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Consider the following statements about ‘Asiatic black bear’
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia that is largely adapted to an arboreal lifestyle. It lives in the Himalayas, southeastern Iran, the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, the Korean Peninsula, China, the Russian Far East, the islands of Honshū and Shikoku in Japan, and Taiwan. | It is listed as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List and protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act. It also comes under Appendix I of CITES.
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Context – The Kashmir Valley has bucked the trend of Asiatic black bear ( Ursus thibetanus) attacks on humans rarely reported throughout the animal’s global range, a new study has revealed.
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia that is largely adapted to an arboreal lifestyle. It lives in the Himalayas, southeastern Iran, the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, the Korean Peninsula, China, the Russian Far East, the islands of Honshū and Shikoku in Japan, and Taiwan. | It is listed as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List and protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act. It also comes under Appendix I of CITES.
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Context – The Kashmir Valley has bucked the trend of Asiatic black bear ( Ursus thibetanus) attacks on humans rarely reported throughout the animal’s global range, a new study has revealed.
The city was constructed to a pre-existing geometrical plan consisting of three divisions – the citadel, the middle town, and the lower town. The most striking feature of the city is that all of its buildings are built of stone. One of the unique features of this city is the sophisticated water conservation system of channels and reservoirs. The ancient Indus Valley Civilization city is
Solution(c)
Dholavira is an archaeological site of immense importance associated with the Indus Valley Civilization. It represents the ruins of an ancient city of the Harappan civilization that was inhabited over a period of 1,200 years from 3000 BCE through 1800 BCE. Unlike Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, the city was constructed to a pre-existing geometrical plan consisting of three divisions – the citadel, the middle town, and the lower town. The most striking feature of the city is that all of its buildings, at least in their present state of preservation, are built of stone, whereas most other Harappan sites, including Harappa itself and Mohenjo-daro, are almost exclusively built of brick. One of the unique features of Dholavira is the sophisticated water conservation system of channels and reservoirs, the earliest found anywhere in the world, built completely of stone.
Context – The G20 delegates and participants will have a Yoga session at the White Rann of Kutch followed by a visit to Dholavira, the UNESCO world heritage site of the Harappan civilization.
Solution(c)
Dholavira is an archaeological site of immense importance associated with the Indus Valley Civilization. It represents the ruins of an ancient city of the Harappan civilization that was inhabited over a period of 1,200 years from 3000 BCE through 1800 BCE. Unlike Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, the city was constructed to a pre-existing geometrical plan consisting of three divisions – the citadel, the middle town, and the lower town. The most striking feature of the city is that all of its buildings, at least in their present state of preservation, are built of stone, whereas most other Harappan sites, including Harappa itself and Mohenjo-daro, are almost exclusively built of brick. One of the unique features of Dholavira is the sophisticated water conservation system of channels and reservoirs, the earliest found anywhere in the world, built completely of stone.
Context – The G20 delegates and participants will have a Yoga session at the White Rann of Kutch followed by a visit to Dholavira, the UNESCO world heritage site of the Harappan civilization.
With reference to ‘Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation’, consider the following statements
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
| The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation(CDSCO)under Directorate General of Health Services,Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,Government of India is the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India. | Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, CDSCO is responsible for approval of Drugs, Conduct of Clinical Trials, laying down the standards for Drugs, control over the quality of imported Drugs in the country and coordination of the activities of State Drug Control Organizations by providing expert advice with a view of bring about the uniformity in the enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. | CDSCO along with state regulators, is jointly responsible for grant of licenses of certain specialized categories of critical Drugs such as blood and blood products, I. V. Fluids, Vaccine and Sera. |
Context – Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation bars Tamil Nadu-based firm from making eye lubricant
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
| The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation(CDSCO)under Directorate General of Health Services,Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,Government of India is the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India. | Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, CDSCO is responsible for approval of Drugs, Conduct of Clinical Trials, laying down the standards for Drugs, control over the quality of imported Drugs in the country and coordination of the activities of State Drug Control Organizations by providing expert advice with a view of bring about the uniformity in the enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. | CDSCO along with state regulators, is jointly responsible for grant of licenses of certain specialized categories of critical Drugs such as blood and blood products, I. V. Fluids, Vaccine and Sera. |
Context – Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation bars Tamil Nadu-based firm from making eye lubricant
With reference to ‘Vivad se Vishwas II scheme’, consider the following statements
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| Voluntary settlement scheme is introduced to settle contractual disputes of government and government undertakings; wherein arbitral award is under challenge in a court. This will be done by offering graded settlement terms depending on pendency level of the dispute. | the aim in this scheme is to provide a standardized framework, which is voluntary, that let us say there is an arbitral award given in favour of a contractor which has been challenged by a government agency in the High Court, the scheme will come out with a framework where a certain percentage is fixed in advance and in the scheme, non discretionary. So there’s no discretion for the officer in the agency nor for the company to ask for more or less, it is a fixed amount. |
Context – The budget has proposed a scheme for settling contractual dispute named Vivad se Vishwas II.
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| Voluntary settlement scheme is introduced to settle contractual disputes of government and government undertakings; wherein arbitral award is under challenge in a court. This will be done by offering graded settlement terms depending on pendency level of the dispute. | the aim in this scheme is to provide a standardized framework, which is voluntary, that let us say there is an arbitral award given in favour of a contractor which has been challenged by a government agency in the High Court, the scheme will come out with a framework where a certain percentage is fixed in advance and in the scheme, non discretionary. So there’s no discretion for the officer in the agency nor for the company to ask for more or less, it is a fixed amount. |
Context – The budget has proposed a scheme for settling contractual dispute named Vivad se Vishwas II.
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Sant Ravidas’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| He abandoned saguna (with attributes, image) forms of supreme beings, and focused on the nirguna (without attributes, abstract) form of supreme beings. The songs of Ravidas discuss Nirguna-Saguna themes, as well as ideas that are at the foundation of Nath Yoga philosophy of Hinduism. | Ravidas or Raidas was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE whereas Saint Ramanuja was a 12th century philosopher | He is revered in the Sikh scripture, and 41 of Guru Ravidas’ poems are included in the Adi Granth. These poems are one of the oldest attested source of his ideas and literary works |
Context – Sant Guru Ravidas jayanti was celebrated recently.
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| He abandoned saguna (with attributes, image) forms of supreme beings, and focused on the nirguna (without attributes, abstract) form of supreme beings. The songs of Ravidas discuss Nirguna-Saguna themes, as well as ideas that are at the foundation of Nath Yoga philosophy of Hinduism. | Ravidas or Raidas was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE whereas Saint Ramanuja was a 12th century philosopher | He is revered in the Sikh scripture, and 41 of Guru Ravidas’ poems are included in the Adi Granth. These poems are one of the oldest attested source of his ideas and literary works |
Context – Sant Guru Ravidas jayanti was celebrated recently.
