Question 01:

Answer: c

Health authorities in the United Kingdom have confirmed a case of monkeypox, a rare viral infection similar to smallpox.
Monkeypox
• The monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus, which is a genus of viruses that also includes the variola virus, which causes smallpox, and the vaccinia virus, which was used in the smallpox vaccine.
• Monkeypox is a zoonosis, that is, a disease that is transmitted from infected animals to humans.
• According to the WHO, cases occur close to tropical rainforests inhabited by animals that carry the virus.
• Monkeypox virus infection has been detected in squirrels, Gambian poached rats, dormice, and some species of monkeys.
• It also causes the lymph nodes to swell (lymphadenopathy), which smallpox does not.
• Human to human transmission is, however, limited — the longest documented chain of transmission is six generations, meaning the last person to be infected in this chain was six links away from the original sick person.
• Transmission, when it occurs, can be through contact with bodily fluids, lesions on the skin or on internal mucosal surfaces, such as in the mouth or throat, respiratory droplets, and contaminated objects.

Question 02:

Answer: c

Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• A virtual private network, when switched on, essentially creates a safe network within the larger global network of the internet and masks the IP address of the user by rerouting the data.
• In essence, a VPN creates several proxy identities for our data and delivers it safely without disturbing the content of the data.
• The main reason why privacy or anonymity is important for both VPN service providers and users is that it helps to avoid being tracked, mostly by websites and cybercriminals.
• Cert-In has asked VPN service providers to maintain for five years or longer details such as the validated names of their customers, the period for which they hired the service, the IP addresses allotted to these users, the email addresses, the IP addresses, and the timestamps used at the time of registration of the customers.
• Cert-In also wants VPN service providers to maintain data such as the purpose for which the customers used their services, their validated addresses and contact numbers, and the ownership pattern of the customers.

Question 01: Consider the following statements regarding Pooled Funds:

1. Pooled funds aggregate capital from a number of individuals, investing as one giant portfolio.

2. Mutual funds and pension funds are examples of professionally managed pooled funds.

3. It allows an individual to access opportunities of scale available only to large institutional investors.

Question 02: Consider the following statements:

1. Parts of Seven mounds were a cemetery site of the Harappan civilization, located in the present-day state of Haryana.

2. The Rakhigarhi site is one of the iconic sites declared by the central government.

3. Rakhigarhi is located in the Sahibi river plain of the seasonal Sahibi river.

Question 01:

Answer: d

SEBI has announced a ban on intermediate pooling of funds in MF transactions by service providers.
Pooled Funds
• Pooled funds are funds in a portfolio from many individual investors that are aggregated for the purposes of investment.
• Mutual funds, hedge funds, exchange-traded funds, pension funds, and unit investment trusts are all examples of professionally managed pooled funds.
• Investors in pooled funds benefit from economies of scale, which allow for lower trading costs per dollar of investment, and diversification.
• Mutual funds are among the best-known pooled funds.

Question 02:

Answer: b

DNA samples collected from two human skeletons unearthed at a necropolis of a Harappan-era city site in Haryana have been sent for scientific examination.

Rakhigarhi excavations
• Seven mounds (RGR 1-RGR 7) scattered around two villages (Rakhi Khas and Rakhi Shahpur) in the Hisar district are part of the Rakhigarhi archaeological site.
• RGR 7 is a cemetery site of the Harappan period when this was a well-organized city.
• The Rakhigarhi site is one of the "five iconic sites" declared by the Central government in the Union budget 2020-21.
• Rakhigarhi is located in the Ghaggar river plain of the seasonal Ghaggar river.

Harappan civilization
• The cultural span of the Harappan Civilisation can be broadly subdivided into three periods — early (3300 BC to 2600 BC), mature (2600 BC to 1900 BC), and late (1900 BC to 1700 BC), according to archaeological experts.
• Five major urban sites — Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, Ganweriwala, all three sites now in Pakistan, and Rakhigarhi and Dholavira in India, have been identified as regional centers of the Harappan Civilisation.

Question 01: Consider the following statements regarding United Nations Tax Committee (UNTC):

1. It is a subsidiary body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

2. It offers guidance on current issues such as double taxation treaties, transfer pricing, taxation of the extractive industries, and taxation of services.

3. India is the first country to make a voluntary contribution to the UN tax fund.

Question 02: Identify the statements associated with the term Front-Running:

a. It is a dubious market practice in which a dealer, trader or employee gets a big order for buying or selling shares.

b. It is also known as client side development is the practice of producing codes for a website or web application.

c. It includes multiple areas of focus as part of a comprehensive marketing plan.

d. None of the above.