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Consider the following statements regarding ‘Minimum Support Price’
Choose the correct statements
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Government announces minimum support prices (MSPs) 22 mandated crops and fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane. The mandated crops are 14 crops of the kharif season, 6 rabi crops and two other commercial crops. In addition, the MSPs of toria and de-husked coconut are fixed on the basis of the MSPs of rapeseed/mustard and copra, respectively. | The minimum support prices are approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) at the beginning of the sowing season for certain crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-politics-of-a-minimum-support-price/article38159815.ece
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Government announces minimum support prices (MSPs) 22 mandated crops and fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane. The mandated crops are 14 crops of the kharif season, 6 rabi crops and two other commercial crops. In addition, the MSPs of toria and de-husked coconut are fixed on the basis of the MSPs of rapeseed/mustard and copra, respectively. | The minimum support prices are approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) at the beginning of the sowing season for certain crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-politics-of-a-minimum-support-price/article38159815.ece
“CERT-IN”, a term recently seen in news is related to
Solution(c)
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team is an office within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India. It is the nodal agency to deal with cyber security threats like hacking and phishing. It strengthens security-related defence of the Indian Internet domain.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/bulli-bai-app-delhi-police-arrest-creator-of-offensive-app-from-assam/article38143805.ece
Solution(c)
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team is an office within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India. It is the nodal agency to deal with cyber security threats like hacking and phishing. It strengthens security-related defence of the Indian Internet domain.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/bulli-bai-app-delhi-police-arrest-creator-of-offensive-app-from-assam/article38143805.ece
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Collective Security Treaty Organisation’
Choose the correct statements
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The Collective Security Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance in
Eurasia that consists of select post-Soviet states.The members are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan |
India is not an observer at CSTO. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/russia-led-troops-sent-to-kazakhstan-as-dozens-killed-in-unrest/article38154895.ece
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The Collective Security Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance in
Eurasia that consists of select post-Soviet states.The members are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan |
India is not an observer at CSTO. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/russia-led-troops-sent-to-kazakhstan-as-dozens-killed-in-unrest/article38154895.ece
Consider the following statements regarding India’s first open rock museum
Choose the correct statements
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The museum displays around 35 different types of rocks from different parts of India with ages ranging from 3.3 Billion years to around 55 Million years of the Earth’s history. These rocks also represent the deepest part of the earth up to 175 kms of distance from the surface of the earth. | It comes under CSIR-NGRI. The National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) is a geoscientific research organization established in 1961 under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India’s largest Research and Development organization. CSIR is an autonomous body under Ministry of Science and Technology. |
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1788095
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| The museum displays around 35 different types of rocks from different parts of India with ages ranging from 3.3 Billion years to around 55 Million years of the Earth’s history. These rocks also represent the deepest part of the earth up to 175 kms of distance from the surface of the earth. | It comes under CSIR-NGRI. The National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) is a geoscientific research organization established in 1961 under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India’s largest Research and Development organization. CSIR is an autonomous body under Ministry of Science and Technology. |
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1788095
‘Production linked Incentives scheme’ is applicable to which of the following sectors
Choose the correct statements
Solution(d)
The PLI schemes cover 13 sectors like pharmaceuticals, mobile phones, specialty steel, auto components, technical textiles, etc., with a total budgeted outlay of INR 1970 billion.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/electronics-industry-urges-cut-in-import-tariffs/article38159023.ece
Solution(d)
The PLI schemes cover 13 sectors like pharmaceuticals, mobile phones, specialty steel, auto components, technical textiles, etc., with a total budgeted outlay of INR 1970 billion.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/electronics-industry-urges-cut-in-import-tariffs/article38159023.ece
