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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Q.1) Consider the following with respect to ‘Graded response Action Plan (GRAP)’
- GRAP is exclusively implemented in Delhi NCR region to prevent air quality deterioration.
- It is implemented by Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA).
- Based on Air Quality Index (AQI) level of Delhi, it is divided into four stages
Select the correct statement(s)
Correct
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct GRAP is a set of emergency measures that kick in to prevent further deterioration of air quality once it reaches a certain threshold in the Delhi-NCR region. It was approved by the Supreme Court in 2016 after the Supreme Court’s order in the matter of M. C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2016) and notified in 2017.
From 2021 onwards, the GRAP is being implemented by the CAQM. Till 2020, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) used to order States to implement GRAP measures.
The EPCA was dissolved and replaced by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in 2020.
It covers Adjoining Area including areas in states of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh adjoining NCR AQI stages are
Stage 1 – Poor Air Quality
Stage 2 – Very Poor Air Quality
Stage 3 – Severe Air Quality
Stage 4 – Severe +Air Quality
Context: Delhi air turns ‘poor’; GRAP measures kick in.
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Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Incorrect Correct GRAP is a set of emergency measures that kick in to prevent further deterioration of air quality once it reaches a certain threshold in the Delhi-NCR region. It was approved by the Supreme Court in 2016 after the Supreme Court’s order in the matter of M. C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2016) and notified in 2017.
From 2021 onwards, the GRAP is being implemented by the CAQM. Till 2020, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) used to order States to implement GRAP measures.
The EPCA was dissolved and replaced by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in 2020.
It covers Adjoining Area including areas in states of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh adjoining NCR AQI stages are
Stage 1 – Poor Air Quality
Stage 2 – Very Poor Air Quality
Stage 3 – Severe Air Quality
Stage 4 – Severe +Air Quality
Context: Delhi air turns ‘poor’; GRAP measures kick in.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
With reference to ‘Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme’, consider the following statements
Statement 1- Its objective is to increase the number of payment acceptance devices in tier-3 to tier-6 cities
Statement 2- Successful implementation of PIDF would promote financial inclusion in the country.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Correct
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis:
About Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme
- It was first launched by the RBI in January 2021 for a period of three years.
- Objective: Increasing the number of payment acceptance devices multifold in the country.
- PIDF is a fund set up by the RBI, in consultation with major authorized card networks, to facilitate the development of payment acceptance infrastructure in tier-3 to tier-6 cities and the north-eastern states of India.
- The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will also be given special focus.
- Beneficiaries of the PM SVANidhi Scheme in Tier-1 and 2 centres were later included in August 2021.
Funding:
- The PIDF is funded by the RBI and the major authorized card networks in India.
- The scheme provides financial assistance to banks and non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) for the deployment of PoS terminals and other payment acceptance infrastructure in eligible regions.
Allocation:
- When establishing criteria for fund allocation, the primary objective will be to identify and assist merchants who have not yet adopted payment acceptance technology, specifically those who lack any payment acceptance devices.
- These merchants may be eligible to receive one physical and one digital acceptance device each through the program.
Governance:
- The PIDF will be governed through an Advisory Council and managed and administered by the RBI.
- The implementation of targets shall be monitored by the RBI with assistance from card networks, the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and the Payments Council of India (PCI).
Context: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently extended the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) scheme by another two years and will include beneficiaries of the PM Vishwakarma scheme.
Incorrect
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis:
About Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme
- It was first launched by the RBI in January 2021 for a period of three years.
- Objective: Increasing the number of payment acceptance devices multifold in the country.
- PIDF is a fund set up by the RBI, in consultation with major authorized card networks, to facilitate the development of payment acceptance infrastructure in tier-3 to tier-6 cities and the north-eastern states of India.
- The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will also be given special focus.
- Beneficiaries of the PM SVANidhi Scheme in Tier-1 and 2 centres were later included in August 2021.
Funding:
- The PIDF is funded by the RBI and the major authorized card networks in India.
- The scheme provides financial assistance to banks and non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) for the deployment of PoS terminals and other payment acceptance infrastructure in eligible regions.
Allocation:
- When establishing criteria for fund allocation, the primary objective will be to identify and assist merchants who have not yet adopted payment acceptance technology, specifically those who lack any payment acceptance devices.
- These merchants may be eligible to receive one physical and one digital acceptance device each through the program.
