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Q.Consider the following statements:
1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in national interest for the Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in
the State List.
2. Resolutions approving the
proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.
1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in national interest for the Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in
the State List.
2. Resolutions approving the
proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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42%
a) 1 only
13%
b) 2 only
26%
c) Both 1 and 2
19%
d) Neither 1 nor 2
What does free market in an economy imply?
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7%
Maximum government intervention in trade and maximum regulations
19%
Minimum government intervention in trade and maximum regulations
9%
Maximum government intervention in trade and maximum regulations
65%
Minimum government intervention in trade and minimum regulations
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Snow Leopard 🐆 = Vulnerable + appendix I of CITES + threats due to poaching and habitat destruction + it inhabits the Himalayas at elevations ranging from 3,000 to 4,500 m across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh + In Uttarakhand, snow leopards are found in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Gangotri National Park, Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and other places of altitude between 3000-4500 meters + Snow leopards are found in 12 countries—including China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, and Mongolia + Himachal Pradesh’s high-altitude hilly terrain could be harbouring as many as 73 snow leopards as per the first-ever such study on snow leopards, a top predator of the Indian Himalaya, was completed in January by the Himachal Pradesh Wildlife Department and the Mysore-based Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF)
Snow Leopard 🐆 = Vulnerable + appendix I of CITES + threats due to poaching and habitat destruction + it inhabits the Himalayas at elevations ranging from 3,000 to 4,500 m across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh + In Uttarakhand, snow leopards are found in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Gangotri National Park, Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and other places of altitude between 3000-4500 meters + Snow leopards are found in 12 countries—including China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, and Mongolia + Himachal Pradesh’s high-altitude hilly terrain could be harbouring as many as 73 snow leopards as per the first-ever such study on snow leopards, a top predator of the Indian Himalaya, was completed in January by the Himachal Pradesh Wildlife Department and the Mysore-based Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF)
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CARACAL = National Board for Wildlife included caracal in the list of critically endangered species(Such listing is expected to bring central funding to conservation efforts. It is likely to ensure that the animal is studied comprehensively for the first time, including its home range, population, prey, etc) + medium-sized wildcat found in parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat + Its earliest evidence in subcontinent comes from a fossil dating back to Indus Valley civilization + It is also found in Africa, Middle East, Central and South Asia + While it flourishes in parts of Africa, its numbers in Asia are declining + It finds mention in Abul Fazl’s Akbarnama, as a hunting animal in the time of Akbar + Least concern(due to large numbers in Africa)
CARACAL = National Board for Wildlife included caracal in the list of critically endangered species(Such listing is expected to bring central funding to conservation efforts. It is likely to ensure that the animal is studied comprehensively for the first time, including its home range, population, prey, etc) + medium-sized wildcat found in parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat + Its earliest evidence in subcontinent comes from a fossil dating back to Indus Valley civilization + It is also found in Africa, Middle East, Central and South Asia + While it flourishes in parts of Africa, its numbers in Asia are declining + It finds mention in Abul Fazl’s Akbarnama, as a hunting animal in the time of Akbar + Least concern(due to large numbers in Africa)
Whitsun Reef
* it is a reef at the northeast extreme limit of the Union Banks in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.
* It is the largest reef of the Union Banks.
* it is a reef at the northeast extreme limit of the Union Banks in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.
* It is the largest reef of the Union Banks.
Choose INCORRECT statement regarding Rohingyas :
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21%
Most persecuted minorities in the world according to United Nations.
12%
Most of the rohingyas practice Islam.
21%
Some rohingyas are Christian.
29%
No rohingyas are Hindu.
18%
NOTA
India is not a member of which of the following organizations :
1) APEC 2) East Asia Summit 3) RCEP 4) BIMSTEC
1) APEC 2) East Asia Summit 3) RCEP 4) BIMSTEC
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15%
1 and 2 only
47%
1 and 3 only
34%
3 only
4%
None of the above
Q) ID the right statement
1. India is Not a signatory of 1951 UN refugee convention. 2. The principle of Non refoulment will apply to the non signatories of the the 1951 refugee convention as well.
1. India is Not a signatory of 1951 UN refugee convention. 2. The principle of Non refoulment will apply to the non signatories of the the 1951 refugee convention as well.
