IAS UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 29th January 2020

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(PRELIMS + MAINS FOCUS)


African Cheetah: Supreme Court allows Centre to introduce it in India

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Environmental Conservation

In News


Ramsar Sites: 10 more wetland in India declared as Ramsar Sites

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Environment Conservation

In News


SIS-DP PROJECT – Space based Information Support for Decentralised Planning

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Science & Technology

In News


SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Space Science & Technology

In News


HCFC-141b – India has achieved its complete phase-out

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Environmental Conservation

In News


(MAINS FOCUS)


Indian Polity – Judiciary

Topic: General Studies 2:

Indian Judiciary’s Evolution

Context

Constitution of India came into force 70 years ago on 26th Jan 1950 which was an ambitious political experiment involving Universal Adult Franchise, Federalism and Social revolution in deeply unequal Indian Society

Thus, we need to see how Supreme Court has interpreted the text over these past seven decades:

 

Phase One- Textualist Approach

 

Phase two – Structuralist Approach

Commonality between First & Second Phase: Interpretation of the Constitution were entrusted to Constitution Benches (comprising five or more judges of court) and were carefully reasoned. There was limited scope for precedential confusion and any demand for reconsideration were referred to larger Constitution Benches.

 

Phase Three- Eclecticism

This institutional decline was due to two reasons

 

Phase four -Purpose

Way Forward

Connecting the Dots


(TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE)


Model questions: (You can now post your answers in comment section)

Note: 

 

Q.1) Consider the following statements about Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-141 b

  1. It is a chemical used by foam manufacturing enterprises and one of the most potent ozone depleting chemical
  2. India is one of the leading producer and exporter of this chemical

Which of the above statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2) Palpur Kuno sanctuary is located in which State/Union Territory of India?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Chandigarh
  4. Puducherry

Q.3) Consider the following statements about Ramsar Convention

  1. It is an inter-governmental accord for preserving the ecological character of wetlands
  2. India got its first Ramsar Site in 2019 through addition of Chilka Lake under the aeigis of the Convention.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.4) Consider the following statements about SIS-DP recently in news

  1. It is a project to assist gram panchayats at grassroots level with basic planning inputs derived from satellite data.
  2. It is being implemented by NITI Aayog in collaboration with ISRO & NASA.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.5) Consider the following statements about Spitzer Space Telescope

  1. It is a space telescope developed by Russia
  2. It could see through large amounts of gas using infrared wavelengths to find objects that may otherwise have been invisible to human beings. These included exoplanets, brown dwarfs and cold matter found in the space between stars

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWERS FOR 28 JAN 2020 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE (TYK)

1 C
2 D
3 C
4 B
5 B

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