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With reference to ‘Indiahandmade portal’, consider the following statements
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| Indiahandmade portal offers a wide range of products, including clothing, home decor, jewellery, accessories, and more. All their products are handmade by skilled artisans, and they pride themselves on offering unique and authentic pieces that showcase India’s diverse cultural heritage. To provide products from more than 35 Lakh Handloom weavers & 27 Lakh Handicraft artisans directly to the consumers while eliminating the middlemen, the Ministry of Textiles has developed an E-Commerce portal for handicrafts and handloom sector | Artisans/Weavers will be directly connected to the buyers through a common platform. Sellers enjoy higher profits with 0% commission No intervention of middlemen thereby ensuring improvement in the dwindling situation of Indian craftsmen |
Context – The portal was launched
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| Indiahandmade portal offers a wide range of products, including clothing, home decor, jewellery, accessories, and more. All their products are handmade by skilled artisans, and they pride themselves on offering unique and authentic pieces that showcase India’s diverse cultural heritage. To provide products from more than 35 Lakh Handloom weavers & 27 Lakh Handicraft artisans directly to the consumers while eliminating the middlemen, the Ministry of Textiles has developed an E-Commerce portal for handicrafts and handloom sector | Artisans/Weavers will be directly connected to the buyers through a common platform. Sellers enjoy higher profits with 0% commission No intervention of middlemen thereby ensuring improvement in the dwindling situation of Indian craftsmen |
Context – The portal was launched
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Water Bodies census’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| The Ministry of Jal Shakti has released the report of India’s first water bodies census, a comprehensive data base of ponds, tanks, lakes, and reservoirs in the country. The census was conducted in 2018-19, and enumerated more than 2.4 million water bodies across all states and Union Territories. | First Census Report considers “all natural or man-made units bounded on all sides with some or no masonry work used for storing water for irrigation or other purposes (e.g. industrial, pisciculture, domestic/ drinking, recreation, religious, ground water recharge etc.)” as water bodies. Seven specific types of water bodies were excluded from the count which includes rivers, streams, springs, waterfalls, canals, etc. which are free flowing, without any bounded storage of water; | Maharashtra State is the leading state for water conservation schemes. Whereas West Bengal has highest number of ponds & reservoirs, whereas Andhra Pradesh has highest number of tanks, Tamil Nadu has highest number of lakes. |
Context – The Ministry of Jal Shakti has recently released the report of India’s first water bodies census.
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| The Ministry of Jal Shakti has released the report of India’s first water bodies census, a comprehensive data base of ponds, tanks, lakes, and reservoirs in the country. The census was conducted in 2018-19, and enumerated more than 2.4 million water bodies across all states and Union Territories. | First Census Report considers “all natural or man-made units bounded on all sides with some or no masonry work used for storing water for irrigation or other purposes (e.g. industrial, pisciculture, domestic/ drinking, recreation, religious, ground water recharge etc.)” as water bodies. Seven specific types of water bodies were excluded from the count which includes rivers, streams, springs, waterfalls, canals, etc. which are free flowing, without any bounded storage of water; | Maharashtra State is the leading state for water conservation schemes. Whereas West Bengal has highest number of ponds & reservoirs, whereas Andhra Pradesh has highest number of tanks, Tamil Nadu has highest number of lakes. |
Context – The Ministry of Jal Shakti has recently released the report of India’s first water bodies census.
‘Piarosoma arunachalensis’, which was discovered recently belongs to a species of
Solution (c)
Piarosoma arunachalensis is a moth species belonging to the genus Piarosoma. The moth is a Burnet moth and is largely day-flying. It belongs to the family Zygaenidae, which includes Forester and Burnet moths.
Context – Researchers from Titli Trust, National Centre for Biological Sciences and others have discovered a new moth from Tale Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh. The study was published in the Zootaxa journal.
Solution (c)
Piarosoma arunachalensis is a moth species belonging to the genus Piarosoma. The moth is a Burnet moth and is largely day-flying. It belongs to the family Zygaenidae, which includes Forester and Burnet moths.
Context – Researchers from Titli Trust, National Centre for Biological Sciences and others have discovered a new moth from Tale Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh. The study was published in the Zootaxa journal.
Consider the following statements about ‘Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS)’
Select the INCORRECT statement(s)
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| It is a snake-like robot which can boost space exploration through its diverse adaptability to various terrains. Known as Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor or EELS, it is a system capable of exploring internal and enclosed dynamic terrain structures to assess evidence for life. | It is being developed by National Aero Space Agency(NASA) |
Context – NASA is developing a snake-like robot – EELS – which is capable of assessing evidence for life on extreme terrain and outer planets
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| It is a snake-like robot which can boost space exploration through its diverse adaptability to various terrains. Known as Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor or EELS, it is a system capable of exploring internal and enclosed dynamic terrain structures to assess evidence for life. | It is being developed by National Aero Space Agency(NASA) |
Context – NASA is developing a snake-like robot – EELS – which is capable of assessing evidence for life on extreme terrain and outer planets
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Vibrant Village Programme’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
| The Vibrant Village Programme is a scheme announced in the Union Budget 2022-23. It aims to enhance infrastructure in villages along India’s border with China, in states like Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh. | The activities under VVP will include – Creating infrastructure, housing and tourism centres in villages; Providing ‘Direct to Home’ facility for Doordarshan and Educational channels; Establishment of road connectivity; Providing assistance for livelihood generation. | Ministry of Home Affairs is the nodal ministry for the implementation of this scheme |
Context – Centre’s ambitious Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) which aims to develop infrastructure and open up villages to tourists along the China border will be integrated with the Prime Minister Gati Shakti mega project.
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
| The Vibrant Village Programme is a scheme announced in the Union Budget 2022-23. It aims to enhance infrastructure in villages along India’s border with China, in states like Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh. | The activities under VVP will include – Creating infrastructure, housing and tourism centres in villages; Providing ‘Direct to Home’ facility for Doordarshan and Educational channels; Establishment of road connectivity; Providing assistance for livelihood generation. | Ministry of Home Affairs is the nodal ministry for the implementation of this scheme |
Context – Centre’s ambitious Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) which aims to develop infrastructure and open up villages to tourists along the China border will be integrated with the Prime Minister Gati Shakti mega project.