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15%
1 only
22%
2 only
55%
Both
8%
None
Q. Consider the following statements:
1. In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected.
2. According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker’s post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker’s to the Opposition
1. In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected.
2. According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker’s post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker’s to the Opposition
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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15%
a) 1 only
19%
b) 2 only
21%
c) Both 1 and 2
45%
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Select the correct statements regarding banking sector in India?
1. The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 is a legislation in India that regulates all banking firms in India.
2. The liberalization of Indian Banking and Regulation was done based on recommendation of Basel Committee
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 is a legislation in India that regulates all banking firms in India.
2. The liberalization of Indian Banking and Regulation was done based on recommendation of Basel Committee
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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🤝Hand-Hand : India-China
🚀Indra: India-Russia
Jimex: India-Japan
🛥 Malbar: Us-India
🗿Shade: Naval Forces Of India, Japan&China
🏜Surya Kiran: India&Nepal
🎇 Varuna: France&India
🥇Simbex: Indian Navy With Republic Of Singapore Navy
🎯 Ibsamar: India with Brazil&South African Navy
🚊Konkan: Indian Navy&Royal Navy Of Britain
🛬 Ausindex: Indian&Australian Navy
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🐘 Nomadic Elephant: Indian Army Exercises with Mongolia
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🦅Garuda Shakti: India & Indonesia
👬Mitra Shakti: India-Sri Lanka
👨✈️Naseem Al-Bahr: India-Oman
💂♀SLINEX: Joint exercise in Navy between India&Sri Lanka
👮♀Sahyog-Kaijin -Joint exercise of Coast Guards of India&Japan
⛴Malabar: India&US
🏹Yudh Abhyas: India&US
🚩Red flag: India&US
🇮🇳Cope: India&US
🏅SAMPRITI – India&Bangladesh
🔆Evolution of Civil services in India:
1. Cornwallis ( 1786-93) first to organise .
2. Wellesley ( 1798-1805)
A. Fort William college for new recruits
B. 1806- Disapproved ( by Court of Directors)
C. East India College at Haileybury in England
3. 1853- Open competition
4. Indian Civil Service Act, 1861:
A. Age: 23 (1859), 22 ( 1860), 21 ( 1866), 19 ( 1878)
B. 1863- Satyendra Nath Tagore became first Indian to qualify
5. Statutory civil service (1878-79: Lytton)
A. 1/6th covenanted post to Indians through nominations ( system failed and abolished)
6. Aitchison Committee on Public Services ( 1886) - Dufferin
A. Drop covenanted and uncovenanted
B. Imperial Indian Civil service ( Exam- England), Provincial Civil Service ( exam- India),
Subordinate Civil Service ( Exam- India)
C. Raising Age limit to 23
7. Montford Reforms 1919:
A. 1/3rd recruitment in India itself- to be raised annually by 1.5%
8. Lee Commission 1924:
A. Direct recruit. To ICS on basis of 50:50 parity to be reached in 15 yrs
B. Public Service Commission to be established ( as laid in GoI Act,1919)
9. GoI Act, 1935:
A. Establishment of Federal Public Service Commission and Provincial Public Service Commission
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1. Cornwallis ( 1786-93) first to organise .
2. Wellesley ( 1798-1805)
A. Fort William college for new recruits
B. 1806- Disapproved ( by Court of Directors)
C. East India College at Haileybury in England
3. 1853- Open competition
4. Indian Civil Service Act, 1861:
A. Age: 23 (1859), 22 ( 1860), 21 ( 1866), 19 ( 1878)
B. 1863- Satyendra Nath Tagore became first Indian to qualify
5. Statutory civil service (1878-79: Lytton)
A. 1/6th covenanted post to Indians through nominations ( system failed and abolished)
6. Aitchison Committee on Public Services ( 1886) - Dufferin
A. Drop covenanted and uncovenanted
B. Imperial Indian Civil service ( Exam- England), Provincial Civil Service ( exam- India),
Subordinate Civil Service ( Exam- India)
C. Raising Age limit to 23
7. Montford Reforms 1919:
A. 1/3rd recruitment in India itself- to be raised annually by 1.5%
8. Lee Commission 1924:
A. Direct recruit. To ICS on basis of 50:50 parity to be reached in 15 yrs
B. Public Service Commission to be established ( as laid in GoI Act,1919)
9. GoI Act, 1935:
A. Establishment of Federal Public Service Commission and Provincial Public Service Commission
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#Modern_History
#prelims
#mains
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