Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – August 03, 2022 [Mock Test]
August 4, 2022 August 4, 2022
1. Consider the following statements:
- Hyperloop is the 5th mode of transportation.
- Hyperloop Alpha was proposed by Elon Musk.
- US operates functional Hyperloop Virgin.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:- A Hyperloop model has been proposed by Team Avishkar of IIT Madras. Hyperloop is the 5th mode of transportation. Hyperloop works on a technology that would use magnetic levitation in low-pressure tubes to transport people and goods at airplane-like speeds. Ministry of Railways has collaborated with IIT Madras on this project.
- Elon Musk of Tesla first proposed the idea of hyperloop in 2013 through a White Paper – ‘Hyperloop Alpha.’
- Virgin Hyperloop facility is functional in the US.
2. In which of the following indices, India’s rank has been improved in 2022 as compared to 2021?
- Henley Passport Index
- Gender Gap Report
- World Competitive Index
- Environmental Performance Index
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 2, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1, 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1, 2 & 3]
Notes:- Henley Passport Index 2022 is published by immigration consultancy Henley & partners. In the index, India has been ranked at 87th position, among 199 world’s most powerful passports in 2022.
- The World Economic Forum has released its “Gender Gap Report 2022”. India was ranked at 135th position, out of 146 countries.
- Institute for Management Development has released World Competitive Index. India witnessed sharpest rise from 43rd to 37th rank this year.
- In 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), India has been ranked at 180thposition lowest among 180 countries.
3. Consider the following pairs:
- Begum Shahi Mosque – Jahangir
- Wazir Kahn Mosque – Shahjahan
- Badshahi Mosque – Aurangzeb
- Sunheri Mosque – Muhammad Shah
How many pairs given above 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:- The Begum Shahi Mosque is an early 17th-century mosque situated in the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan. The mosque was built between 1611 and 1614 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir in honour of his mother.
- The Wazir Khan Mosque was commissioned during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1634, and completed in 1642.
- The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan was commissioned by the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
- Sunehri Mosque is a late Mughal-era Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Sunehri Mosque was built in 1753 when the empire was in decline, during the reign of Muhammad Shah.
