31. What is LEED?
[A] Green building rating agency
[B] Green building approval agency
[C] Green building construction agency
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Green building rating agency]
Notes:
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building types, LEED provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings.
32. Which is the largest Bamboo producing country in the world?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] USA
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
China is the largest bamboo producing country in the world. India is the second-largest bamboo producer.
33. What is the teledensity of the telecommunication system in India?
[A] 87.45%
[B] 79.86%
[C] 80.43%
[D] 75.45%
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Correct Answer: A [87.45%]
Notes:
India is also the world’s second-largest telecommunications market. It’s total telephone subscriber base and teledensity reached 1,177.02 million and 87.45 percent by the end of January 2020.
34. From which country India adopted the Inflation targeting approach?
[A] Australia
[B] New Zealand
[C] USA
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [New Zealand]
Notes:
India adopted the Inflation targeting approach from New Zealand. It is a pioneer in that approach. It is to keep inlfation in a particular range.
35. The three pillars of Public Private Partnership as stated by Kelkar Committee are?
[A] Funding, Ownership, Mutuality
[B] Institutions, Competence, Funding
[C] Governance, Institutions, Capacity
[D] Capacity, Mutuality, Operations
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Correct Answer: C [Governance, Institutions, Capacity]
Notes:
Governance, Institutions and Capacity are the three pillars of Public Private Partnership, as stated by Kelkar Committee.
36. What is the total output changes due to changes in all inputs in the same proportion is called as?
[A] Law of Diminishing marginal returns
[B] Law of Increasing output
[C] Law of Returns of Scale
[D] Law of constant returns
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Correct Answer: C [Law of Returns of Scale]
Notes:
The way total output changes due to change in all inputs in the same proportion is known as “law of return to scale”.
37. Which is the main gas that is present in LPG?
[A] methane
[B] propane
[C] butane
[D] heptane
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Correct Answer: B [propane]
Notes:
Propane is the main gas that is present in LPG. LPG is liquified petroleum gas.
38. Which among the following moderator is used by a fast breeder reactor?
[A] Light water
[B] Graphite
[C] Heavy Water
[D] None
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Correct Answer: D [None]
Notes:
No moderator is used in the breeder reactor since fast neutrons are more efficient in transmuting U-238 to Pu-239.
39. What is the name of the portal launched by the Labour ministry to maintain a database of 38 crore workers in the unorganised sector?
[A] Madad Portal
[B] Shram Suvidha Portal
[C] SAMADHAN Portal
[D] e-SHRAM Portal
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Correct Answer: D [e-SHRAM Portal]
Notes:- Union Minister for Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav on Thursday launched the e-SHRAM portal to maintain a database of 38 crore workers in the unorganised sector.
- Through this portal, the government aims to register 38 crore unorganised sector workers such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others.
- Rs 2 lakh accidental insurance cover will be provided to every registered unorganised worker on the e-SHRAM portal.
- If a worker registered on the portal meets with an accident, he/she will be eligible for the amount on death or permanent disability and Rs 1 lakh on partial disability.
- A national toll free number — 14434 — was also launched to assist and address the queries of workers seeking registration on the portal.
- As part of the initiative, the workers will be issued an e-SHRAM card containing a 12-digit unique number.
40. Which cost curve is never ‘U’ shaped?
[A] Marginal cost curve
[B] Average variable cost curve
[C] Average fixed cost curve
[D] Average cost curve
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Correct Answer: C [Average fixed cost curve]
Notes:
Average fixed cost curve is never ‘U’ shaped. Since total fixed cost remains unchanged with increase in output, the average fixed cost curve continues to fall as output increases.
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