സിവില്‍ സര്‍വ്വീസ് പരീക്ഷ: ഏത് മന്ത്രാലയത്തിന് കീഴിലാണ് ‘സെൻട്രൽ ബ്യൂറോ ഓഫ് ഇൻവെസ്റ്റിഗേഷൻ’ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നത്

ഇന്ത്യന്‍ ബ്യൂറോക്രസിയുടെ ഏറ്റവും ഉയര്‍ന്ന പദവികളിലേക്കുള്ള പരീക്ഷയായ സിവില്‍ സര്‍വ്വീസ് പരീക്ഷയ്ക്കായി ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റ് ഓണ്‍ലൈനും അമൃത ഐഎഎസ് അക്കാദമിയും ചേര്‍ന്നൊരുക്കുന്ന ചോദ്യമാതൃകയുടെ പതിനെട്ടാം ഭാഗം.  

Answer (a)

    MCC helps EC in keeping with the mandate it has been given under Article 324 of the Constitution, which gives it the power to supervise and conduct free and fair elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures.
    The MCC is operational from the date on which the election schedule is announced until the date of result announcement.
    Evolution:
•    The origins of the MCC lie in the Assembly elections of Kerala in 1960, when the State administration prepared a ‘Code of Conduct’ for political actors. Subsequently, in the Lok Sabha elections in 1962, the ECI circulated the code to all recognized political parties and State governments and it was wholeheartedly followed.
•    It was in 1991 after repeated flouting of the election norms and continued corruption, the EC decided to enforce the MCC more strictly.

Answer (a)

    MCC helps EC in keeping with the mandate it has been given under Article 324 of the Constitution, which gives it the power to supervise and conduct free and fair elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures.
    The MCC is operational from the date on which the election schedule is announced until the date of result announcement.
    Evolution:
•    The origins of the MCC lie in the Assembly elections of Kerala in 1960, when the State administration prepared a ‘Code of Conduct’ for political actors. Subsequently, in the Lok Sabha elections in 1962, the ECI circulated the code to all recognized political parties and State governments and it was wholeheartedly followed.
•    It was in 1991 after repeated flouting of the election norms and continued corruption, the EC decided to enforce the MCC more strictly.

Answer(d)

    A Speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha. 
    Usually, the speaker remains in office during the life of the Lok Sabha.
    However, he can resign earlier by writing to the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha under Article 94 of the constitution.

Answer(d)

    A Speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha. 
    Usually, the speaker remains in office during the life of the Lok Sabha.
    However, he can resign earlier by writing to the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha under Article 94 of the constitution.

Answer(b)

    Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
    It is the foremost investigating police agency in India and is involved in major criminal, corruption and investigation cases.
    The legal powers of investigation of CBI are derived from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (DSPE) 1946.
    This Act confers concurrent and coextensive powers, duties, privileges and liabilities on the members of (CBI) with Police Officers of the Union Territories.

Answer(b)

    Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
    It is the foremost investigating police agency in India and is involved in major criminal, corruption and investigation cases.
    The legal powers of investigation of CBI are derived from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (DSPE) 1946.
    This Act confers concurrent and coextensive powers, duties, privileges and liabilities on the members of (CBI) with Police Officers of the Union Territories.

Answer(c)

    MDR is the cost paid by a merchant to a bank for accepting payment from their customers via digital means. 
    The merchant discount rate is expressed in percentage of the transaction amount. Presently, it is applicable for online transactions and QR-based transactions.

Answer(c)

    MDR is the cost paid by a merchant to a bank for accepting payment from their customers via digital means. 
    The merchant discount rate is expressed in percentage of the transaction amount. Presently, it is applicable for online transactions and QR-based transactions.

Answer(b)

    Top Rice Producing States: West Bengal > Punjab > Uttar Pradesh > Andhra Pradesh > Bihar.
    Top Wheat Producing States: Uttar Pradesh > Punjab > Madhya Pradesh > Haryana > Rajasthan.
    Top Pulses Producing States: Madhya Pradesh > Rajasthan > Maharashtra > Uttar Pradesh > Karnataka.

Answer(b)

    Top Rice Producing States: West Bengal > Punjab > Uttar Pradesh > Andhra Pradesh > Bihar.
    Top Wheat Producing States: Uttar Pradesh > Punjab > Madhya Pradesh > Haryana > Rajasthan.
    Top Pulses Producing States: Madhya Pradesh > Rajasthan > Maharashtra > Uttar Pradesh > Karnataka.

Answer(c)

    Countervailing Duties (CVDs) are tariffs levied on imported goods to offset subsidies made to producers of these goods in the exporting country.
    CVDs are meant to level the playing field between domestic producers of a product and foreign producers of the same product who can afford to sell it at a lower price because of the subsidy they receive from their government.
    The Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (Subsidies Agreement) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) provides rules for the use of government subsidies and for the application of remedies to address subsidized trade that has harmful commercial effects.
    These remedies can be pursued through the WTO’s dispute settlement procedures, or through a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation which can be undertaken unilaterally by any WTO member government.

