Q. With reference to the Global Shield (GS) plan, consider the following statements:

1. It is launched by G7 countries at COP27, Egypt.
2. It is a funding mechanism that provides funding to countries suffering climate disasters.

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Global Shield (GS) Plan:

▪️Pakistan, Ghana and Bangladesh will be among the first recipients of funding from a G7 ‘Global Shield’ initiative to provide funding to countries suffering climate disasters, the programme announced at the COP27 summit in Egypt. Hence statement 1 is correct.

▪️The Global Shield(GS), coordinated by G7 president Germany, aims to provide rapid access for climate-vulnerable countries to insurance and disaster protection funding after floods or drought. Hence statement 2 is correct.

▪️It is being developed in collaboration with the ‘V20’ group of 58 climate vulnerable economies.

▪️Germany has contributed $175.17 million in funding to Global Shield while other countries including Denmark and Ireland have contributed a little over $41 million.

▪️Objectives:
- The GS will close urgent protection gaps in countries by designing, funding, and facilitating interventions.
- The GS aims to rapidly provide pre-arranged insurance and disaster protection funding after events such as floods, droughts and hurricanes hit.
- The Global Shield aims to complement, not replace, the progress on ‘loss and damage’.

▪️Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Ghana, Pakistan, the Philippines and Senegal as some of the initial recipients of Global Shield packages. Those packages would be developed in the coming months.

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Q. Consider the following statements regarding the office of Governor:

1. The provision of the appointment of a Governor was adopted from the Australian Constitution.
2. In India, President appoints the Governor by warrant under his hand and seal.
3. The appointment of one person as a Governor of two or more states was provided under the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956.

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▪️Statement 1 is not correct: Federation with strong Centre, the appointment of Governor by the Centre, vesting residuary powers with the Centre etc. are the provisions of the Indian Constitution that are adopted from the Canadian Constitution.

▪️Statement 2 is correct: The Governor is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal but the Supreme Court in 1979 held that the office of Governor is not under the control of Central government. The Office of Governor is not an employment under the Central Government.

▪️Statement 3 is correct: Article 153-167 of the Indian Constitution deals with the state executive. The Governor is the chief executive head of the state as well as the agent of the Central government in the state, thereby exercising a dual role in the Indian political system. In the original constitution, there was a provision for the Governor for each state but the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956 provided for the appointment of one person as the Governor of two or more states.

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Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Adjournment Motion:

1. It is an extraordinary device available only in Lok Sabha to raise a matter of urgent public importance.
2. It requires the support of one-tenth of the total membership of the House to be admitted.
3. It should not revive discussion on a matter that has already been discussed in the same session.

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▪️Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is not correct:
- Adjournment Motion is introduced in the Parliament to draw the attention of the House to a definite matter of urgent public importance, and needs the support of 50 members to be admitted.
- As it interrupts the normal business of the House, it is regarded as an extraordinary device.
- It involves an element of censure against the government and hence Rajya Sabha is not permitted to make use of this device.

▪️Statement 3 is correct: The right to move a motion for an adjournment of the business of the House is subject to the following restrictions:
- It should raise a matter which is definite, factual, urgent and of public importance;
- It should not cover more than one matter;
- It should be restricted to a specific matter of recent occurrence and should not be framed in general terms;
- It should not raise a question of privilege;
- It should not revive discussion on a matter that has been discussed in the same session;
- It should not deal with any matter that is under adjudication by a court; and
- It should not raise any question that can be raised on a distinct motion

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Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in India:

1. It is litigation undertaken to secure public interest and was introduced by Justice P. N. Bhagwati in India.
2. It is a relaxation on the traditional rule of locus standi.
3. It was in the Keshavananda Bharti case (1973)that the Supreme Court of India defined the term "public interest litigation" in the Indian context.

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▪️Statement 1 is correct. Public interest litigation (PIL) refers to litigation undertaken to secure public interest and demonstrates the availability of justice to socially- disadvantaged parties and wasintroduced by Justice P. N. Bhagwati.

▪️Statement 2 is correct. It is a relaxation on the traditional rule of locus standi.

▪️Statement 3 is not correct. It was in the case of SP Gupta vs Union of India that the Supreme Court of India defined the term "public interest litigation" in the Indian context.

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Q. Which of the following policy measures were adopted by the British Government towards the Princely States after the revolt of 1857?

1. Britishers abandoned the policy of annexing princely states.
2. Britishers to stop interfering in the day-to-day affairs of princely states.
3. The Princely States were to be completely subordinated to the British Crown.

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▪️Most of the Indian princes had not only remained loyal to the British but had actively aided the latter in suppressing the Revolt.
Moreover, the experience of the Revolt convinced the British authorities that the princely states could serve as useful allies and supporters in case of popular opposition or revolt.
The Revolt of 1857 led the British to reverse some aspects of their policy towards the Indian States.

Some of the relaxations announced by the British to the princely states were:

▪️Before 1857, the British availed every opportunity to annex princely states. This policy was now abandoned. Hence statement 1 is correct.
▪️The right of princes to adopt heirs would be respected and the integrity of their territories guaranteed against future annexation.
▪️On the other hand, some of the old policies were applied even after the revolt of 1857:
▪️Princes were made to acknowledge Britain as the paramount power at the price of their continued existence. In 1876, Queen Victoria assumed the title of the Empress of India to emphasize British sovereignty over the entire Indian subcontinent. Hence statement 3 is correct.
▪️British claimed the right to supervise the internal government of the princely states.
▪️They not only interfered in the day-to-day administration through the Residents but insisted on appointing and dismissing ministers and other high officials. Sometimes the rulers themselves were removed or deprived of their powers. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
▪️Their perpetuation was only one aspect of the British policy towards the princely state. The complete integration of princely states with British India was another aspect of British policy towards the princely states.

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