Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – January 24, 2023 [Mock Test]
February 4, 2023 February 4, 2023
1. With respect to the Consumer Price Index, consider the following statements:
- CPI does not include education and recreation in its basket of consumer goods and services.
- CPI is used to calculate Dearness Allowance.
- It is published by the National Statistical Office.
- CPI uses a 2004-05 as the base year.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 3 & 4
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of price changes in a basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households.
- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures price fluctuations at the consumer level.
- The CPI is divided into eight categories: education, communication, transportation, recreation, clothes, foods and beverages, housing, and medical care.
- The CPI is published by the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation.
- The CPI uses a base year set at 2011-2012.
- The CPI is published on a monthly basis.
- The Wholesale Price Index tracks price changes at the producer level (WPI).
- The Monetary Policy Committee is required to keep the CPI (C) in the range of 2% to 6%. As a result, the CPI is used to target inflation.
- In the National Accounts, CPI is also utilized as a deflator.
- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is also used to calculate Dearness Allowance.
2. Which of the following parameters are used to evaluate a city under Swachh Saurvekshan?
- Municipal solid waste, sweeping, collection and transportation.
- Open defecation free and toilets.
- Capacity building and e-Learning.
- Provision of public toilets and community toilets.
- Information, education and communication, and behaviour change.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1, 2 & 4
[C] Only 1, 2, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3, 4 & 5]
Notes:- The performance of each city is evaluated on six parameters under Swachh Survekshan Index:
- Municipal solid waste, sweeping, collection and transportation.
- Municipal solid waste, processing, and disposal of solid waste.
- Open defecation free and toilets.
- Capacity building and e-Learning.
- Provision of public toilets and community toilets.
- Information, education and communication, and behaviour change.
3. Consider the following statements:
- Polio virus is endemic to Ghana, Cameroon and Pakistan.
- India was declared polio-free in January 2011.
- Polio virus is transmitted through the faecal-oral route.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 3
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: A [Only 3]
Notes:- Recently, Global leaders pledged $2.5 billion for polio eradication at the World Health Summit.
- World Health Summit is an international health conference held annually in Berlin, Germany.
- Polio Virus and variants is endemic in just two countries — Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- India was declared polio-free in January 2014, after three years of zero cases. The last case due to wild poliovirus in the country was detected in 2011.
- Polio is a highly infectious disease, caused by the virus which multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system and can cause paralysis.
- The virus is transmitted by person-to-person, mainly through the faecal-oral route or less frequently, by a common vehicle (contaminated water or food).
