സിവില് സര്വ്വീസ് പരീക്ഷ: നിയമവും സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യവും തമ്മിലുള്ള ബന്ധം ഏന്താണ് ?
ഇന്ത്യന് ബ്യൂറോക്രസിയുടെ ഏറ്റവും ഉയര്ന്ന പദവികളിലേക്കുള്ള പരീക്ഷയായ സിവില് സര്വ്വീസ് പരീക്ഷയ്ക്കായി ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റ് ഓണ്ലൈനും അമൃത ഐഎഎസ് അക്കാദമിയും ചേര്ന്നൊരുക്കുന്ന ചോദ്യമാതൃകയുടെ മുപ്പത്തിനാലാം ഭാഗം.
Answer (c)
If the Prime Minister is a member of Rajya Sabha, then another member of the same party, who is a Lok Sabha member, will become the leader of the party in Lok Sabha.
The Prime Minister in this situation cannot vote on any bill in the Lok Sabha, including the no-confidence motion.
Answer (b)
Law promotes liberty. The more law there is the, more liberty there is. And as soon as law ends, liberty also ceases to exist.
Where there are no laws to protect or provide freedom and liberty, violations of the same take place.
Answer (a)
EAST is an advanced nuclear fusion experimental device located in China.
The project is part of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) facility which is the largest nuclear fusion reactor once it becomes operationalized.
Answer (d)
Big Data refers to a large amount of data that is of structured, semi-structured or unstructured nature. The process involves gathering, storing, and analyzing the data. Its application includes
o Banking and insurance sector
o Minimize risks for financial firms
o Predicting disease and optimizing treatment in the medical sector
o Weather forecasting
o Seed selection and identification of crop diseases
o To prevent cyber attacks
Answer (b)
Fiscal slippage in simple terms is any deviation in expenditure from the expected.
It usually occurs due to reduced revenue receipts of the government.
Answer (a)
Negative yield bonds are in demand especially during times of uncertainty. This will help investors to reduce the erosion of capital. So, in practice investors pay interest rate to borrowers.
In nations like Japan and in regions like Scandinavia these bonds act as a hedge against deflation in the economy. For instance, if domestic deflation is -10% and yield of bond is -5%, an investor will be better off.
China had recently sold negative yield bond for the first time.
Answer (d)
It is a list of defence materials announced by Defence Ministry that India will not import in the future.
At present the list contains 108 items.
Answer (a)
It is an index that provides an insight into the status of school education in states and union territories.
The top five states/UTs in the ranking are Punjab, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar Islands respectively.
Answer (d)
The continentality of a region is responsible for extreme climate.
However, the presence of coastline or maritime climate will ensure less variations in temperature throughout the year.
On the other hand, Himalayas act as a barrier against the cold winds from Central Asia and Tibetan region.
Answer (a)
Sallekhana or Santhara is the Jain ritual practice of facing death voluntarily at the end of one’s life.
As per Jain doctrine it can be practiced by any individual subjected to following the strict conditions.
However, a controversy erupted when Rajasthan High Court banned the practice in 2015 quoting human right violations. But Supreme Court later stayed the decision.
Answer (d)
The name of the movement Chipko came from the word embrace as villagers hugged the trees and encircled them to prevent it from cutting.
It includes activists such as Sunder Lal Bahuguna, Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Gaura Devi, Bachini Devi among others.
It was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1987 and also become an impetus for the following environmental movements such as protest against Tehri dam in Uttarakhand.
Answer (a)
Gangetic River Dolphin and Pygmy Hog are endangered species.
