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Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect | Correct |
| The TRAI Act was amended in 2000, establishing a Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). It was set up to adjudicate any dispute between a licensor and a licensee, between two or more service providers, between a service provider and a group of consumers, and to hear and dispose of appeals against any direction, decision or order of TRAI. | In India, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) conducts auctions of licenses for electromagnetic spectrum. India was among the early adopters of spectrum auctions beginning auctions in 1994. | TRAI is a regulatory body set up by the Government of India under section 3 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997. It is the regulator of the telecommunications sector in India. It consists of a Chairperson and not more than two full-time members and not more than two part-time members. |
Context – TRAI released recommendations on “Regulatory Framework for Promoting Data Economy Through Establishment of Data Centres, Content Delivery Networks, and Interconnect Exchanges in India”
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect | Correct |
| The TRAI Act was amended in 2000, establishing a Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). It was set up to adjudicate any dispute between a licensor and a licensee, between two or more service providers, between a service provider and a group of consumers, and to hear and dispose of appeals against any direction, decision or order of TRAI. | In India, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) conducts auctions of licenses for electromagnetic spectrum. India was among the early adopters of spectrum auctions beginning auctions in 1994. | TRAI is a regulatory body set up by the Government of India under section 3 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997. It is the regulator of the telecommunications sector in India. It consists of a Chairperson and not more than two full-time members and not more than two part-time members. |
Context – TRAI released recommendations on “Regulatory Framework for Promoting Data Economy Through Establishment of Data Centres, Content Delivery Networks, and Interconnect Exchanges in India”
With reference to ‘The Greater One-horned Rhinoceros’, consider the following statements
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The greater one-horned rhino (or “Indian rhino”) is the largest of the rhino species. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, as populations are fragmented and restricted to less than 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) | Indian rhinos once ranged throughout the entire stretch of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, but excessive hunting and agricultural development reduced its range drastically to 11 sites in northern India and southern Nepal. |
Context – A comprehensive analysis titled ‘Executive Summary of the Rhino Horn Trafficking as a Form of Transnational Organised Crime (2012-2021): 2022 Global Threat Assessment’, was presented at the meeting of the Conference of Parties organised by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The greater one-horned rhino (or “Indian rhino”) is the largest of the rhino species. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, as populations are fragmented and restricted to less than 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) | Indian rhinos once ranged throughout the entire stretch of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, but excessive hunting and agricultural development reduced its range drastically to 11 sites in northern India and southern Nepal. |
Context – A comprehensive analysis titled ‘Executive Summary of the Rhino Horn Trafficking as a Form of Transnational Organised Crime (2012-2021): 2022 Global Threat Assessment’, was presented at the meeting of the Conference of Parties organised by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
India has signed ‘Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber-Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation’ with which country
Solution(c)
Australia-India Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber‑Enabled Critical Technologies Cooperation was signed in 2020. Under the Arrangement, Australia and India will work together to promote and preserve an open, free, safe and secure Internet, enhance digital trade, harness critical technology opportunities and address cyber security challenges.
Context – India and Australia recently convened their fifth bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue in New Delhi.
Solution(c)
Australia-India Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber‑Enabled Critical Technologies Cooperation was signed in 2020. Under the Arrangement, Australia and India will work together to promote and preserve an open, free, safe and secure Internet, enhance digital trade, harness critical technology opportunities and address cyber security challenges.
Context – India and Australia recently convened their fifth bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue in New Delhi.
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Correct |
| The provisions of this Act shall also apply to processing of digital personal data outside the territory of India, if such processing is in connection with any profiling of, or activity of offering goods or services to Data Principals within the territory of India. | A Data Principal shall have the right to nominate, in such manner as may be prescribed, any other individual, who shall, in the event of death or incapacity of the Data Principal, exercise the rights of the Data Principal in accordance with the provisions of this Act. | Data Protection Board of India shall be created by the The Central Government a Board to be called the Data Protection Board of India. The functions of the Board is to determine non-compliance with provisions of this Act and impose penalty under the provisions of this Act |
Context – MeitY invites feedback on the draft ‘Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022’
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Correct |
| The provisions of this Act shall also apply to processing of digital personal data outside the territory of India, if such processing is in connection with any profiling of, or activity of offering goods or services to Data Principals within the territory of India. | A Data Principal shall have the right to nominate, in such manner as may be prescribed, any other individual, who shall, in the event of death or incapacity of the Data Principal, exercise the rights of the Data Principal in accordance with the provisions of this Act. | Data Protection Board of India shall be created by the The Central Government a Board to be called the Data Protection Board of India. The functions of the Board is to determine non-compliance with provisions of this Act and impose penalty under the provisions of this Act |
Context – MeitY invites feedback on the draft ‘Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022’
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Kabir Das’
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| Saint Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das and Kabir Sagar. Kabir suggested that “Truth” is with the person who is on the path of righteousness, considered everything, living and non living, as divine, and who is passively detached from the affairs of the world. | Saint Kabir was a 15th century poet whereas Saint Namdev was a 14th century poet. While Saint Kabir believed in Nirguna worship, Saint Namdev’s philosophy contains both nirguna and saguna Brahman elements, with monistic themes. |
Context – Folk singer Prahlad Tipaniya’s music triggers interest in the 15th century mystic poet Kabir Das
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| Saint Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das and Kabir Sagar. Kabir suggested that “Truth” is with the person who is on the path of righteousness, considered everything, living and non living, as divine, and who is passively detached from the affairs of the world. | Saint Kabir was a 15th century poet whereas Saint Namdev was a 14th century poet. While Saint Kabir believed in Nirguna worship, Saint Namdev’s philosophy contains both nirguna and saguna Brahman elements, with monistic themes. |
Context – Folk singer Prahlad Tipaniya’s music triggers interest in the 15th century mystic poet Kabir Das
