Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – June 17, 2022 [Mock Test]
June 17, 2022 June 17, 2022
1. With reference to various general terms related to electricity distribution, which of the following is / are correct observations?
- FSI (Feeder Severity Index) indicates comparative severity of Impact of a feeder in a Discom in respect of AT&C losses.
- Load shedding is a way to distribute demand for electrical power across multiple power sources.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[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:- FSI (Feeder Severity Index) indicates comparative severity of Impact of a feeder in a Discom in respect of AT&C losses. It is derived from Billing Efficiency, Collection Efficiency, Average Billing Rate and weightage of feeder in terms of Input Energy.
- Load shedding is a way to distribute demand for electrical power across multiple power sources. Load shedding is used to relieve stress on a primary energy source when demand for electricity is greater than the primary power source can supply.
- System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) is commonly used as a reliability indicator for electric power utilities.
2. Which of the following geographical places making news in recent times is / are located within India?
- Nadabet
- Matua
- Lake Salda
- Bhasan Char
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 1, 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 ]
Notes:- Nadabet also known as the ‘Wagah of Gujarat’ is located in the Rann of Kutch region. The Seema Darshan project has been started here. It is a joint initiative of the tourism department of the state government and the BSF Gujarat Frontier.
- Matua is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk. It is in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
- Lake Salda in Turkey is the only known lake on Earth that contains carbonate minerals and depositional features (deltas) similar to those found at Jezero Crater on Mars.
- Bhasan Char Island is located in Hatiya Upazila in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. It is also known as Char Piya.
3. Which of the following pairs of the political parties and their respective key leaders is / are correct?
- Swaraj Party – Chittaranjan Das
- Revolutionary Socialist Party – Singaravelu Chettiar
- Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan – Tridib Chaudhuri
- Congress Socialist Party – Ram Manohar Lohia
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1, 2 & 3
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] Only 1 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [Only 1 & 4 ]
Notes:- The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party, was a political party formed in India on 1 January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922. The two most important leaders were Chittaranjan Das, its president, and Motilal Nehru, its secretary.
- Revolutionary Socialist Party is a communist party in India. The party was founded on 19 March 1940 by Tridib Chaudhuri.
- Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan was a political party founded by Singaravelu Chettiar on 1 May 1923 in Madras.
- The Congress Socialist Party was founded in 1934 by Jai Prakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Acharya Narendra Deva.
