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Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Incorrect |
| Under UAPA, both Indian and foreign nationals can be charged. It will apply to the offenders in the same manner, even if a crime is committed in a foreign land, outside India. | The police normally have 60 to 90 days to investigate a case and submit a charge-sheet failing which the accused may obtain default bail. However, under the UAPA, this pre-charge sheet time is extended to 180 days. Further, normal bail rules do not apply to an accused under Section 43(d)5 of the UAPA | Under the Act, an investigating officer is required to obtain the prior approval of the Director General of Police to seize properties that may be connected with terrorism. The Bill adds that if the investigation is conducted by an officer of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the approval of the Director General of NIA would be required for seizure of such property. |
Context – Prime Minister said that Central laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) had given an impetus to the system in a decisive fight against terrorism.
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Incorrect |
| Under UAPA, both Indian and foreign nationals can be charged. It will apply to the offenders in the same manner, even if a crime is committed in a foreign land, outside India. | The police normally have 60 to 90 days to investigate a case and submit a charge-sheet failing which the accused may obtain default bail. However, under the UAPA, this pre-charge sheet time is extended to 180 days. Further, normal bail rules do not apply to an accused under Section 43(d)5 of the UAPA | Under the Act, an investigating officer is required to obtain the prior approval of the Director General of Police to seize properties that may be connected with terrorism. The Bill adds that if the investigation is conducted by an officer of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the approval of the Director General of NIA would be required for seizure of such property. |
Context – Prime Minister said that Central laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) had given an impetus to the system in a decisive fight against terrorism.
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 |
| Red mud, now more frequently termed bauxite residue, is an industrial waste generated during the processing of bauxite into alumina using the Bayer process. It is composed of various oxide compounds, including the iron oxides which give its red colour. | Red mud can be turned into X-ray shielding tiles in a green and economically viable manner through a ceramic route by adding a certain weight percentage of high Z material and binder with it. These tiles can be used to build radiation shielding structures in diagnostic X-rays, CT scanner rooms, Cath labs, bone mineral density, dental X-rays, etc., instead of the toxic lead sheet to protect the public from radiation hazards. | It is considered to be toxic due to its extreme alkalinity and heavy element leaching. Although the scientific community has patented more than 700 applications of red mud, very few of them have reached industries due to high cost, low public acceptance, environmental issues, and limited market. |
Context – CSIR- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) has converted Red Mud into X-ray shielding tiles
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
| Red mud, now more frequently termed bauxite residue, is an industrial waste generated during the processing of bauxite into alumina using the Bayer process. It is composed of various oxide compounds, including the iron oxides which give its red colour. | Red mud can be turned into X-ray shielding tiles in a green and economically viable manner through a ceramic route by adding a certain weight percentage of high Z material and binder with it. These tiles can be used to build radiation shielding structures in diagnostic X-rays, CT scanner rooms, Cath labs, bone mineral density, dental X-rays, etc., instead of the toxic lead sheet to protect the public from radiation hazards. | It is considered to be toxic due to its extreme alkalinity and heavy element leaching. Although the scientific community has patented more than 700 applications of red mud, very few of them have reached industries due to high cost, low public acceptance, environmental issues, and limited market. |
Context – CSIR- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) has converted Red Mud into X-ray shielding tiles
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Northeast Monsoon’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| One of the primary causes of the northeast monsoon is the southward movement of Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) — a dynamic region near the Equator where the trade winds of the northern and southern hemispheres come together. This southward movement of the ITCZ, coupled with the heating up of the Indian Ocean, reverses the direction in which the lower-atmosphere moisture-laden winds blow (from southwest to northeast), thereby triggering the NEM. | The northeast monsoon offers a mere 11% contribution to India’s annual rainfall, as opposed to the 75% offered by the southwest monsoon. As per the IMD, the Tamil Nadu subdivision receives at least 48% of its annual rainfall (on average) from NEM. Being in the rain shadow region of the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu gets only 36% of its annual rainfall from the southwest monsoon. This makes the NEM the chief monsoon season for the southern state, with its performance playing a key role in TN’s agricultural activities and reservoir management. | Upon its onset, its subsequent performance is notably influenced by sea-surface temperatures. The NEM rains are positively impacted during the prevalence of an active Indian-Ocean Dipole (IOD) phase (warmer sea surface temperatures in the western Indian Ocean) as well as the El Niño phase (warmer sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific). |
Context – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently announced the onset of the northeast monsoon over South India.
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| One of the primary causes of the northeast monsoon is the southward movement of Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) — a dynamic region near the Equator where the trade winds of the northern and southern hemispheres come together. This southward movement of the ITCZ, coupled with the heating up of the Indian Ocean, reverses the direction in which the lower-atmosphere moisture-laden winds blow (from southwest to northeast), thereby triggering the NEM. | The northeast monsoon offers a mere 11% contribution to India’s annual rainfall, as opposed to the 75% offered by the southwest monsoon. As per the IMD, the Tamil Nadu subdivision receives at least 48% of its annual rainfall (on average) from NEM. Being in the rain shadow region of the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu gets only 36% of its annual rainfall from the southwest monsoon. This makes the NEM the chief monsoon season for the southern state, with its performance playing a key role in TN’s agricultural activities and reservoir management. | Upon its onset, its subsequent performance is notably influenced by sea-surface temperatures. The NEM rains are positively impacted during the prevalence of an active Indian-Ocean Dipole (IOD) phase (warmer sea surface temperatures in the western Indian Ocean) as well as the El Niño phase (warmer sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific). |
Context – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently announced the onset of the northeast monsoon over South India.
With reference to ‘Kalanamak Rice’, consider the following statements
Select the INCORRECT statement(s)
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| Kalanamak is a traditional variety of paddy with black husk and strong fragrance. It is considered a gift from Lord Buddha to the people of Sravasti when he visited the region after enlightenment. | The traditional Kalanamak rice is protected under the Geographical Indication (GI) tag system. Grown in 11 districts of the Terai region of north-eastern Uttar Pradesh and in Nepal. |
Context – Indian Agriculture Research Institute has successfully tested two new dwarf varieties in Uttar Pradesh that give double the yield of traditional variety of Kalanamak rice.
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| Kalanamak is a traditional variety of paddy with black husk and strong fragrance. It is considered a gift from Lord Buddha to the people of Sravasti when he visited the region after enlightenment. | The traditional Kalanamak rice is protected under the Geographical Indication (GI) tag system. Grown in 11 districts of the Terai region of north-eastern Uttar Pradesh and in Nepal. |
Context – Indian Agriculture Research Institute has successfully tested two new dwarf varieties in Uttar Pradesh that give double the yield of traditional variety of Kalanamak rice.
‘Glyphosate’ considered harmful is most likely used in which one of the following?
Solution(d)
Glyphosate is an herbicide. It is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both broadleaf plants and grasses. The sodium salt form of glyphosate is used to regulate plant growth and ripen specific crops. It is widely used in plantation agriculture
Context – The Agriculture Ministry, in a notification early this week, said the use of glyphosate is hereby restricted and no person shall use glyphosate except pest control operators (PCOs).
Solution(d)
Glyphosate is an herbicide. It is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both broadleaf plants and grasses. The sodium salt form of glyphosate is used to regulate plant growth and ripen specific crops. It is widely used in plantation agriculture
Context – The Agriculture Ministry, in a notification early this week, said the use of glyphosate is hereby restricted and no person shall use glyphosate except pest control operators (PCOs).
