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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Agni 3’
- It is a nuclear capable ballistic missile and has the capability of carrying warhead weighing as much as 15 tonnes
- Agni-3 missile is known as world’s most accurate strategic ballistic missile of its range class due to its high range of circular error probable (CEP)
Select the correct statement(s)
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Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Correct Agni series of missiles constitute the backbone of India’s nuclear weapons delivery which also includes the Prithvi short range ballistic missiles and fighter aircraft. It has a range of 3,500 km and has the capability of carrying warhead weighing as much as 1.5 tonnes. Due to its high range of circular error probable (CEP), Agni-3 missile is known as world’s most accurate strategic ballistic missile of its range class. The accuracy of the nuclear warhead also provides an opportunity of deploying larger number of nuclear force using less fusion material. Context – India recently test fired intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-3 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
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Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Correct Agni series of missiles constitute the backbone of India’s nuclear weapons delivery which also includes the Prithvi short range ballistic missiles and fighter aircraft. It has a range of 3,500 km and has the capability of carrying warhead weighing as much as 1.5 tonnes. Due to its high range of circular error probable (CEP), Agni-3 missile is known as world’s most accurate strategic ballistic missile of its range class. The accuracy of the nuclear warhead also provides an opportunity of deploying larger number of nuclear force using less fusion material. Context – India recently test fired intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-3 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’
- The scheme cover oil seeds, food crops and annual horticultural crops with a uniform premium rate for all seasons
- It covers losses arising out from pre-sowing to post-sowing period including localized calamities such as attacks by wild animals, war and nuclear risks
- Yield Estimation System based on Technology (YES-Tech) and Collection of Real Time Observations and Photographs of Crops (CROPIC) are employed under the scheme
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
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Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct The scheme covers all foodgrain and Oilseeds crops(all Cereals, Millets, Pulses and Oilseeds crops) and annual Commercial / Horticultural crops. The premium differs according to the season. While it is 1.5% for Rabi, it is 2% for Kharif season The States may consider providing add-on coverage for crop loss due to attack by wild animals wherever the risk is perceived to be substantial and is identifiable. But, osses arising out of war and nuclear risks, malicious damage and other preventable risks shall be excluded. Recently introduced Weather Information and Network Data Systems (WINDS), Yield Estimation System based on Technology (YES-Tech), Collection of Real Time Observations and Photographs of Crops (CROPIC) are some of the key steps taken under the scheme to bring in more efficiency and transparency. Context – Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is open to taking pro-farmer changes in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in response to the recent climate crisis and rapid technological advances.
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Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct The scheme covers all foodgrain and Oilseeds crops(all Cereals, Millets, Pulses and Oilseeds crops) and annual Commercial / Horticultural crops. The premium differs according to the season. While it is 1.5% for Rabi, it is 2% for Kharif season The States may consider providing add-on coverage for crop loss due to attack by wild animals wherever the risk is perceived to be substantial and is identifiable. But, osses arising out of war and nuclear risks, malicious damage and other preventable risks shall be excluded. Recently introduced Weather Information and Network Data Systems (WINDS), Yield Estimation System based on Technology (YES-Tech), Collection of Real Time Observations and Photographs of Crops (CROPIC) are some of the key steps taken under the scheme to bring in more efficiency and transparency. Context – Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is open to taking pro-farmer changes in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in response to the recent climate crisis and rapid technological advances.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘World Wildlife Conference’
- It is the Conference of Parties of CITES convention where all Parties to CITES have the right to attend and to vote on all decisions
- CITES is not a legally binding on the Parties and does not take the place of national laws
Select the correct statement(s)
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Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect At CoP of CITES, also known as the World Wildlife Conference, all 184 Parties to CITES have the right to attend, to put forward proposals for the Conference to consider, and to vote on all decisions. 52 proposals have been put forward so far that would affect the regulations on international trade for: sharks, reptiles, hippos, songbirds, rhinos, 200 tree species, orchids, elephants, turtles and more. Although CITES is legally binding on the Parties – in other words they have to implement the Convention – it does not take the place of national laws. Rather it provides a framework to be respected by each Party, which has to adopt its own domestic legislation to ensure that CITES is implemented at the national level. Context – India’s conservation efforts towards tortoise and turtles lauded in CITES CoP 19 at Panama
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Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect At CoP of CITES, also known as the World Wildlife Conference, all 184 Parties to CITES have the right to attend, to put forward proposals for the Conference to consider, and to vote on all decisions. 52 proposals have been put forward so far that would affect the regulations on international trade for: sharks, reptiles, hippos, songbirds, rhinos, 200 tree species, orchids, elephants, turtles and more. Although CITES is legally binding on the Parties – in other words they have to implement the Convention – it does not take the place of national laws. Rather it provides a framework to be respected by each Party, which has to adopt its own domestic legislation to ensure that CITES is implemented at the national level. Context – India’s conservation efforts towards tortoise and turtles lauded in CITES CoP 19 at Panama
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Central Information Commission’
- The Central Information Commission is a statutory body which acts upon complaints from those individuals who have not been able to submit information requests to a Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer
- The members of CIC are appointed on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in the Loksabha and the Union Home Minister
- The decisions of the Central Information Commission are final and binding
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
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Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct The Central Information Commission is a statutory body set up under the Right to Information Act in 2005 under the Government of India to act upon complaints from those individuals who have not been able to submit information requests to a Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer due to either the officer not have been appointed, or because the respective Central Assistant Public Information Officer or State Assistant Public Information Officer refused to receive the application for information under the Right to Information Act The commission includes one chief information commissioner and not more than ten information commissioners who are appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister. The decisions of the Central Information Commission are final and binding under section 19 (7) of the Right to Information Act. Context – The commission was in news
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Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct The Central Information Commission is a statutory body set up under the Right to Information Act in 2005 under the Government of India to act upon complaints from those individuals who have not been able to submit information requests to a Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer due to either the officer not have been appointed, or because the respective Central Assistant Public Information Officer or State Assistant Public Information Officer refused to receive the application for information under the Right to Information Act The commission includes one chief information commissioner and not more than ten information commissioners who are appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister. The decisions of the Central Information Commission are final and binding under section 19 (7) of the Right to Information Act. Context – The commission was in news
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Free Trade Agreements in India are approved by
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Solution(b)
The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA) needed ratification by the Australian parliament before its implementation. In India, such pacts are approved by the Union Cabinet
Context – Australian parliament approved free trade agreement with India
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Solution(b)
The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA) needed ratification by the Australian parliament before its implementation. In India, such pacts are approved by the Union Cabinet
Context – Australian parliament approved free trade agreement with India
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