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1)Withreferencetocabinetmission,whichofthefollowing
statementsis/arecorrect?
1.Itrecommendedafederalgovernment.
2.ItenlargedthepowersoftheIndiancourts.
3.ItprovidedformoreIndiansintheICS
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a)1only
b)2and3
c)1and3
d)None
Solution:a)
Thecabinetmissionplanof1946proposedthatthereshallbeaUnionof
Indiawhichwastobeempoweredtodealwiththedefense,foreignaffairs
andcommunications.
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TheUnionGovernmentanditslegislatureweretohavelimitedpowers,
dealingwithFinance,ForeignAffairsandCommunications.Theunion
wouldhavepowersnecessarytoraisethefinancestomanagethe
subjects.
AllsubjectsotherthantheUnionSubjectsandalltheresiduarypowers
wouldbevestedintheprovinces.
Thus,theCabinetMissionplanproposedaweakCentrewithProvincial
autonomyessentiallyproposingafederalstructureofgovernment.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_Cabinet_Mission_to_India
2)WhichoneofthefollowingNationalParkshasaclimatethatvaries
fromtropicaltosubtropical,temperateandarctic?
a)KhangchendzongaNationalpark
b)NandadeviNationalPark
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d)NamdaphaNationalpark
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TheareaisalsoknownforextensiveDipterocarpforests,comprisingthe
northwesternpartsoftheecoregionofMizoramManipurKachinrain
forests.
Thehabitatchangeswithincreasingaltitudefromtropicalmoistforests
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toMontaneforests,temperateforestsandatthehigherelevations,to
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Alpinemeadowsandperennialsnow.Theparkhasextensivebamboo
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forestsandsecondaryforestsinadditiontotheprimaryforests.
Source:
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http://www.knpsikkim.in/khangchendzonganationalparktrekking/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanda_Devi_National_Park#Flora
a)anagencyoftheUnitedNationstohelprefugeesofcivilwars
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b)aglobalHumanRightsMovement
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c)anongovernmentalvoluntaryorganizationtohelpverypoorpeople
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d)anintergovernmentalagencytocatertomedicalemergenciesinwarravaged
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3.AmnestyInternationalis
regions
Solution:b)
AsperthewebsiteofAmnestyInternational,AmnestyInternationalisa
Jul
Sep
globalmovementofmorethan7millionpeoplewhotakeinjustice
personally.Wearecampaigningforaworldwherehumanrightsare
enjoyedbyall.
Source:https://www.amnesty.org/en/whoweare/
4.WithreferencetoartandarchaeologicalhistoryofIndia,which
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oneamongthefollowingwasmadeearliest?
a)LingarajaTempleatBhubaneswar
b)RockcutElephantatDhauli
c)RockcutMonumentsatMahabalipuram
d)VarahaImageatUdayagiri
Solution:b)
LingarajaTempleatBhubaneswarwascreatedin11thAD.Rockcut
MonumentsatMahabalipuramare7thcenturyADcreation.At
Udayagiri,itis5thcenturyADcreation.
RockcutElephantatDhauliwascreatedduringAshokasreign(272231
BC).Thisistheoldestamongthefour.
Sources:
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http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/s/019pho000001003u0330b000.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udayagiri_Caves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingaraja_Temple
5.WithreferencetoIndianhistory,whichofthefollowingis/arethe
essentialelementaryelementsofthefeudalsystem?
1.Averystrongcentralizedpoliticalauthorityandaveryweakprovincialorlocal
politicalauthority
2.Emergenceofadministrativestructurebasedoncontrolandpossessionofland
3.Creationoflordvassalrelationshipbetweenthefeudallordandhisoverlord
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(a)1and2only
(b)2and3only
(c)3only
(d)1,2and3
Solution:b)
Thetermsfeudalismandfeudalsystemweregenerallyappliedtothe
earlyandcentralMiddleAgestheperiodfromthe5thcentury,when
centralpoliticalauthorityintheWesternempiredisappeared,tothe12th
century,whenkingdomsbegantoemergeaseffectivecentralizedunitsof
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government(theperiodisclaimedas9th15thcenturybyWikipedia).
Broadlydefined,itwasawayofstructuringsocietyaroundrelationships
derivedfromtheholdingoflandinexchangeforserviceorlabour(lord
vassalrelationship).
UseofthetermfeudalismtodescribeIndiaappliesaconceptofmedieval
Europeanorigin,accordingtowhichthelandednobilityheldlandsfrom
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tenantsofthenobles,whilethepeasants(villeinsorserfs)wereobligedto
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liveontheirlordslandandgivehimhomage,labor,andashareofthe
4JUN,2016
theCrowninexchangeformilitaryservice,andvassalswereinturn
produce,notionallyinexchangeformilitaryprotection.ThetermIndian
feudalismisanattempttoclassifyIndianhistoryaccordingtoa
Europeanmodel.
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Feudalism,initsvariousforms,usuallyemergedasaresultofthe
3JUN,2016
decentralizationofanempire:especiallyintheCarolingianempires
whichbothlackedthebureaucraticinfrastructurenecessarytosupport
MOTIVATIONALPOSTS
cavalrywithouttheabilitytoallocatelandtothesemountedtroops.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudalism
http://www.britannica.com/topic/feudalism
6.BioCarbonFundInitiativeforSustainableForestLandscapesis
managedbythe
(a)AsianDevelopmentBank
(b)InternationalMonetaryFund
(c)UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme
(d)WorldBank
Solution:d)
TheBioCarbonFundInitiativeforSustainableForestLandscapes(ISFL)
isamultilateralfund,supportedbydonorgovernmentsandmanagedby
theWorldBank.Itseekstopromotereducedgreenhousegasemissions
fromthelandsector,fromdeforestationandforestdegradationin
developingcountries(REDD+),andfromsustainableagriculture,aswell
assmarterlanduseplanning,policiesandpractices.
Sources:http://vlscop.vermontlaw.edu/2013/11/20/thebiocarbonfund
2015
7JUN,2016
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initiativeforsustainableforestlandscapesaboldstepforward/
http://biocarbonfundisfl.org/aboutus
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7.Indiaisamemberofwhichofthefollowing?
1.AsiaPacificeconomiccorporation.
2.AssociationofSouthEastAsianNations.
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2016
June20,2016
3.EastAsiaSummit
[InsightsSecure2016]UPSCMains
a)1and2only
QuestionsonCurrentEvents:20June2016
b)3only
June20,2016
c)1,2,and3
d)Indiaisamemberofnoneofthem
worldareincreasing.Therearepeoplewho
Solution:b)
hateyoufornoreasons.Foran
9)HatecrimesinIndiaandaroundthe
administrator,whichqualitiesarevery
IndiaisamemberofEastAsiaSummit.IndiaisamemberofASEAN+6,
importanttodealwithhatersandcarryon
notASEAN.
theirpublicservicenormally?Discuss.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asia_Summit
June20,2016
8.InIndiathesteelproductionindustryrequirestheimportof
a)saltpeter
b)rockphosphate
8)Writeanoteonthevaccinederived
poliovirus(VDPV)andtheconcernsaround
it.
June20,2016
c)cokingcoal
7)Criticallydiscussthechallengesthat
d)Alloftheabove
Solution:c)
facethegovernmentinitseffortstodouble
June20,2016
Saltpetre(Potassiumnitrate)isnotusedintheproductionofsteel.Itis
insteadusedinfertilizers,treestumpremoval,rocketpropellantsand
fireworks.Itisoneofthemajorconstituentsofgunpowder
(blackpowder)andhasbeenusedsincetheMiddleAgesasafood
farmersincomeinfiveyears.
6)Recently,theMinistryofEnvironment,
ForestandClimateChange(MoEF)issueda
draftnotificationseekingtoamendthe
preservative.
EnvironmentImpactAssessment(EIA)of
Indiadefinitelyimportscokingcoal.So,theanswerhastobeC.
2006,allowingthosewhoviolatethislawto
Itrequires0.8tonnescokingcoaltoproduceonetonneofsteel.The
continueworkwithanEnvironment
governmenthadrecentlyimposeda2.5percentdutyoncokingcoal
import.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate
SupplementPlan(ESP).Criticallydiscussthe
importanceofEIAprocessandthe
implicationsofthenewamendment.
June20,2016
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/201407
10/news/51300920_1_steelindustrykeysteelmakinginputbasic
SuppliersGroup(NSG)isgoodforthecause
customsduty
ofnonproliferation?Examine
9.TheprovisionsintheFifthScheduleandSixthScheduleinthe
ConstitutionofIndiaaremadeinorderto
a)protecttheinterestsofScheduledTribes
5)HowisIndiasentryintoNuclear
June20,2016
4)TheT.S.R.Subramanianpanelhas
proposedthattheCollegesanduniversities
shouldconsiderderecognisingstudent
b)determinetheboundariesbetweenstates
groupsbasedexplicitlyoncasteandreligion.
c)determinethepowers,authorities,andresponsibilitiesofPanchayats
Doyousupportthisproposal?Critically
d)protecttheinterestsofalltheborderStates
comment.
Solution:a)
June20,2016
OptionCisincorrectbecauseitexcludesthefifthandsixthscheduleareas
fromtheapplicationofthePanchayatiRajsystem.Thisistoensurethat
thelocaltribalpractices,customs,religiouslaws,socialandpolitical
institutionsarenottamperedwith.
3)RecentlyIndiaandUSAagreedtolet
anUScompanybuildsixAP1000nuclear
reactorsinIndia.Criticallyexaminevarious
implicationsarisingoutofthisagreement.
June20,2016
Instead,theactknownasPESA,1996extendsthepanchayatirajsystem
tothetribalareas.
10.WithreferencetotheUnionGovernmentconsiderthefollowing
statements.
2)HowwillBrexitaffectIndia?Critically
analyse.
June20,2016
1)TheUniongovernmentwantsstatesto
1.TheDepartmentofRevenueisresponsibleforthepreparation
taketheinitiativetoallowwomentowork
ofUnionBudgetthatispresentedtotheparliament
nightshiftsinfactoriesaspartofaplanto
2.NoamountcanbewithdrawnfromtheConsolidatedFundofIndia
improveparticipationofwomeninthe
withouttheauthorizationofParliamentofIndia.
workforce.Doyousupportthismove?
3.AllthedisbursementsmadefromPublicAccountalsoneedtheAuthorization
Comment.
fromtheParliamentofIndia
Whichofthefollowingstatementsgivenaboveis/arecorrect?
a)1and2only
b)2and3only
June20,2016
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Dream?
June19,2016
c)2only
d)1,2and3
Solution:c)
TheconstitutionestablishesthreetypesoffundsConsolidatedFundof
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June18,2016
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IndiaPublicAccountContingencyFund.
2016
PriorauthorizationisrequiredforwithdrawingfromConsolidatedFund
June18,2016
ofIndia.ForContingencyfundofIndia,withdrawalcanbeauthorizedby
theParliamentafterwardstoo.ForPublicAccount,nosuchauthorization
isneeded.
Assessingtherevenuesfromdifferentcentraltaxesistheprimary
functionoftheDepartmentofRevenueandtheexpenditureestimatesfor
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thecurrentandthenextyearforvariousexpenditureheadsareassessed
bytheDepartmentofExpenditure.TheDepartmentofExpenditurealso
assessestheresourcesofthepublicsectorundertakings(PSUs).
TOPPOSTS
TheBudgetdivisionisapartoftheDepartmentofEconomicAffairs.The
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FinanceSecretarycoordinatestheoverallBudgetmakingprocess
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Source:http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/feb/21budget3.htm
2016:CompleteTimetable
11.Who/WhichofthefollowingistheCustodianoftheConstitutionof
India?
a)ThePresidentofIndia
b)ThePrimeMinisterofIndia
c)TheLokSabhaSecretariat
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14
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Dream?
d)TheSupremeCourtofIndia
Solution:aord(AsperthewhimsofUPSC!)
RECENTCURRENTEVENTSPOSTS
ThereisadisputewhetheranswershouldbeDorA.
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June2016
ArgumentsinfavourofthePresidentasCustodianofthe
20JUN,2016
Constitution:
PresidentofIndiatakestheoathtoPRESERVE,PROTECTand
DEFENDtheconstitutionofIndiaandlaws.Hence,heisthecustodianof
June2016
18JUN,2016
theconstitutionofIndia.
Ontheotherhand,SupremeCourtjudgestaketheoathtoUPHOLDthe
constitutionandthelaws.Hence,itistheGuardianoftheconstitutionof
India.ThetwoterminologiesCustodianandGuardianaredifferent
andthenuancesshouldbeunderstood.SupremeCourtisnotinchargeof
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thewatchdog
17JUN,2016
theconstitutionofIndia.OnlythehighestofficeholderofIndiaiseligible
June2016
tokeeptheconstitutioninhiscustody.
