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Consider the following statements with respect to ‘International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)’
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| IRRI is an independent, nonprofit, research and educational institute, founded in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations with support from the Philippine government. It is the world’s premier research organization dedicated to reducing poverty, hunger, and malnutrition through rice science. | IR8 is a high-yielding semi-dwarf rice variety developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the early 1960s. IR8 dramatically increased the yields of Asian rice from 1 or 2 ton per hectare to 4 or 5 tons per hectare. It played a significant part in the Green Revolution. |
Context – A two-member delegation from International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) recently visited Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to deliberate on emerging research areas for rice cultivation
Solution (b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| IRRI is an independent, nonprofit, research and educational institute, founded in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations with support from the Philippine government. It is the world’s premier research organization dedicated to reducing poverty, hunger, and malnutrition through rice science. | IR8 is a high-yielding semi-dwarf rice variety developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the early 1960s. IR8 dramatically increased the yields of Asian rice from 1 or 2 ton per hectare to 4 or 5 tons per hectare. It played a significant part in the Green Revolution. |
Context – A two-member delegation from International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) recently visited Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to deliberate on emerging research areas for rice cultivation
‘Kamchatka Peninsula’ seen in news recently is located in
Solution (c)
Kamchatka Peninsula lies in far eastern Russia, between the Sea of Okhotsk on the west and the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea on the east. It is one of the world’s most concentrated areas of geothermal activity, with about 30 active volcanoes. Immediately offshore along the Pacific coast of the peninsula runs the 10,500-metre-deep (34,449 ft) Kuril–Kamchatka Trench.
Context – A volcano erupted recently on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula
Solution (c)
Kamchatka Peninsula lies in far eastern Russia, between the Sea of Okhotsk on the west and the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea on the east. It is one of the world’s most concentrated areas of geothermal activity, with about 30 active volcanoes. Immediately offshore along the Pacific coast of the peninsula runs the 10,500-metre-deep (34,449 ft) Kuril–Kamchatka Trench.
Context – A volcano erupted recently on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘National Credit Framework’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| It is a set of guidelines that schools, colleges, and universities must adhere to when implementing the credit system (so far, only the NIOS followed the credit system). It is a meta-framework to seamlessly integrate the credits earned through general (school, higher education) and vocational and skill education | The University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced the National Credit Framework (NCrF) to integrate multiple streams of education such as vocational, academic, and experiential.12 hours ago | It divides the educational ecosystem into 8 levels from Class 5 to PhD level and assigns credit on the basis of learning hours. For example, one credit equals 30 hours of notional learning in a year of two semesters. A student is required to earn a minimum of 20 credits every semester [40 credits (or more) in one year = 1,200 learning hours] |
Context – The University Grants Commission (UGC) released the NCrF, which will allow students to earn educational credits at all levels, irrespective of the mode of learning
Solution (d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Correct |
| It is a set of guidelines that schools, colleges, and universities must adhere to when implementing the credit system (so far, only the NIOS followed the credit system). It is a meta-framework to seamlessly integrate the credits earned through general (school, higher education) and vocational and skill education | The University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced the National Credit Framework (NCrF) to integrate multiple streams of education such as vocational, academic, and experiential.12 hours ago | It divides the educational ecosystem into 8 levels from Class 5 to PhD level and assigns credit on the basis of learning hours. For example, one credit equals 30 hours of notional learning in a year of two semesters. A student is required to earn a minimum of 20 credits every semester [40 credits (or more) in one year = 1,200 learning hours] |
Context – The University Grants Commission (UGC) released the NCrF, which will allow students to earn educational credits at all levels, irrespective of the mode of learning
With reference to ‘Framework for acceptance of Green Deposits of Regulated Entities’, consider the following statements
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 | Statement 4 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
| The entities will issue green deposits as cumulative or non-cumulative deposits. On maturity, they can be renewed or withdrawn. | The green deposits shall be denominated in Indian rupees only. All conditions applicable to other public deposits will also be applicable to green deposits. | It will apply to all scheduled commercial banks, including small finance banks and deposit-taking non-banking finance companies such as housing finance firms. | Nuclear power generation, direct waste incineration, landfill projects and hydropower plants larger than 25 MW are among the uses that are prohibited using funds raised via green deposits. |
Context – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently announced the framework for the acceptance of green deposits of regulated entities (RE).
Solution (c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 | Statement 4 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
| The entities will issue green deposits as cumulative or non-cumulative deposits. On maturity, they can be renewed or withdrawn. | The green deposits shall be denominated in Indian rupees only. All conditions applicable to other public deposits will also be applicable to green deposits. | It will apply to all scheduled commercial banks, including small finance banks and deposit-taking non-banking finance companies such as housing finance firms. | Nuclear power generation, direct waste incineration, landfill projects and hydropower plants larger than 25 MW are among the uses that are prohibited using funds raised via green deposits. |
Context – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently announced the framework for the acceptance of green deposits of regulated entities (RE).
Consider the following statements about ‘ULPIN (Unique Land Parcel Identification Number)/Bhu-Aadhaar’
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) or Bhu-Aadhaar will have the longitude and latitude coordinates of the land parcel and is based on detailed surveys and geo-referenced cadastral maps. Department of Land Resources (DoLR) along with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Department of Science and Technology and the National Remote Sensing Centre came up with the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number system. | DILRMP integrates the computerisation of land records, strengthening of revenue administration, and updating of land records. Once this has been done and the system is cleaned up, every plot/parcel of land (both urban and rural) can get the 14-digit alpha-numeric ULPIN (Unique Land Parcel Identification Number) which is also named as Bhu-Aadhaar. |
Context – India aims to digitise 100 per cent of its land records and the land registration process and give a unique 14-digit alpha-numeric identity, also called Bhu-Aadhaar.
Solution (a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) or Bhu-Aadhaar will have the longitude and latitude coordinates of the land parcel and is based on detailed surveys and geo-referenced cadastral maps. Department of Land Resources (DoLR) along with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Department of Science and Technology and the National Remote Sensing Centre came up with the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number system. | DILRMP integrates the computerisation of land records, strengthening of revenue administration, and updating of land records. Once this has been done and the system is cleaned up, every plot/parcel of land (both urban and rural) can get the 14-digit alpha-numeric ULPIN (Unique Land Parcel Identification Number) which is also named as Bhu-Aadhaar. |
Context – India aims to digitise 100 per cent of its land records and the land registration process and give a unique 14-digit alpha-numeric identity, also called Bhu-Aadhaar.
