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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsBattle of Saraighat was fought between
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Solution: b)
The name of Ahom general Lachit Borphukan, credited with defeating the Mughals in the Battle of Saraighat (1671), has been frequently invoked.
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Solution: b)
The name of Ahom general Lachit Borphukan, credited with defeating the Mughals in the Battle of Saraighat (1671), has been frequently invoked.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- A foreign national who enters India on valid travel documents and stays beyond their validity cannot be considered as an illegal immigrant.
- Only the Union Government has the power to identify and deport foreign nationals who are in India illegally.
- Long-term visa (LTV) holders can take up private-sector employment and enrol in any academic institution.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: d)
In 2011, the Centre circulated to all states and Union Territories a Standard Operating Procedure to deal with foreign nationals who claimed to be refugees.
An illegal immigrant can be a foreign national who enters India on valid travel documents and stays beyond their validity, or a foreign national who enters without valid travel documents.
Cases that can be prima facie justified on grounds of well-founded fears of persecution on account of race, religion, sex, nationality, ethnic identity, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, can be recommended by states or Union Territories to the Home Ministry for a long-term visa (LTV) after due security verification. LTV-holders are allowed to take up private-sector employment and enrol in any academic institution.
Section 3(2)(c) of the Foreigners Act, 1946 gives the Centre the right to deport a foreign national. The power to identify and deport foreign nationals who are in India illegally has been delegated to the states, Union Territories and the Home Ministry’s Bureau of Immigration.
Illegal immigrants intercepted at the border can be sent back then and there.
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Solution: d)
In 2011, the Centre circulated to all states and Union Territories a Standard Operating Procedure to deal with foreign nationals who claimed to be refugees.
An illegal immigrant can be a foreign national who enters India on valid travel documents and stays beyond their validity, or a foreign national who enters without valid travel documents.
Cases that can be prima facie justified on grounds of well-founded fears of persecution on account of race, religion, sex, nationality, ethnic identity, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, can be recommended by states or Union Territories to the Home Ministry for a long-term visa (LTV) after due security verification. LTV-holders are allowed to take up private-sector employment and enrol in any academic institution.
Section 3(2)(c) of the Foreigners Act, 1946 gives the Centre the right to deport a foreign national. The power to identify and deport foreign nationals who are in India illegally has been delegated to the states, Union Territories and the Home Ministry’s Bureau of Immigration.
Illegal immigrants intercepted at the border can be sent back then and there.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a preferential tariff system wherein differential tariff could be imposed by a nation on various countries depending upon factors such as whether it is a developed country or a developing country.
- Generalized System of Preferences is outside the purview of WTO.
- India has an untapped export potential in the European Union (EU) and is among the least beneficiaries of the EU’s GSP.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: a)
India has an untapped export potential of $39.9 billion in the EU and Western Europe. The top products with export potential include apparel, gems and jewellery, chemicals, machinery, automobile, pharmaceuticals and plastic. India benefits from tariff preferences under the EU’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for several of these products. In fact, India is among the major beneficiaries of the EU’s GSP, with exports under the GSP valued at nearly $19.4 billion in 2019, accounting for nearly 37% of India’s merchandise exports to the EU.
The Generalized System of Preferences, or GSP, is a preferential tariff system which provides tariff reduction on various products. The concept of GSP is very different from the concept of “most favored nation” (MFN). MFN status provides equal treatment in the case of tariff being imposed by a nation but in case of GSP differential tariff could be imposed by a nation on various countries depending upon factors such as whether it is a developed country or a developing country. Both the rules comes under the purview of WTO.
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Solution: a)
India has an untapped export potential of $39.9 billion in the EU and Western Europe. The top products with export potential include apparel, gems and jewellery, chemicals, machinery, automobile, pharmaceuticals and plastic. India benefits from tariff preferences under the EU’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for several of these products. In fact, India is among the major beneficiaries of the EU’s GSP, with exports under the GSP valued at nearly $19.4 billion in 2019, accounting for nearly 37% of India’s merchandise exports to the EU.
The Generalized System of Preferences, or GSP, is a preferential tariff system which provides tariff reduction on various products. The concept of GSP is very different from the concept of “most favored nation” (MFN). MFN status provides equal treatment in the case of tariff being imposed by a nation but in case of GSP differential tariff could be imposed by a nation on various countries depending upon factors such as whether it is a developed country or a developing country. Both the rules comes under the purview of WTO.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsUnlawful content is the one that violates any law in force in India. Such content is
- Against Security of the State
- Against friendly relations with foreign States
- Disturbing communal harmony
- Child Sex Abuse material
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: d)
What is unlawful content
In general, content that violates any law in force in India. Such content may fall under following broad categories:
- Against sovereignty and integrity of India
- Against defence of India
iii. Against Security of the State
- Against friendly relations with foreign States
- Content aimed at disturbing Public Order
- Disturbing communal harmony
vii. Child Sex Abuse material
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Solution: d)
What is unlawful content
In general, content that violates any law in force in India. Such content may fall under following broad categories:
- Against sovereignty and integrity of India
- Against defence of India
iii. Against Security of the State
- Against friendly relations with foreign States
- Content aimed at disturbing Public Order
- Disturbing communal harmony
vii. Child Sex Abuse material
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsDoumeira Islands, sometimes seen in news is located in
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Solution: b)
The Doumeira Islands are situated northeast of Djibouti and east of Eritrea near the Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea.
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Solution: b)
The Doumeira Islands are situated northeast of Djibouti and east of Eritrea near the Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea.