17JUN,2016
Source:http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/toworkas
custodianofconstitutionpranab/article1889619.aspx
InsightsintoEditorial:NOFNproject
yettofulfilpromiseforruralIndia
ArgumentsinfavourofthePresidentasCustodianofthe
16JUN,2016
Constitution:
Source:http://cbseacademic.in/web_material/doc/Legal_Studies/XI_U4_Legal_Studies.pdf
RECENTSECURE2016POSTS
QuestionsonCurrentEvents:20
June2016
20JUN,2016
June2016
18JUN,2016
WebelievethatUPSCmightgowithOptionAasitseemslogicalasper
thePresidentsOath.
QuestionsonCurrentEvents:17June
2016
17JUN,2016
12.Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.TheAcceleratedIrrigationBenefitsProgrammewaslaunchedduring199697
toprovideloanassistancetopoorfarmers.
June2016
16JUN,2016
2.TheCommandAreaDevelopmentProgrammewaslaunchedin197475forthe
developmentofwateruseefficiency.
Whichofthestatementsgivenaboveis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
CURRENTEVENTSQUIZ
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AffairsQuiz128(June3toJune7)
(d)Neither1nor2
Solution:b)
AffairsQuiz128
ThegovernmentofIndialaunchedAcceleratedIrrigationBenefits
Program(AIBP)in199697.Thisprogramwaslaunchedtogiveloan
assistancetothestatestohelpthemafewmajorirrigationprojectswhich
AffairsQuiz127
wereinadvancedstageofcompletion.
TheCommandAreaDevelopmentProgrammewaslaunchedasa
Centrallysponsoredschemein197475withthemainobjectivesof
AffairsQuiz125&126
improvingutilizationofirrigationpotentialandoptimizingagricultural
productivityandproductionfromtheirrigatedareasbyintegratingall
functionsrelatedwithirrigatedagriculture.
Source:
MINDMAPS
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Issues,05May2016
http://www.archive.india.gov.in/sectors/water_resources/index.php?
id=10
http://www.archive.india.gov.in/sectors/water_resources/index.php?
id=8
13.TheGeneticEngineeringAppraisalCommitteeisconstituted
underthe
(a)FoodSafetyandStandardsAct,2006
(b)GeographicalIndicationsofGoods(RegistrationandProtection)Act,1999
Issues,04May2016
Issues,03May2016
Issues,14April2016to30April2016
(c)Environment(Protection)Act,1986
(d)Wildlife(Protection)Act,1972
INSIGHTSDAILYDEBATES
Solution:c)
TheGeneticEngineeringAppraisalCommittee(GEAC)istheapexbody
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IndiaShining?
constitutedintheMinistryofEnvironmentandForestsunderRulesfor
Manufacture,Use,Import,ExportandStorageofHazardous
Microorganisms/GeneticallyEngineeredOrganismsorCells1989,under
theEnvironmentProtectionAct,1986.
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RegionalPartiesinIndiawillNo
MoreShapeNationalPolitics
ItistheapexbodytoaccordnotifiedunderRules1989,forapprovalof
activitiesinvolvinglargescaleuseofhazardousmicroorganismsand
recombinantsinresearchandindustrialproductionfromthe
environmentalangle.TheGEACisalsoresponsibleforapprovalof
proposalsrelatingtoreleaseofgeneticallyengineeredorganismsand
productsintotheenvironment,includingexperimentalfieldtrials
(BiosafetyResearchLeveltrialIandIIknownasBRLIandBRLII).
Source:http://envfor.nic.in/majorinitiatives/geacclearances
14.IntheMekongGangaCooperation,aninitiativeofsixcountries,
LOKSABHATVINSIGHTSSUMMARIES
LokSabhaTVInsights:India
GermanyBilateralTies
7OCT,2015
LokSabhaTVInsights:OneYearof
SwachhBharatAbhiyan
6OCT,2015
whichofthefollowingis/arenotaparticipant/participants?
1.Bangladesh
2.Cambodia
3.China
4.Myanmar
5.Thailand
(a)1only
(b)2,3and4
RAJYASABHATVNEWSDEBATES
IndiasWorldBrexitandits
consequences
9JUN,2016
TheBigPictureFightingthe
drought:Isitallaboutfunds?
13MAY,2016
(c)1and3
(d)1,2and5
Solution:c)
TheMekongGangaCooperation(MGC)wasestablishedonNovember
10,2000atVientianeattheFirstMGCMinisterialMeeting.Itcomprises
sixmembercountries,namelyIndia,Thailand,Myanmar,Cambodia,
LaosandVietnam.Theyemphasisedfourareasofcooperation,whichare
tourism,culture,education,andtransportationlinkageinordertobe
solidfoundationforfuturetradeandinvestmentcooperationinthe
region.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong%E2%80%93Ganga_Cooperation
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15.BaselIIIAccordorsimplyBaselIII,oftenseeninthenews,
seeksto
(a)developnationalstrategiesfortheconservationandsustainableuseof
biologicaldiversity
(b)improvebankingsectorsabilitytodealwithfinancialandeconomicstress
andimproveriskmanagement
(c)reducethegreenhousegasemissionsbutplacesaheavierburdenon
developedcountries
2015
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35,PrelimsGS1Marks140(2015)
(d)transfertechnologyfromdevelopedCountriestopoorcountriestoenable
themtoreplacetheuseofchlorofluorocarbonsinrefrigerationwithharmless
chemicals
Solution:b)
BaselIII(ortheThirdBaselAccord)isaglobal,voluntaryregulatory
frameworkonbankcapitaladequacy,stresstestingandmarketliquidity
risk.ItwasagreeduponbythemembersoftheBaselCommitteeon
BankingSupervisionin201011,andwasscheduledtobeintroduced
from2013until2015.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel_III
16.Considerthefollowingstatements
1.Thewindswhichblowbetween30degreesNand60degreesSlatitudes
throughouttheyearareknownaswesterlies.
2.ThemoistairmassesthatcausewinterramsinNorthWesternregionofIndia
arepartofwesterlies.
MOTIVATION:MythsandMistakes
toAvoid,byKumarAshirwad,Rank
35,InsightsOfflineStudent
PUBLICADMINISTRATION
STRATEGY:DevayaniRank576,
Marks245(2015)and241(2014)
PUBLICADMINISTRATION:
StrategybyMukulKumarGupta,
Rank87,CSE2015
MOTIVATION:AlankritaPandey,
CameoutofDepressiontogetRank
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Solution:b)
Westerliesflowbetweenlatitudes3060degreesNorthand3060
degreesSouth.Thestatementmentions30N60S.Soitiswrong.
Thewesterncyclonicdisturbancesareweatherphenomenaofthewinter
monthsbroughtinbythewesterlyflowfromtheMediterraneanregion.
Theyusuallyinfluencetheweatherofthenorthandnorthwestern
regionsofIndia.Theyareanonmonsoonalprecipitationpatterndriven
bytheWesterlies.
(http://www.nih.ernet.in/rbis/india_information/wd.htm)
Source:NCERT9thStandardContemporaryIndiaIChapter4
(Climate)
17.WithreferencetoIndianOceanRimAssociationforRegional
Cooperation(IORARC),Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Itwasestablishedveryrecentlyinresponsetoincidentsofpiracyandaccidents
RECENTESSAYCHALLENGES
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2016Week25:Inclusivenessin
IndiaStillaDream?
2016Week24:Noonecanmake
youfeelinferiorwithoutyour
consent.
2016Week23:Noteverything
thatcanbecountedcounts,andnot
everythingthatcountscanbe
counted.
ofoilspills
2.Itisanalliancemeantformaritimesecurityonly
Whichofthefollowingstatementsgivenaboveis/arecorrect?
a)1only
2016Week22:Itishardtofree
foolsfromthechainstheyrevere.
b)2only
c)Both1and2
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d)Neither1nor2
Solution:d)
1)IntroductiontotheConstitutionofIndia
20Edition
TheorganizationwasfirstestablishedasIndianOceanRimInitiativein
2)IndiaSinceIndependenceBipan
MauritiusonMarch1995andformallylaunchedon67March1997.Itis
Chandra
aninternationalorganizationconsistingofcoastalstatesborderingthe
3)India'sStruggleForIndependence
IndianOcean.
BipanChandra
Priorityareasaretopromotethesustainedgrowthandbalanced
developmentoftheregionandoftheMemberStates,andtocreate
commongroundforregionaleconomiccooperation.Sixpriorityareas
wereidentifiedatthe11thCouncilofMinisters,inBengaluruare:
oMaritimeSafety&Security,
oTrade&InvestmentFacilitation,
oFisheriesManagement,
oDisasterRiskManagement,
oAcademic,Science&Technology,
oTourism&CulturalExchanges
oGenderempowerment
4)IndianEconomy:ForCivilServices
Examinations6thEdition(2014)Ramesh
Singh
5)IndianPolityforCivilServices
Examinations4thEditionLaxmikanth
6)GeographyofIndiaMajidHussain5th
Edition
7)EthicsInGovernance
8)IndiaAfterGandhi:TheHistoryOfThe
World'sLargestDemocracy
Source:http://iora.net/
9)MasteringModernWorldHistory5th
18.Whichoneofthefollowingmovementshascontributedtoasplit
Edition,NormanLowe
intheIndianNationalCongressresultinginemergenceof
10)SelectConstitutions:16thEditionS
moderatesandextremists?
Chand
a)SwadeshiMovement
b)QuitIndiaMovement
11)ChallengeAndStrategy:Rethinking
India'sForeignPolicyRajivSikri
c)NonCooperationMovement
d)CivilDisobedientMovement
Solution:a)
12)India'sForeignPolicyMuchkund
Dubey
13)HistoryoftheWorldfromtheLate
SuratsplitwasduetodisagreementsbetweenModeratesandextremists
NineteenthtotheEarlyTwentyFirstCentury
regardingthemethodsforprotestagainstthepartitionofBengal(inthe
ArjunDev
SwadeshiMovement).
AnswercannotbeB,CorD,becausemoderatesandextremistsreunited
14)SocialProblemsinIndia2EditionRam
Ahuja
intheLucknowsession,1916whichwasbeforeNoncooperation/Quit
India/CivilDisobedienceMovements.
15)PoliticsandEthicsoftheIndian
Constitution
19.InaparticularregioninIndia,thelocalpeopletraintherootsof
16)PublicInstitutionsinIndia:Performance
livingtreeintorobustbridgesacrossthestreams.Asthetimepasses
andDesignPRATAPBHANUMEHTA
thesebridgesbecomestronger.TheseuniqueLivingRootBridges
arefoundin
17)CertificatePhysicalandHuman
GeographyGohChengLeong
a)Meghalaya
b)HimachalPradesh
18)IndiasNationalSecurityAReader
c)Jharkhand
19)IndianSocialSystemRamAhuja
d)TamilNadu
Solution:a)
Meghalayasdoubledeckerandsingledeckerrootbridgesareuniquein
theworldandareasighttobehold.Thebridgesaretanglesofmassive
thickroots,whichhavebeenintermingledtoformabridgethatcanhold
severalpeopleatatime.Khasipeoplehavebeentrainedtogrowthese
bridgesacrosstheraisedbanksofstreamstoformasolidbridge,made
fromroots.ThelivingbridgesaremadefromtherootsoftheFicuselastic
tree,whichproducesaseriesofsecondaryrootsthatareperchedatop
hugebouldersalongthestreamsortheriverbankstoformbridges.
Therootbridges,someofwhichareoverahundredfeetlong,taketento
fifteenyearstobecomefullyfunctional,buttheyreextraordinarilystrong
strongenoughthatsomeofthemcansupporttheweightoffiftyor
morepeopleatatime.Thebridgesarealiveandstillgrowingandgain
strengthovertime.
Source:http://www.livingrootbridge.com/AboutLivingRoot
Bridge.php
20.Tidesoccurinoceansandseasduetowhichofthefollowing?
1.GravitationalForceoftheSun
2.GravitationalForceoftheMoon
3.GravitationalForceoftheEarth
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow
a)1only
b)2and3only
c)1and3only
d)1,2,and3
Solution:d)
Tidesaretheriseandfallofsealevelscausedbythecombinedeffectsof
gravitationalforcesexertedbytheMoon,Sun,androtationoftheEarth.
Thetimesandamplitudeoftidesatalocaleareinfluencedbythe
alignmentoftheSunandMoon,bythepatternoftidesinthedeepocean,
bytheamphidromicsystemsoftheoceans,andtheshapeofthecoastline
andnearshorebathymetry.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide
21.InwhichofthefollowingactivitiesareIndianRemoteSensing
(IRS)satellitesused?
1.Assessmentofcropproductivity
2.Locatinggroundwaterresources
3.Mineralexploration
4.Telecommunications
5.Trafficstudies
a)1,2and3only
b)4and5only
c)1and2only
d)1,2,3,4and5
Solution:a)
Fortelecommunicationsgeostationarysatellitesareused.Hence,you
caneasilyeliminatestatement4,whichthenalsoeliminatesstatement5
(becausebothoccurtogether).
