Insights Secure Prelims – 2014: MCQs On Current Events

8 May 2014

Today’s Questions

1. With reference to Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares (PNCPS), consider the following statements

These are type of preferred stock that has no maturity date

Recently union cabinet agreed to convert these shares held by India in various public sector banks into equities

Converting them to equity ensures adequate Tier-I capital in public sector banks

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

a. 1 and 3 Only

b. 1 and 2 Only

c. 2 and 3 Only

d. None

2. Consider the following statements

An ice sheet is a thick, floating slab of ice that forms where a glacier or ice flows down a coastline

Ice shelves cover less than 50,000 square kilometers and usually feed a series of glaciers around its edges

An Ice Cap is mass of glacier ice that covers the land surrounding it and is greater than 50,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) wide. An ice cap is also known as a continental glacier

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1 and 2 Only

b. 2 and 3 Only

c. 1 and 3 Only

d. None

3. With reference to Copernicus space programme, consider the following statements

It is a NASA project that is being procured with European Space Agency help

It pulls together all Earth-monitoring data, from space and the ground

It is expected to be invaluable to scientists studying climate change

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1 and 3 Only

b. 2 and 3 Only

c. 1 and 2 Only

d. All

4. With reference to Progeria, consider the following statements

It is an extremely rare genetic disorder of extreme dementia

It usually affects aged people

There is no treatment yet for this disorder

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1 and 2 Only

b. 2 and 3 Only

c. 3 Only

d. All

5. Consider the following statements with reference to Bio-Energy Carbon Capture and Storage (Beccs)

It is a greenhouse gas mitigation technology

It has been recognized by IPCC as a key technology for reaching low carbon dioxide atmospheric concentration targets.

This technology intercepts the release of CO₂ into the atmosphere and redirect it into geological storage locations such as undergrounds