Answer(c)

    Countervailing Duties (CVDs) are tariffs levied on imported goods to offset subsidies made to producers of these goods in the exporting country.
    CVDs are meant to level the playing field between domestic producers of a product and foreign producers of the same product who can afford to sell it at a lower price because of the subsidy they receive from their government.
    The Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (Subsidies Agreement) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) provides rules for the use of government subsidies and for the application of remedies to address subsidized trade that has harmful commercial effects.
    These remedies can be pursued through the WTO’s dispute settlement procedures, or through a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation which can be undertaken unilaterally by any WTO member government.

Answer(b)

    Megasthenes visited India sometime between 302 and 288 BCE, during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya. 
    The exact dates of his visit to India, and the duration of his stay in India are not certain.
    Modern scholars generally assume that Seleucus sent him to India as an ambassador immediately after the treaty with Chandragupta.

Answer(b)

    Megasthenes visited India sometime between 302 and 288 BCE, during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya. 
    The exact dates of his visit to India, and the duration of his stay in India are not certain.
    Modern scholars generally assume that Seleucus sent him to India as an ambassador immediately after the treaty with Chandragupta.

Answer(a)

    The position of Shudras improved in this period, as they were now permitted to listen to the Ramayana,the Mahabharata and the Puranas. 
    However, unlike the Mauryan period the administration becomes more decentralized and feudalism strengthened.

Answer(a)

    The position of Shudras improved in this period, as they were now permitted to listen to the Ramayana,the Mahabharata and the Puranas. 
    However, unlike the Mauryan period the administration becomes more decentralized and feudalism strengthened.

Answer(c)

    August offer - August 1940 
    Individual satyagraha - October 1940
    Cripps mission - 1942
    RIN mutiny – 1946

Answer(c)

    August offer - August 1940 
    Individual satyagraha - October 1940
    Cripps mission - 1942
    RIN mutiny – 1946

Answer(a)

    The movement was started in Chamoli district and later at Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. 
    The major leaders were Sundarlal Bahuguna, Gaura Devi, Sudesha Devi, Bachni Devi, Shamsher Singh Bisht and GhanasyamRaturi. 
    The main objective was to protect the trees on the Himalayan slopes from the axes of contractors of the forest.

Answer(a)

    The movement was started in Chamoli district and later at Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. 
    The major leaders were Sundarlal Bahuguna, Gaura Devi, Sudesha Devi, Bachni Devi, Shamsher Singh Bisht and GhanasyamRaturi. 
    The main objective was to protect the trees on the Himalayan slopes from the axes of contractors of the forest.

Answer(d)

Bio-medical waste has been classified into 4 categories to improve the segregation of waste at source. They are;
    Red bin for plastic waste such as bottles and syringes.
    Yellow bin for infectious waste such as cotton, bandage and placenta etc. 
    Blue bin for glass bottles like discarded medicines.
    Black bin for needles without syringes, metal articles etc.

Answer(d)

Bio-medical waste has been classified into 4 categories to improve the segregation of waste at source. They are;
    Red bin for plastic waste such as bottles and syringes.
    Yellow bin for infectious waste such as cotton, bandage and placenta etc. 
    Blue bin for glass bottles like discarded medicines.
    Black bin for needles without syringes, metal articles etc.

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Answer (c)

Eastern Coastal Plains    Western Coastal Plains
Eastern Coastal Plain is divided into 2 stretches North and South. The part which is in the South is known as Coromandel Coast and the Northern Stretch of Eastern Coastal Plains is known as Northern Circar.    Western Coastal Plains are divided into 3 different sections. The southern part is known as Malabar Coast, the Central part of the Western Coast is known as the Karavali or Kanara. The Northern Part of the Western Coast is known as Konkan. 
Eastern Coastal Plain is in between the Bay of Bengal in the East and the Eastern Ghats to its West.    Western Coastal Plain is between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats.
Wide Deltas are formed by large rivers on the Eastern Coastal Plains due to their broader and gentle slope    No Deltas are formed in Western Coastal plains, while estuaries are formedde to their narrow and steep slope
Eastern Coastal Plain is fertile due to alluvial soil    Except for the Southern Part i.e. Malabar Coast, the Western Coastal Plain is infertile for agricultural purposes.
Eastern Coastal Plain is broader     Western Coastal Plains are very narrow

Answer (c)

Eastern Coastal Plains    Western Coastal Plains
Eastern Coastal Plain is divided into 2 stretches North and South. The part which is in the South is known as Coromandel Coast and the Northern Stretch of Eastern Coastal Plains is known as Northern Circar.    Western Coastal Plains are divided into 3 different sections. The southern part is known as Malabar Coast, the Central part of the Western Coast is known as the Karavali or Kanara. The Northern Part of the Western Coast is known as Konkan. 
Eastern Coastal Plain is in between the Bay of Bengal in the East and the Eastern Ghats to its West.    Western Coastal Plain is between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats.
Wide Deltas are formed by large rivers on the Eastern Coastal Plains due to their broader and gentle slope    No Deltas are formed in Western Coastal plains, while estuaries are formedde to their narrow and steep slope
Eastern Coastal Plain is fertile due to alluvial soil    Except for the Southern Part i.e. Malabar Coast, the Western Coastal Plain is infertile for agricultural purposes.
Eastern Coastal Plain is broader     Western Coastal Plains are very narrow

Answer(d)

A Blockchain is a growing list of records called blocks or ledgers, which are linkedusing cryptography.