Underremotesensing,Hyperspectralimagingproducesanimagewhere
eachpixelhasfullspectralinformationwithimagingnarrowspectral
bandsoveracontiguousspectralrange.Hyperspectralimagersareused
invariousapplicationsincludingmineralogy,biology,defence,and
environmentalmeasurements.
So,theonlypossibleanswercanbeA.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_sensing#Applications_of_remote_sensing_data
22.ConsiderthefollowingStates:
1.ArunachalPradesh
2.HimachalPradesh
3.Mizoram
InwhichofthefollowingstatesdoTropicalWetEvergreenForestsoccur?
a)1only
b)2and3only
c)1and3only
d)1,2and3
Solution:c)
Thesearetypicalrainforestswhichgrowinthoseareaswherethe
annualrainfallexceeds250cm,theannualtemperatureisabout
2527Ctheaverageannualhumidityexceeds77percentandthedry
seasonisdistinctlyshort.
Thetrueevergreenforestsarefoundalongthewesternsideofthe
WesternGhats(between500to1370metresabovesealevel)southof
Mumbai,inastriprunningfromnortheasttosouthwestdirectionacross
ArunachalPradesh,UpperAssam,Nagaland,Manipur,Mizoramand
Tripurauptoaheightof1070metresandintheAndamanandNicobar
Islands.
Source:http://www.northeastindia.com/mizoram/florafaunaof
mizoram.html
http://www.northeastindia.com/arunachalpradesh/
23.ThetermIndARCsometimesseeninthenews,isthenameof?
a)anindigenouslydevelopedradarsysteminductedintoIndianDefence
b)IndiassatellitetoprovideservicestothecountriesofIndianOceanRim
c)ascientificestablishmentsetupbyIndiainAntarcticregion
d)IndiasunderwaterobservatorytoscientificallystudytheArcticregion
Solution:d)
TheinteractionbetweentheArcticiceshelfandthedeepseaandits
influenceonclimateshiftrequiresdetailedstudiesoveranannual
seasonalcycle.
Therefore,IndARC,theIndiasfirstunderwatermooredobservatory,has
beendeployedintheKongsfjordenfjord,halfwaybetweenNorwayand
theNorthPole.Itwillcollectrealtimedataonseawatertemperature,
salinity,oceancurrentsandothervitalparametersofthefjord.
Source:http://www.thehindu.com/scitech/energyand
environment/indiasarcticobservatorytoaidclimatechange
studies/article6405727.ece
24.WithreferencetoForestCarbonPartnershipFacility,whichof
thefollowingstatementsis/arecorrect?
1.itisglobalpartnershipofgovernments,businesses,civilsocietyandindigenous
peoples
2.itprovidesfinancialaidtouniversities,individualscientistsandinstitutions
involvedin
scientificforestryresearchtodevelopecofriendlyandclimateadaptation
technologiesforsustainableforestmanagement
3.ItassiststhecountriesintheirREDD+(ReducingEmissionfrom
DeforestationandForestDegradation+)effortsbyprovidingthemwithfinancial
andtechnicalassistance.
a)1only
b)2and3only
c)1and3only
d)1,2and3
Solution:c)
OptionBwasframedtodeviateyoufromtherightanswer.
ThefacilityhasbeenformedunderREDD+.Gotothelinktoreadthefour
objectivesofFCPF.Thisisimplementedatcountrylevel,notal
universitiesorindividuallevels.
Source:http://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/aboutus
25.Whichoneofthefollowingwasgivenclassicallanguagestatus
recently?
a)Odia
b)Konkani
c)Bhojpuri
d)Assamese
Solution:a)
ThisquestionwasfromUPSCPrelimsGSIpaper,2014.
Source:
www.telegraphindia.com/1140221/jsp/frontpage/story_18004148.jsp
26.WithreferencetoanorganizationknownasBirdlife
Internationalwhichofthefollowingstatementsis/arecorrect?
1.ItisaGlobalPartnershipofConservationOrganizations.
2.Theconceptofbiodiversityhotspotsoriginatedfromthisorganization.
3.Itidentifiesthesitesknown/referredtoasImportantBirdandBiodiversity
Areas.
a)1only
b)2and3only
c)1and3only
d)1,2and3
Solution:c)
BirdLifeinternationalisaglobalpartnershipofconservationorganisationsthat
strivestoconservebirds,theirhabitatsandglobalbiodiversity,workingwith
peopletowardssustainabilityintheuseofnaturalresources.ItistheWorlds
largestpartnershipofconservationorganisations,withover120partner
organizations120partnerorganizations.TogethertheBirdLifePartnership
formstheleadingauthorityonthestatusofbirds,theirhabitatsandtheissues
andproblemsaffectingbirdlife.
BirdLifesImportantBirdandBiodiversityArea(IBA)Programmeaimsto
identify,monitorandprotectaglobalnetworkofIBAsfortheconservationofthe
worldsbirdsandotherwildlife.
Source:http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/partnership/aboutbirdlife
27.WhichoneofthefollowingcountriesofSouthWestAsiadoesnot
openouttotheMediterraneanSea?
a)Syria
b)Jordan
c)Lebanon
d)Israel
Solution:b)
28.InIndia,inwhichoneofthefollowingtypesofforestsisteaka
dominanttreespecies?
a)Tropicalmoistdeciduousforest
b)Tropicalrainforest
c)Tropicalthornscrubforest
d)Temperateforestwithgrasslands
Solution:a)
Tropicalmoistdeciduousforestsexistmostlyintheeasternpartofthe
countrynortheasternstates,alongthefoothillsoftheHimalayas,
Jharkhand,WestOrissaandChhattisgarh,andontheeasternslopesof
theWesternGhats.
Teakisthemostdominantspeciesofthisforest.Bamboos,sal,shisham,
sandalwood,khair,kusum,arjun,mulberryareothercommercially
importantspecies.
Source:NCERT9thStandardContemporaryIndiaI(Geography)
Chapter5
29.BeijingDeclarationandPlatformforActionoftenseeninthe
news,is
a)astrategytotackletheregionalterrorism,anoutcomeofameetingofthe
ShanghaiCooperationOrganization.
b)aplanofactionforsustainableeconomicgrowthintheAsiaPacificRegion,an
outcomeofdeliberationsoftheAsiaPacificEconomicForum
c)anagendaforwomensempowerment,anoutcomeofaWorldConference
convenedbytheUnitedNations
d)astrategytocombatwildlifetrafficking,adeclarationoftheEastAsiaSummit
Solution:c)
ThePlatformforActionisanagendaforwomensempowerment.Itaims
atacceleratingtheimplementationoftheNairobiForwardlooking
StrategiesfortheAdvancementofWomenandatremovingallthe
obstaclestowomensactiveparticipationinallspheresofpublicand
privatelifethroughafullandequalshareineconomic,social,cultural
andpoliticaldecisionmaking.
Source:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/platform/plat1.htm#statement
30.Eachdayismoreorlessthesame,themorningisclearand
brightwithaseabreezeasthesunclimbshighinthesky,heat
mountsup,darkcloudsform,thanraincomeswiththunderand
lightning.Butrainissoonover.
Whichofthefollowingregionsisdescribedintheabovepassage?
a)Savannah
b)Equatorial
c)Monsoon
d)Mediterranean
Solution:b)
Equatorialclimateischaracterizedbyconsistentlyhightemperatures
(around30C),withplentifulprecipitation(1501,000cm),heavycloud
cover,andhighhumidity,withverylittleannualtemperaturevariation.
Wetequatorialregionsliewithinabout12latitudeoftheEquator.
31.WithreferencetoIndiaeconomy,considerthefollowing
statements:
1.TherateofgrowthofrealGrossDomesticProducthassteadilyincreasedinthe
lastdecade.
2.TheGrossDomesticProductatmarketprices(inrupees)hassteadily
increasedinthelastdecade
Whichofthestatementgivenaboveis/arecorrect?
a)1only
b)2only
c)Both1and2
d)Neither1nor2
Solution:b)
Duetorecessionin2008,thegrowthrateoftheIndianeconomyhad
declinedforthenextfewyearsfrom89%to56%.So,statement1is
wrong.
Eventhoughthegrowthratedeclined,itneverbecamenegative.So,the
GDPatmarketpriceshasalwaysincreasedyearonyearsincelastone
decade.
1.TheLegislativeCouncilofastateinIndiacanbelargerinsizethanhalfofthe
LegislativeAssemblyofthatparticularstate.
2.TheGovernorofastatenominatestheChairmanofLegislativeCouncilofthat
particularstate.
a)1only
b)2only
c)Both1and2
d)Neither1nor2
Solution:d)
Themaximumstrengthofthecouncilisfixedatonethirdofthetotal
strengthoftheassemblyandtheminimumstrengthisfixedat40(with
someexceptions).
TheChairmanoftheLegislativeCounciliselectedbythecouncilitself
fromamongstitsmembers.
Source:LaxmikanthIndianPolityChapter29(StateLegislatures)
33.ToupholdandprotecttheSovereigntyUnityandIntegrityof
Indiaisaprovisionmadeinthe
a)PreambleoftheConstitution
b)DirectivePrinciplesofStatePolicy
c)FundamentalRights
d)FundamentalDuties
Solution:d)
IthasbeenmentionedinArticle51AoftheConstitution(Fundamental
Duties).
34.Whichoneofthefollowingisthebestdescriptionoftheterm
ecosystem?
a)Acommunityoforganismsinteractingwithoneanother
b)ThatpartoftheEarthwhichisinhabitedbylivingorganisms
c)Acommunityoforganismstogetherwiththeenvironmentinwhichtheylive.
d)Thefloraandfaunaofageographicalarea.
Solution:c)
Anecosystemisacommunityoflivingorganismsinconjunctionwiththe
nonlivingcomponentsoftheirenvironment,interactingasasystem.
Thesebioticandabioticcomponentsareregardedaslinkedtogether
throughnutrientcyclesandenergyflows.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem
35.ThefundamentalobjectofPanchayatiRajsystemistoensure
whichamongthefollowing?
1.Peoplesparticipationindevelopment
2.Politicalaccountability
3.Democraticdecentralization
4.Financialmobilization
a)1,2and3only
b)2and4only
c)1and3only
d)1,2,3and4
Solution:c)
Thereissomedisputeabouttheanswers.SomeclaimtheanswertobeA,
someCandsomeD.
Weacceptthatthereissomesubjectivityinherentintheoptions.
However,thequestioncanbesolvedonobjectivebasis.
Statement4isINCORRECTbecausefinancialmobilizationwasneverthe
basisfortheestablishmentofpanchayatiraj.Localfinancialmobilization
(bywayofoctroitaxesetc.)istheoutcomeoftheestablishmentofthe
PRIs,notitsobjective.Infact,onlyfewstateshavedevolvedfinancial
powerstotheirPRIs.
Statement3isalsoINAPPROPRIATEinthecontextofthequestion.
Reasonsare:
Politicalaccountabilitycanbeensuredinanysystemwhichis
democratic/rulebased,itneednotnecessarilybeviaalocalbody.
GrassrootsdemocracywasestablishedinIndianottoensureany
politicalaccountability,buttoensurecitizensparticipationin
governanceleadingtodemocraticdecentralization.So,theterm
democraticdecentralizationisanappropriatereplacementfortheterm
politicalaccountability.
Moreover,politicalaccountabilityalreadyexistedinthevillagesbyway
ofelectionstoStatelegislatures.Whathashappenedafter1993isthatit
hasonlybecomeeasiertoholdtherepresentativesaccountable.Itis
alwayseasiertoapproachsomeonenextdoor(wardcouncilor)thannext
district(MPorMLA/MLC).
InKarnataka,electionstoGramaPanchayatsareheldonapoliticalbasis
i.e.membersarenotelectedfrompoliticalpartytickets.
36.WithreferencetoIndiaeconomy,considerthefollowing:
1.Bankrate
2.Openmarketoperations
3.Publicdebt
4.Publicrevenue
Whichoftheaboveis/arecomponent/componentsofMonetaryPolicy?
a)1only
b)2,3and4
c)1and2
d)1,3and4
Solution:c)
PublicdebtandPublicrevenuearemattersfallingunderFiscalpolicy.
TheMinistryofFinancehandlesthesesubjects.
BankrateandOMOsfallwithinthejurisdictionofRBIsmonetarypolicy.
37.WhichreferencetoinflationinIndia,whichofthefollowing
statementsiscorrect?
a)ControllingtheinflationinIndiaistheresponsibilityoftheGovernmentof
Indiaonly
b)TheReserveBankofIndiahasnoroleincontrollingtheinflation
c)Decreasedmoneycirculationhelpsincontrollingtheinflation
d)Increasedmoneycirculationhelpsincontrollingtheinflation
Solution:c)
Decreasedmoneycirculationleadstolessermoneyinhandsofpeopleto
spend.Hence,lowerdemand(giventhesamesupply)leadstofalling
pricesfallandreducedinflation.
