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International (Current Affairs – UPSC) (Part-III)

📆 March 31, 2025

Total Questions: 56

11. The efforts to detect the existence of Higgs boson particle have become frequent news in the recent past. What is/are the importance/importances of discovering this particle? [2013-1]

1. It will enable us to understand as to why elementary particles have mass.

2. It will enable us in the near future to develop the technology of transferring matter from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them.

3. It will enable us to create better fuels for nuclear fission.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only
Solution:The discovery of Higgs boson is important because it explains why sub atomic particles have mass. According to the scientists, Higgs boson is the only particle which explains how the basic building blocks of matter interact.

12. With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the following statements: [2014-1]

1. The First Summit of BRICS was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2009.

2. South Africa was the last to join the BRICS grouping.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only
Solution:BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The grouping was originally known as "BRIC" before the inclusion of South Africa in 2010. The BRIC first formal summit held in Yekaterinburg, commenced on 16 June, 2009.

13. Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as 'Arab Spring' originally started from: [2014-1]

Correct Answer: (d) Tunisia
Solution:The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations, protests and civil wars in the Arab world that began on 18 December 2010 and spread throughout the countries of the Arab League. It originally started from Tunisia.

14. The problem of international liquidity is related to the non-availability of : [2015-1]

Correct Answer: (c) dollars and other hard currencies
Solution:Dollars and hard currencies are used for payments in international trade, investment and liquidation of international debt. So if there is shortage of liquidity, this means scarcity of Dollars and hard currencies to carry on the above transactions. That is why even SDR was introduced by IMF.

15. The 'Fortaleza Declaration', recently in the news, is related to the affairs of: [2015-1]

Correct Answer: (d) WTO
Solution:Fortaleza declaration was part of 6th BRICS summit which resulted in the official inauguration of the New Development Bank.

16. 'Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action', of ten seen in the news is : [2015-1]

Correct Answer: (a) a strategy to tackle the regional terrorism, an outcome of a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Solution:The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. The Platform for Action reaffirms the fundamental principle that the rights of women and girls are an "inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights.

The Platform for Action also calls upon governments to take action to address several critical areas of concern, among them violence against women.

17. Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently? [2015-1]

Correct Answer: (b) Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
Solution:Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia were in news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently.

18. The area known as 'Golan Heights' sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to : [2015-1]

Correct Answer: (b) Middle East
Solution:Golan Heights are located in Syria. However, the two-thirds of the western region are currently occupied by Israel, whereas the one-third of eastern region is controlled by Syria.

19. The term 'Goldilocks Zone' is of ten seen in the news in the context of : [2015-1]

Correct Answer: (c) search for the Earth-like planets in outer space
Solution:Description is right. "Goldilocks Zone," is the region around a star that has just the right conditions to find liquid water on a planet's surface. And liquid water is a key ingredient in the search for life.

20. In the context of modern scientific research, consider the following statements about 'Ice Cube', a particle detector located at South Pole, which was recently in the news: [2015-1]

1. It is the world's largest neutrino detector, encompassing a cubic kilo metre of ice.

2. It is a powerful telescope to search for dark matter.

3. It is buried deep in the ice.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2 & 3
Solution:Ice Cube is an enormous particle detector located deep in the ice at the South Pole. Ice Cube is the world's largest neutrino detector, encompassing a cubic kilometer of ice. The Ice Cube telescope is a powerful tool to search for dark matter and could reveal the physical processes associated with the enigmatic origin of the highest energy particles in nature.

Its Buried deep within the East Antarctic ice sheet at the South Pole, a giant high-energy neutrino observatory due for completion in 2009 could provide scientists, including from Europe, with an unprecedented window to the Universe, as well as a means to answer some of the most fundamental questions of astrophysics and cosmology.

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