Potential applications of blockchain technology:
1.    Governance: Blockchain technology can help in ensuring good governance. It ensures transparency of the public records through the usage of a digital form platform and allows auditing of government documents. Moreover, it allows to maintain the authenticity of the document and clearly reduces the processing time.
2.    Banking: Blockchain can help in avoiding risk of payment losses involved in banking transactions by adopting secure distributed ledger platform. It reduces transaction fees across cross-borders, corporate payments and remittances.
3.    Food & Supply Chain: It creates a tamper proof record to check the real information about expiration date, product journey from the farm to the shop. The real information of the product can help in improving the reliability and efficiency of the supply chain system.
4.    Insurance: Blockchain technology can change the ways the insurance documents, claim settlements and fraud handlings are carried out. It allows the creation of transparent, secure, decentralized and immutable insurance network.
5.    Healthcare: It helps to prioritize patient health at all costs without compromising the quality of the health care service. By establishing a secure chain of network blockchain can help in handling the patient records, consent forms, billings and public health monitoring.
6.    Automotive: Blockchain can solve the challenges in automotive manufacturing, car deliveries, billings. It can help in the creation of an after-sales support ecosystem to keep track of the maintenance record of vehicle owners.
7.    Tourism: Blockchain can reduce the delay time of passenger document handling, creates a decentralized hotel booking ecosystem at the least transaction fee and also keeps passengers’ private information safe.

Answer(d)

A Blockchain is a growing list of records called blocks or ledgers, which are linkedusing cryptography.

Potential applications of blockchain technology:
1.    Governance: Blockchain technology can help in ensuring good governance. It ensures transparency of the public records through the usage of a digital form platform and allows auditing of government documents. Moreover, it allows to maintain the authenticity of the document and clearly reduces the processing time.
2.    Banking: Blockchain can help in avoiding risk of payment losses involved in banking transactions by adopting secure distributed ledger platform. It reduces transaction fees across cross-borders, corporate payments and remittances.
3.    Food & Supply Chain: It creates a tamper proof record to check the real information about expiration date, product journey from the farm to the shop. The real information of the product can help in improving the reliability and efficiency of the supply chain system.
4.    Insurance: Blockchain technology can change the ways the insurance documents, claim settlements and fraud handlings are carried out. It allows the creation of transparent, secure, decentralized and immutable insurance network.
5.    Healthcare: It helps to prioritize patient health at all costs without compromising the quality of the health care service. By establishing a secure chain of network blockchain can help in handling the patient records, consent forms, billings and public health monitoring.
6.    Automotive: Blockchain can solve the challenges in automotive manufacturing, car deliveries, billings. It can help in the creation of an after-sales support ecosystem to keep track of the maintenance record of vehicle owners.
7.    Tourism: Blockchain can reduce the delay time of passenger document handling, creates a decentralized hotel booking ecosystem at the least transaction fee and also keeps passengers’ private information safe.

Answer(c)

It is an illegal software developed for cornering confirmed Railway reservation over the IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation).
How it works?
    The software logs into the IRCTC server through multiple Ids.
    It bypasses captcha code and also gets sync with the bank OTP with the help of a mobile app and feeds it to the requisite form to book tickets automatically.
    It also auto-fills the passenger and payment details in the forms and makes the whole process a quick and less time-consuming process.
    This makes the complete process of Indian Rail ticket booking at a flyspeed.

Answer(c)

It is an illegal software developed for cornering confirmed Railway reservation over the IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation).
How it works?
    The software logs into the IRCTC server through multiple Ids.
    It bypasses captcha code and also gets sync with the bank OTP with the help of a mobile app and feeds it to the requisite form to book tickets automatically.
    It also auto-fills the passenger and payment details in the forms and makes the whole process a quick and less time-consuming process.
    This makes the complete process of Indian Rail ticket booking at a flyspeed.

Answer(a)

    The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. 
    It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life for themselves.

Answer(a)

    The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. 
    It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life for themselves.

Answer (a)

Dhondo Keshav Karve (18 April 1858 – 9 November 1962), popularly known as Maharshi Karve, was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare. He advocated widow remarriage and he himself married a widow. Karve wrote two autobiographical works: Ātmawrutta (1928) in Marathi, and Looking Back (1936) in English.

Answer (a)

Dhondo Keshav Karve (18 April 1858 – 9 November 1962), popularly known as Maharshi Karve, was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare. He advocated widow remarriage and he himself married a widow. Karve wrote two autobiographical works: Ātmawrutta (1928) in Marathi, and Looking Back (1936) in English.