Q.494) Consider the following statements.

1. Unlike the "No-changers", the "Pro-Changers" under C.R. Das supported the Dyarchy introduced by the 1919 reforms.

2. The Swaraj Party of C.R. Das worked out a compromise between socialism and individualism in its programme of action.

3. The programme of Swaraj Party included mass contact , Hindu-muslim unity and social work , in addition to the main effort directed at wrecking the constitutional reforms from within.

PRELIMS FACT BOOSTER - 18

Topic: Economy

AUTOMATIC STABILIZERS :

* These are features of economic policies ( particularly tax and transfer systems ) that temper the economy when it overheats and provides economic stimulus when the economy slumps, without direct intervention by policymakers, i.e. they act to dampen fluctuations in Real GDP.

* They act to stabilise economic cycles and are automatically triggered without explicit govt action.

* Examples - Corporate taxes , Personal taxes , transfer systems ( unemployment insurance & welfare ).

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Q.495) Consider the following statements.

1. The Montague-Chemsford Reforms for its part tried to ensure the loyalty of industrialists by providing for their representation (along with that of labour ) in the central and legislative councils.

2. Big industrialists either remained aloof or were directly opposed to mass agitation sanctioned by non-cooperation.

3. If Birla and Bajaj donated huge sums to the Tilak Swaraj Fund, Purushottamdas Thakurdas and R.D. Tata started an Anti-Non-Cooperation Society in Bombay.

Q.496) Consider the following statements about FICCI

1. It was established by GD Birla & Purushottamdas , on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi

2. FICCI was in part , an Indian response to "The Associated Chambers of Commerce" which was an apex body of all European business organizations , established in 1922.

PRELIMS FACT BOOSTER - 19

Topic: Envt / IR / CA

International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) :

* Regional inter-governmental learning and knowledge sharing center serving the 8 regional member countries of the Hindukush Himalayas - Afghanistan, Pakistan , India, Nepal, Bhutan , Bangladesh, Myanmar, China

* It is based in Kathmandu and was established in 1983.

* Recently, ICIMOD organized the International Conference on "Resilient Hindukush Himalaya - Developing solutions towards a sustainable future for Asia".

* ICIMOD facilitates the "Mount Kailash Sacred Landscape Initiative", involving India , Nepal & China.

* Recent news - ICIMOD recently released the "Hindukush Himalayan Assessment study".
- the study warns that if global efforts to limit global warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels fail, it could lead to the melting of two-thirds of the region's glaciers by 2100.
- this trend could be catastrophic, and may lead to glacial lake outbursts.

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Q.498) Consider the following statements.

1. During the course of national movement , there was a unified capitalist ideology towards nationalism or imperialism.

2. Indian capitalists were afraid of organised labour, left-wing radicalism and mass movement.

3. They evolved a 'class strategy' to guide the nationalist movement into the path of constitutionalism.

PRELIMS FACT BOOSTER - 20

Topic: Current Affairs / history

NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE MUSEUM :

* at Lothal ( Gujarat )

* India & Portugal will cooperate

* Implemented by Ministry of Shipping through Sagarmala Project , with the involvement of ASI , state govt & other stakeholders

* The museum will display the India's heritage of inland waterways & trade through water route

* Lothal was chosen because it has lots of archaeological remains , showcasing the trade route through water

Q.500) Consider the following statements about Consumer Welfare Fund (CWF).

1. The CWF was earlier created in 1992 by amending the Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944

2. Recently the CWF has been subsumed under the Central GST Act, 2017

3. In this fund, the money which is not refundable to the manufacturers is credited.

4. Consumer courts neither has the power to investigate suo-motu into misleading advertisements , nor take up cases on their own.

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