DAY – 13 ( INSTA REVISION TEST)INSTA REVISION PLAN 3.0, 2020

Solution: C

Solution: D

Solution: D

India is one of the major oilseeds grower and importer of edible oils. India’s vegetable oil economy is world’s fourth largest after USA, China & Brazil.

A substantial portion of India’s requirement of edible oil is met through import of palm oil. Palm oil contributes 70% of vegetable oil import and is one of the cheapest oil due to high productivity per hectare.

India is the world’s largest importer of palm oil, driving 23 per cent of total global demand from plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia.

https://www.thehindu.com/business/avoid-oil-imports-from-malaysia-trade-body/article29760672.ece

Solution: A

Solution: D

National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology to rank institutions across the country.

It provides credible official rankings of India’s higher educational institution on a set of parameters. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by the Minister of Human Resource Development on September 29, 2015.

The parameters are under the five broad headings:

1. Teaching learning and resources
2. Research, consulting and collaborative performance
3. Graduation outcomes
4. Outreach and inclusivity
5. Perception

Solution: D

Hamirsar Lake

Type: Artificial Lake

Surface area: 11 Hectare

State: Gujarat

Kankaria Lake

Surface area: Artificial Lake

State:  Gujarat

Artificial Lakes are constructed for industrial or agricultural use, for hydro-electric power generation or domestic water supply, or for aesthetic or recreational purposes.

Guru Gobind Sagar is an example of an artificial lake. It supports the Bhakra Nangal Hydel Project.

Kodaikanal Lake in Tamil Nadu is another example of Artificial (manmade) Lake.

Bhojtal Lake- Madhya Pradesh

› Also known as Upper Lake lies on the western side of the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal.

› The largest artificial lake in Asia.

Solution: A

Lake Baikal is the world’s largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.

Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world (by volume) and the world’s deepest lake.

The salty Caspian Sea has the greatest surface area of any lake at 143,200 square miles (370,886 square kilometers).

The Dead Sea, nestled on the borders of Jordan and Israel. The water here is around 10 times saltier than sea water. However, it is only the fifth saltiest body of water on Earth.

Solution: B

CERC is a statutory body functioning under section 76 of the Electricity Act 2003. It functions with a quasi-judicial status under the Ministry of Power.

CERC was initially constituted under the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 on 24th July, 1998.

Functions

CERC was instituted primarily to regulate the tariff of Power Generating companies (government owned as well as other companies with interstate transmission.)

It works for

o Rationalization of electricity tariffs

o Transparent policies regarding subsidies

o Promotion of efficient and environmentally benign policies

o Electricity Tariff regulation

Solution: B

Solution: D

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is an Indian digital knowledge repository of the traditional knowledge, especially about medicinal plants and formulations used in Indian systems of medicine.

It is a pioneer initiative of India to prevent misappropriation of country’s traditional medicinal knowledge at International Patent Offices. It is a collaborative project of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Ministry of AYUSH.

TKDL acts as a bridge between the traditional knowledge information existing in local languages and the patent examiners at IPOs.

The focus of TKDL was on breaking the language and format barriers by scientifically converting and structuring the available TK in International Patent Classification.

The TKDL contains documentation of publicly available traditional knowledge (TK) that relates to Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Yoga and is in digitized format.

Solution: C

Solution: A

Solution: C

Safe City Project is a comprehensive plan with the purpose of strengthening safety and security of women in public places.

It will be implemented in 8 selected cities under Nirbhaya Fund. The eight cities include Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Lucknow.

The project would be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with Centre and State sharing the funding in 60:40 ratio.

Solution: B

Andhra Pradesh

The state has the second longest coastline of 974 km (605 mi) among all the states of India, second only to Gujarat.

Agriculture is the main occupation of about 62 per cent of the people in the state. Rice is a major food crop and staple food contributing about 77 percent of the food grain production.

Andhra Pradesh is situated on the country’s southeastern coast. It is the eighth largest state in the country covering an area of 160,205 sq. km. According to 2011 census, the state is tenth largest by population, with 49,386,799 inhabitants.

Solution: D

The Global Economic Prospects (GEP) is the World Bank’s semi-annual flagship publication on the state of the world economy. In a nutshell, the outlook for the global economy has darkened, amid slowing activity and heightened downside risks.

Solution: A

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh, a beautiful land is situated in the lap of the western Himalayas, located between 30°.22’ and 33°. 12’ North latitude and between 75°.47’ and 79°. 41 East longitude. This wonderful land inhabited by people of various castes and religion groups, is also called as “Dev Bhumi: the abode of gods and goddesses”. Himachal drives its name from the Himalayas, literally means “land of snowy mountains”. The territory of this state can be divided into three zones, Outer Himalayas or the Shivaliks, Inner Himalayas or Mid-Mountains and the Greater Himalayas or Alpine Zone.

