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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements about Central Zoo authority of India (CZA)
- It has been constituted under the Wild Life (Protection) Act.
- It is chaired by the Environment Minister.
- It lays down guidelines and prescribes rules under which animals may be transferred among zoos nationally and internationally.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (d)
Central Zoo authority of India (CZA)
- The CZA is a statutory body chaired by the Environment Minister and tasked with regulating zoos across the country.
- CZA is a statutory body created under the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- The authority lays down guidelines and prescribes rules under which animals may be transferred among zoos nationally and internationally.
- It regulates the exchange of animals of endangered category Listed under Schedule-I and II of the Wildlife Protection Act among zoos.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ministry-reconstitutes-central-zoo-authority/article31964930.ece
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Solution (d)
Central Zoo authority of India (CZA)
- The CZA is a statutory body chaired by the Environment Minister and tasked with regulating zoos across the country.
- CZA is a statutory body created under the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- The authority lays down guidelines and prescribes rules under which animals may be transferred among zoos nationally and internationally.
- It regulates the exchange of animals of endangered category Listed under Schedule-I and II of the Wildlife Protection Act among zoos.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ministry-reconstitutes-central-zoo-authority/article31964930.ece
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements with regard to Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)
- Only an organisation could be designated as terrorist under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
- It empowered the State Police to grant approval of seizure or attachment of property when the case is investigated by NIA.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (d)
Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)
- It was enacted in 1967.
- It aims at effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India.
- Under the act, the investigating agency can file a charge sheet in maximum 180 days after the arrests and the duration can be extended further after intimating the court.
2019 Amendment of UAPA
- The act was amended to designate individuals as terrorists on certain grounds provided in the Act. Earlier only organisations could be declared as such.
- It empowered the Director General of NIA to grant approval of seizure or attachment of property when the case is investigated by NIA.
- Earlier it required the consent of State Police which delayed the process.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-designates-nine-individuals-linked-to-khalistani-groups-as-terrorists/article31964834.ece
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Solution (d)
Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)
- It was enacted in 1967.
- It aims at effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India.
- Under the act, the investigating agency can file a charge sheet in maximum 180 days after the arrests and the duration can be extended further after intimating the court.
2019 Amendment of UAPA
- The act was amended to designate individuals as terrorists on certain grounds provided in the Act. Earlier only organisations could be declared as such.
- It empowered the Director General of NIA to grant approval of seizure or attachment of property when the case is investigated by NIA.
- Earlier it required the consent of State Police which delayed the process.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-designates-nine-individuals-linked-to-khalistani-groups-as-terrorists/article31964834.ece
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements with reference to the Goods and Services Tax
- It is an umbrella tax which will subsume all the direct taxes.
- GST will eliminate the cascading of taxes and will make taxation simpler.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (b)
The GST is a Value added Tax (VAT) is a comprehensive indirect tax levy on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods as well as services at the national level. It will replace all indirect taxes levied on goods and services by the Indian Central and state governments. It is aimed at being comprehensive for most goods and services.
Policymakers have consistently resonated the benefit of a unified taxation system in a federal country like India.
There is a long list of benefits, which are being claimed as a result of GST law and one such benefit is removal of the cascading tax effect. In simple words “cascading tax effect” means tax on tax. It is a situation wherein a consumer has to bear the load of tax on tax and inflationary prices as a result of it.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/gst-revenue-collections-in-june-at-90917-crore/article31960842.ece
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Solution (b)
The GST is a Value added Tax (VAT) is a comprehensive indirect tax levy on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods as well as services at the national level. It will replace all indirect taxes levied on goods and services by the Indian Central and state governments. It is aimed at being comprehensive for most goods and services.
Policymakers have consistently resonated the benefit of a unified taxation system in a federal country like India.
There is a long list of benefits, which are being claimed as a result of GST law and one such benefit is removal of the cascading tax effect. In simple words “cascading tax effect” means tax on tax. It is a situation wherein a consumer has to bear the load of tax on tax and inflationary prices as a result of it.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/gst-revenue-collections-in-june-at-90917-crore/article31960842.ece
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements:
- The President summons each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit.
- Speaker advises the President with regard to summoning and proroguing of the sessions of the Parliament.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (a)
Article 85(1) in the Constitution states:
“The President shall from time to time summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one Session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next Session.”
The Prime Minister is the leader of the Lower House. In this capacity, he advises the President with regard to summoning and proroguing of the sessions of the Parliament.
In other words, though the power to summon Parliament is vested in the President, the latter acts on the advice on the council of ministers, headed by the prime minister”.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-ways-in-which-parliament-can-resume-functioning-6487267/
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Solution (a)
Article 85(1) in the Constitution states:
“The President shall from time to time summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one Session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next Session.”
The Prime Minister is the leader of the Lower House. In this capacity, he advises the President with regard to summoning and proroguing of the sessions of the Parliament.
In other words, though the power to summon Parliament is vested in the President, the latter acts on the advice on the council of ministers, headed by the prime minister”.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-ways-in-which-parliament-can-resume-functioning-6487267/
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements about “AtmaNirbhar Bharat Scheme” (ANBS):
- It was launched to help mitigate the food-security plight of the migrants and other needy persons who were not covered under NFSA or under any other State PDS scheme.
- The scheme targeted free-of-cost ration distribution to 80 crores beneficiaries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (a)
AtmaNirbhar Bharat Scheme
Under AtmaNirbhar Bharat Scheme, intended target of 8 crore migrant persons (10% of total 80 crore NFSA beneficiaries) was estimated.
The scheme was launched to help mitigate the food-security plight of the migrant/stranded migrant workers/labourers and other needy persons across the country who were not covered under NFSA or under any other State PDS scheme, or not able to access their NFSA foodgrains, during the unprecedented COVID-19 situation.
Under the scheme, migrants/stranded migrants were to get free-of-cost ration at a scale of 5 kg per person per month for a period of two months i.e. May and June 2020.
Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1635952
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Solution (a)
AtmaNirbhar Bharat Scheme
Under AtmaNirbhar Bharat Scheme, intended target of 8 crore migrant persons (10% of total 80 crore NFSA beneficiaries) was estimated.
The scheme was launched to help mitigate the food-security plight of the migrant/stranded migrant workers/labourers and other needy persons across the country who were not covered under NFSA or under any other State PDS scheme, or not able to access their NFSA foodgrains, during the unprecedented COVID-19 situation.
Under the scheme, migrants/stranded migrants were to get free-of-cost ration at a scale of 5 kg per person per month for a period of two months i.e. May and June 2020.
Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1635952