38.Considerthefollowingcountries
1.China
2.France
3.India
4.Israel
5.Pakistan
WhichamongtheaboveareNuclearWeaponsStatesasrecognizedbytheTreaty
ontheNonproliferationofNuclearWeapons,commonlyknownasNuclearNon
ProliferationTreaty(NPT)?
a)1and2only
b)1,3,4and5only
c)2,4and5only
d)1,2,3,4and5
Solution:a)
Thetreatyrecognizesfivestatesasnuclearweaponstates:theUnited
States,Russia,theUnitedKingdom,France,andChina(alsothefive
permanentmembersoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil).
Fourotherstatesareknownorbelievedtopossessnuclearweapons:
India,PakistanandNorthKoreahaveopenlytestedanddeclaredthat
theypossessnuclearweapons,whileIsraelhashadapolicyofopacity
regardingitsnuclearweaponsprogram.
So,youcanconcludethatIsraelcanneverbeapartoftheanswerwhich
directlypointsouttooptionAastheanswer.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non
Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons
39.TheidealofWelfareStateintheIndianConstitutionis
enshrinedinits
a)Preamble
b)DirectivePrinciplesofStatePolicy
c)FundamentalRights
d)SeventhSchedule
Solution:b)
InawelfareState,thefunctionsoftheStatearenotonlythedefenceof
thecountryoradministrationofjusticeormaintaininglawandorderbut
itextendstoregulatingandcontrollingtheactivitiesofthepeoplein
almosteverysphereeducational,commercial,social,economic,political
andevenmarital.
DPSPthuspromotestheidealofawelfarestateasitguidesthestatein
makingpoliciesforthesocioeconomicwellbeingofthepeopleofIndia.
Preamble,optionA,willNOTbetheanswerbecauseitsimplyliststhe
socioeconomicobjectivesofIndiansociety.Itdoesnottelluswhowill
designorexecutepoliciesbasedontheobjectives.
40.Thesubstitutionofsteelforwoodenploughsinagricultural
productionisanexampleof
a)labouraugmentingtechnologicalprogress
b)capitalaugmentingtechnologicalprogress
c)capitalreducingtechnologicalprogress
d)Noneoftheabove
Solution:b)
Capitalinaneconomiccontextmeansmachineryorcapitalgoods
whichcanbeemployedtoproduceothergoods.
Substitutionofsteelcanbeconsideredasthesubstitutionofalesser
machinebyabettermachine.Thisencouragessteelproduction.Henceit
isacapitalaugmentingtechnologicalprogress.
41.ThereisaParliamentarySystemofGovernmentinIndiabecause
the
a)LokSabhaiselecteddirectlybythepeople
b)Parliamentcanamendtheconstitution
c)RajyaSabhacannotbedissolved
d)CouncilofMinistersisresponsibletotheLokSabha
Solution:d)
OptionApointstoademocraticsystem.Itdoesnotnecessarilymeana
ParliamentaryDemocraticsystem.Fore.g.inUSAtheCongressisalso
elected,butitisaPresidentialDemocracy.
OptionDiscorrectbecauseCollectiveresponsibilityofthecouncilof
ministerstotheLokSabha(Article75)liesattheheartofa
Parliamentarydemocracy.
Source:LaxmikanthIndianPolityChapter12(Parliamentary
System)
42.H1N1virusissometimesmentionedinthenewswithreferenceto
whichoneofthefollowingdiseases?
(a)AIDS
(b)Birdflu
(c)Dengue
(d)swineflu
Solution:d)
InfluenzaA(H1N1)virusisthemostcommoncauseofhumaninfluenza
(flu).InJune2009,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)declaredthe
newstrainofswineoriginH1N1asapandemic.Thisstrainisoftencalled
swineflubythepublicmedia.
43.WithreferencetobiotoiletsusedbytheIndianRailways,
considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Thedecompositionofhumanwasteinthebiotoiletsisinitiatedbyafungal
inoculum.
2.Ammoniaandwatervapouraretheonlyendproductsinthisdecomposition
whicharereleasedintotheatmosphere.
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Solution:d)
UnderthebiotoiletconceptoftheDRDO,thebiodigestertankinevery
toiletisfilledwithinoculumscontainingfourtypesofbacteria.Thewater
trapsysteminthetoiletpreventsairfromgettingintothetank,the
humanwasteisprocessedbyanaerobicbacteriainsevenchambersinthe
tankandthemethanegasisallowedtoescapeintotheair.
Source:http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil
nadu/biotoiletsintrainsby2022/article6069104.ece
44.Theproblemofinternationalliquidityisrelatedtothenon
availabilityof
(a)goodsandservices
(b)goldandsilver
(c)dollarsandotherhardcurrencies
(d)exportablesurplus
Solution:c)
Theconceptofinternationalliquidityisassociatedwithinternational
payments.Thesepaymentsariseoutofinternationaltradeingoodsand
servicesandalsoinconnectionwithcapitalmovementsbetweenone
countryandanother.Internationalliquidityreferstothegenerally
acceptedofficialmeansofsettlingimbalancesininternationalpayments
whichisbasicallydollarsandhardcurrencies.
Source:http://capitalflowwatch.net/2006/02/19/whatis
internationalliquidity/
http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Periodicals/De/pdf/65_03_05.pdf
45.Withreferencetofuelcellsinwhichhydrogenrichfueland
oxygenareusedtogenerateelectricity,considerthefollowing
statements:
1.Ifpurehydrogenisusedasafuel,thefuelcellemitsheatandwaterasby
products.
2.Fuelcellscanbeusedforpoweringbuildingsandnotforsmalldeviceslike
laptopcomputers.
3.FuelcellsproduceelectricityintheformofAlternatingCurrent(AC).
(a)1only
(b)2and3only
(c)1and3only
(d)1,2and3
Solution:a)
Thepurposeofafuelcellistoproduceanelectricalcurrentthatcanbe
directedoutsidethecelltodowork,suchaspoweringanelectricmotoror
illuminatingalightbulboracity.
Onegreatappealoffuelcellsisthattheygenerateelectricitywithvery
littlepollutionmuchofthehydrogenandoxygenusedingenerating
electricityultimatelycombinestoformaharmlessbyproduct,namely
wateralongwithreleasingheat.
Asinglefuelcellgeneratesatinyamountofdirectcurrent(DC)
electricity.Inpractice,manyfuelcellsareusuallyassembledintoastack.
Ifalternatingcurrent(AC)isneeded,theDCoutputofthefuelcellmust
beroutedthroughaconversiondevicecalledaninverter.
Source:http://americanhistory.si.edu/fuelcells/basics.htm
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuelefficiency/alternativefuels/fuel
cell1.htm
46.Kalamkaripaintingrefersto
(a)ahandpaintedcottontextileinSouthIndia
(b)ahandmadedrawingonbamboohandicraftsinNorthEastIndia
(e)ablockpaintedwoollenclothinWesternHimalayanregionofIndia
(d)ahandpainteddecorativesilkclothinNorthWesternIndia
Solution:a)
KalamkaripaintingisatypeofIndianfolktextileartthatinvolvesfree
handdrawingandpaintingorprintingoncloth,mostlycotton.Derived
fromthePersianlanguagemeaningdrawingorcraftingwithpen,
KalamkariisanancientformofpaintingthatdevelopedinIndiaovera
periodof3,000years.
KalahastiandMachilipatnaminAndhraPradesh,thenervecentresof
thisartcontinuetobebeehivesofKalamkariactivity.
Source:http://lepakshihandicrafts.gov.in/kalamkaripaintings.html
47.Whichoneofthefollowingbestdescribesthemainobjectiveof
SeedVillageConcept?
(a)Encouragingthefarmerstousetheirownfarmseedsanddiscouragingthem
tobuytheseedsfromothers
(b)Involvingthefarmersfortraininginqualityseedproductionandtherebyto
makeavailablequalityseedstoothersatappropriatetimeandaffordablecost
(c)Earmarkingsomevillagesexclusivelyfortheproductionofcertifiedseeds
(d)Identifyingtheentrepreneursinvillageandprovidingthemtechnologyand
financetosetupseedcompanies
Solution:b)
Avillage,whereintrainedgroupoffannersareinvolved(generallyina
selfhelpgroup)inproductionofseedsofvariouscropsandcatertothe
needsofthemselves,fellowfannersofthevillageandfannersof
neighboringvillagesinappropriatetimeandataffordablecostiscalled
aseedvillage.
Source:
http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/seed_certification/seed_tech_Seed%20Village.html
48.Therehasbeenapersistentdeficitbudgetyearafteryear.Which
ofthefollowingactionscanbetakenbythegovernmenttoreducethe
deficit?
1.Reducingrevenueexpenditure
2.Introducingnewwelfareschemes
3.Rationalizingsubsidies
4.Expandingindustries
(a)1and3only
(b)2and3only
(c)1only
(d)1,2,3and4
Solution:a)
Introducingnewwelfareschemewillfurtherinflatethebudget.
Expandingindustriesbybudgetarysupportwillnotaddanythinginthe
shortruntothetaxrevenuesofthegovernment,andthuswillincrease
thebudgetdeficit.
Rationalizingsubsidiesandreducingrevenueexpenditurearetwodirect
waysofreducingthefiscalburdenofthegovernmentofIndia.
49.Whichofthefollowinghas/havebeenaccordedGeographical
Indicationstatus?
1.BanarasBrocadesandSarees
2.RajasthaniDaalBatiChurma
3.TirupathiLaddu
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
(a)1only
(b)2and3only
(c)1only3only
(d)1,2and3
Solution:c)
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Geographical_Indications_in_India
50.WithreferencetotheIndianRenewableEnergyDevelopment
AgencyLimited(IREDA),whichofthefollowingstatementsis/are
correct?
1.ItisaPublicLimitedGovernmentCompany.
2.ItisaNonBankingFinancialCompany.
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1or2
Solution:c)
IREDAhasbeenawardedMiniRatna(CategoryI)statusin2015by
MinistryofNewandRenewableEnergy(MNRE).IREDAisaPublic
LimitedGovernmentCompanyestablishedasaNonBankingFinancial
Institutionin1987undertheadministrativecontrolofMNREtopromote,
developandextendfinancialassistanceforrenewableenergyandenergy
efficiency/conservationprojectswiththemotto:ENERGYFOREVER.
Source:http://ireda.gov.in/
51.PradhanMantriJanDhanYojanahasbeenlaunchedfor
a)providinghousingloantopoorpeopleatcheaperinterestrates
b)PromotingwomensSelfHelpGroupsinbackwardareas
c)promotingfinancialinclusioninthecountry
d)providingfinancialhelptomarginalisedcommunities
Solution:c)
http://jandhanyojana.net/
52.WithReferencetotheFourteenthFinanceCommission,whichof
1.IthasincreasedtheshareofStatesinthecentraldivisiblepoolfrom32percent
to42percent
2.Ithasmaderecommendationsconcerningsectorspecificgrants
a)1only
b)2only
c)Both1and2
c)Neither1nor2
Solution:a)
Thecommissionhasrecommendedstatesshareinnetproceedsoftax
revenuesbe42percent,ahugejumpfromthe32percentrecommendby
the13thFinanceCommission,thelargestchangeeverinthepercentageof
devolution.Ascomparedtototaldevolutionsin201415,totaldevolution
ofstatesin201516willincreasebyover45percent.
Nosectorspecificgrantrecommendationsweremade.Pleasereadthe
linkbelowfordetailedrecommendations.
Source:http://www.businessstandard.com/article/economy
policy/14thfinancecommissionrecommendations
115022500066_1.html
53.TheFortalezaDeclarationrecentlyinthenews,isrelatedtothe
affairsof:
a)ASEAN
b)BRICS
c)OECD
d)WTO
Solution:b)
Source:http://mea.gov.in/bilateraldocuments.htm?
dtl/23635/Sixth+BRICS+Summit++Fortaleza+Declaration
54.AdecreaseintaxtoGDPratioofacountryindicateswhichofthe
following?
1.Slowingeconomicgrowthrates
2.Lessequitabledistributionofnationalincome
a)1only
b)2only
c)Both1and2
d)Neither1nor2
Solution:d)
Thereissomedisputeaboutthecorrectanswer.Aspersomewebsites,
secondstatementshouldbecorrect.But,hereisacatch.
AboutStatement1:Slowingeconomicgrowthratesmayresultinlower
taxcollection.Butwhetherthefallintaxcollectionisproportionatetothe
fallinGDPcannotbeknownwithoutknowingtheongroundstatistics.It
dependsonthestructuralcharacteristicsoftheeconomy.So,slowing
economicgrowthratesdoesnotnecessarilymeandecreaseintaxGDP
ratio.
