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‘Pegasus’, a term which is often seen in news is a
Solution(c)
Pegasus is spyware developed by the Israeli cyberarms firm NSO Group that can be covertly installed on mobile phones running most versions of iOS and Android.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pegasus-sc-panel-reaches-out-to-victims-of-snooping/article38092531.ece
Solution(c)
Pegasus is spyware developed by the Israeli cyberarms firm NSO Group that can be covertly installed on mobile phones running most versions of iOS and Android.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pegasus-sc-panel-reaches-out-to-victims-of-snooping/article38092531.ece
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Census’
Choose the correct statements
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| It is conducted by the office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. It was established in 1961. | Freezing of boundary limits of administrative units, at least three months prior, is a pre-requisite for conducting the census. It is conducted under the provisions of the Census Act,1948. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/census-first-phase-npr-data-collection-put-off-till-september/article38091880.ece
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Incorrect |
| It is conducted by the office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. It was established in 1961. | Freezing of boundary limits of administrative units, at least three months prior, is a pre-requisite for conducting the census. It is conducted under the provisions of the Census Act,1948. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/census-first-phase-npr-data-collection-put-off-till-september/article38091880.ece
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana’
Choose the correct statements
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| A beneficiary is eligible to receive benefits under the scheme only once. In case of miscarriage/still birth, the beneficiary would be eligible to claim the remaining installment(s) in event of any future pregnancy. However, in case of infant mortality, she will not be eligible for claiming benefits under the scheme, if she has already received all the installments of the maternity benefit under PMMVY earlier | It is implemented by the Ministry of Women &Child Development. The beneficiaries shall receive a cash benefit of ` 5000/- in three installments at different intervals pre and post birth of the baby. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/state-schemes-can-cast-a-lifeline-to-this-welfare-plan/article38094862.ece
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Correct | Correct |
| A beneficiary is eligible to receive benefits under the scheme only once. In case of miscarriage/still birth, the beneficiary would be eligible to claim the remaining installment(s) in event of any future pregnancy. However, in case of infant mortality, she will not be eligible for claiming benefits under the scheme, if she has already received all the installments of the maternity benefit under PMMVY earlier | It is implemented by the Ministry of Women &Child Development. The beneficiaries shall receive a cash benefit of ` 5000/- in three installments at different intervals pre and post birth of the baby. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/state-schemes-can-cast-a-lifeline-to-this-welfare-plan/article38094862.ece
She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India. She was also a scholar in many languages and was proficient in languages like French, English and Urdu. She was
Solution(b)
Rani Velu Nachiyar (3 January 1730 – 25 December 1796) was a queen of Sivaganga estate from c. 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India. She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai (“brave woman”). Nachiyar was trained in many methods of combat, including war match weapons usage, martial arts like Valari,Silambam, horse riding, and archery. She was a scholar in many languages and was proficient in languages like French, English and Urdu.
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1787061
Solution(b)
Rani Velu Nachiyar (3 January 1730 – 25 December 1796) was a queen of Sivaganga estate from c. 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India. She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai (“brave woman”). Nachiyar was trained in many methods of combat, including war match weapons usage, martial arts like Valari,Silambam, horse riding, and archery. She was a scholar in many languages and was proficient in languages like French, English and Urdu.
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1787061
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Headline GDP’
Choose the correct statements
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Headline GDP is now GDP at market prices as per the new GDP series. Base year being 2011-12. | The headline GDP numbers mask the highly uneven nature of the recovery — the formal or the organised sector is faring better, gaining at the expense of the informal, and within the formal, the larger firms doing better than the smaller ones. |
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/road-to-recovery-7702725/
Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
| Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
| Incorrect | Incorrect |
| Headline GDP is now GDP at market prices as per the new GDP series. Base year being 2011-12. | The headline GDP numbers mask the highly uneven nature of the recovery — the formal or the organised sector is faring better, gaining at the expense of the informal, and within the formal, the larger firms doing better than the smaller ones. |
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/road-to-recovery-7702725/
