Answer (d) The chairman of the public accounts committee is appointed from amongst its members by the Speaker. Until 1966 – ‘67, the chairman of the committee belonged to the ruling party. However, since 1967 a convention has developed whereby the chairman of the committee is selected invariably from the Opposition not the leader of opposition. At present Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of INC is the chairman of PAC.
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Answer(b) The law was inserted into the Section 124A of IPC in 1870, by the British. They used the law to convict and sentence freedom fighters. It was first used to prosecute Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1897. Mahatma Gandhi, too, was later tried for sedition for his articles in Young India.
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Answer(a) DPSP are ideals which are meant to be kept in mind by the state when it formulates policies and enacts laws. Articles 36-51 under Part-IV of Indian Constitution deal with Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). They are borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland, which had copied it from the Spanish Constitution. Article 51 of the Indian constitution provides for:• Promote international peace and security and maintain just and honorable relations between nations.• Foster respect for international law and treaty obligations.• Encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration.
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Answer(b) The Economic Survey is prepared by the Economics Division of the Department of Economic Affairs in the Finance Ministry under the overall guidance of The Chief Economic Adviser and is released after it is approved by the Finance Minister.
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Answer(c) The PMI is a number from 0 to 100. PMI above 50 represents an expansion when compared to the previous month and PMI under 50 represents a contraction. The PMI is usually released at the start of every month. It is, therefore, considered a good leading indicator of
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Answer(d)The incentives and facilities of SEZ includes; Duty-free import or domestic procurement of goods for developing, operating and maintaining SEZ units. 100% Income tax exemption on export income for SEZ units under the Income Tax Act for first 5 years, 50% for next 5 years thereafter and 50% of the ploughed back export profit for next 5 years. They were exempted from Central Sales Tax, Service Tax and State sales tax. These have now subsumed into GST and supplies to SEZs are zero-rated under the IGST Act, 2017.
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Answer(a) Tyler Prize formerly known as the Charles Taylor Prize is a Canadian literary award. Pavan Sukhdev won 2020 Taylor Prize for his work on bringing the economic consequences of environmental degradation.
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Answer(c) The Komagata Maru incident is about a Japanese steamship called ‘Komagata Maru’ that voyaged from Hong Kong (part of British Empire) to Vancouver in Canada passing through Shanghai, China to Yokohama (Japan) in the year 1914, carrying 376 passengers from Punjab, part of British India. The incident got highlighted because out of all the passengers 24 were admitted to Canada, but the other 352 passengers were not allowed inside Canada, and the ship was forcefully returned to India.
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Answer(d) In the 1937 elections, the Indian National Congress formed ministries in 8 out of the 11 provinces. The three exceptions being Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh.
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Answer(a) The event is held bi-annually to honor the twin goddesses Sammakka and her daughter Sarakka. Several communities in Telangana society support Jatara as it is also a mythical narrative of two tribal women leaders who fought against the Kakatiya rulers who tried to annex their land and forests. According to the myth it was Sammakka’s curse which caused gradual decline and death of Kakatiya rule.
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Answer(a) The TapovanVishnugad Hydropower Plant is a 520 MW hydroelectric project being constructed on Dhauliganga River in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand, India. Recently it had completely washed out as a result of Uttarakhand glacier burst.
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Answer(b) Foehn winds are typically blown in from the Atlantic and over France or up the Mediterranean where they rise sharply over the Alps. A foehn is a type of dry, warm, down-slope wind that occurs in the lee of a mountain range. It is a rain shadow wind that results from the subsequent adiabatic warming of air that has dropped most of its moisture on windward slopes.
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Answer (d) Perseverance is the name of the rover NASA sent to Mars to study the atmosphere. It was launched last year and expected to land in Jezero crater in Mars. Perseverance carries a unique instrument called MOXIE or Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment, which for the first time will manufacture molecular oxygen on Mars using carbon dioxide from the carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere. It will also have Ingenuity, the first ever helicopter to fly on Mars.
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Answer(b) Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) is a statutory body under the wildlife protection act 1972. It is a multi-disciplinary body under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to combat organized wildlife crime in the country. It also assists international organizations in fighting the illegal wildlife trade. It advises Union Government on issues relating to wildlife crimes and policymaking.
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Answer (a) Operation Warp Speed is a public–private partnership, initiated by the United States, to facilitate and accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. Being an interagency, it facilitates cooperation between Department of Health, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration and various private firms.
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Answer(b) Sangai deer is the state animal of Manipur. It is an endemic species found only in Manipur. Its IUCN status is endangered and is protected under Schedule – I animal in wildlife (Protection) act, 1972. Its primary habitat is floating marshy grasslands called Phumdis, of the KeibulLamjaoNational Park, located in Loktak Lake in Manipur.
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Answer (a)‘My Seditious Herat’ is written by Arundhati Roy.
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Answer (c) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, and culture. Headquartered in Paris, France.
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