PRELIMS 2017 REVISION TEST 07

Solution: a)

Insights Current Affairs, September 2016, Page 6

Solution: a)

Insights Current Affairs, September 2016, Page 8

The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution consists of the following 22 languages:- (1) Assamese, (2) Bengali, (3) Gujarati, (4) Hindi, (5) Kannada, (6) Kashmiri, (7) Konkani, (8) Malayalam, (9) Manipuri, (10) Marathi, (11) Nepali, (12) Oriya, (13) Punjabi, (14) Sanskrit, (15) Sindhi, (16) Tamil, (17) Telugu, (18) Urdu (19) Bodo, (20) Santhali, (21) Maithili and (22) Dogri.

Solution: c)

Insights Current Affairs, September 2016, Page 10

http://www.legallyindia.com/views/entry/a-closer-reading-of-the-supreme-court-of-india-decision-in-kedar-nath-singh-vs-state-of-bihar-1962-on-the-offence-of-sedition-defined-in-section-124a-ipc

Solution: d)

Insights Current Affairs, September 2016, Page 18

http://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/the-constitution-122nd-amendment-gst-bill-2014-3505/

Solution: d)

Insights Current Affairs, September 2016, Page 19

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/KSHYmRj6cRKiPurbhtbt9L/How-Rail-Development-Authority-will-change-the-Indian-Railwa.html

Solution: b)

Insights Current Affairs, September 2016, Page 26 and 27

Salient Features of Admirability Bill, 2016

This legislative proposal will fulfil a long-standing demand of the maritime legal fraternity. The salient features are as follows:-

• The Bill confers admiralty jurisdiction on High Courts located in coastal states of India and this jurisdiction extends upto territorial waters.
• The jurisdiction is extendable, by a Central Government notification, upto exclusive economic zone or any other maritime zone of India or islands constituting part of the territory of India.
• It applies to every vessel irrespective of place of residence or domicile of owner.
• Inland vessels and vessels under construction are excluded from its application but the Central Government is empowered to make it applicable to these vessels also by a notification if necessary.
• It does not apply to warships and naval auxiliary and vessels used for non-commercial purposes.
• The jurisdiction is for adjudicating on a set of maritime claims listed in the Bill.
• In order to ensure security against a maritime claim a vessel can be arrested in certain circumstances.
• The liability in respect of selected maritime claims on a vessel passes on to its new owners by way of maritime liens subject to a stipulated time limit.
• In respect of aspects on which provisions are not laid down in the Bill, the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 is applicable.

Background:

India is a leading maritime nation and maritime transportation caters to about ninety-five percent of its merchandise trade volume. However, under the present statutory framework, the admiralty jurisdiction of Indian courts flow from laws enacted in the British era. Admiralty jurisdiction relates to powers of the High Courts in respect of claims associated with transport by sea and navigable waterways. The repealing of five admiralty statutes is in line with the Government’s commitment to do away with archaic laws which are hindering efficient governance.

Solution: a)

Insights Current Affairs, September 2016, Page 31

Solution: a)

Insights Current Affairs, September 2016, Page 35

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) assesses and accredits all higher educational institutes in India. Not schools.

Solution: b)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 8

Solution: b)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 10

Solution: b)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 11-12

All options sound similar. But question is asking MAIN aim. Hence, option b.

It is tempting to go for Option d, but as question is very specific, option b is the best option here.

Solution: d)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 14

UDAAN aims to develop skills of youth in J&K

UDAN is a cheap airfare scheme.

There is also one more UDAAN for girl children. (check page no. 27, Insights module on Govt Schemes)

Solution: c)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 16

http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/government_tr_rec/beti-bachao-beti-padhao-caring-for-the-girl-child/

Solution: a)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 16-17

Solution: b)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 20-21

Solution: d)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 23

Solution: c)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 25

There are 11 agencies which can access NATGRID database on case to case basis. NCRB is not one of them.

The database would be accessible to authorised persons from 11 agencies on a case-to-case basis, and only for professional investigations into suspected cases of terrorism.  This combined data will be made available to 11 central agencies, which are:

Research and Analysis Wing, Intelligence Bureau, Central Bureau of Investigation, Financial intelligence unit, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Enforcement Directorate, Narcotics Control Bureau, Central Board of Excise and Customs, Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence

Solution: a)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 28

Solution: d)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 31

Solution: a)

Insights Module on govt schemes, Page 32

Albendazole, marketed as Albenza among others, is a medication used for the treatment of a variety of parasitic worm infestations. It is useful for giardiasis, trichuriasis, filariasis, neurocysticercosis, hydatid disease, pinworm disease, and ascariasis, among others. It is taken by mouth