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Consider the following statements about Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
Choose the correct statements:
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| · The institutions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker originated in India in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1919(Montague-Chelmsford Reforms).
· In 1921, Frederick Whyteand Sachidanand Sinha were appointed by the Governor-General of India as the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker (respectively) of the Central Legislative Assembly. · At that time, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker were called the President and Deputy President, respectively, and the same nomenclature continued till 1947. · Mavalankarand Ananthasayanam Ayyangar had the distinction of being the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker (respectively) of the Lok Sabha. |
· Deputy Speaker is not subordinate to the Speaker. He is directly responsible to the House. | · He also presides over the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in case the Speaker is absent from such a sitting.
· The Deputy Speaker has one special privilege, that is, whenever he is appointed as a member of a parliamentary committee, he automatically becomes its chairman. · When the Speaker presides over the House, the Deputy Speaker is like any other ordinary member of the House. He can speak in the House, participate in its proceedings, and vote on any question before the House. |
Context: Constitutional experts and opposition parties have termed the ‘non-election for the post of deputy speaker’ as unprecedented and unconstitutional.
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| · The institutions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker originated in India in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1919(Montague-Chelmsford Reforms).
· In 1921, Frederick Whyteand Sachidanand Sinha were appointed by the Governor-General of India as the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker (respectively) of the Central Legislative Assembly. · At that time, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker were called the President and Deputy President, respectively, and the same nomenclature continued till 1947. · Mavalankarand Ananthasayanam Ayyangar had the distinction of being the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker (respectively) of the Lok Sabha. |
· Deputy Speaker is not subordinate to the Speaker. He is directly responsible to the House. | · He also presides over the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in case the Speaker is absent from such a sitting.
· The Deputy Speaker has one special privilege, that is, whenever he is appointed as a member of a parliamentary committee, he automatically becomes its chairman. · When the Speaker presides over the House, the Deputy Speaker is like any other ordinary member of the House. He can speak in the House, participate in its proceedings, and vote on any question before the House. |
Context: Constitutional experts and opposition parties have termed the ‘non-election for the post of deputy speaker’ as unprecedented and unconstitutional.
Consider the following statements about International Criminal Court (ICC)
Choose the incorrect statements:
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| · It is the only permanent international criminal tribunal.
· It was created by the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (its founding and governing document), and began functioning on 1 July 2002 when the Statute came into force. · Mandate: It investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression. |
Relation with UN:
· While not a United Nations organization, the Court has a cooperation agreement with the United Nations. · When a situation is not within the Court’s jurisdiction, the United Nations Security Council can refer the situation to the ICC, granting it jurisdiction. |
· HQ: Hague, Netherlands.
· Members: 123 nations are States Parties to the Rome Statute and recognize the ICC’s authority; the notable exceptions being the US, China, Russia, and India. |
Context: The New Yoke Times recently reported that the Pentagon — United States Ministry Of Defence — is blocking any evidence-sharing with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to punish Russia for the alleged atrocities in Ukraine.
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| · It is the only permanent international criminal tribunal.
· It was created by the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (its founding and governing document), and began functioning on 1 July 2002 when the Statute came into force. · Mandate: It investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression. |
Relation with UN:
· While not a United Nations organization, the Court has a cooperation agreement with the United Nations. · When a situation is not within the Court’s jurisdiction, the United Nations Security Council can refer the situation to the ICC, granting it jurisdiction. |
· HQ: Hague, Netherlands.
· Members: 123 nations are States Parties to the Rome Statute and recognize the ICC’s authority; the notable exceptions being the US, China, Russia, and India. |
Context: The New Yoke Times recently reported that the Pentagon — United States Ministry Of Defence — is blocking any evidence-sharing with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to punish Russia for the alleged atrocities in Ukraine.
Consider the following statements about NISAR satellite
Choose the correct statements:
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| · Recently, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) received the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite from the U.S. space agency in Bengaluru.
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· NISAR is the first satellite mission that will collect radar data in two microwave bandwidth ranges.
· L-band (1-2 GHz, commonly used for satellite communication and remote sensing) · S-band (2-4 GHz, commonly used for satellite communication and weather monitoring). ‘ · ‘SAR’ is a type of remote-sensing technology that uses radars instead of optical sensors to create high-resolution images of the earth’s surface. · It can penetrate clouds and vegetation to generate accurate data. · NISAR will image the entire land and ice masses of the earth four to six times a month. |
Context: Recently, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) received the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite from the U.S. space agency in Bengaluru.
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| · Recently, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) received the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite from the U.S. space agency in Bengaluru.
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· NISAR is the first satellite mission that will collect radar data in two microwave bandwidth ranges.
· L-band (1-2 GHz, commonly used for satellite communication and remote sensing) · S-band (2-4 GHz, commonly used for satellite communication and weather monitoring). ‘ · ‘SAR’ is a type of remote-sensing technology that uses radars instead of optical sensors to create high-resolution images of the earth’s surface. · It can penetrate clouds and vegetation to generate accurate data. · NISAR will image the entire land and ice masses of the earth four to six times a month. |
Context: Recently, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) received the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite from the U.S. space agency in Bengaluru.
Consider the followings statements about Project Greensand
Choose the correct statements:
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| · Project Greensand is a carbon storage project in Denmark’s North Sea.
· Project Greensand will be the world’s first cross-border carbon storage project. |
· The project aims to bury vast amounts of planet-heating carbon dioxide gas beneath the North Sea floor.
· It hopes that it can help the Nordic nation and others meet climate targets. · It reverses the traffic in the pipes by pumping CO2 into the depleted reservoir of the Nini West oil field in Denmark. |
Context: Denmark hopes to pump some climate gas beneath the sea floor
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| · Project Greensand is a carbon storage project in Denmark’s North Sea.
· Project Greensand will be the world’s first cross-border carbon storage project. |
· The project aims to bury vast amounts of planet-heating carbon dioxide gas beneath the North Sea floor.
· It hopes that it can help the Nordic nation and others meet climate targets. · It reverses the traffic in the pipes by pumping CO2 into the depleted reservoir of the Nini West oil field in Denmark. |
Context: Denmark hopes to pump some climate gas beneath the sea floor
