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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding the Forest Laws in India
- Forests are included in List III under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.
- Forest Conservation Act, 1980 (FC) applies to all kinds of forests, whether under the control of the Forest or the Revenue Department.
- Clearance for non-forest use of forestland under the FC Act, 1980 requires giving back twice the area for compensatory afforestation (CA) from Revenue Department to Forest Department.
Choose the incorrect statements:
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · In 1976, forests were included in List III (Concurrent List) under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. · The FC Act, 1980, applies to all kinds of forests, whether under the control of the Forest or the Revenue Department, and it requires statutory clearance before forests can be used for any non-forest purpose such as industry, mining, or construction. Compensatory Afforestation (CA): · Clearance for non-forest use of forestland under the FC Act requires giving back twice the area for compensatory afforestation (CA) from Revenue Department to Forest Department.
Context – The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has objected to the transfer of thousands of hectares of land without following due process by Chhattisgarh from its Forest to the Revenue Department for setting up industries and for building road, rail, and other infrastructure.
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Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Correct · In 1976, forests were included in List III (Concurrent List) under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. · The FC Act, 1980, applies to all kinds of forests, whether under the control of the Forest or the Revenue Department, and it requires statutory clearance before forests can be used for any non-forest purpose such as industry, mining, or construction. Compensatory Afforestation (CA): · Clearance for non-forest use of forestland under the FC Act requires giving back twice the area for compensatory afforestation (CA) from Revenue Department to Forest Department.
Context – The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has objected to the transfer of thousands of hectares of land without following due process by Chhattisgarh from its Forest to the Revenue Department for setting up industries and for building road, rail, and other infrastructure.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements
- INS Vikrant is India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier and the largest warship to have ever been built in India.
- At present, India has only one aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, which is built on a Russian platform.
- INS Vikrant is built by India’s state-run Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
Choose the correct statements:
Correct
Solution (d)
Statements Analysis:
Option d Correct INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier · It is India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier and the largest warship to have ever been built in India.
· INS Vikrant is built by India’s state-run Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
· With the construction of ‘Vikrant’, India has joined a select group of nations such as the US, the UK, Russia, China and France, having the niche capability to indigenously design and build an aircraft carrier.
· The INS Vikrant has over 2,300 compartments, designed for a crew of around 1,700 people, including specialised cabins to accommodate women officers.
· Vikrant has a top speed of around 28 knots and a cruising speed of 18 knots with an endurance of about 7,500 nautical miles.
· The warship is 262 metres long, 62 metres wide and it has a height of 59 metres.
· India has had aircraft carriers earlier too, but those were built either by the British or the Russians.
· The ‘INS Vikramaditya’, which was commissioned in 2013 and which is currently the Navy’s only aircraft carrier, started out as the Soviet-Russian warship ‘Admiral Gorshkov’.
· India’s two earlier carriers, the ‘INS Vikrant’ and the ‘INS Viraat’, were originally the British-built ‘HMS Hercules’ and ‘HMS Hermes’.
Context – India’s first indigeneously built aircraft carrier to be commissioned soon
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Solution (d)
Statements Analysis:
Option d Correct INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier · It is India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier and the largest warship to have ever been built in India.
· INS Vikrant is built by India’s state-run Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
· With the construction of ‘Vikrant’, India has joined a select group of nations such as the US, the UK, Russia, China and France, having the niche capability to indigenously design and build an aircraft carrier.
· The INS Vikrant has over 2,300 compartments, designed for a crew of around 1,700 people, including specialised cabins to accommodate women officers.
· Vikrant has a top speed of around 28 knots and a cruising speed of 18 knots with an endurance of about 7,500 nautical miles.
· The warship is 262 metres long, 62 metres wide and it has a height of 59 metres.
· India has had aircraft carriers earlier too, but those were built either by the British or the Russians.
· The ‘INS Vikramaditya’, which was commissioned in 2013 and which is currently the Navy’s only aircraft carrier, started out as the Soviet-Russian warship ‘Admiral Gorshkov’.
· India’s two earlier carriers, the ‘INS Vikrant’ and the ‘INS Viraat’, were originally the British-built ‘HMS Hercules’ and ‘HMS Hermes’.
Context – India’s first indigeneously built aircraft carrier to be commissioned soon
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements about Malvinas Island
- It is an internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom and is located in the Pacific Ocean.
- It is located to the east of the Strait of Magellan.
- It is a disputed territory between the UK and Chile.
Choose the incorrect statements:
Correct
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
Option b Correct Malvinas Island · Falkland Islands, also called Malvinas Islands or Spanish Islas Malvinas, internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
· It lies northeast of the southern tip of South America and a similar distance east of the Strait of Magellan.
· The capital and major town is Stanley, on East Falkland.
· It is a disputed Island between the UK and Argentina.
Context – India reiterates support to Argentina for resumption of negotiations on the Malvinas
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
Option b Correct Malvinas Island · Falkland Islands, also called Malvinas Islands or Spanish Islas Malvinas, internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
· It lies northeast of the southern tip of South America and a similar distance east of the Strait of Magellan.
· The capital and major town is Stanley, on East Falkland.
· It is a disputed Island between the UK and Argentina.
Context – India reiterates support to Argentina for resumption of negotiations on the Malvinas
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements
- A nuclear matrix is a fibrous meshwork of proteins which results when DNA is removed from the nucleus of the cell
- Nuclear matrix is involved in regulation of gene expression, gene localisation and organisation of chromatin in living cells.
Select the correct statement/s:
Correct
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct The nuclear matrix is the network of fibres found throughout the inside of a cell nucleus after a specific method of chemical extraction. According to some it is somewhat analogous to the cell cytoskeleton. In contrast to the cytoskeleton, however, the nuclear matrix has been proposed to be a dynamic structure. Along with the nuclear lamina, it supposedly aids in organizing the genetic information within the cell. The presence of intra-cellular proteins is common ground, and it is agreed that these proteins have some role in the organisation of chromatin in the living cell. The nuclear matrix is involved in gene localization and in the concentration and subnuclear localization of regulatory factors.
Context: Fruit fly: novel method to study nuclear matrix – recent studies have revealed.
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct The nuclear matrix is the network of fibres found throughout the inside of a cell nucleus after a specific method of chemical extraction. According to some it is somewhat analogous to the cell cytoskeleton. In contrast to the cytoskeleton, however, the nuclear matrix has been proposed to be a dynamic structure. Along with the nuclear lamina, it supposedly aids in organizing the genetic information within the cell. The presence of intra-cellular proteins is common ground, and it is agreed that these proteins have some role in the organisation of chromatin in the living cell. The nuclear matrix is involved in gene localization and in the concentration and subnuclear localization of regulatory factors.
Context: Fruit fly: novel method to study nuclear matrix – recent studies have revealed.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
‘Port Klang’ seen in news recently is situated in
Correct
Solution(a)
Port Klang is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia. Known during colonial times as Port Swettenham but renamed Port Klang in July 1972, it is the largest port in the country.
Context – As part of the Indian Navy’s long-range operational deployment, INS Sumedha deployed to South East Asia, visited Port Klang, Malaysia
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Solution(a)
Port Klang is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia. Known during colonial times as Port Swettenham but renamed Port Klang in July 1972, it is the largest port in the country.
Context – As part of the Indian Navy’s long-range operational deployment, INS Sumedha deployed to South East Asia, visited Port Klang, Malaysia
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