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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements:
- Courts can interfere to decide questions of disqualification under the anti-defection law.
- No member of the Legislature of a State in whom powers are vested by the Constitution for regulating procedure or the conduct of business, or for maintaining order, in the Legislature shall be subject to the jurisdiction of any court in respect of the exercise by him of those powers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (b)
Article 212 of the Constitution provides for Courts not to inquire into proceedings of the Legislature –
- The validity of any proceedings in the Legislature of a State shall not be called in question on the ground of any alleged irregularity of procedure
- No officer or member of the Legislature of a State in whom powers are vested by or under this Constitution for regulating procedure or the conduct of business, or for maintaining order, in the Legislature shall be subject to the jurisdiction of any court in respect of the exercise by him of those powers
Therefore, the Courts cannot interfere at interim stage of proceedings or interfere to decide questions of disqualification under the anti-defection law. (same was observed in Kihoto Hollohan case)
Article reference: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajasthan-speaker-challenges-in-supreme-court-hc-order-to-defer-anti-defection-proceedings-against-pilot/article32158540.ece
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Solution (b)
Article 212 of the Constitution provides for Courts not to inquire into proceedings of the Legislature –
- The validity of any proceedings in the Legislature of a State shall not be called in question on the ground of any alleged irregularity of procedure
- No officer or member of the Legislature of a State in whom powers are vested by or under this Constitution for regulating procedure or the conduct of business, or for maintaining order, in the Legislature shall be subject to the jurisdiction of any court in respect of the exercise by him of those powers
Therefore, the Courts cannot interfere at interim stage of proceedings or interfere to decide questions of disqualification under the anti-defection law. (same was observed in Kihoto Hollohan case)
Article reference: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajasthan-speaker-challenges-in-supreme-court-hc-order-to-defer-anti-defection-proceedings-against-pilot/article32158540.ece
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the below pairs:
(Protected Areas in news) : : (Associated state)
- DibruSaikhowa : : Assam
- Keoladeo National Park : : Arunachal Pradesh
- Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone : : Uttarakhand
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
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Solution (c)
Correct pairs:
- DibruSaikhowa : : Assam
- Keoladeo National Park : : Rajasthan
- Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone : : Uttarakhand
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ngt-seeks-explanation-on-drilling-for-oil-in-assam-national-park/article32159368.ece
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the below statements:
- It is the only known meteorite crater in basaltic rock and is world famous.
- It was created by a meteor impact during the Pleistocene Epoch.
- It was notified as a National Geo-heritage Monument in 1979.
The above statements are associated with which lake?
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Solution (a)
Lonar Lake
- The 56,000-year-old Lonar crater sanctuary lake in Buldhana district, Maharashtra has turned red/pink, most probably due to salinity and presence of algae in the water body.
- Lonar Lake was created by a meteor impact during the Pleistocene Epoch.
- It is the only known hyper velocity meteorite crater in basaltic rock anywhere on Earth.
- It was notified as a National Geo-heritage Monument in 1979 by Geological Survey of India (GSI).
- Two other similar ones are in Dhala and Ramgarh in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan respectively but both are relatively unknown.
Reference source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lonar-lake-turned-pink-due-to-haloarchaea-microbes-probe/article32161619.ece
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Solution (a)
Lonar Lake
- The 56,000-year-old Lonar crater sanctuary lake in Buldhana district, Maharashtra has turned red/pink, most probably due to salinity and presence of algae in the water body.
- Lonar Lake was created by a meteor impact during the Pleistocene Epoch.
- It is the only known hyper velocity meteorite crater in basaltic rock anywhere on Earth.
- It was notified as a National Geo-heritage Monument in 1979 by Geological Survey of India (GSI).
- Two other similar ones are in Dhala and Ramgarh in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan respectively but both are relatively unknown.
Reference source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lonar-lake-turned-pink-due-to-haloarchaea-microbes-probe/article32161619.ece
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Global Environment Facility (GEF) provides grants for projects related to –
- Biodiversity
- International waters
- Land degradation
- Climate change and Ozone layer
- Persistent organic pollutants
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Solution (d)
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established on the eve of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to help tackle our planet’s most pressing environmental problems. Since then, the GEF has provided close to $20.5 billion in grants and mobilized an additional $112 billion in co-financing for more than 4,800 projects in 170 countries.
The United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Program, and the World Bank are the three initial partners implementing GEF projects.
The GEF work focuses on the following main areas:
- Biodiversity
- Climate Change (Mitigation and Adaptation)
- Chemicals
- International Waters
- Land Degradation
- Sustainable Forest Management / REDD +
- Ozone Layer Depletion
Article reference: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/another-front/article32165636.ece
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Solution (d)
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established on the eve of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to help tackle our planet’s most pressing environmental problems. Since then, the GEF has provided close to $20.5 billion in grants and mobilized an additional $112 billion in co-financing for more than 4,800 projects in 170 countries.
The United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Program, and the World Bank are the three initial partners implementing GEF projects.
The GEF work focuses on the following main areas:
- Biodiversity
- Climate Change (Mitigation and Adaptation)
- Chemicals
- International Waters
- Land Degradation
- Sustainable Forest Management / REDD +
- Ozone Layer Depletion
Article reference: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/another-front/article32165636.ece
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
- It is a preferential tariff system extended by developed countries to developing countries.
- It involves reduced/zero tariffs of all the products exported by beneficiary countries to the markets of GSP providing countries.
- Withdrawal of the GSP benefit adversely affects exports from India by making it less competitive.
Choose the correct code
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Solution (a)
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a preferential tariff system extended by developed countries to developing countries (also known as preference receiving countries or beneficiary countries). It is a preferential arrangement in the sense that it allows concessional low/zero tariff imports from developing countries.
Developed countries including the US, EU, UK, Japan etc., gives GSPs to imports from developing countries. GSP involves reduced/zero tariffs of eligible products exported by beneficiary countries to the markets of GSP providing countries.
“GSP provide opportunities for many of the world’s poorest countries to use trade to grow their economies and climb out of poverty” –USTR.
India exports nearly 50 products of the 94 products on which GSP benefits are stopped. The GSP removal will leave a reasonable impact on India as the country enjoyed preferential tariff on exports worth of nearly $ 5.6 billion under the GSP route out of the total exports of $48 bn in 2017-18. Withdrawal of the GSP benefit is expected to adversely affect exports from India.
Article reference: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/almost-there-piyush-goyal-on-limited-trade-deal-with-us/article32153317.ece
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Solution (a)
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a preferential tariff system extended by developed countries to developing countries (also known as preference receiving countries or beneficiary countries). It is a preferential arrangement in the sense that it allows concessional low/zero tariff imports from developing countries.
Developed countries including the US, EU, UK, Japan etc., gives GSPs to imports from developing countries. GSP involves reduced/zero tariffs of eligible products exported by beneficiary countries to the markets of GSP providing countries.
“GSP provide opportunities for many of the world’s poorest countries to use trade to grow their economies and climb out of poverty” –USTR.
India exports nearly 50 products of the 94 products on which GSP benefits are stopped. The GSP removal will leave a reasonable impact on India as the country enjoyed preferential tariff on exports worth of nearly $ 5.6 billion under the GSP route out of the total exports of $48 bn in 2017-18. Withdrawal of the GSP benefit is expected to adversely affect exports from India.
Article reference: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/almost-there-piyush-goyal-on-limited-trade-deal-with-us/article32153317.ece
