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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Commission on Narcotic Drugs(CND):
- CND is one of the functional commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
- As per CND guidelines cannabis II remain in Schedule 1 category
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution (c)
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
- It is the UN agency mandated to decide on the scope of control of substances by placing them in the schedules of global drug control conventions.
- It was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Vienna.
- Global attitudes towards cannabis have changed dramatically since the commencement of the 1961 Convention, with many jurisdictions permitting cannabis use for recreation, medication or both.
- Currently, over 50 countries allow medicinal cannabis programmes, and its recreational use has been legalised in Canada, Uruguay and 15 states of the USA.
Cannabis:
- Older Status: The CND decision will remove cannabis from Schedule IV, where it was listed alongside deadly, addictive opioids, including heroin.
- Current Status: Now, both cannabis and cannabis resin will remain on Schedule I, which includes the least dangerous category of substances.
- Countries in Favour: 27 of the CND’s 53 Member States, including India, the USA and most European nations, voted in favour of the motion.
- Countries not in Favour: 25 countries, including China, Pakistan, and Russia, were not in favour and there was one abstention, Ukraine.
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Solution (c)
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
- It is the UN agency mandated to decide on the scope of control of substances by placing them in the schedules of global drug control conventions.
- It was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Vienna.
- Global attitudes towards cannabis have changed dramatically since the commencement of the 1961 Convention, with many jurisdictions permitting cannabis use for recreation, medication or both.
- Currently, over 50 countries allow medicinal cannabis programmes, and its recreational use has been legalised in Canada, Uruguay and 15 states of the USA.
Cannabis:
- Older Status: The CND decision will remove cannabis from Schedule IV, where it was listed alongside deadly, addictive opioids, including heroin.
- Current Status: Now, both cannabis and cannabis resin will remain on Schedule I, which includes the least dangerous category of substances.
- Countries in Favour: 27 of the CND’s 53 Member States, including India, the USA and most European nations, voted in favour of the motion.
- Countries not in Favour: 25 countries, including China, Pakistan, and Russia, were not in favour and there was one abstention, Ukraine.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Malayan Giant Squirrel:
- It is considered to be a forest health indicator species.
- This animal is categorized as Schedule II under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution (a)
Habitat:
- It is found mostly in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, from plains to hills at elevations of 50 m to 1,500 m above sea level.
- Globally it is distributed through Southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Burma, the Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java.
- In India, is found in the forests of Northeast and is currently found in parts of West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Nagaland.
Significance:
- It is considered to be a forest health indicator species.
- An indicator species provides information on the overall condition of the ecosystem and of other species in that ecosystem. They reflect the quality and changes in environmental conditions as well as aspects of community composition.
Conservation Status:
- IUCN Red List: Near Threatened.
- CITES: Appendix II.
- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I.
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Solution (a)
Habitat:
- It is found mostly in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, from plains to hills at elevations of 50 m to 1,500 m above sea level.
- Globally it is distributed through Southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Burma, the Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java.
- In India, is found in the forests of Northeast and is currently found in parts of West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Nagaland.
Significance:
- It is considered to be a forest health indicator species.
- An indicator species provides information on the overall condition of the ecosystem and of other species in that ecosystem. They reflect the quality and changes in environmental conditions as well as aspects of community composition.
Conservation Status:
- IUCN Red List: Near Threatened.
- CITES: Appendix II.
- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which of the following is not a favorable condition for the formation of tropical storms?
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Solution (b)
- A tropical cyclone is an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans and is characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high winds, and heavy rain.
- A characteristic feature of tropical cyclones is the eye, a central region of clear skies, warm temperatures, and low atmospheric pressure.
- Storms of this type are called hurricanes in the North Atlantic and eastern Pacific and typhoons in SouthEast Asia and China. They are called tropical cyclones in the southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean region and Willy-willies in north-western Australia.
- Storms rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- The conditions favourable for the formation and intensification of tropical storms are:
- Large sea surface with temperature higher than 27°C.
- Presence of the Coriolis force.
- Small variations in the vertical wind speed.
- A pre-existing weak low- pressure area or low-level-cyclonic circulation.
- Upper divergence above the sea level system.
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Solution (b)
- A tropical cyclone is an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans and is characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high winds, and heavy rain.