AboutStatement2:ChangeincollectionoftaxeswiththechangeinGDP
showsthetaxbuoyancy.Taxbuoyancycanbeaffectedbyanumberof
reasonsincludingtaxevasion,taxavoidance,lessefficientmethodsoftax
collectionetc.Thesearetheshorttermreasonswhichaffectthetax
collection.Longtermreasonsarestructuralreasons.Distributionof
incomeisonesuchfactor.
Generally,less/greaterequitabledistributionofnationalincomehappens
overalongperiodoftime.Ifthedistributionofnationalincomeisnot
equitable,itmaymeanaperennialLOWTAXGDPratio,butnota
DECREASEinTAXGDPratioovertheyears.AdecreaseintaxGDP
ratioisashorttermphenomenon.Ithappensforreasonsmentioned
above.
Youcanrefertothelinktounderstandmoreabouttheissue:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/taxtogdpratio.asp
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/201407
09/news/51248100_1_jahangirazizgdpratioeconomicsurvey
55.IntheSouthAtlanticandSouthEasternPacificregionsintropical
latitudes,cyclonedoesnotoriginate.Whatisthereason?
a)SeaSurfacetemperaturearelow
b)InterTropicalConvergenceZoneseldomoccurs
c)Coriolisforceistooweak
d)Absenceoflandinthoseregions
Solution:a)
OptionCiswrong.Coriolisforceisweakonlyintheregionaround05
degreesNorthorSouthlatitudes.
OptionBisalsowrong.ITCZformationisnotessentialtotheformation
ofcyclones.CyclonesareformedinregionswhereITCZdoesnotform,
fore.g.inNorthAtlantic.
OptionDisabsurdasabsenceoflandboostscyclones.Presenceofland
cutsoffmoisturefromthecyclone.So,themostappropriateanswer
shouldbeA.
Forcycloneformation,aseatemperatureofatleast26degreeCelsiusis
needed.IntheSoutheasternpacificandSouthAtlanticregioncold
currentsarefound.Thisleadstolowerseatemperatures.Hence,cyclones
dontformthere.
56.WhichofthefollowingpairsofStatesofIndiaindicatesthe
easternmostandWesternmostState?
a)AssamandRajasthan
b)ArunachalPradeshandRajasthan
c)AssamandGujarat
d)ArunachalPradeshandGujarat
Solution:d)
StandardNCERTquestion!Inthediagram,westofthelinefallsin
Gujarat,whiletheeastfallsinArunachalPradesh.
57.ConsiderthefollowingStatementsregardingtheDPSP/Directive
PrinciplesofStatePolicy:
1.ThePrinciplesspelloutthesocioeconomicdemocracyinthecountry
2.TheprovisionscontainedinthesePrinciplesarenotenforceablebyanycourt.
Whichofthestatementsgivenbelowarecorrect?
a)1only
b)2only
c)Both1&2
d)Neither1nor2
Solution:c)
Socioeconomicdemocracyisspeltoutbecauseitprovidesfortheideaof
awelfarestate.Fore.g.considerArticle39(b)and(c)whichprovidefor
minimizinginequalitiesinincomeandwealthandensuringthatthe
wealthisnotconcentratedinthehandsoffew.Whileotherarticleprovide
forthehealthofchildren,rightsofworkingwomenetc.
DPSPisnotenforceablebycourts.OnlyFundamentalrightscanbe
enforcedbythecourts.
58.IntheIndexofEightCoreIndustries,whichoneofthefollowing
isgiventhehighestweight?
a)CoalProduction
b)Electricitygeneration
c)FertilizerProduction
d)SteelProduction
Solution:b)
Electricityhas10.32%weightagesteel4.9%coal4.38%fertilizers
1.25%.
Source:https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/eightcoreindustriesindex
growth135803773.html
59.WhichofthefollowingNationalParksisuniqueinbeingaswamp
withfloatingvegetationthatsupportsarichbiodiversity?
a)BhitarkanikaNationalPark
b)KeibulLamjaoNationalPark
c)KeoladeoGhanaNationalpark
d)SultanpurNationalpark
Solution:b)
Itistheonlyfloatingparkintheworld,locatedinManipur,NorthEast
India,andanintegralpartofLoktakLake.
Thenationalparkischaracterizedbymanyfloatingdecomposedplant
materialslocallycalledphumdis.
TheparkisaswampestablishedbyMannSharmawithfloatingmassof
vegetation(createdbyaccrualoforganicgarbageandbiomasswithsoil
particlesthathasbeenthickenedintoasolidformcalledphumdis,atthe
southeasternsideoftheLoktakLake,whichhasbeendeclaredaRamsar
site.Twothirdstothreefourthsofthetotalparkareaisformedby
phumdis.
Source:http://www.northeastindia.com/manipur/keibullamjao
nationalpark.html
60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsis/arecorrectregarding
NationalInnovationFoundationIndia(NIF)?
1.NIFisanautonomousbodyoftheDepartmentofScienceandTechnology
undertheCentralGovernment
2.NIFisaninitiativetostrengthenthehighlyadvancedscientificresearchin
Indiaspremierscientificinstitutionsincollaborationwithhighlyadvanced
foreignscientificinstitutions.
a)1only
b)2only
c)Both1and2
d)Neither1nor2
Solution:a)
NationalInnovationFoundationIndia(NIF)isanautonomousbody
undertheDepartmentofScienceandTechnology(India),Governmentof
India.ItwassetupinFebruary2000atAhmedabad,Gujarat,Indiato
provideinstitutionalsupportforscouting,spawning,sustainingand
scalingupthegrassrootsinnovationsacrossthecountry.
NIFconductsabiennialnationalcompetitionforgrassrootsgreen
technologies(nothighlyadvanced)developedbyfarmers,mechanics,
artisansandothersthroughtheirowngeniuswithoutanyrecourseto
professionalhelp.NIFvalidatestheseinnovationswiththehelpof
experts,and,ascertainsthenoveltyintheseinnovationsbydoingprior
artsearch.Iftheinnovationisdeemednovel,NIFfilesapatentonbehalf
oftheinnovator.NIFalsofundsvalueadditioninitiativesinthese
innovationstoupscalethemandmakethemmoreusefulforalarger
segmentofpeople.
Source:http://nif.org.in/aboutnif
61.Whatcanbetheimpactofexcessive/inappropriateuseof
nitrogenousfertilizersinagriculture?
1.Proliferationofnitrogenfixingmicroorganismsinsoilcanoccur.
2.Increaseintheacidityofsoilcantakeplace
3.Leachingofnitratetothegroundwatercanoccur.
a)1and3only
b)2only
c)2and3only
d)1,2and3
Solution:c)
Statement1isabsurd.Increasingtheamountofnitrogenbasedfertilizer
doesnotleadtomoremicroorganismsinthefield.Ifitdid,justonedose
offertilizerwouldmakeafarmnitrogenrichforyearstogether.
Statement2:Excessiveuseofnitrogenfertilizersresultinginsoilacidity
isawellknownfact.
Statement3:Nitorgenfertilizersbreakdownintonitratesandtravel
easilythroughthesoil.Becauseitiswatersolubleandcanremainin
groundwaterfordecades,theadditionofmorenitrogenovertheyears
hasanaccumulativeeffect.
Source:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/sourcewater/pubs/fs_swpp_fertilizer.pdf
62.WithreferencetotheInternationalUnionforConservationof
NatureandNaturalResources(IUCN)andtheConventionon
InternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesofWildFaunaandFlora
(CITES),whichofthefollowingstatementsis/arecorrect?
1.IUCNisanorganoftheUnitedNationsandCITESisaninternational
agreementbetweengovernments
2.IUCNrunsthousandsoffieldprojectsaroundtheworldtobettermanage
naturalenvironments.
3.CITESislegallybindingontheStatesthathavejoinedit,butthisConvention
doesnottaketheplaceofnationallaws.
a)1only
b)2and3only
c)1and3only
d)1,2and3
Solution:b)
IUCNisavoluntaryorganization,notanagencyofUnitedNations.Even
ifyouknewthismuch,youcouldeliminateallotheroptionstoselectB.
SomefactsaboutIUCN:
Foundedin1948astheworldsfirstglobalenvironmentalorganisation
Todaythelargestprofessionalglobalconservationnetwork
Aleadingauthorityontheenvironmentandsustainabledevelopment
Morethan1,200memberorganizationsincluding200+government
and900+nongovernmentorganizations
Aneutralforumforgovernments,NGOs,scientists,businessandlocal
communitiestofindpracticalsolutionstoconservationanddevelopment
challenges
Thousandsoffieldprojectsandactivitiesaroundtheworld
CITESwasdraftedasaresultofaresolutionadoptedin1963ata
meetingofmembersoftheInternationalUnionforConservationof
Nature(IUCN).States(countries)adherevoluntarilytotheagreement.
StatesthathaveagreedtobeboundbytheConvention(joinedCITES)
areknownasParties.
AlthoughCITESislegallybindingonthePartiesinotherwordsthey
havetoimplementtheConventionitdoesnottaketheplaceofnational
laws.RatheritprovidesaframeworktoberespectedbyeachParty,
whichhastoadoptitsowndomesticlegislationtoensurethatCITESis
implementedatthenationallevel.
Sources:https://www.iucn.org/about/
https://cites.org/eng/disc/what.php
63.TheFairandRemunerativePriceofSugarcaneisapprovedbythe
a)CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs
b)CommissionforAgriculturalCostsandPrices
c)DirectorateofMarketingandInspection,MinistryofAgriculture
d)AgriculturalProduceMarketingCommittee
Solution:a)
CACPrecommendsthefairandremunerativepricesbasedonintercrop
priceparity,inflationconsiderations,fairreturntofarmersandahostof
otherfactors.
ItisthecabinetCommitteeonEconomicaffairsthatfinallyapprovesit.
Sources:http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/newstopstory/cabinet
approvesfairandremunerativepriceofsugarcanepayablebysugar
mills113110712710_1.html
http://www.prsindia.org/theprsblog/?tag=fairandremunerativeprice
64.Whatexplainstheeastwardflowoftheequatorialcounter
current?*
a)TheEarthsrotationonitsaxis
b)Convergenceofthetwoequatorialcurrents
c)Differenceinsalinityofwater
d)Occurrenceofthebeltofcalmnearequator
Solution:b)
Theequatorialcountercurrentsaredrivenbyadistinctsurfacewind
patterninthetropics.Strongwestwardtradewindsresultinwestward
surfaceflowinmostofthetropicalAtlanticandPacificOceans.However,
severalhundredmi.(km.)northoftheequatorthewindsaremuch
weaker,incomparison.
Thestrongerwindstothesouthpileupwaterwherethewindsareweak.
Asaresult,thesurfaceoftheoceancanbeupto6in.(15cm.)higherand
thethermocline(regionofstrongestdecreaseoftemperaturewith
increasingdepth)asmuchas328ft.(100m.)deeperthanitisdirectlyto
thenorth.Theexcesswaterflowseastwardundertheinfluenceofthe
Earthsrotation,givingrisetotheequatorialcountercurrents.
Source:OldNCERTClassXIthPrinciplesofGeography
65.Considerthefollowingpairs:
PlaceofPilgrimage:Location
1.Srisailam:NallamalaHills
2.Omkareshwar:SatmalaHills
3.Pushkar:MahadeoHills
Whichoftheabovepairsis/arecorrectlymatched?
a)1only
b)2and3only
c)1and3only
d)1,2and3
Solution:a)
Thetown(aswellasthemandal)ofSrisailamisreputedfortheshrineof
LordMallikarjunaontheflattopofNallamalaHills.
OmkareshwarissituatedontheMandhatahillsinMadhyaPradesh,
knowninancienttimesasShivpuri.ThetempledatesbacktotheKrita
Yuga.RiverNarmadaflowsherearoundtheMandhatahillintheformof
anOm(Omkaram).
TheMahadeoHillsarearangeofhillsinMadhyaPradeshstateof
centralIndia.But,PushkarliesinAjmer,Rajasthan.
Source:http://www.jyotirlinga.com/omkareshwar.html
66.WithreferencetoRowlattSatyagraha,whichofthefollowing
statementsis/arecorrect?
1.TheRowlattActwasbasedontherecommendationsoftheSedition
Committee
2.InRowlattSatyagrahaGandhijitriedtousetheHomeRuleLeague
3.DemonstrationsagainsttheSimonCommissioncoincidedwiththeRowlatt
Satyagraha
a)1only
b)1and2only
c)2and3only
d)1,2and3
Solution:B
ExcerptfromSumitSarkarsModernIndia
67.Amongthefollowingwhichwerefrequentlymentionedinthe
newsfortheoutbreakofEbolavirusrecently?
a)SyriaandJordan
b)Guinea,SierraLeoneandLiberia
c)PhilippinesandPapuaNewGuinea
d)Jamaica,HaitiandSurinam
Solution:b)
Source:http://www.eir.info/2014/07/26/theebolaoutbreakin
guinealiberiaandsierraleone/
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68.Withreferencetoflyashproducedbythepowerplantsusingthe
coalasfuel,whichofthefollowingstatementsis/arecorrect?
1.Flyashcanbeusedintheproductionofbricksforbuildingconstruction
2.FlyashcanbeusedasareplacementforsomeofthePortlandcementcontents
ofconcrete
3.Flyashismadeupofsilicondioxideandcalciumoxideonly,anddoesnot
containanytoxicelements.
a)1and2
b)2only
c)1and3
d)3only
Solution:a)
Flyashfromcoalfiredthermalpowerstationsisanexcellentpotential
rawmaterialforthemanufactureofconstructionmateriallikeblended
cement,flyashbricks,mosaictilesandhollowblocks.Italsohasother,
highvolumeapplicationsandcanbeusedforpavingroads,building
embankments,andminefills.
Flyashcontainstraceconcentrationsofheavymetalsandother
substancesthatareknowntobedetrimentaltohealthinsufficient
quantities.Potentiallytoxictraceelementsincoalincludearsenic,
beryllium,cadmium,barium,chromium,copper,lead,mercury,
molybdenum,nickel,radium,selenium,thorium,uranium,vanadium,
andzinc.
Source:http://construction.about.com/od/Innovations/a/FlyAsh
Applications.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_ash#Environmental_problems
69.Withreferencetodugong,amammalfoundinIndia,whichof
1.Itisaherbivorousmarineanimal.
2.ItisfoundalongtheentirecoastofIndia
3.ItisgivenlegalprotectionunderSchedule1oftheWildlife(Protection)Act,
1972.
a)1and2
b)2only
c)1and3
d)3only
Solution:c)
Thedugongistheonlylivingrepresentativeoftheoncediversefamily
Dugongidaeitsclosestmodernrelative,Stellersseacow(Hydrodamalis
gigas),washuntedtoextinctioninthe18thcentury.Thedugongisthe
onlystrictlymarineherbivorousmammal,asallspeciesofmanateeuse
freshwatertosomedegree.
InIndia,itisfoundofftheGujaratCoast(GulfofKutch),TamilNadu
coast(GulfofMannar),PalkBayandAndamanandNicobarIslands.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugong#Northern_Indian_Ocean
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora
fauna/taskforceondugongsoon/articleshow/21790491.cms
70.Whoofthefollowingwas/wereeconomiccritic/criticsof
colonialisminIndia?
1.DadabhaiNaoroji
2.G.SubramaniaIyer
3.R.C.Dutt
a)1only
b)1and2only
c)2and3only
d)1,2and3
Solution:d)
DadabhaiNaoroji,R.C.Dutt,Ranade,Gokhale,G.SubramaniaIyer,
wereamongthosewhogroundedIndiannationalismfirmlyonthe
foundationofantiimperialismbyfashioningtheworldsfirsteconomic
critiqueofcolonialism,beforeHobsonandLenin.
ThedraintheorywasestablishedbyDadabhaiNaoroji.Increased
povertyandlowerwageswereamongtheindirectproductsofcolonial
ruleaccordingtoDutt.
InsightsalsoaskedaquestiononthisinMarchSecure2015.
http://www.insightsonindia.com/2015/03/07/1whichnamesstand
outamongthelargenumberofindianswhoinitiatedandcarriedout
theeconomicanalysisofbritishruleduringtheyears18701905
analysehowtheyinterpretedcolonialismand/
Source:BipanChandraStruggleforIndiasIndependence,Chapter7
71.WhichoneofthefollowingissuestheGlobalEconomic
Prospectsreportperiodically?
a)TheAsianDevelopmentBank
b)TheEuropeanBankforReconstructionandDevelopment
c)TheUSFederalReserveBank
d)TheWorldBank
Solution:d)
Source:http://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/globaleconomic
prospects
72.WhentheReserveBankofIndiareducestheStatutoryLiquidity
by50basispoints,whichofthefollowingislikelytohappen?
a)IndiasGDPgrowthrateincreasesdrastically
b)ForeignInstitutionalInvestorsmaybringmorecapitalintoourcountry
c)ScheduledCommercialBanksmaycuttheirlendingrates
d)Itmaydrasticallyreducetheliquiditytothebankingsystem.
Solution:c)
IfSLRisreduced,bankshavetoparklessermoneywithRBIinformof
securities,cashetc.So,theyhavemoremoneytolendandthereturnon
lendingisalsogreaterthanwhattheygetinSLR.Hence,thescheduled
commercialbanksmaycuttheirlendingrates.
73.Withreferencetotheuseofnanotechnologyinhealthsector,
whichofthefollowingstatementsis/arecorrect?
1.Targeteddrugdeliveryismadepossiblebynanotechnology
2.Nanotechnologycanlargelycontributetogenetherapy
a)1only
b)2only
c)Both1and2
d)Neither1nor2
Solution:c)
Nanosystemshavesignificantlydifferentbiologicalpropertiesfrom
largesizedsystems(e.g.implantsormicroparticles)thatcouldbeused
effectivelytoovercomeproblemsindrugandgenetherapy.Indrug
therapy,wefacetheproblemsofinefficacyornonspecificeffectshence,
nanosystemsarebeingdevelopedfortargeteddrugtherapy.
Ingenetherapyusingnonviralsystems,themainissuesarerelatively
transientgeneexpressionandlowerefficiencythanviralvectors.
Researcheffortshavefocusedonunderstandingthebarriersingene
deliverysothatnonviralsystemscanbedevelopedthatareaseffective
asviralsystemsingenetransfection.
Source:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0958166905001709
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/wilmer/research/lutty/nano.html
74.InIndia,marketsinagriculturalproductsareregulatedunderthe
a)EssentialCommoditiesAct,1955
b)AgriculturalProduceMarketCommitteeActenactedbyStates
c)AgriculturalProduce(GradingandMarking)Act,1937
d)FoodProductsOrder,1956andMeatandFoodProductsOrder,1973
Solution:b)
AgriculturalMarketsinmostpartsoftheCountryareestablishedand
regulatedundertheStateAPMCActs.Thewholegeographicalareainthe
Stateisdividedanddeclaredasamarketareawhereinthemarketsare
managedbytheMarketCommitteesconstitutedbytheState
Governments.Onceaparticularareaisdeclaredamarketareaandfalls
underthejurisdictionofaMarketCommittee,nopersonoragencyis
allowedfreelytocarryonwholesalemarketingactivities.
Source:http://agmarknet.nic.in/amrscheme/modelact.htm
75.WhichoneofthefollowingisthenationalaquaticanimalofIndia?
a)Saltwatercrocodile
b)Oliveridleyturtle
c)Gangeticdolphin
d)Gharial
Solution:c)
RiverDolphinistheNationalAquaticAnimalofIndia.Thismammalis
alsosaidtorepresentthepurityoftheholyGangaasitcanonlysurvive
inpureandfreshwater.
Theyarelocallyknownassusu,becauseofthenoiseitmakeswhile
breathing.ThisspeciesinhabitspartsoftheGanges,Meghnaand
BrahmaputrariversinIndia,Nepal,BhutanandBangladesh,andthe
KarnaphuliRiverinBangladesh.
RiverdolphinisacriticallyendangeredspeciesinIndiaandtherefore,
hasbeenincludedintheScheduleIfortheWildlife(Protection)Act,1972.
Themainreasonsfordeclineinpopulationofthespeciesarepoaching
andhabitatdegradationduetodecliningflow,heavysiltation,
constructionofbarragescausingphysicalbarrierforthismigratory
species.
Source:
http://www.knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=8
76.WithreferencetoCongressSocialistParty,considerthefollowing
statements:
1.ItadvocatedtheboycottofBritishgoodsandevasionoftaxes.
2.Itwantedtoestablishthedictatorshipofproletariat.
3.Itadvocatedseparateelectorateforminoritiesandoppressedclasses.
a)1and2only
b)3only
c)1,2and3
d)None
Solution:d)
TheCSPadvocateddecentralizedsocialisminwhichcooperatives,trade
unions,independentfarmers,andlocalauthoritieswouldholda
substantialshareoftheeconomicpower.Assecularists,theyhopedto
transcendcommunaldivisionsthroughclasssolidarity.Some,suchas
NarendraDevaorBasawonSingh(Sinha),advocatedademocratic
socialismdistinctfrombothMarxismandreformistsocialdemocracy.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_Socialist_Party
1.TheRajyaSabhahasnopowereithertorejectortoamendaMoneyBill
2.TheRajyaSabhacannotvoteontheDemandsforGrants.
3.TheRajyaSabhacannotdiscusstheAnnualFinancialStatement.
a)1only
b)1and2only
c)2and3only
d)1,2and3
Solution:b)
OnlytheLokSabhacanvoteonthedemandforgrants.
RajyaSabhacanonlykeepamoneybillfornotmorethan14days,before
whichthebillshouldbeeitherreturnedtoLokSabhawith
recommendations,orpassedbytheRajyaSabha.Incaseofa
disagreementbetweenboththehouses,thebillisdeemedpassedinthe
formitwaspassedbyLokSabha.
Everyyearthebudget(annualfinancialstatementasmentionedinthe
constitution)isdiscussedbytheRajyaSabha.
Source:LaxmikanthIndianPolityChapter22(Parliament)
78.TheGovernmentofIndiaActof1919clearlydefined
a)theseparationofpowerbetweenthejudiciaryandthelegislature
b)thejurisdictionofthecentralandprovincialgovernments
c)thepowersoftheSecretaryofStateforIndiaandtheViceroy
d)Noneoftheabove
Solution:b)
Itrelaxedthecentralcontrolovertheprovincesbydemarcatingand
separatingthecentralandprovincialsubjects.Thecentralandprovincial
legislatureswereauthorisedtomakelawsontheirrespectivelistof
subjects.However,thestructureofgovernmentcontinuedtobe
centralisedandunitary.
Itfurtherdividedtheprovincialsubjectsintotwopartstransferredand
reservedwhichiswhatweknowasdiarchy.
Source:LaxmikanthIndianPolityChapter1(HistoricalBackground)
79.WhichofthefollowingbringsouttheConsumerPriceIndex
NumberfortheIndustrialWorkers?
a)TheReserveBankofIndia
b)TheDepartmentofEconomicAffairs
c)TheLabourBureau
d)ThedepartmentofPersonnelandTraining
Solution:c)
TheCPIIWseriesonscientificlineswasfirstintroducedwithbase
1960=100whichwasbasedontheresultsofFamilyLivingSurvey
conductedin195859at50industriallyimportantcentres.Theserieswas
then,updatedonbase1982=100andarevisionin19992000hasfurther
updatedthebaseon2001=100.ThecurrentseriesofCPIIWwithbase
year2001=100covers78industriallyimportantcentersspreadacross
thecountry.
Itreflectstheconsumptionpatternoftheworkingclasspopulation.
Source:http://www.labourbureau.nic.in/indexes.htm
80.Inthecontextofmodernscientificresearch,considerthe
followingstatementsaboutIceCube,aparticledetectorlocatedat
SouthPole,whichwasrecentlyinthenews:
1.Itistheworldslargestneutrinodetector,encompassingacubickilometreof
ice.
2.Itisapowerfultelescopetosearchfordarkmatter
3.Itisburieddeepintheice.
a)1only
b)2and3only
c)1and3only
d)1,2and3only
Solution:d)
IceCubeisaparticledetectorattheSouthPolethatrecordsthe
interactionsofanearlymasslesssubatomicparticlecalledtheneutrino.
IceCubesearchesforneutrinosfromthemostviolentastrophysical
sources:eventslikeexplodingstars,gammaraybursts,andcataclysmic
phenomenainvolvingblackholesandneutronstars.
TheIceCubetelescopeisapowerfultooltosearchfordarkmatterand
couldrevealthephysicalprocessesassociatedwiththeenigmaticorigin
ofthehighestenergyparticlesinnature.Inaddition,exploringthe
backgroundofneutrinosproducedintheatmosphere,IceCubestudiesthe
neutrinosthemselvestheirenergiesfarexceedthoseproducedby
acceleratorbeams.IceCubeistheworldslargestneutrinodetector,
encompassingacubickilometerofice.
Itisburiedbeneaththesurface,extendingtoadepthofabout2,500
meters.Buryingitdeepiniceisimportanttoenhancetheprecisionofthe
detector.
Source:https://icecube.wisc.edu/science/icecube/detector
81.ThetermsAgreementonAgriculture,Agreementonthe
ApplicationofSanitaryandPhytosanitaryMeasuresandPeace
Clauseappearinthenewsfrequentlyinthecontextoftheaffairsof
the:
a)FoodandAgricultureOrganization
b)UnitedNationsFrameworkConferenceonClimateChange
c)WorldTradeOrganization
d)UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme
Solution:c)
Source:www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/14ag_01_e.htm
www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/sps_e/spsagr_e.htm
www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/agric_e/negs_bkgrnd13_peace_e.htm
82.WithreferencetoNearFieldCommunication(NFC)Technology,
whichofthefollowingstatementsis/arecorrect?
1.Itisacontactlesscommunicationtechnologythatuseselectromagneticradio
fields
2.NFCisdesignedforusebydeviceswhichcanbeatadistanceofevenametre
fromeachother
3.NFCcanuseencryptionwhensendingsensitiveinformation.
a)1and2only
b)3only
c)1and3only
d)1,2and3
Solution:c)
Nearfieldcommunication,abbreviatedNFC,isaformofcontactless
communicationbasedonelectromagneticradiofieldsbetweendevices
likesmartphonesortablets.Contactlesscommunicationallowsauserto
wavethesmartphoneoveraNFCcompatibledevicetosendinformation
withoutneedingtotouchthedevicestogetherorgothroughmultiple
stepssettingupaconnection.
Bluetoothcanconnecttodevicesupto32feetaway,yetnearfield
communicationcanconnecttodevicesatamaximumdistanceof4
centimetersonaverage.
Bothbusinessesandindividualsbenefitfromnearfieldcommunication
technology.Byintegratingcreditcards,subwaytickets,andpaper
couponsallintoonedevice,acustomercanboardatrain,payfor
groceries,redeemcouponsorstoreloyaltypoints,andevenexchange
contactinformationallwiththewaveofasmartphone.
Source:http://www.nearfieldcommunication.org/aboutnfc.html
http://www.in.techradar.com/news/phoneandcommunications/What
isNFCandwhyisitinyourphone/articleshow/38919446.cms
83.TheareaknownasGolanHeightssometimesappearsinthe
newsinthecontextoftheeventsrelatedto:
a)CentralAsia
b)MiddleEast
c)SouthEastAsia
d)CentralAfrica
Solution:b)
Source:http://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/21/middleeast/israelgolan
heightsattackssyria/index.html
84.Convertibilityofrupeeimplies:
a)beingabletoconvertrupeenotesintogold
b)allowingthevalueofrupeetobefixedbymarketforces
c)freelypermittingtheconversionofrupeetoothercurrenciesandviceversa
d)developinganinternationalmarketforcurrenciesinIndia
Solution:c)
Rupeeconvertibilitymeansthesystemwhereanyamountofrupeecanbe
convertedintoanyothercurrencywithoutanyquestionaskedaboutthe
purposeforwhichtheforeignexchangeistobeused.
Nonconvertibilitycangenerallybedefinedwithreferencetotransaction
forwhichforeignexchangecannotbelegallypurchased(e.g.importof
consumergoodsetc),ortransactionswhicharecontrolledandapproved
onacasebycasebasis(likeregulatedimportsetc).Amovetowardsfree
convertibilityimpliesareductioninthenumber/volumeoftheabove
typesoftransaction.
Source:http://www.caclubindia.com/articles/convertibilityofindian
rupee1945.asp
85.Considerthefollowingpairs:
MedievalIndianState:PresentRegion
1.Champaka:CentralIndia
2.Durgara:Jammu
3.Kuluta:Malabar
Whichoftheabovepairsis/arecorrectlymatched?
a)1and2
b)2only
c)1and3
d)3only
Solution:b)
Theninthcenturysawtheriseofanumberofhillstatesinthe
Himalayas,someofwhichmaintainedtheiridentityuntilrecentyears,
despitetheirwarswitheachotherandthefrequentraidsfromthemenof
theplains.StatessuchasChampaka(ChambaHimachalPradesh),
Durgara(Jammu),Trigarta(jalandhar),Kuluta(KuluHimachal
pradesh),KumaonandGarhwalmanagedtoremainoutsidethemain
areasofconflictinthenorthernplains.
Source:http://www.indiansaga.com/history/kashmir.html
86.Considerthefollowingrivers:
1.Vamsadhara
2.Indravati
3.Pranahita
4.Pennar
WhichoftheabovearetributariesofGodavari?
a)1,2and3
b)2,3and4
c)1,2and4
d)2and3only
Solution:d)
Lefttributaries:Purna,Pranahita,Indravati,Sabari,Taliperu,
Wainganga,Penganga,Wardha,Dudhana
Righttributaries:Pravara,Manjira,PeddaVagu,Manair,Kinnerasani
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godavari_River
87.WhenabillisreferredtoajointsittingboththeHousesofthe
Parliament,hastobepassedby
a)asimplemajorityofmemberpresentandvoting
b)threefourthsmajorityofmemberpresentandvoting
c)twothirdsmajorityoftheHouse
d)absolutemajorityoftheHouse
Solution:a)
SuchasittingissummonedbythePresidenttosettleadeadlockbetween
thetwoHousesonabill.Thebillispassedbyasimplemajorityi.e.
majorityofthenumberofmemberspresentandvoting.
Source:LaxmikanthIndianPolityChapter22(Parliament)
88.WhichoneofthefollowingregionsofIndiahasacombinationof
mangroveforest,evergreenforestanddeciduousforest?
a)NorthCoastalAndhraPradesh
b)SouthWestBengal
c)SouthernSaurashtra
d)AndamanandNicobarIslands
Solution:d)
TheSouthAndamanforestshaveaprofusegrowthofepiphytic
vegetation,mostlyfernsandorchids.TheMiddleAndamansharbours
mostlymoistdeciduousforests.NorthAndamansischaracterizedbythe
wetevergreentype,withplentyofwoodyclimbers.TheNorthNicobar
Islands(includingCarNicobarandBattimalv)aremarkedbythe
completeabsenceofevergreenforests,whilesuchforestsformthe
dominantvegetationinthecentralandsouthernislandsoftheNicobar
group.GrasslandsoccuronlyintheNicobars,andwhiledeciduous
forestsarecommonintheAndamans,theyarealmostabsentinthe
Nicobars.Thepresentforestcoverageisclaimedtobe86.2%ofthetotal
landarea.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands#Flora
89.Whichofthefollowingkingdomswereassociatedwiththelifeof
Buddha?
1.Avanti
2.Gandhara
3.Kosala
4.Magadha
a)1,2and3
b)2and3only
c)1,3and4
d)3and4only
Solution:d)
Magadha,Kosala,Vaishali,Vajjietcwerethekingdomsandregionsthat
thewanderingBuddhacoveredrelentlessly.
Jetavana(Jetagarden)wasperhapsthebestknownamongstthe
beautifulgardensprovidedtoBuddhasentourageanditwascloseto
Sravasthi,capitaloftheKosalakingdom.
PerhapsthesecondmostimportantmonasticresortofBuddhawasthe
bamboogroveinRajgriha,capitalofMagadha,providedbyking
Bimbisara.
http://www.buddhanet.net/e
learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/2_14lbud.htm
http://creative.sulekha.com/thebeautifulcourtesanamrapaliinthe
lifeofbuddha_595970_blog
Source:Thequestionwasarepeatfromtheyear2014.Thesolutionisas
perUPSCOfficialanswerkeyof2014GSPrelims.
90.Whichoneofthefollowingisassociatedwiththeissueofcontrol
andphasingoutoftheuseofozonedepletingsubstances?
a)BrettonWoodsConference
b)MontrealProtocol
c)KyotoProtocol
d)NagoyaProtocol
Solution:b)
TheMontrealProtocolonSubstancesthatDepletetheOzoneLayer(a
protocoltotheViennaConventionfortheProtectionoftheOzoneLayer)
isaninternationaltreatydesignedtoprotecttheozonelayerbyphasing
outtheproductionofnumeroussubstancesthatareresponsibleforozone
depletion.
BrettonWoodsconferencerelatestoIMFandWorldBank.
KyotoProtocolisaboutcuttingemissionsofgreenhousegases.
Nagoyaprotocolisaboutbenefitsharingfromthegainsbygenetic
resources.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Protocol
91.Considerthefollowing:
ThearrivalofBaburintoIndialedtothe
1.introductionofgunpowder
2.introductionofthearchanddomeintheregionsarchitecture
3.establishmentofTimuriddynasty
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
a)1and2only
b)3only
c)1and3only
d)1,2and3
Solution:b)
Statement1:Chinesegunpowdertechnologyisbelievedtohavearrivedin
Indiabythemid14thcentury,butcouldhavebeenintroducedmuch
earlierbytheMongols,whohadconqueredbothChinaandsome
borderlandsofIndia,perhapsasearlyasthemid13thcentury.The
unificationofalargesingleMongolEmpireresultedinthefree
transmissionofpreviouslytopsecretChinesetechnologyintoMongol
conqueredpartsofIndia.Regardless,itisbelievedthattheMongolsused
ChinesegunpowderweaponsduringtheirinvasionsofIndia.
Ifstatement1iswrong,theonlypossibleoptionisB.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_gunpowder#India
92.TheGovernmentofIndiahasestablishedNITIAayogtoreplace
the
a)HumanRightsCommission
b)FinanceCommission
c)LawCommission
d)PlanningCommission
Solution:d)
Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/NITIAayogto
replacePlanningCommission/articleshow/45713957.cms
93.WhatisRio+20Conference,oftenmentionedinthenews?
a)ItistheUnitednationsConferenceonSustainableDevelopment
b)ItisaMinisterialMeetingoftheWorldTradeOrganization
c)ItisaConferenceoftheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange
d)ItisaConferenceoftheMemberCountriesoftheConventiononBiological
Diversity
Solution:a)
TheUnitedNationsConferenceonSustainableDevelopment(UNCSD),
alsoknownasRio2012,Rio+20,orEarthSummit2012wasthethird
internationalconferenceonsustainabledevelopmentaimedat
reconcilingtheeconomicandenvironmentalgoalsoftheglobal
community.HostedbyBrazilinRiodeJaneirofrom13to22June2012,
Rio+20wasa20yearfollowuptothe1992EarthSummit/United
NationsConferenceonEnvironmentandDevelopment(UNCED).
Source:http://uncsd2012.org/about.html
1.TheExecutivePoweroftheunionofIndiaisvestedinthePrimeMinister.
2.ThePrimeMinisteristheexofficioChairmanoftheCivilServicesBoard.
a)1only
b)2only
c)Both1and2
d)Neither1nor2
Solution:d)
ExecutivepoweroftheUnionofIndiaisvestedinthePresidentofIndia.
CabinetSecretaryistheexofficioheadoftheCivilServicesBoard,the
CabinetSecretariat,theIndianAdministrativeService(IAS)andheadof
allcivilservicesundertherulesofbusinessoftheGovernmentofIndia.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_of_India
95.ThetermGoldilocksZoneisoftenseeninthenewsinthecontext
of
a)thelimitsofhabitablezoneabovethesurfaceoftheEarth
b)regionsinsidetheEarthlikeplanetsinouterspace
c)searchfortheEarthlikeplanetsinouterspace
d)searchformeteoritescontainingpreciousmetals
Solution:c)
Inastronomyandastrobiology,thecircumstellarhabitablezone(CHZ),
orsimplythehabitablezone(GoldilocksZone),istheregionarounda
starwithinwhichplanetarymassobjectswithsufficientatmospheric
pressurecansupportliquidwaterattheirsurfaces.
Researchersarefindingthatlifecanthriveinsomeunexpectedplaces.
Source:http://science.nasa.gov/sciencenews/scienceat
nasa/2003/02oct_goldilocks/
96.WhoofthefollowingorganizedamarchontheTanjorecoastto
breaktheSaltLawinApril1930?
a)V.OChidambaramPillai
b)C.Rajagopalachari
c)K.Kamaraj
d)AnnieBesant
Solution:b)
HewasarrestedinApril1930forleadingasaltmarchfromTrichinopoly
toVedaranniyamontheTanjorecoast.
Source:http://www.thehindu.com/todayspaper/tpnational/tp
tamilnadu/saltmarchteamgetswarmreception/article1208348.ece
http://www.preservearticles.com/201104235858/shortbiographyof
chhakrabratirajagopalachari.html
97.Whoofthefollowingfoundedanewcityonthesouthbankofa
tributarytoriverKrishnaandundertooktorulehisnewkingdomas
theagentofadeitytowhomallthelandsouthoftheriverKrishna
wassupposedtobelong?
a)AmoghavarshaI
b)BallalaII
c)HariharaI
d)PrataparudraII
Solution:c)
HewasthefounderofVijayanagarEmpire.
