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The BTIA (Broadbased Trade and Investment Agreement) recently seen in the news is
The nodal agency for implementing the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is
With reference to the Public Interest Litigation or PIL, which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
The mid-day meal that children now receive in government and government-aided schools is because of a PIL
A PIL can be filed only in the Supreme Court
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: b.
“The Supreme Court in the early 1980s devised a mechanism of Public Interest Litigation or PIL to increase access to justice. It allowed any individual or organisation to file a PIL in the High Court or the Supreme Court on behalf of those whose rights were being violated. The legal process was greatly simplified and even a letter or telegram addressed to the Supreme Court or the High Court could be treated as a PIL.”
Chapter 5, Social and Political Life Class VIII NCERT
“The Supreme Court in the early 1980s devised a mechanism of Public Interest Litigation or PIL to increase access to justice. It allowed any individual or organisation to file a PIL in the High Court or the Supreme Court on behalf of those whose rights were being violated. The legal process was greatly simplified and even a letter or telegram addressed to the Supreme Court or the High Court could be treated as a PIL.”
Chapter 5, Social and Political Life Class VIII NCERT
Which of the following statements with regard to the ‘36th International Geological Congress (IGC)’ is/are correct?
This will be the first time that India hosts the IGC
It will be hosted jointly by the Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Earth Sciences
Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will be co-hosts
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: b.
“The IGC is a prestigious geoscience conference organized at an interval of 4 years under the aegis of International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) an affiliate of International Council of Science (ICSU).”
“India successfully made a bid to host the 36th IGC in India along with its co-host neighboring countries, namely, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India had earlier hosted the 22nd session of IGC, which was the first IGC in Asia, in year1964 in Delhi. The event will showcase India as a scientific destination for human resource development and training, and this will help improve Indian position in the South Asian and African regions on a long term basis. It will also contribute towards increasing tourism revenue by opening new avenues for geo-tourism.”
“The IGC is a prestigious geoscience conference organized at an interval of 4 years under the aegis of International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) an affiliate of International Council of Science (ICSU).”
“India successfully made a bid to host the 36th IGC in India along with its co-host neighboring countries, namely, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India had earlier hosted the 22nd session of IGC, which was the first IGC in Asia, in year1964 in Delhi. The event will showcase India as a scientific destination for human resource development and training, and this will help improve Indian position in the South Asian and African regions on a long term basis. It will also contribute towards increasing tourism revenue by opening new avenues for geo-tourism.”
