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‘Sinthan Pass’ connects which of the following two regions
Solution (c)
Sinthan Top is a mountain pass, a popular tourist destination located between South Kashmir’s Breng Valley (Sub-District Kokernag) in Anantnag district and Kishtwar district of Chenab Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Majority of the area lies on the Kishtwar side. The top acts as a sort of base camp to several alpine lakes in the region.
Context – The pass was reopened recently
Solution (c)
Sinthan Top is a mountain pass, a popular tourist destination located between South Kashmir’s Breng Valley (Sub-District Kokernag) in Anantnag district and Kishtwar district of Chenab Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Majority of the area lies on the Kishtwar side. The top acts as a sort of base camp to several alpine lakes in the region.
Context – The pass was reopened recently
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 empowers the ECI to recognise political parties and allot symbols. Under Paragraph 15 of the Order, the ECI is the only authority to decide issues on a dispute or a merger. | The order classifies the election symbols into reserved and free symbols. A reserved symbol is a symbol which is reserved for a recognised political party for exclusive allotment to contesting candidates set up by that party and a free symbol is a symbol other than a reserved symbol
|
The order mentions the conditions for a party to be recognized as a national, state party and also for continued recognition of a party
|
Context – The order was in news due to allotment of a state party symbol to one faction recently.
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 empowers the ECI to recognise political parties and allot symbols. Under Paragraph 15 of the Order, the ECI is the only authority to decide issues on a dispute or a merger. | The order classifies the election symbols into reserved and free symbols. A reserved symbol is a symbol which is reserved for a recognised political party for exclusive allotment to contesting candidates set up by that party and a free symbol is a symbol other than a reserved symbol
|
The order mentions the conditions for a party to be recognized as a national, state party and also for continued recognition of a party
|
Context – The order was in news due to allotment of a state party symbol to one faction recently.
Consider the following statements about ‘Keeladi excavations’
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| Keeladi excavation site is a Sangam period settlement that is being excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India and the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department. The settlement lies on the bank of the Vaigai River. This is a large-scale excavation carried out in Tamil Nadu after the Adichanallur archaeological site. | In the fourth phase of excavations at Keezhadi, 72 potsherds with Tamil-Brahmi script were discovered at the site. Some of these artifacts have inscribed graffiti marks, similar to graffiti marks which some believe to have evolved from the Indus script. |
Context – The excavations here from 2015 prove that an urban civilisation existed in Tamil Nadu in the Sangam age on the banks of the Vaigai river.
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| Keeladi excavation site is a Sangam period settlement that is being excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India and the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department. The settlement lies on the bank of the Vaigai River. This is a large-scale excavation carried out in Tamil Nadu after the Adichanallur archaeological site. | In the fourth phase of excavations at Keezhadi, 72 potsherds with Tamil-Brahmi script were discovered at the site. Some of these artifacts have inscribed graffiti marks, similar to graffiti marks which some believe to have evolved from the Indus script. |
Context – The excavations here from 2015 prove that an urban civilisation existed in Tamil Nadu in the Sangam age on the banks of the Vaigai river.
Consider the following statements about ‘Law Commission of India’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect | Correct |
| The Law Commission of India is an executive body established by an order of the Government of India. The commission’s function is to research and advise the government on legal reform, and is composed of legal experts, and headed by a retired judge. The commission is established for a fixed tenure and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice. | The first Law Commission was established in 1834 by the British government under the chairmanship of Lord Macaulay. | The recommendations of the commission are not binding on the government. “They are recommendations. They may be accepted or rejected. Action on the said recommendations depends on the ministries/departments, which are concerned with the subject matter of the recommendations.” This has resulted in a number of important and critical recommendations not being implemented. |
Context – Term of 22nd Law Commission extended till August, 2024
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect | Correct |
| The Law Commission of India is an executive body established by an order of the Government of India. The commission’s function is to research and advise the government on legal reform, and is composed of legal experts, and headed by a retired judge. The commission is established for a fixed tenure and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice. | The first Law Commission was established in 1834 by the British government under the chairmanship of Lord Macaulay. | The recommendations of the commission are not binding on the government. “They are recommendations. They may be accepted or rejected. Action on the said recommendations depends on the ministries/departments, which are concerned with the subject matter of the recommendations.” This has resulted in a number of important and critical recommendations not being implemented. |
Context – Term of 22nd Law Commission extended till August, 2024
With reference to ‘LORA (Long-Range Artillery) Weapon System’, consider the following statements
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution (a)
Statement analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| It is a sea-to-ground and ground-to-ground system which comprises a long-range ballistic missile, a unique launcher, a command and control system, and a ground/marine support system. It provides ballistic assault capabilities for multiple ranges with a precision level of 10 meters CEP (circular error probable). The LORA uses a shaped trajectory flight mode. LORA is stored in a sealed canister, enabling very low maintenance costs. | Its guidance system is based on both the Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Inertial Navigation System (INS), with possible in-flight maneuvering capability. |
Context – Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) has signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for domestic manufacture and supply of its LORA Weapon System for the Indian Tri-services.
Solution (a)
Statement analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| It is a sea-to-ground and ground-to-ground system which comprises a long-range ballistic missile, a unique launcher, a command and control system, and a ground/marine support system. It provides ballistic assault capabilities for multiple ranges with a precision level of 10 meters CEP (circular error probable). The LORA uses a shaped trajectory flight mode. LORA is stored in a sealed canister, enabling very low maintenance costs. | Its guidance system is based on both the Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Inertial Navigation System (INS), with possible in-flight maneuvering capability. |
Context – Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) has signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for domestic manufacture and supply of its LORA Weapon System for the Indian Tri-services.
