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Consider the following statements about DIKSHA platform
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
| Option b |
| Correct |
| DIKSHA – Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing.
· DIKSHA is a national platform for school education, an initiative of National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), under the aegis of the Ministry of Education (MoE). · It was launched in 2017. · It provides e-content for schools via an online portal and a mobile application. · It also has embedded assistive technologies for learners with visual or hearing impairments. However, DIKSHA is a static content repository. · It features digitised National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks used national and State Boards. · This has been adopted by almost all the States, Union Territories, and central autonomous bodies/boards including CBSE. · This can be accessed by learners and teachers across the country and currently supports 36 Indian languages. · DIKSHA is built using MIT licensed open source technology called Sunbird Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL)
· PAL is software-based approach will allow each student to have an individualised learning experience over the course of the curriculum based on their unique needs and abilities. · DIKSHA platform is set to be integrated with PAL with the help of the National eGovernance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). |
Context: Recently the National eGovernance Division (NeGD) is set to integrate Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) into its existing Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) platform.
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
| Option b |
| Correct |
| DIKSHA – Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing.
· DIKSHA is a national platform for school education, an initiative of National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), under the aegis of the Ministry of Education (MoE). · It was launched in 2017. · It provides e-content for schools via an online portal and a mobile application. · It also has embedded assistive technologies for learners with visual or hearing impairments. However, DIKSHA is a static content repository. · It features digitised National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks used national and State Boards. · This has been adopted by almost all the States, Union Territories, and central autonomous bodies/boards including CBSE. · This can be accessed by learners and teachers across the country and currently supports 36 Indian languages. · DIKSHA is built using MIT licensed open source technology called Sunbird Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL)
· PAL is software-based approach will allow each student to have an individualised learning experience over the course of the curriculum based on their unique needs and abilities. · DIKSHA platform is set to be integrated with PAL with the help of the National eGovernance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). |
Context: Recently the National eGovernance Division (NeGD) is set to integrate Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) into its existing Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) platform.
Consider the following statements
Statement 1 – Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs determines the date and duration of parliamentary sessions.
Statement 2 – India’s Parliament has no fixed calendar of sittings.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
| Option a |
| Correct |
| · The Constitution does not use the term “special session”. However, Article 352 (Proclamation of Emergency) of the Constitution does refer to a “special sitting of the House”.
· The term “special session” refers to sessions the government has convened for specific occasions, like commemorating parliamentary or national milestones. · Parliament added the part relating to the special sitting through the Constitution (42th Amendment) Act, 1978. · Its purpose was to add safeguards to the power of proclaiming Emergency in the country. · It specifies that if a Proclamation of Emergency is issued and Parliament is not in session then 1/10th of Lok Sabha MPs can ask the President to convene a special meeting to disapprove the Emergency. · India’s Parliament has no fixed calendar of sittings. · The government determines the date and duration of parliamentary sessions. · Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs determines the date and duration of parliamentary sessions. · It currently has 10 Ministers including minsters of Defence, Home, Finance, Agriculture, Tribal Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting. · The Law Minister and the Minister of State for External Affairs are special invitees to the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. · The President is informed about the Committee’s decision, who then summons Members of Parliament to meet for the session. |
Context: Recently the government has announced a ‘Special Session of Parliament’ which will take place from Sept 18-22
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis
| Option a |
| Correct |
| · The Constitution does not use the term “special session”. However, Article 352 (Proclamation of Emergency) of the Constitution does refer to a “special sitting of the House”.
· The term “special session” refers to sessions the government has convened for specific occasions, like commemorating parliamentary or national milestones. · Parliament added the part relating to the special sitting through the Constitution (42th Amendment) Act, 1978. · Its purpose was to add safeguards to the power of proclaiming Emergency in the country. · It specifies that if a Proclamation of Emergency is issued and Parliament is not in session then 1/10th of Lok Sabha MPs can ask the President to convene a special meeting to disapprove the Emergency. · India’s Parliament has no fixed calendar of sittings. · The government determines the date and duration of parliamentary sessions. · Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs determines the date and duration of parliamentary sessions. · It currently has 10 Ministers including minsters of Defence, Home, Finance, Agriculture, Tribal Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting. · The Law Minister and the Minister of State for External Affairs are special invitees to the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. · The President is informed about the Committee’s decision, who then summons Members of Parliament to meet for the session. |
Context: Recently the government has announced a ‘Special Session of Parliament’ which will take place from Sept 18-22
Consider the following statements about Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY)
Choose the correct statements:
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| · It was launched in March 2020.
· It is one of the two components of the Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana which is a Central Sector Scheme (CSS). · The other component of Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana is the Khadi Vikas Yojana (KVY) which includes two new components such as Rozgar Yukt Gaon, Design House (DH) |
· GVY aims to promote and develop the village industries through common facilities, technological modernization, training etc.
