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▪️Statement 1 is correct. The Codex Alimentarius or the Food Code is a collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. This commission is a joint intergovernmental body of the Food and Agriculture Organisation and World Health Organisation.

▪️Statement 2 is correct. India is a member of Codex Alimentarius. Currently it has a total 189 members.

▪️Statement 3 is correct. FSSAI has developed the State Food Safety Index (SFSI) to measure the performance of States on five parameters of food safety.

New Development: Every Year, 7th June is observed as World Food Safety Day. Food safety is gaining momentum due to the recent COVID19 crisis and immunity buzz. Thus basic initiatives, international and national levels, are important.

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▪️ The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) has launched SHRESHTA (Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High School in Targeted Areas) scheme.

▪️ The goal of this scheme is to provide quality education and opportunity to SC category students.

▪️ Its basic motive is to uplift the socioeconomic status of the SC peoples by providing high quality education to their children in the best private residential schools in the country. Admission will be provided in 9th and 11th class of CBSE affiliated private schools.

▪️ Eligibility :
- SC students currently (AY 2021-22) studying in class 8th & 10th.
- Annual income of the family should be upto Rs. 2.5 lakh.
- Selection will be done through the National Entrance Test for SHRESHTA (NETS), which will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA).

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▪️ These kinds of questions are classical questions in Prelims. Here we can follow two way approach as follows :
▪️ Direct Interpretation: In this approach we directly interpret given keywords as per language rules. In the above question, the keyword is SHRESHTA. Now the direct Hindi meaning of this keyword is elderly people, as in Hindi we say that our father and mother or elderly persons are shreshta one. If we follow this approach our answer can be either A or B.
▪️ Indirect Interpretation: In this approach we indirectly interpret given keywords as per intelligent mix of our knowledge and language rules. Now the meaning of SHRESHTA can be taken as to become great. If we follow this approach our answer can be either C or D.
-We are left with two pairs of possible answers. Here comes the role of practice and study. A properly studied and sufficiently practised student will understand that option D is vague. So eliminate it.
-Now in the remaining 3 statements, by practice and study, you will learn that if majority options are based on Direct approach, then answer comes out to be one with Indirect approach. (and vice versa)
▪️ These are not tricks or random guess work. It is based on proper analysis of UPSC Prelims PYQs, proper study and sufficient practice. The increasing randomness of prelims makes it necessary to develop such skills.

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Q. With reference to Neobanks, Consider the following statements :

1. A neobank is a kind of digital bank without any branches.
2. They have a bank licence of their own, issued by RBI.
3. At present, RBI doesn't allow banks to be 100% digital.

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▪️RBI is taking a hard look at the neobank business model which is entirely based on fintechs. New developments in the financial sector are important for prelims.

▪️Statement 1 is correct. A neobank is a kind of digital bank without any branches. Rather than being physically present at a specific location, neobanking is entirely online.

▪️Statement 2 is incorrect. In India, neobanks don't have a bank licence of their own. They have to tie up with a licensed bank for their operations. RazorpayX, Niyo, Jupitor, etc are the examples of some Neobanks in India.

▪️Statement 3 is correct. RBI mandates physical presence of banks. Thus RBI doesn't allow banks to be 100% digital yet. RBI also spoke about the need for digital banking service providers to have some physical presence as well.

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Q. With reference the Sant Tukaram, consider the following statements:

1. Sant Tukaram is credited with starting the Wari pilgrimage.
2. The work of Sant Namdev and Kabir had a major influence on his works.

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▪️Statement 1 is correct. Sant Tukaram is credited with starting the Wari pilgrimage. Sant Tukaram and his work are central to the Warkari sect spread across Maharashtra. His message about a casteless society and his denial of rituals had led to a social movement.
▪️Statement 2 is correct. The work of Sant Dnyaneshwar, Sant Eknath, Sant Namdev and Kabir had a major influence on his works. His teachings were regarded as Vedanta based.

▪️New development: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sant Tukaram Shila Mandir in the temple town of Dehu in Pune district.

▪️About Shila Mandir:
- Shila Mandir is a temple dedicated to a slab of stone (shila) on which Sant Tukaram meditated for 13 days when challenged about the authenticity of the Abhyangs he had written.
- Shila refers to a rock that is currently on the Dehu Sansthan temple premises, and that for centuries has been the starting point of Wari, the annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur.

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Q. Consider the following statements:

1. REITs and InvITs are classified as hybrid securities.
2. Hybrid security is a single financial security that combines two or more different financial instruments.
3. Hybrid securities are less beneficial to investors.

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▪️Statement 2 is correct. A hybrid security is a single financial security that combines two or more different financial instruments. Hybrid securities, often referred to as "hybrids," generally combine both debt and equity characteristics. They are bought and sold on an exchange or through a brokerage.

▪️Statement 1 is correct. REITs and InvITs are classified as hybrid securities. These are relatively new investment instruments in the Indian context, but are extremely popular in global markets. They are aimed at infrastructure based projects financing in India.

▪️Statement 3 is incorrect. As they combine the characteristics of both debt and equity they are more beneficial to investors.

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Q. With reference to the Sun's energy received by the Earth, consider the following statements:

1. The insolation (incoming solar radiation) is received by the Earth in the form of long waves.
2. Terrestrial radiation is the short wave electromagnetic radiation originating from Earth and its atmosphere.

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Insolation:
▪️Insolation is the amount of solar radiation that is received by a planet. The energy received by the earth’s surface in the form of short waves is termed as Incoming Solar Radiation or Insolation. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
▪️The insolation is not constant over the surface of the Earth — it is concentrated near the equator because of the curvature of the Earth.

Terrestrial Radiation:
▪️The solar radiation received by the earth is in short wave forms and it heats up its surface. The earth acts as a radiating body and radiates energy in the form of long waves to the atmosphere. This process is called terrestrial radiation and these long wave radiations heat up the atmosphere from below.
▪️The atmosphere in turn radiates and transmits heat to space. This maintains the constant temperature at the earth’s surface, as the amount of heat received from the sun is transmitted to space. Hence statement 2 is not correct.

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Q. With reference to the British rule in India, consider the following statements:

1. Till 1813, Britishers took active steps to transform and reform Indian Society and culture.
2. After 1813, they followed a strict policy of non interference in Indian society and culture.

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- The British followed a strict policy of non-interference in the social, religious and cultural life of the fellow Indian till 1813 AD. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
- After 1813, they took active steps to transform and reform Indian Society and culture. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
- After, 1813, British started the journey of transforming Indian society and cultural environment and this was happened due to the emergence of new ideas and thought via French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, and Intellectual Revolution.

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