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Consider the following statements with respect to the coffee cultivation in India:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (b)
The two main varieties of coffee viz., Arabica and Robusta are grown in India. Arabica is mild coffee, but the beans being more aromatic, it has higher market value compared to Robusta beans. On the other hand Robusta has more strength and is, therefore, used in making various blends.
Arabica is grown in higher altitudes than Robusta.
Arabica requires more care & nurture and is more suitable for large holdings whereas Robusta is suitable irrespective of size of the farm.
Arabica is susceptible to pests & diseases such as White Stem Borer, leaf rust etc., and requires more shade than Robusta.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/business/local-growers-yet-to-savour-rising-global-coffee-prices/article37258424.ece
Solution (b)
The two main varieties of coffee viz., Arabica and Robusta are grown in India. Arabica is mild coffee, but the beans being more aromatic, it has higher market value compared to Robusta beans. On the other hand Robusta has more strength and is, therefore, used in making various blends.
Arabica is grown in higher altitudes than Robusta.
Arabica requires more care & nurture and is more suitable for large holdings whereas Robusta is suitable irrespective of size of the farm.
Arabica is susceptible to pests & diseases such as White Stem Borer, leaf rust etc., and requires more shade than Robusta.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/business/local-growers-yet-to-savour-rising-global-coffee-prices/article37258424.ece
With respect to The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Rules, 2021, consider the following statements
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (a)
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Rules, 2021, define new categories of vulnerable women who are allowed termination up to 24 weeks upon meeting certain conditions and with the permission of two doctors.
New categories
These include minors, survivors of sexual assault and those with foetal malformation. Others may seek abortion up to 20 weeks with the permission of one doctor upon meeting certain criteria — earlier you needed the permission of one doctor for termination up to 12 weeks, and two doctors for 12 to 20 weeks. The amended law provides for setting up of State-level medical boards to decide if a pregnancy may be terminated after 24 weeks.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/abortion-rules-to-aid-minors/article37262540.ece
Solution (a)
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Rules, 2021, define new categories of vulnerable women who are allowed termination up to 24 weeks upon meeting certain conditions and with the permission of two doctors.
New categories
These include minors, survivors of sexual assault and those with foetal malformation. Others may seek abortion up to 20 weeks with the permission of one doctor upon meeting certain criteria — earlier you needed the permission of one doctor for termination up to 12 weeks, and two doctors for 12 to 20 weeks. The amended law provides for setting up of State-level medical boards to decide if a pregnancy may be terminated after 24 weeks.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/abortion-rules-to-aid-minors/article37262540.ece
With respect to The Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH), consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (c)
The Trans-Arunachal Highway, passing through the entire length of the state, roughly divides Arunachal Pradesh state in two parts – the upper two-third in north and east and lower one-third.
The Trans-Arunachal Highway greatly helps in reducing isolation of the people by connecting the district headquarters, major hydro electric power projects and other important places.
Trans-Arunachal Highway, along with the under-construction Arunachal East-West Corridor across the lower foothills inside Arunachal Pradesh along the Assam border and the proposed Arunachal Frontier Highway along the China border, are important enablers of Northeast development and India’s Look East connectivity strategy.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/chinese-build-up-in-ralp-a-matter-of-concern/article37262515.ece
Solution (c)
The Trans-Arunachal Highway, passing through the entire length of the state, roughly divides Arunachal Pradesh state in two parts – the upper two-third in north and east and lower one-third.
The Trans-Arunachal Highway greatly helps in reducing isolation of the people by connecting the district headquarters, major hydro electric power projects and other important places.
Trans-Arunachal Highway, along with the under-construction Arunachal East-West Corridor across the lower foothills inside Arunachal Pradesh along the Assam border and the proposed Arunachal Frontier Highway along the China border, are important enablers of Northeast development and India’s Look East connectivity strategy.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/chinese-build-up-in-ralp-a-matter-of-concern/article37262515.ece
Minors were included as a special category in The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Rules, 2021 for which of the following reasons?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Solution (d)
Minors were included as a special category because it was found that a large number of them were approaching courts for permission to terminate pregnancies beyond 20 weeks. They were the third largest category after those with foetal abnormalities and rape survivors. Moreover, if you look at the social context, the detection of pregnancies in case of minors gets delayed, and then after that the need to negotiate and seeking relevant care becomes all the more difficult
POCSO Act, 2012, in providing services.
Section 19 of the Act requires any person aware of a minor engaging in sex to report the matter to the local police even if it was a consensual act as the law pegs the age of consent at 18.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/abortion-rules-to-aid-minors/article37262540.ece
Solution (d)
Minors were included as a special category because it was found that a large number of them were approaching courts for permission to terminate pregnancies beyond 20 weeks. They were the third largest category after those with foetal abnormalities and rape survivors. Moreover, if you look at the social context, the detection of pregnancies in case of minors gets delayed, and then after that the need to negotiate and seeking relevant care becomes all the more difficult
POCSO Act, 2012, in providing services.
Section 19 of the Act requires any person aware of a minor engaging in sex to report the matter to the local police even if it was a consensual act as the law pegs the age of consent at 18.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/abortion-rules-to-aid-minors/article37262540.ece
Consider the following statements with respect to the Invasive alien species (IAS):
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (c)
Invasive alien species are species that are introduced, accidentally or intentionally, outside of their natural geographic range and that become problematic. They are often introduced as a result of the globalisation of economies through the movement of people and goods, for instance via shipping, consignments of wood products carrying insects, or the transport of ornamental plants to new areas.
Invasive alien species (IAS) can have severe ecological effects on the invaded environments. They may lack natural predators in their new environments, allowing them to quickly increase their abundance and spread. They can carry diseases, outcompete or prey on native species, alter food chains, and even change ecosystems by, for example, altering soil composition or creating habitats that encourage wildfires. These impacts can lead to local or global extinctions of native species and eventual ecological devastation.
Article Link:
https://www.iucn.org/regions/europe/our-work/biodiversity-conservation/invasive-alien-species
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/a-movement-to-root-out-invasive-alien-species/article37263098.ece
Solution (c)
Invasive alien species are species that are introduced, accidentally or intentionally, outside of their natural geographic range and that become problematic. They are often introduced as a result of the globalisation of economies through the movement of people and goods, for instance via shipping, consignments of wood products carrying insects, or the transport of ornamental plants to new areas.
Invasive alien species (IAS) can have severe ecological effects on the invaded environments. They may lack natural predators in their new environments, allowing them to quickly increase their abundance and spread. They can carry diseases, outcompete or prey on native species, alter food chains, and even change ecosystems by, for example, altering soil composition or creating habitats that encourage wildfires. These impacts can lead to local or global extinctions of native species and eventual ecological devastation.
Article Link:
https://www.iucn.org/regions/europe/our-work/biodiversity-conservation/invasive-alien-species
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/a-movement-to-root-out-invasive-alien-species/article37263098.ece
