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Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Office of Governor’
Select the INCORRECT statement(s)
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The term of governor’s office is normally 5 years but it can be terminated earlier. If the pleasure is withdrawn before the completion of the five-year term, the Governor has to step down. While the Governor’s duties and responsibilities lie in a particular state, there is no provision for impeaching the Governor. | Dismissal of governors without a valid reason is not permitted. However, it is the duty of the President to dismiss a governor whose acts are upheld by courts as unconstitutional and malafide. In BP Singhal vs Union of India (2010), the Supreme Court upheld that “no limitations or restrictions are placed on the ‘at pleasure’ doctrine”, but the power to remove can’t be exercised in an “arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable manner” |
Context – TN government has started a petition to remove Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The term of governor’s office is normally 5 years but it can be terminated earlier. If the pleasure is withdrawn before the completion of the five-year term, the Governor has to step down. While the Governor’s duties and responsibilities lie in a particular state, there is no provision for impeaching the Governor. | Dismissal of governors without a valid reason is not permitted. However, it is the duty of the President to dismiss a governor whose acts are upheld by courts as unconstitutional and malafide. In BP Singhal vs Union of India (2010), the Supreme Court upheld that “no limitations or restrictions are placed on the ‘at pleasure’ doctrine”, but the power to remove can’t be exercised in an “arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable manner” |
Context – TN government has started a petition to remove Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi
Consider the following pairs
Dance form: State
How many pair/pairs given above are correctly matched
Solution(a)
| Raut Nacha | Chhattisgarh |
| Nati | Himachal Pradesh |
| Fugdi | Goa |
| Dumhal | Jammu and Kashmir |
Context – Artists from across the world took part in the 3rd Edition of National Tribal Dance Festival in Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Solution(a)
| Raut Nacha | Chhattisgarh |
| Nati | Himachal Pradesh |
| Fugdi | Goa |
| Dumhal | Jammu and Kashmir |
Context – Artists from across the world took part in the 3rd Edition of National Tribal Dance Festival in Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘India Infrastructure Project Development Fund (IIPDF) Scheme’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| It is a Central Sector Scheme which will aid the development of quality PPP projects by providing necessary funding support to the project sponsoring authorities, both in the Central and State Governments. | The corpus of the IIPDF shall comprise of initial budgetary outlay of Rs. 100 Crore by the Ministry of Finance. This would be supplemented, should it become necessary, through budgetary support by the Ministry of Finance from time to time. | The Public Private Partnership Cell of the DEA will provide support functions examine the applications received for assistance under IIPDF. |
Context – The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, notified Scheme for Financial Support for Project Development Expenses of PPP Projects – India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF Scheme)
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| It is a Central Sector Scheme which will aid the development of quality PPP projects by providing necessary funding support to the project sponsoring authorities, both in the Central and State Governments. | The corpus of the IIPDF shall comprise of initial budgetary outlay of Rs. 100 Crore by the Ministry of Finance. This would be supplemented, should it become necessary, through budgetary support by the Ministry of Finance from time to time. | The Public Private Partnership Cell of the DEA will provide support functions examine the applications received for assistance under IIPDF. |
Context – The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, notified Scheme for Financial Support for Project Development Expenses of PPP Projects – India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF Scheme)
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM)’
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| The objective of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) is to stimulate local economic development, enhance basic services, and create well planned Rurban clusters and to bridge the rural-urban divide with respect to economic, technological and those related to facilities and services | Upon being re-classified as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which is now shared between the Centre and the State in a ratio of 60:40 for Plain area States and 90:10 for Himalayan and NE States | There will be two categories of clusters under SPMRM: Non-Tribal and Tribal The process of selection will vary for each of these categories. While selecting the Rurban cluster the State may identify a large village/gram panchayat that are growth centers with resources available in the area that could potentially lead the economic transformation of the region. These growth centers could also be block headquarter villages or census towns. The clusters could then be formed by identifying geographically contiguous villages/gram panchayats within a radius of 5–10 km (or radius appropriate to the population density and geography of the region) around the identified growth center. |
Context – Aibawk cluster in the Aizwal, Mizoram becomes the first cluster to be completed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Correct |
| The objective of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) is to stimulate local economic development, enhance basic services, and create well planned Rurban clusters and to bridge the rural-urban divide with respect to economic, technological and those related to facilities and services | Upon being re-classified as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which is now shared between the Centre and the State in a ratio of 60:40 for Plain area States and 90:10 for Himalayan and NE States | There will be two categories of clusters under SPMRM: Non-Tribal and Tribal The process of selection will vary for each of these categories. While selecting the Rurban cluster the State may identify a large village/gram panchayat that are growth centers with resources available in the area that could potentially lead the economic transformation of the region. These growth centers could also be block headquarter villages or census towns. The clusters could then be formed by identifying geographically contiguous villages/gram panchayats within a radius of 5–10 km (or radius appropriate to the population density and geography of the region) around the identified growth center. |
Context – Aibawk cluster in the Aizwal, Mizoram becomes the first cluster to be completed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
With reference to ‘UNESCO World Heritage Sites’, consider the following statements
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Incorrect |
| A World Heritage Site (WHS) is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the UNESCO under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. These sites are designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other forms of significance. | There are ten selection criteria – a site must meet at least one to be included on the list | The nominated sites are evaluated by the International Council on Monuments and Sites and the World Conservation Union. A country may not nominate sites that have not been first included on its Tentative List. The two international bodies make recommendations to the World Heritage Committee for new designations. The Committee meets once a year to determine what nominated properties to add to the World Heritage List |
Context – A third of the glaciers on the UNESCO World Heritage list are under threat, according to a study conducted by the UN body.
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Correct | Incorrect |
| A World Heritage Site (WHS) is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the UNESCO under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. These sites are designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other forms of significance. | There are ten selection criteria – a site must meet at least one to be included on the list | The nominated sites are evaluated by the International Council on Monuments and Sites and the World Conservation Union. A country may not nominate sites that have not been first included on its Tentative List. The two international bodies make recommendations to the World Heritage Committee for new designations. The Committee meets once a year to determine what nominated properties to add to the World Heritage List |
Context – A third of the glaciers on the UNESCO World Heritage list are under threat, according to a study conducted by the UN body.
