TEST-65- INSIGHTS IAS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2019 – DAILY REVISION TESTS: 18 May 2019

Solution: D

All statements are correct

Architectural significance: Rani-ki-Vav was built in the complex Maru-Gurjara architectural style. It highlights the sanctity of water as it is designed as an inverted temple under the earth’s surface. The central theme is the Dasavataras, or ten incarnations of Vishnu, including Buddha. The avatars are accompanied by sadhus, brahmins, and apsaras (celestial dancers).

Solution: B)

Solution: A

Justice Malimath Committee report on reforms in the criminal justice system had suggested making section 497 gender-neutral.

Solution: c)

Learning-
• The Chairman of the FSDC is the Finance Minister of India and its members include the heads of the financial sector regulatory authorities (i.e, SEBI, IRDA, RBI, PFRDA and FMC) , Finance Secretary and/or Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (Ministry of Finance), Secretary, (Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance) and the Chief Economic Adviser.
• A sub-committee of FSDC has also been set up under the chairmanship of Governor RBI. The Sub-Committee discusses and decides on a range of issues relating to financial sector development and stability including substantive issues relating to inter regulatory coordination.
• Council would monitor macro prudential supervision of the economy, including the functioning of large financial conglomerates. It will address inter-regulatory coordination issues and thus spur financial sector development. It will also focus on financial literacy and financial inclusion. What distinguishes FSDC from other such similarly situated organizations across the globe is the additional mandate given for development of financial sector.

Solution: c)
The share has been around 15 per cent for the last two decades with a slight decline recently.

Solution: c)

Hayabusa2 is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese space agency, JAXA.

Solution: c)

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.

Solution: d)

On 19 December 2016 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages based on a resolution of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The General Assembly resolution requested the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as the lead UN agency for coordination of the year.

Solution: d)

The Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, Kazakhstan in October 2018 endorsed a new declaration emphasizing the critical role of primary health care around the world. The declaration aims to refocus efforts on primary health care to ensure that everyone everywhere is able to enjoy the highest possible attainable standard of health.

Solution: c)

The Member must give at least a one months notice before the Bill can be listed for introduction.

Solution: A)

It has not been defined in Constitution as well as in Representation of the People Act, 1951.

Solution: D)

All statements are correct.

Solution: C)

Learning-

The Uttarakhand high court has declared the entire animal kingdom, including birds and aquatic animals, as a legal entity having rights of a “living person”. The move aims to ensure “greater welfare” of animals.
The entire animal kingdom, including avian and aquatic ones, are declared as legal entities having a distinct persona with corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person. Uttarakhand high court had earlier accorded the status of “living entity” to the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, a decision subsequently stayed by the Supreme Court.

Solution: A)

Learning-

Zonal councils have been established by the Parliament to promote interstate cooperation and coordination. They are statutory bodies established under the States Reorganisation Act 1956 and not constitutional bodies. They are only deliberative and advisory bodies.  There are five Zonal councils.

The North Eastern States i.e. (i) Assam (ii) Arunachal Pradesh (iii) Manipur (iv) Tripura (v) Mizoram (vi) Meghalaya (vii) Sikkim and (viii) Nagaland are not included in the Zonal Councils and their special problems are looked after by the North Eastern Council, set up under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971.

Chairman – The Union Home Minister is the Chairman of each of these Councils.
Vice Chairman – The Chief Ministers of the States included in each zone act as Vice-Chairman of the Zonal Council for that zone by rotation, each holding office for a period of one year at a time.
Members– Chief Minister and two other Ministers as nominated by the Governor from each of the States and two members from Union Territories included in the zone.

Solution: c)

The Project “Millet Village” is intended for rejuvenating the traditional tribal agriculture in selected hamlets in Attappady in Palakkad district, Kerala.

Solution: d)

The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), headquartered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is a permanent organ of the SCO which serves to promote cooperation of member states against the three evils of terrorism, separatism and extremism. The Head of RATS is elected to a three-year term. Each member state also sends a permanent representative to RATS.

Solution: C)

Learning-

• Electoral bonds will allow donors to pay political parties using banks as an intermediary.
• The electoral bond, which will be a bearer instrument, will not carry the name of the payee and can be bought for any value, in multiples of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh or Rs 1 crore and will be available at specified branches of State Bank of India.
• Donors can donate the bonds to their party of choice which can then be cashed in via the party’s verified account within 15 days.
• As per provisions of the Scheme, electoral bonds may be purchased by a citizen of India, or entities incorporated or established in India. A person being an individual can buy electoral bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals.

Every party that is registered under section 29A of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951 and has secured at least one per cent of the votes polled in the most recent Lok Sabha or State election will be allotted a verified account by the Election Commission of India. Electoral bond transactions can be made only via this account.

Solution: a)

Learning-

No such monetary provision for tribal households under this project.

Solution: C)

Both statements are correct.

Solution: c

The goal of tribal development in India were best summarised in Nehru’s forward to Verrier Elwin’s Book on NEFA . It is otherwise known as “Tribal Panchsheel.”” The Nehru’s Panchsheel (five point) are:
• People should develop along lines of their own genius and we should avoid imposing anything on them. We should try to encourage in every – way their own traditional art and culture.
• Tribal right in land and forests should be respected.
• We should try to train and build up a team of their own people to do the work of administration and development. Some technical people from outside will no doubt be needed, especially in the beginning. But we should avoid introducing too many outsiders into tribal territory.

• We should not over-administer these areas or overwhelm them with multiplicity of schemes. We should rather work through and not in rivalry to their own social and cultural instructions, and
  • we should guide results not by statistics or the amount of money spend but by the quality of human character that is involved.

Solution: c.

Solution: c

A&N Islands The Jarawa, the Onge, and the Sentinelese are the indigenous people of the Andamans. The indigenous peoples of the Nicobars are the Nicobarese, or Nicobari, and the Shompen.

Solution– D)

https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/www.downtoearth.org.in/news/forests/amp/the-indian-forest-act-1927-amendment-will-create-new-markets-generate-millions-of-jobs-for-poor-communities-59712

Solution– C)

103rd Constitutional Amendment– This amended two fundamental rights:
o Article 15, which prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, caste, sex or place of birth.
o Article 16 which prohibits discrimination in employment in government office.
o It also makes a note of the Article 46, which asks the government to promote the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the society.

It provides reservation for:
o People who have an annual income of less than Rs.8 lakhs.
o People who own less than five acres of farm land.
o People who have a house lesser than 1,000 sq feet in a town (or 100 sq yard in a notified municipal area).

Solution: d)

FAO work towards:
• Help eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition
• Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable
• Reduce rural poverty
• Enable inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems
• Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises