Q5. Regarding nations which have successfully tested the scramjet technology: This is why, the word “nation” was mentioned in italics here, as well as in the question. The European Space Agency does not belong to one nation. It is an intergovernmental organisation. Space agencies of India, Russia, China, USA and ESA have successfully tested SCRAMJET technology, and India is the fourth nation among them. Answer remains the same, so does the explanation given under the solution.
Q1. Question Regarding LEMOA – The specific question for Statement 1 would be, “which all nations under this agreement will get access to Indian military facilities for supplies and repairs?”
The agreement says, “The LEMOA will give the militaries of both countries access to each other’s facilities for supplies and repairs.” This means two things – Under this particular agreement,
India will be the only country to be able to access US facilities for supplies and repairs.
US will be the only country to be able to access Indian facilities for supplies and repairs.
The answer will remain the same, that is option ‘b’ – 1 and 2 only.
Q4. Sauni Yojana question: Please read the question carefully. The directive of the question is to select the “incorrect” statements. Statement 1 says, “….which will also generate hydropower” which is wrong. Statement 2 which says, “associated with Narmada” is correct. Statement 3 says, “filling….dams in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region” which is wrong. Therefore, the incorrect statements are 1 and 3. Answer remains the same, viz. option ‘c’.
Q5. Question related to “Prakampana”: Look at the options; Option ‘c’ (which was supposed to contain the correct statement) is missing! This was a mistake from our side while uploading the questions. If you read the explanation, the answer is clear. The first sentence in the explanation says, “The maiden Joint Disaster Management Exercise named Prakampana (‘Cyclone’ in Sanskrit) aimed at synchronising resources and efforts of all agencies involved in disaster management has been inaugurated at Visakhapatnam today, 30th August 16.”
Q6. Totaliser Machines related question: Answer remains the same. Option ‘a’ is correct, so is option ‘c’. Therefore, option ‘d’ which says “both a and c” is the correct option. Please read the explanation.
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The phrase ‘eminent domain’ is sometimes seen in the news with respect to government actions/policies. This means that the Government
Correct
Solution: c.
Most appropriate between option ‘a’ and ‘c’ is the latter.
“The Supreme Court’s verdict on the Singur land acquisition issue is a re-statement of first principles relating to the limitations of ‘eminent domain’. By quashing the entire land acquisition process done by the erstwhile Left Front government in West Bengal, the court has reiterated that the term ‘public purpose’ cannot be arbitrarily invoked to acquire land and hand it over to a private party.”
Most appropriate between option ‘a’ and ‘c’ is the latter.
“The Supreme Court’s verdict on the Singur land acquisition issue is a re-statement of first principles relating to the limitations of ‘eminent domain’. By quashing the entire land acquisition process done by the erstwhile Left Front government in West Bengal, the court has reiterated that the term ‘public purpose’ cannot be arbitrarily invoked to acquire land and hand it over to a private party.”
Which of the following statements most appropriately defines the legal concept of ‘Due Process’?
Correct
Solution: b.
Statement ‘a’ refers to the concept of ‘Procedure established by Law’. Statement ‘c’ refers to ‘Rule of Law’.
“The lesson from Singur is that thoughtless and fast-tracked acquisition, often to the detriment of due process and the interests of those deprived of land and livelihood, is the real issue — and not promotion of industrialisation.”
Statement ‘a’ refers to the concept of ‘Procedure established by Law’. Statement ‘c’ refers to ‘Rule of Law’.
“The lesson from Singur is that thoughtless and fast-tracked acquisition, often to the detriment of due process and the interests of those deprived of land and livelihood, is the real issue — and not promotion of industrialisation.”
Critically Endangered Species – Endemic to Location(s)
Red Sanders – Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Beddome’s Cycas – Maharashtra
Himalayan Yew – North East India
Which of the pairs mentioned above is/are correctly matched?
Correct
Solution: c.
Beddome’s Cycas is endemic to Andhra Pradesh. (According to IUCN though, it is endangered, not Critically Endangered. Ditto is the case with the Himalayan Yew as well as Red Sanders. Prefer the IUCN categorisation over the PIB article categorisation. Additionally, the Himalayan Yew is also found in Nepal, South West China, Philippines, etc. and is not endemic to India as stated in the article.)
PIB Features: Scroll down to view images of the list of critically endangered species (as stated in the article): “Conserving the Medicinal Plants”, August 31st, 2016
Over the next few days we will cover articles that appeared in August 2016 in PIB features. We will try providing extracts from them, which are most relevant for our purpose, here in the form of questions and explanations.
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Incorrect
Solution: c.
Beddome’s Cycas is endemic to Andhra Pradesh. (According to IUCN though, it is endangered, not Critically Endangered. Ditto is the case with the Himalayan Yew as well as Red Sanders. Prefer the IUCN categorisation over the PIB article categorisation. Additionally, the Himalayan Yew is also found in Nepal, South West China, Philippines, etc. and is not endemic to India as stated in the article.)
PIB Features: Scroll down to view images of the list of critically endangered species (as stated in the article): “Conserving the Medicinal Plants”, August 31st, 2016
Over the next few days we will cover articles that appeared in August 2016 in PIB features. We will try providing extracts from them, which are most relevant for our purpose, here in the form of questions and explanations.
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Consider the following statements with reference to the TRAFFIC programme, of which the World Wide Fund for Nature and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources are its partner organisations:
Its mission is to ensure that trade in wild animals and plants is not a threat to the conservation of nature.
It is a non-governmental organisation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: c.
“The Indian chapter of World Wildlife Fund TRAFFIC has deliberated over standards and certification schemes in medicinal and aromatic plants in India. India has about 45,000 plant species and over a sixth of them standing at 7,333 are medicinal aromatic plants. But only 15% of medicinal plants are cultivated while the remaining 85% are collected by the industry from forest ecosystems and other natural habitats. Dr S K Niraj, spearheading TRAFFIC is apprehensive of the glaring threat of mass extinction of 3000 medicinal plants of India in the face of escalating commercial demand.”
Improvisation: PIB Features – “Conserving the Medicinal Plants”, August 31st, 2016
“The Indian chapter of World Wildlife Fund TRAFFIC has deliberated over standards and certification schemes in medicinal and aromatic plants in India. India has about 45,000 plant species and over a sixth of them standing at 7,333 are medicinal aromatic plants. But only 15% of medicinal plants are cultivated while the remaining 85% are collected by the industry from forest ecosystems and other natural habitats. Dr S K Niraj, spearheading TRAFFIC is apprehensive of the glaring threat of mass extinction of 3000 medicinal plants of India in the face of escalating commercial demand.”
Improvisation: PIB Features – “Conserving the Medicinal Plants”, August 31st, 2016
The National Board for Wildlife is chaired by India’s Prime Minister and its vice chairman is Minister of Environment. Further, the board is mammoth body with 47-members including Parliament Members, NGOs, eminent conservationists, ecologists and environmentalists, Government secretaries of various departments, Chief of the Army Staff, Director General of Forests, tourism etc. etc.
The members include 15 non-government members, 19 ex-officio members and 10 government officials such as secretaries.
There is a standing committee of the board which approves all the projects falling within protected wildlife areas or within 10 km of them; but notably, law does not specify the formation of the standing committee. The rules under the wildlife law allow the board to take decisions with half the members but are silent about the standing committee.
The National Board for Wildlife is chaired by India’s Prime Minister and its vice chairman is Minister of Environment. Further, the board is mammoth body with 47-members including Parliament Members, NGOs, eminent conservationists, ecologists and environmentalists, Government secretaries of various departments, Chief of the Army Staff, Director General of Forests, tourism etc. etc.
The members include 15 non-government members, 19 ex-officio members and 10 government officials such as secretaries.
There is a standing committee of the board which approves all the projects falling within protected wildlife areas or within 10 km of them; but notably, law does not specify the formation of the standing committee. The rules under the wildlife law allow the board to take decisions with half the members but are silent about the standing committee.
