[Mission 2032] QUED ( Questions from Editorials ) 2 September 2023

Solution: d)

Savitribai Phule published her first collection of poems, called Kavya Phule (‘Poetry’s Blossoms’), at the age of 23 in 1854. She published Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar (‘The Ocean of Pure Gems’), in 1892.

Solution: a)

Only Statement 1 is correct.

The word ‘Lok Adalat’ means ‘People’s Court’. This system is based on Gandhian principles. It is one of the components of ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) system.

The Lok Adalat is a forum where the cases (or disputes) which are pending in a court or which are at pre-litigation stage (not yet brought before a court) are compromised or settled in an amicable manner.

The first Lok Adalat camp in the post-independence era was organised in Gujarat in 1982.

The institution of Lok Adalat has been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.

A Lok Adalat shall have jurisdiction to determine and to arrive at a compromise or settlement between the parties to a dispute in respect of:

• any case pending before any court; or
• any matter which is falling within the jurisdiction of any court and is not brought before such court.

Solution: b)

Statement 3 is incorrect.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):

• It is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture.
• It is also a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), a coalition of UN agencies and organizations aimed at fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• UNESCO’s Headquarters are located in Paris

Three UNESCO member states are not UN members: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine.

• While three UN member states (Israel, Liechtenstein, United States) are not UNESCO members.

Objectives:

• Attaining quality education for all and lifelong learning
• Mobilizing science knowledge and policy for sustainable development
• Addressing emerging social and ethical challenges
• Fostering cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue and a culture of peace
• Building inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication
• Focuses on global priority areas – “Africa” and “Gender Equality”.

Solution: a)

In India, which is the world’s third largest producer of renewable energy, nearly 40 per cent of installed electricity capacity comes from non-fossil fuel sources. 

Solution: b)

Brent blend is the name of one of two internationally-recognized types of crude oil that are used as benchmarks for prices of crude oil. Brent Blend comes from the North Sea and is considered a light, sweet crude oil. Brent blend is more than half of the crude oil traded internationally.

Brent blend is a blend of crude oil extracted from oilfields in the North Sea between the United Kingdom and Norway.