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Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – June 02, 2022 [Mock Test]
Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – June 02, 2022 [Mock Test]
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1. Which of the following disputed places are located in the South China Sea and are claimed by China?
- Scarborough Shoal
- Paracel Islands
- Spratly Islands
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[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:
Scarborough Shoal, Paracel Islands, and Spratly Islands are all located in the South China Sea and are claimed by China. Scarborough Shoal is also claimed by the Philippines and Taiwan. Paracel and Spratly Islands are disputed by several nations, including China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.
2. Consider the following elephant reserves in India:
- Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve
- Kameng Elephant Reserve
- Mysore Elephant Reserve
- Ripu-Chirang Elephant Reserve
Which of the above are also designated as MIKE (Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants) sites?
[A] Only 1, 2 and 3
[B] Only 1, 3 and 4
[C] Only 1 and 2
[D] 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 1, 3 and 4]
Notes:
Dehing Patkai, Mysore, and Ripu-Chirang Elephant Reserves are designated MIKE (Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants) sites in India under the CITES initiative for tracking elephant poaching patterns. Kameng Elephant Reserve is not recognized as a MIKE site. MIKE sites play a vital role in strengthening protection measures and fostering international conservation collaborations for elephants.
3. Which of the following organizations has released the framework for geo-tagging of payment system touch points to ensure proper monitoring of the availability of payment acceptance infrastructure?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Reserve Bank of India
[C] National Payments Corporation of India
[D] India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd
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Correct Answer: B [Reserve Bank of India ]
Notes:- Geo-tagging refers to capturing the geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) of payment touch points deployed by merchants to receive payments from their customers. Geo-tagging has various benefits, such as, provide insights on regional penetration of digital payments; monitor infrastructure density across different locations; identify scope for deploying additional payment touch points; facilitate focused digital literacy programmes.
- The payment acceptance infrastructure includes Point of Sale (PoS) terminals, and Quick Response (QR) codes.
Originally written on
June 2, 2022
and last modified on
June 2, 2022.
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