Included Activities: · Agro-Based & Food Processing Industry (ABFPI) · Mineral-Based Industry (MBI) · Wellness & Cosmetics Industry (WCI) · Handmade Paper, Leather & Plastic Industry (HPLPI) · Rural Engineering & New Technology Industry (RENTI) · Service Industry |
Context: The Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), recently, distributed toolkits and machinery to artisans in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, as part of the Gramodyog Vikas Yojana.
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| · It was launched in March 2020.
· It is one of the two components of the Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana which is a Central Sector Scheme (CSS). · The other component of Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana is the Khadi Vikas Yojana (KVY) which includes two new components such as Rozgar Yukt Gaon, Design House (DH) |
· GVY aims to promote and develop the village industries through common facilities, technological modernization, training etc.
Included Activities: · Agro-Based & Food Processing Industry (ABFPI) · Mineral-Based Industry (MBI) · Wellness & Cosmetics Industry (WCI) · Handmade Paper, Leather & Plastic Industry (HPLPI) · Rural Engineering & New Technology Industry (RENTI) · Service Industry |
Context: The Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), recently, distributed toolkits and machinery to artisans in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, as part of the Gramodyog Vikas Yojana.
Nine-dash line, sometimes seen in news is associated with which of the following water body?
Solution (b)
| Option b |
| Correct |
| · The nine-dash line is a historical demarcation line on a map used by China to assert territorial claims in the South China Sea.
· China asserts a claim to 90% of the South China Sea, primarily based on the historical U-shaped nine-dash line drawn on a map in the 1940s and encompassing several islands, notably the Paracels and Spratlys. · However, the Permanent Court of Arbitration under UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) has determined that China’s claim in this region lacks a legal foundation |
Context: Several Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan, have joined India in rejecting China’s new national map and 9 Dashed Line in the South China Sea.
Solution (b)
| Option b |
| Correct |
| · The nine-dash line is a historical demarcation line on a map used by China to assert territorial claims in the South China Sea.
· China asserts a claim to 90% of the South China Sea, primarily based on the historical U-shaped nine-dash line drawn on a map in the 1940s and encompassing several islands, notably the Paracels and Spratlys. · However, the Permanent Court of Arbitration under UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) has determined that China’s claim in this region lacks a legal foundation |
Context: Several Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan, have joined India in rejecting China’s new national map and 9 Dashed Line in the South China Sea.
Consider the following statements about GRIHA Rating
Choose the incorrect statements:
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
| Option b |
| Correct |
| · GRIHA is the India’s National Rating System for Green buildings.
· Developed by – TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute). · This tool has been endorsed by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. · Criteria – GRIHA assesses a building out of 34 criteria and awards points on a scale of 100. · In order to qualify for GRIHA certification, a project must achieve at least 50 points. · Certain criteria / sub-criteria are mandatory and have to be complied for the project to be at all eligible for rating. · Project scoring · 50-60 points is certified as a 1 star GRIHA rated building, · 61-70 is a 2 star GRIHA rated building, · 71-80 is a 3 star GRIHA rating building, · 81-90 is a 4 star GRIHA rated building and · 91-100 is a 5 star GRIHA rated building · The guidelines/criteria and appraisal norms is revised every 3 years or sooner to take into account the latest innovations/best practices happening during this period. · SVA GRIHA (Simple Versatile Affordable GRIHA) has been developed by ADaRSH in collaboration with TERI and is currently under pilot stage. · This variant of GRIHA is meant to simplify, and make the greening of small buildings (less than 2500 sqm built-up area) affordable. |
Context: It was in news.
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis
| Option b |
| Correct |
| · GRIHA is the India’s National Rating System for Green buildings.
· Developed by – TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute). · This tool has been endorsed by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. · Criteria – GRIHA assesses a building out of 34 criteria and awards points on a scale of 100. · In order to qualify for GRIHA certification, a project must achieve at least 50 points. · Certain criteria / sub-criteria are mandatory and have to be complied for the project to be at all eligible for rating. · Project scoring · 50-60 points is certified as a 1 star GRIHA rated building, · 61-70 is a 2 star GRIHA rated building, · 71-80 is a 3 star GRIHA rating building, · 81-90 is a 4 star GRIHA rated building and · 91-100 is a 5 star GRIHA rated building · The guidelines/criteria and appraisal norms is revised every 3 years or sooner to take into account the latest innovations/best practices happening during this period. · SVA GRIHA (Simple Versatile Affordable GRIHA) has been developed by ADaRSH in collaboration with TERI and is currently under pilot stage. · This variant of GRIHA is meant to simplify, and make the greening of small buildings (less than 2500 sqm built-up area) affordable. |
Context: It was in news.