- A characteristic feature of tropical cyclones is the eye, a central region of clear skies, warm temperatures, and low atmospheric pressure.
- Storms of this type are called hurricanes in the North Atlantic and eastern Pacific and typhoons in SouthEast Asia and China. They are called tropical cyclones in the southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean region and Willy-willies in north-western Australia.
- Storms rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- The conditions favourable for the formation and intensification of tropical storms are:
- Large sea surface with temperature higher than 27°C.
- Presence of the Coriolis force.
- Small variations in the vertical wind speed.
- A pre-existing weak low- pressure area or low-level-cyclonic circulation.
- Upper divergence above the sea level system.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Nisarg Gram which will be developed by Ministry of AYUSH as the 21st Century abode of Naturopathy is in which city?
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Solution (a)
- Ministry of AYUSH will develop Nisarg Gram campus at Pune as the 21st Century abode of Naturopathy.
- “Nisarg Gram” will be the name of the upcoming new campus of National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) at Pune.
- This will invoke recollections of Mahatma Gandhi’s Nature Cure campaign of 1946 at the “Nisarg Upchar” Ashram a village near Pune.
- Nisarg Gram will have many innovations and novelties incorporated in the project per se and the curriculum of the Naturopathy course.
- It is a future-orientated institute which has a science-based approach, Gandhian spirit and social relevance
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Solution (a)
- Ministry of AYUSH will develop Nisarg Gram campus at Pune as the 21st Century abode of Naturopathy.
- “Nisarg Gram” will be the name of the upcoming new campus of National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) at Pune.
- This will invoke recollections of Mahatma Gandhi’s Nature Cure campaign of 1946 at the “Nisarg Upchar” Ashram a village near Pune.
- Nisarg Gram will have many innovations and novelties incorporated in the project per se and the curriculum of the Naturopathy course.
- It is a future-orientated institute which has a science-based approach, Gandhian spirit and social relevance
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to National Technical Textiles Mission:
- It will be implemented for four years starting from 2020-2021 and has four components
- It aims at taking domestic market size to USD 40 billion to USD 50 billion by 2024.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Correct
Solution (d)
National Technical Textiles Mission:
- It was approved with a total outlay of Rs. 1480 crore in February 2020.
- It aims to position the country as a global leader in technical textiles and increase the use of technical textiles in the domestic market.
- It aims at taking domestic market size to USD 40 billion to USD 50 billion by 2024.
It will be implemented for four years starting from 2020-2021 and has four components:
- First component: It focuses on research, development and innovation with an outlay of Rs. 1,000 crores.
- The research will be at both fibre level and application-based in geo, agro, medical, sports and mobile textiles and development of biodegradable technical textiles.
- Research activities will also focus on the development of indigenous machinery and process equipment.
- Second component: It is for the promotion and development of the market for technical textiles.
- Third component: It focuses on export promotion so that technical textile exports from the country reach from Rs.14,000 crores to Rs. 20,000 crores by 2021-2022 and will ensure 10% average growth every year till the Mission ends.
- Fourth component: It focuses on education, training and skill development.
- A Mission Directorate is operational in the Ministry of Textiles for implementation of the Mission.
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Solution (d)
National Technical Textiles Mission:
- It was approved with a total outlay of Rs. 1480 crore in February 2020.
- It aims to position the country as a global leader in technical textiles and increase the use of technical textiles in the domestic market.
- It aims at taking domestic market size to USD 40 billion to USD 50 billion by 2024.
It will be implemented for four years starting from 2020-2021 and has four components:
- First component: It focuses on research, development and innovation with an outlay of Rs. 1,000 crores.
- The research will be at both fibre level and application-based in geo, agro, medical, sports and mobile textiles and development of biodegradable technical textiles.
- Research activities will also focus on the development of indigenous machinery and process equipment.
- Second component: It is for the promotion and development of the market for technical textiles.
- Third component: It focuses on export promotion so that technical textile exports from the country reach from Rs.14,000 crores to Rs. 20,000 crores by 2021-2022 and will ensure 10% average growth every year till the Mission ends.
- Fourth component: It focuses on education, training and skill development.
- A Mission Directorate is operational in the Ministry of Textiles for implementation of the Mission.