Agriculture

Agriculture provides direct employment to about 70 per cent of the main working population of the state. Income from agriculture and allied sectors accounts for nearly 22.1 per cent of the total state domestic product. Out of the total geographical area of 55, 673 sq. km., area of operational holding is about 9.79 lakh hectares.

Horticulture

Himachal Pradesh is called the “Fruit Bowl” of the country. Horticulture plays an important role in the agrarian economy.

Forestry

Forest in Himachal Pradesh covers an area of 37, 033 sq. km which comes to 66.52 per cent of the total geographical area of the state. The strategy of government in forestry management is conservation along with rational utilization and side by side expanding its base. Forest plantation is being carried out under productive forestry scheme and soil conservation schemes.

Tourism contributes 6.8 per cent to state GDP and it is set to increase.

Solution: D

Chumbi Valley, valley in the eastern Great Himalaya Range of the southern Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is situated on a small south-pointing protuberance of territory between Bhutan (east) and Sikkim state, India (west). Formed by the passage of the Amo (Torsa) River, which rises below Tang Pass and flows south into Bhutan, the valley has an average elevation of 9,500 feet (2,900 metres), forested slopes, and a pleasant climate most of the year.

It is connected to Sikkim to the southwest through the mountain passes of Nathu La and Jelep La. It is a disputed territory between China and Bhutan.

Important for prelims because of Doklam standoff.

Solution: C

Banks Board Bureau is an autonomous body of the Government of India tasked to improve the governance of Public Sector Banks.

It was set up under the government’s Indradhanush programme. It was conceived by the PJ Nayak committee.

Composition

BBB has representatives from government and RBI apart from independent banking professionals. It is housed in RBI’s Central Office in Mumbai.

Functions of the Banks Board Bureau:

• Selection and appointment of Board of Directors in PSBs and Financial Institutions (Whole-time Directors and Non-Executive Chairman);
• Advising the central government in matters of banking governance at the higher levels and their training and management.
• Building a data bank containing data relating to the performance of PSBs/FIs, its senior management and the Board of Directors and share the same with Government;

Solution: A

Rutland Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district.

The National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) has approved Rutland Island in South Andaman to be the site for the country’s long-range missile test facility.

Solution: B

The Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) mechanism is a market based instrument to promote renewable sources of energy and development of market in electricity.

Utilities that are unable to fulfil their RPO can meet their obligations by buying certificates known as Renewable Energy Certificates (REC). RECs represent 1mw-hour of power produced from a renewable energy source and are tradable at power exchanges.

It is classified into Solar REC and non-solar REC.REC market was launched in 2010.

National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) has been designated as the Central Agency for coordination and implementation of Renewable Energy Certificate Mechanism.

In India, RECs are traded on the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and the Power Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL).

Solution: B

The Belum Caves is the largest and longest cave system open to the public on the Indian subcontinent, known for its speleothems, such as stalactite and stalagmite formations. The Belum Caves have long passages, galleries, spacious caverns with fresh water and siphons. It is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/belum-caves-festival-postponed/article30413624.ece

Lothal was one of the southernmost cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, located in the Bhal region of the modern state of Gujarat.

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/indias-first-maritime-museum-coming-up-at-lothal-in-gujarat/article30139189.ece

Bogibeel bridge is a combined road and rail bridge over the Brahmaputra River in the northeastern Indian state of Assam

https://www.livemint.com/Politics/zMhowFzkONQkLllh9ycZtK/PM-Modi-inaugurates-Bogibeel-Indias-longest-railroad-brid.html

Solution: D

Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary and an elephant reserve situated in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the only sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh with a population of Asian elephants, which migrated after 200 years from neighbouring regions.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/4-poachers-nabbed-in-koundinya-wildlife-sanctuary/article32096013.ece

Solution: A

Tiger Census 2018

It is a four-yearly report, which gives out the number of big cats living in the country.

This is the fourth cycle of the tiger census. The first was conducted in 2006, second in 2010 and third in 2014.

In the census, only adult tigers are counted and do not include cubs. This is the first time neighboring Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan are being roped in for the census because they constitute a larger tiger range in the Indian subcontinent.

It is conducted under the overall guidance of NTCA and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Solution: A

Ten degrees Channel which lies between Little Andaman Island and the Car Nicobar. It is so named as it lies on the 10-degree line of latitude, north of the equator.

Saddle Peak or Saddle Hill is located on North Andaman Island in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands. At 731 m, it is the highest point of the archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. It is surrounded by Saddle Peak National Park

Solution: B

Dhimsa is a tribal dance performed by the Porja’ caste women. The dance is originated in Odisha but has almost become a dance of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

It is performed by a group of 15–20 women in a circle – praising the deity for the welfare of their domestic life or at weddings for a happy married life.