Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – August 31, 2022 [Mock Test]
August 31, 2022 August 31, 2022
1. Consider the following pairs:
- Sambad Kaumudi – Ram Mohan Roy
- Mirat-ul-Akhbar – Syed Ahmad Khan
- Indian Mirror – Devendra Nath Tagore
- Bengalee – Girish Chandra Ghosh
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: C [Only 3 pairs]
Notes:- Sambad Kaumudi was published by Ram Mohan Roy. It was the first Bengali weekly newspaper.
- Mirat-ul-Akhbar was a Persian language journal founded and edited by Raja Rammohan Roy. The newspaper was first published on 12 April 1822. It was the first Persian language journals in India.
- Devendra Nath Tagore started the ‘India Mirror’ newspaperin early 1862 in Calcutta. This newspaper was published in English.
- Bengalee was founded in 1862 by Girish Chandra Ghosh.
2. Consider the following terms in economics:
- Economic contagion and domino effects refers to a situation where an adverse occurrence in a particular economy spread to other economies.
- Dutch disease refers to a phenomenon wherein a country witnesses uneven growth across sectors due to the discovery of natural resources.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:- Economic contagion, also known as Financial Contagion is a situation where an adverse occurrence in a particular economy or region spreads to other economies or regions through co-movements in stock prices, exchange rates, sovereign spreads and capital flows.
- The Domino Effect in economics refers to a situation in which an economic problem in one country can spread like a contagion to similar countries and firms. It is basically a chain reaction caused by an event that was not anticipated.
- Dutch Disease in economics refers to a phenomenon wherein a country witnesses uneven growth across sectors due to the discovery of natural resources, especially large oil reserves.
3. Consider the following micro plates:
- Macquarie – south of Tasmania
- Capricorn – Between Indian and Australian plates
- Caroline – between Philippine and India plates
- Jaun De Fuca – South-east of North American plate
How many pairs given above is/are correct?
[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:- Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, have carried out a new study that includes an updated map of the earth’s tectonic plates. The new plate model includes several new microplatesincluding the Macquarie microplate which sits south of Tasmania and the Capricorn microplate which separates the Indian and Australian plates.
- Cocos plate: Between Central America and Pacific plate
- Nazca plate: Between South America and Pacific plate
- Arabian plate: Mostly the Saudi Arabian landmass
- Philippine plate: Between the Asiatic and Pacific plate
- Caroline plate: Between the Philippine and Indian plate (North of New Guinea)
- Fuji plate: North-east of Australia
- Juan De Fuca plate: South-East of North American Plate