Governance:
- The PIDF will be governed through an Advisory Council and managed and administered by the RBI.
- The implementation of targets shall be monitored by the RBI with assistance from card networks, the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and the Payments Council of India (PCI).
Context: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently extended the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) scheme by another two years and will include beneficiaries of the PM Vishwakarma scheme.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
With reference to ‘Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)’ consider the following statements
- CTBT is a multilateral treaty which prohibits nuclear weapon test explosion whether for military or peaceful purposes.
- All permanent member (P5) of UNSC have ratified the treaty except China.
Select the INCORRECT statement(s)
Correct
Solution (b)
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect It is a multilateral treaty that bans all nuclear explosions, whether for military or peaceful purposes; and the improvement of existing nuclear weapon designs. Its negotiation started in the 1990s and it opened for signatures in 1996.
It will enter into force after all 44 States listed in Annex 2 to the Treaty have ratified it.
Once it enters into force, it will be legally binding against nuclear testing.
CTBT does not explicitly define nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive devices.
India, China, the USA, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran, Pakistan, Israel, and Egypt have not ratified CTBT. Context Russia might revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
Incorrect
Solution (b)
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect It is a multilateral treaty that bans all nuclear explosions, whether for military or peaceful purposes; and the improvement of existing nuclear weapon designs. Its negotiation started in the 1990s and it opened for signatures in 1996.
It will enter into force after all 44 States listed in Annex 2 to the Treaty have ratified it.
Once it enters into force, it will be legally binding against nuclear testing.
CTBT does not explicitly define nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive devices.
India, China, the USA, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran, Pakistan, Israel, and Egypt have not ratified CTBT. Context Russia might revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
‘PUSA-44’ which was recently in news is related to
Correct
Solution (c)
About PUSA-44
- It is a paddy variety which was developed in 1993 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- By the end of 2010s, it had gained widespread popularity among farmers across the Punjab, covering approximately 70 to 80% of the area under paddy cultivation.
- Farmers claim that PUSA-44 yields nearly 85 to 100 mann (34 to 40 quintals) per acre, while other varieties’ yield average
Concerns
- It is a long-duration variety, taking around 160 days to mature.
- This is around 35 to 40 days more than other varieties, requiring 5-6 extra cycles of irrigation.
- With Punjab facing severe groundwater depletion
- Issue of stubble burning in the state.
Context: Recently, Punjab Chief Minister announced that the state will ban the cultivation of the PUSA-44 paddy variety from next year onwards.
Incorrect
Solution (c)
About PUSA-44
- It is a paddy variety which was developed in 1993 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- By the end of 2010s, it had gained widespread popularity among farmers across the Punjab, covering approximately 70 to 80% of the area under paddy cultivation.
- Farmers claim that PUSA-44 yields nearly 85 to 100 mann (34 to 40 quintals) per acre, while other varieties’ yield average
Concerns
- It is a long-duration variety, taking around 160 days to mature.
- This is around 35 to 40 days more than other varieties, requiring 5-6 extra cycles of irrigation.
- With Punjab facing severe groundwater depletion
- Issue of stubble burning in the state.
Context: Recently, Punjab Chief Minister announced that the state will ban the cultivation of the PUSA-44 paddy variety from next year onwards.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following pairs
Group/Organization Country of operation Hamas Lebanon Hezbollah Palestine Kurdistan Workers’ Party Turkey .Select the correct pair(s)
Correct
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct Hamas is the largest Palestinian militant Islamist group and one of the two major political parties in the region. Currently, it governs more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Hezbollah is a Shia militia-cum-political party in Lebanon. Hezbollah and Israel have fought two wars before.
They have been observing a tenuous ceasefire for 14 years.
Kurds The Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement which historically operated throughout Kurdistan but is now primarily based in the mountainous Kurdish-majority regions of southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq. Context: Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that has attacked Israel.
Incorrect
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Incorrect Incorrect Correct Hamas is the largest Palestinian militant Islamist group and one of the two major political parties in the region. Currently, it governs more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Hezbollah is a Shia militia-cum-political party in Lebanon. Hezbollah and Israel have fought two wars before.
They have been observing a tenuous ceasefire for 14 years.
Kurds The Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement which historically operated throughout Kurdistan but is now primarily based in the mountainous Kurdish-majority regions of southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq. Context: Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that has attacked Israel.
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