Quiz 80 Answer
d) All of the above.
EXPLANATION –
The MOSAiC mission stands for Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate. It is a one-year-long expedition into the Central Arctic, planned to take place from 2019 to 2020.
For the first time a modern research icebreaker will operate in the direct vicinity of the North Pole year round, including the nearly half year long polar night during winter.
The mission will be spearheaded by the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany. It is the largest ever Arctic expedition in history. India’s Vishnu Nandan will be the only Indian aboard the multidisciplinary drifting observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition.
The focus of MOSAiC lies on direct in-situ observations of the climate processes that couple the atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, bio-geochemistry and ecosystem.
Quiz 81 Answer
Q.1
c) A battery-operated vaporizer pen similar to an electronic cigarette.
EXPLANATION –
A shisha-pen is an electronic cigarette variant. It operates in the same manner as an e-cigarette.
It can be disposable or rechargeable and refillable, and it is available with and without nicotine.
Q.2
d) All of the above
EXPLANATION –
NeAC will be an independent office that will look after the work of e-Assessment scheme which is recently notified for faceless e-assessment for income tax payers. NeAC will be headquartered in Delhi and will be headed by Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax.
E-Assessment scheme is to facilitate faceless assessment of income tax returns through completely electronic communication between tax officials and tax payers.
NeAC eliminates human interface between Assessing Officer and Assessee. New System optimises the utilisation of resources through economies of scale.
Q.3
a) 1, 2 and 4 only
EXPLANATION –
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has released the first edition of the School Education Quality Index (SEQI). It has been developed by NITI Aayog to evaluate the performance of States and Union Territories (UTs) in the school education sector.
Among 20 large States, Kerala was ranked first for overall performance on the quality of school education while Uttar Pradesh came in last.
Among smaller States, Manipur emerged as the best performer, while Chandigarh topped the list of Union Territories. West Bengal refused to participate in the evaluation process and has not been included in the rankings.
Q.4
c) 1 and 3 only
EXPLANATION –
Citizenship of India can be acquired by registration if, a person of Indian origin who has been a resident of India for 7 years before applying for registration.