Hisinitialmilitaryexploitsestablishedhiscontroloverthevalleyof
TungabhadraRiver(atributaryofKrishna),andgraduallyheexpanded
hiscontroltocertainregionsofKonkanandMalabarCoast.Bythattime
HoysalashadlostitslastrulerVeeraBallalaIIIwhodiedfightingthe
SultanofMadurai,andthevacuumsocreatedfacilitatedHariharaIto
emergeasasovereignpower.TheentireHoysalaterritoriescameunder
hisruledirectly.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harihara_I
1.ThefirstwomanPresidentoftheIndianNationalCongresswasSarojiniNaidu.
2.ThefirstMuslimPresidentoftheIndianNationalCongresswasBadruddin
Tyabji
a)1only
b)2only
c)Both1and2
d)Neither1nor2
Solution:b)
FirstwomanPresidentofINCwasAnnieBesant.
FirstmalePresidentwasW.C.Banerjee.FirstMuslimmalePresidentwas
BadruddinTyabji.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_presidents_of_Indian_National_Congress
99.WhichofthefollowingstatementsregardingGreenClimate
Fundis/arecorrect?
1.Itisintendedtoassistthedevelopingcountriesinadaptationandmitigation
practicestocounterclimatechange.
2.ItisfoundedundertheaegisofUNEP,OECD,AsianDevelopmentBankand
WorldBank
a)1only
b)2only
c)Both1and2
d)Neither1nor2
Solution:a)
TheGreenClimateFund(GCF)isafundwithintheframeworkofthe
UNFCCCfoundedasamechanismtoredistributemoneyfromthe
developedtothedevelopingworld,inordertoassistthedeveloping
countriesinadaptationandmitigationpracticestocounterclimate
change.
TheGreenClimateFundwasdesignatedasanoperatingentityofthe
financialmechanismoftheUNFCCC,inaccordancewithArticle11ofthe
Convention.ArrangementswillbeconcludedbetweentheConferenceof
theParties(COP)andtheFundtoensurethatitisaccountableto,and
functionsundertheguidanceof,theCOP.
TheFundisgovernedandsupervisedbyaBoardthatwillhavefull
responsibilityforfundingdecisionsandthatreceivestheguidanceofthe
COP.
Source:http://www.gcfund.org/about/thefund.html
100.IndiraGandhiPeacePrizeforPeace,Disarmamentand
Developmentfor2014wasgiventowhichofthefollowing?
a)BhabhaAtomicResearchCentre
b)IndianInstituteofScience
c)IndianSpaceResearchOrganization
d)TataInstituteofFundamentalResearch
Solution:c)
TheIndiraGandhiPrizeortheIndiraGandhiPeacePrizeortheIndira
GandhiPrizeforPeace,DisarmamentandDevelopmentistheprestigious
awardaccordedannuallybyIndiatoindividualsororganizationsin
recognitionofcreativeeffortstowardpromotinginternationalpeace,
developmentandanewinternationaleconomicorderensuringthat
scientificdiscoveriesareusedforthelargergoodofhumanity,and
enlargingthescopeoffreedom.
Theprizecarriesacashawardof2.5millionIndianrupeesanda
citation.Therecipientsarechosenfromapoolofnationaland
internationalnominees.
AngelMerkel(2013)andISRO(2014)weretherecipientsoftheaward.
Source:http://www.ibtimes.co.in/aftersuccessmangalyaanisrowins
indiragandhipeaceprize2014614677
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PrashantG 10monthsago
RegardingPanchayatiRajquestion:
InNCERT11th"OurConstitutionatwork"(chapter8,page178),itisgivenasbelow.
"Strongandvibrantlocalgovernmentsensurebothactiveparticipationandpurposeful
accountability."
IthinkAnswershouldbe1,2,3.
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NiravKrishna>PrashantG amonthago
Ithinkitssocialaccountabilityratherthanpoliticalone.Myviewispolitical
accountabilitymeanspolicymakingwhereasformeroneisasabovedescribed.
SincePanchayatsarenotinvolvedinanytypeofpolicyframeworkatanylevel
thusthisstatementdoesnotholdtrue.Lookingforwardforfurtherbrain
storming.
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Thereislight>PrashantG 9monthsago
Yesyouarealsoright..sincePoliticalaccountabilityisnotthereinindirect
electionsbutdirectelectionsandhereearlierindirectelectionswerereplacedby
directonesasgiveninncert...
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adityasingh>Guest 10monthsago
SCcandeclarealawwhichencroaches""basicstructure""ofthe
constitutionasnullandvoidnotwhichencroachesFRbecauseof
reasonablerestrictionsandalsolawsunderArt39bandccanencroach
art14and19henceoptionaiscorrectAlsoifyoucanfindtheoffiial
keythatwouldsolvethedilemms
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anurag>adityasingh 10monthsago
MyrelativeisanadvocateinSCandformerCJoforissaHC.I
confirmedwithhimandguesswhat...PRESIDENTisthe
CUSTODIAN.:)
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adityasingh>anurag 10monthsago
Nodisrespecttoyourrelative.ButtheCJIhassaidonceinhis
speechthattheSCiscustodianoftheconstitution.NAmeofthe
CJIisgiveninvajiram'skey.
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anurag>adityasingh 10monthsago
Acc.toVajiramitwasjusticeLodhawhosaidthat.....However,last
timeIchecked...thethenCJIMr.LodhasaidthatSCwasthe
custodianofJusticeandnottheConstitution.Yet,ifyoubelieve
thathesaidso....dosharethelinkofhisspeech.Mysourceofinfo
ismoredirectiwdsay.
AbtVajiram...healsobelievesthatbaburintroducedgunpowder
whenmultiplelinksonlinecontradictthat.
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SrikanthKalleda>anurag 9monthsago
scisanswerbeyonddoubt........
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SrikanthKalleda>anurag 9monthsago
http://www.sci.nic.in/speeches...
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VivekKumarSingh>anurag 10monthsago
archive.indianexpress.com/stor...ucanreferthislinktothe
protoganist,writtenbyformersecretarytoRSandOSDtoPrez
Narayan.
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Mahesh>anurag 10monthsago
Presidentisprotectornotcustodianbro.......SCiscustodian
SamequestionrepeatedfromMPSCmains2014paperandasper
theirkeyitsSC
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anurag>Mahesh 10monthsago
Thereare4GSobjectivetypepapers....CanyoutellmewhichGS
Paperno.exactly?
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SorrymycorrectionitisMpscpre2013
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anurag>Mahesh 10monthsago
C'mondude!!IcheckedMPSC2013prelimspaperonlytofind
thatthereisnosuchquestion.Pleasedon'tfoolaroundandifyou
stillinsistdoprovidethequestionno.
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Idon'trememberitexactlywhichMpscpaperasofnowandsorry
forthatbecausequestionsareveryscatteredandeventheyaskany
questionanywheree.gGs3questionsinGs2.andifstilluwantu
arefreetosearchallMpscsince2012preonwards(Irequestu
nottowastetimefor).AndsurelyasuawareMpscisnotgodthey
areevenmakingmistakesnowadaysmorethanuandme.
butifyouwantashortcutthengotogktodaytest115and
questionnumber2
http://www.gktoday.in/quiz115...
Ithinkbothrrightandbothanswerswillbegivencredit.Upsc
havediditearlierr8?
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naman>anurag 10monthsago
answershouldbepresident...restupscistheauthority.
Oneotherdoubtisinpanchayatirajquestionansshouldbe1,2,3
INSIGHTanswerkeyismostauthentic
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VivekKumarSingh>Guest 10monthsago
archive.indianexpress.com/stor...padhoaurgyanlo
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SrikanthKalleda>Guest 9monthsago
http://www.sci.nic.in/speeches...
searchforcustodianintheabovelink........
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nikhilsharma>adityasingh 10monthsago
BhaiFRisalsobasicstructurespeciallyarticle14,15,19clearly
giveninLakshmikant.
andbhaiagarPresidentkosirfoathkenaampecustodianbana
raehotofirtosameoathGovernorbhiletahai.Ifyouthink
raehotofirtosameoathGovernorbhiletahai.Ifyouthink
Governorisalsothecustodianofconstitutionthenwellandgood.
p.swhymyoriginalcommentwasdeleted...wastheresomething
offensiveinit?
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Shubhashish>nikhilsharma 9monthsago
FRisnotpartofthebasicstructure..FRcanbeamendedbyart
368..Itisjustsomeprinciplessuchasequality,secularismetcare
partofbasicstructurewhichalsofindmentioninFR..(Source:
Lakshmikant)
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SrikanthKalleda>nikhilsharma 9monthsago
dontworrySCisanswer
http://www.sci.nic.in/speeches...governance.pdf
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anurag>nikhilsharma 10monthsago
bhaivaisetohighcourtbhiFRkabrogationkocheckkarta
hai....firuskobhicustodianbanade...
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Thereislight>anurag 9monthsago
Youareright.SincetheConstitutionisaLivingDocumentfor
transactingbusinessofhousePresidentisthecustodianofit
ApartfromitSC..ACTSasacustodianbutPresident'sOfficeholds
it..
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RajendraPrasad>adityasingh 10monthsago
HiSir.YouwantFREEMAINSCRASHCOURSE?,thenvisit
www.iastop100.com.Allthebest.
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nikhilsharma>adityasingh 10monthsago
okUPSCaskedthisquestionin1988inpoliticalsciencepaper
HowdoestheSupremeCourtofIndiafunctionasthecustodianof
theConstitutionandProtectoroftherightsofthecitizens?
whatsaynow?
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SrikanthKalleda>nikhilsharma 9monthsago
http://www.sci.nic.in/speeches...governance.pdf
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Abhay>nikhilsharma 10monthsago
Nicewaytobackyourself.Thumbsupforthesource.
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Royath>PrashantG 10monthsago
Onecanthinkofaccountabilityonlyafterasystemisinplaceandthenifthereis
alackofit,sowhenwearespeakingoffundamentalobjectofPanchayatiRajwe
arefirstspeakingaboutputtingasysteminplacethenadditionalmeasurescan
bethoughtofintermsofaccountabilitylikeensuringitthroughelectionsetc..
AlsoIhavedoubtswhetherpurposefulandpoliticalaccountabilityareoneand
thesame.
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VivekKumarSingh>Royath 10monthsago
Nosystemcanbeenvisagedw/otakingaccountabilityintoconsideration.
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Royath>VivekKumarSingh 10monthsago
Indeed.Butherewestilldon'thaveasystempriortoestablishing
Panchayatiraj.SoIwasonlystressingonthatpoint.
Panchayatiraj.SoIwasonlystressingonthatpoint.
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varma>PrashantG 10monthsago
itooagreewithu.becausefinancialmobilizationisavoluntarysubject.ithink
voluntarysubjectmaynotbefundamental.
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Guraseessawhney>varma 10monthsago
Thenwhatisthepurposeofstatefinancecommissionwhichisa
compulsoryprovision(aimstomobilisefinancialresources)
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Mahesh>Guraseessawhney 10monthsago
urcorrectGurasees
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Ankith>Guraseessawhney 10monthsago
SFCiscompulsorybutitsrecommendationsareadvisoryin
nature...soitislefttostateswhethertoimplementornot
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Guraseessawhney>Ankith 10monthsago
broformationiscompulsoryandthefailureofCDPwasmainlyon
thebasisoffailuretohavesocioeconomicdevelopmentwhich"
CAN"includepeopleparticipation,democraticdecentralization,
financialmobilization
ALLiwanttosayisthatUPSChasdeliberatelyputthisquestionas
itsaanalyticalqueswhichcanbeinferreddifferentlybydifferent
students
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That'swhatIamtellingbro...formationofSFCismandatorybut
SFCrecommendationsaren'tmandatory.....itislefttostates
whethertogiveanyfinancialautonomytothepanchayatsor
not...constitutionhasntmandatedit....
SoFinancialMobilisationcan'tbeconsideredasafundamental
objective
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kindlyanswerthiswhatdoumeanbyfinancemobilization.
secondlywasntthesocioeconomiccauseforthefailureofcmd?
orwasitonlysociofactorsthatledtofailureofCMDandNEP?
secondlysociofactorsincludewhatyouaresayingandyour
ignoringeconomicfactorswhichareequallyfundamental
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Whateveryourargumentstheyareapt....butcomingtothe
questiontheycan'tbeconsideredfundamental...iftheyare
fundamentalthentheymusthavebeenmandatedbyConstitution
....inthatsensetheycan'tbeconsideredfundamentalforthis
question
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article243HpowersofPRItoimposetax
article243Iconstitutionofstatefinancecommission
nowisitmandatedbyconstitutions?
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VivekKumarSingh>Guraseessawhney 10monthsago
Yesuarerightalltheoptionsarecorrect.
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varma>Guraseessawhney 10monthsago
hehasaskedFUNDAMENTALIMPORTANCE.Insightsonindia
clearlymentioned"someofthestateshavenotdevolvedfinancial
clearlymentioned"someofthestateshavenotdevolvedfinancial
powertotheirPRIs.
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VivekKumarSingh>varma 10monthsago
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