commonly found in Maharashtra
- Kenkatha in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh; and Kherigarh in Uttar Pradesh.
2. Which of the following current NATO members participated in Ex-BALTOPS 2022?
- Latvia
- Turkey
- Finland
- Sweden
- Lithuania
Select the correct answer using the codes given above:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 4
[B] Only 1, 2 & 5
[C] Only 1, 2, 3 & 4
[D] Only 1, 3, 4 & 5
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Correct Answer: B [Only 1, 2 & 5]
Notes:- Fourteen NATO allies, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States along with two NATO partner nations, Finland and Sweden participated in the exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 22).
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO’s) 30 allies signed an accession protocol for Finland and Sweden. Both the countries can now participate in NATO meetings and have greater access to intelligence. But will not be protected by the NATO defence clause – that an attack on one ally is an attack against all – until ratification. That is likely to take up to a year.
- Finland and Sweden are not currently members of NATO. Both have officially applied to join NATO, a move driven by security concerns over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
3. Consider the following statements on the first hydrogen-powered car registered in India?
- It was registered in Gujarat.
- A MoU was signed between International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT) and Toyota to study and evaluate fuel-cell electric vehicles.
- Toyota Mirai is India’s first fuel cell electric vehicle.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 2
[B] Only 1
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D]
Only 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [
Only 2 & 3]
Notes:- The first hydrogen-powered car was registered in Kerala in April 2022. The registered car was a Toyota Mirai. Toyota Kirloskar has brought this all-hydrogen electric vehicle into the country on an experimental basis.
- The registration, entry and display of this car is part of a memorandum of understanding signed between International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT) and Toyota to study and evaluate fuel-cell electric vehicles.
- The car is not expected to ply on roads and will be kept at a research organisation for studying India’s first fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) instead.
- Toyota Mirai is India’s first FCEV.
