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Consider the following statements regarding ‘National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’
Choose the correct statements
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is an Indian statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. The Commission works under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development. | The commission takes suo motu notice of matter relating to : 1) Deprivation and violation of child rights;
2) Non implementation of laws providing for protection and development of children; 3) Non-compliance of policy decisions, guidelines or instructions aimed at mitigating hardships to and ensuring welfare of the children and provide relief to such children; 4) take up the issues arising out of such matters with appropriate authorities |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-to-marshal-ex-gratia-payment-to-families-that-lost-lives-to-covid-19/article38291137.ece
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is an Indian statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. The Commission works under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development. | The commission takes suo motu notice of matter relating to : 1) Deprivation and violation of child rights;
2) Non implementation of laws providing for protection and development of children; 3) Non-compliance of policy decisions, guidelines or instructions aimed at mitigating hardships to and ensuring welfare of the children and provide relief to such children; 4) take up the issues arising out of such matters with appropriate authorities |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-to-marshal-ex-gratia-payment-to-families-that-lost-lives-to-covid-19/article38291137.ece
Consider the following pairs:
Sea: Bordering country
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
‘SAMARTH’, a scheme recently seen in news is related to
Solution(d)
SAMARTH stands for Sustainable Agrarian Mission on use of Agro Residue in Thermal Power Plants. It is emerging that the efforts of the Government in transforming the problem of stubble burning into a solution of power production with lower carbon footprints, would continue to bear fruit with the active participation of Farmers, Pellet manufacturers and power plants in the country. This would yield additional income for farmers. It is going to play a big role towards clean energy transition of the country.
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1790832
Solution(d)
SAMARTH stands for Sustainable Agrarian Mission on use of Agro Residue in Thermal Power Plants. It is emerging that the efforts of the Government in transforming the problem of stubble burning into a solution of power production with lower carbon footprints, would continue to bear fruit with the active participation of Farmers, Pellet manufacturers and power plants in the country. This would yield additional income for farmers. It is going to play a big role towards clean energy transition of the country.
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1790832
When there is a surge of manufactured goods entering the country over the years, which of the following measures would the Government take?
Select the correct code
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Correct |
| Automatic FDI (100%) reduces red- tapism and simplifies the procedure in the country which leads to higher investment in the sector. | Import duty increases the price of the product thereby reducing the competitiveness of the goods in the local market | Production Linked Incentive scheme encourages the local industry to manufacture goods and reduces the need for importing manufactured goods. |
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-mobile-phone-sector-has-lessons-for-indias-economy-7732417/
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
| Incorrect | Correct | Correct |
| Automatic FDI (100%) reduces red- tapism and simplifies the procedure in the country which leads to higher investment in the sector. | Import duty increases the price of the product thereby reducing the competitiveness of the goods in the local market | Production Linked Incentive scheme encourages the local industry to manufacture goods and reduces the need for importing manufactured goods. |
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-mobile-phone-sector-has-lessons-for-indias-economy-7732417/
Consider the following statements regarding Union Budget
Choose the correct statements
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| Article 87 of the constitution provides two instances when the President specially addresses both Houses of Parliament. The President of India addresses both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha at the beginning of the first Session after each general election when the reconstituted lower house meets for the first time. The President also addresses both the houses at beginning of the first session of each year. | While the budget is discussed by both houses of the Parliament, voting is the exclusive privilege of Lok sabha. Rajya Sabha is at liberty to discuss the Budget as a whole or any question of principle involved therein, but no motion is moved nor the Budget is submitted to the vote of Rajya Sabha |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-dangerous-precedent/article38293441.ece
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| Article 87 of the constitution provides two instances when the President specially addresses both Houses of Parliament. The President of India addresses both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha at the beginning of the first Session after each general election when the reconstituted lower house meets for the first time. The President also addresses both the houses at beginning of the first session of each year. | While the budget is discussed by both houses of the Parliament, voting is the exclusive privilege of Lok sabha. Rajya Sabha is at liberty to discuss the Budget as a whole or any question of principle involved therein, but no motion is moved nor the Budget is submitted to the vote of Rajya Sabha |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-dangerous-precedent/article38293441.ece
