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‘Pahari’, a community seen in news are native of
Solution(b)
The Pahari people or Pahari-speaking people is a cover term for a number of heterogeneous communities inhabiting the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan.
Context – Pahari community is set to get Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation
Solution(b)
The Pahari people or Pahari-speaking people is a cover term for a number of heterogeneous communities inhabiting the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan.
Context – Pahari community is set to get Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Hind Swaraj’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule is a book written by Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1909.In it he expresses his views on Swaraj, modern civilization, mechanisation, among other matters | It is remarkable that while Gandhi shows so much concern for the poor, he does not present any proposal in Hind Swaraj for the removal or alleviation of poverty itself | Hind Swaraj does not talk about untouchability and its ill-effects. |
Context – Gandhi Jayanti was celebrated recently and Hind Swaraj was in news.
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Correct | Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule is a book written by Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1909.In it he expresses his views on Swaraj, modern civilization, mechanisation, among other matters | It is remarkable that while Gandhi shows so much concern for the poor, he does not present any proposal in Hind Swaraj for the removal or alleviation of poverty itself | Hind Swaraj does not talk about untouchability and its ill-effects. |
Context – Gandhi Jayanti was celebrated recently and Hind Swaraj was in news.
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’
Choose the correct answer using the code given below
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect | Correct |
| Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is an initiative by the Government of India in which affordable housing will be provided to the urban poor with a target of building 2 crore (20 million) affordable houses by 31 March 2022. It has two components: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) (PMAY-U) for the urban poor and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin)(PMAY-G and also PMAY-R) for the rural poor. | The houses given under this scheme will be owned by females or jointly with males. | Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs), a sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U). This will provide ease of living to urban migrants/ poor in Industrial Sector as well as in non-formal urban economy to get access to dignified affordable rental housing close to their workplace. |
Context – 69% houses under PMAY in rural India are owned by women according to Government data.
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect | Correct |
| Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is an initiative by the Government of India in which affordable housing will be provided to the urban poor with a target of building 2 crore (20 million) affordable houses by 31 March 2022. It has two components: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) (PMAY-U) for the urban poor and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin)(PMAY-G and also PMAY-R) for the rural poor. | The houses given under this scheme will be owned by females or jointly with males. | Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs), a sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U). This will provide ease of living to urban migrants/ poor in Industrial Sector as well as in non-formal urban economy to get access to dignified affordable rental housing close to their workplace. |
Context – 69% houses under PMAY in rural India are owned by women according to Government data.
With reference to ‘Light Combat Helicopter- Prachanda’, consider the following statements
Select the correct statement(s)
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The LCH is the first indigenous Multi-Role Combat Helicopter designed and manufactured by HAL. It has potent ground attack and aerial combat capability. | The helicopter possesses modern stealth characteristics, robust armour protection and formidable night attack capability. Onboard advanced navigation system, guns tailored for close combat and potent air to air missiles make the LCH especially suited for the modern battlefield. Capable of operating from high altitude terrain and carrying out precision strike at high altitude targets |
Context – Indigenously Designed and Developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) inducted into Indian Air Force
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The LCH is the first indigenous Multi-Role Combat Helicopter designed and manufactured by HAL. It has potent ground attack and aerial combat capability. | The helicopter possesses modern stealth characteristics, robust armour protection and formidable night attack capability. Onboard advanced navigation system, guns tailored for close combat and potent air to air missiles make the LCH especially suited for the modern battlefield. Capable of operating from high altitude terrain and carrying out precision strike at high altitude targets |
Context – Indigenously Designed and Developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) inducted into Indian Air Force
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Biomass co-firing’
Select the INCORRECT statements
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| Biomass co-firing stands for adding biomass as a partial substitute fuel in high efficiency coal boilers. Coal and biomass are combusted together in boilers that have been designed to burn coal. For this purpose, the existing coal power plant has to be partly reconstructed and retrofitted. | Biomass pellets have the same calorific value as coal and mixing them with coal saves consumption as well as reportedly cuts emissions. |
Context – The Power Ministry in October 2021 had decreed that all thermal power plants ensure 5% compliance by October 2022.
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| Biomass co-firing stands for adding biomass as a partial substitute fuel in high efficiency coal boilers. Coal and biomass are combusted together in boilers that have been designed to burn coal. For this purpose, the existing coal power plant has to be partly reconstructed and retrofitted. | Biomass pellets have the same calorific value as coal and mixing them with coal saves consumption as well as reportedly cuts emissions. |
Context – The Power Ministry in October 2021 had decreed that all thermal power plants ensure 5% compliance by October 2022.
